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The Sundial
by Jackson, Shirley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A touch of toning at head of spine. Bookplate on front pastedown. Date neatly written in ink at top of verso of back endpaper. O/Dust jacket shows a little rubbing and wear at head of spine and a little rubbing at foot. Inside of jacket is reinforced with 6
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Cudahy, 1958. Stated First Edition. 8vo. 8-3/16" x 5-5/8". Black paper covered boards. Grey cloth spine stamped in black. 245 pp. Top edge of text block is stained yellow. A touch of toning at head of spine. Bookplate on front pastedown. Date neatly written in ink at top of verso of back endpaper. Overall very good to near fine condition./Dust jacket shows a little rubbing and wear at head of spine and a little rubbing at foot. Inside of jacket is reinforced with 6 pieces of clear tape at spine folds and flap folds. Tape has made a couple of closed tears barely perceptible..
Synopsis
Before there was Hill House, there was the Halloran mansion of Jackson’s stunningly creepy fourth novel, The Sundial . When the Halloran clan gathers at the family home for a funeral, no one is surprised when the somewhat peculiar Aunt Fanny wanders off into the secret garden. But then she returns to report an astonishing vision of an apocalypse from which only the Hallorans and their hangers-on will be spared, and the family finds itself engulfed in growing madness, fear, and violence as they prepare for a terrible new world.
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- Bookseller
- Frogtown Books, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1274
- Title
- The Sundial
- Author
- Jackson, Shirley
- Format/Binding
- 8vo. 8-3/16" x 5-5/8". Black paper covered boards. Grey cloth spine stamped in black. 245 pp. Top edge of text block is stained
- Book Condition
- Used - A touch of toning at head of spine. Bookplate on front pastedown. Date neatly written in ink at top of verso of back endpaper. O
- Jacket Condition
- Dust jacket shows a little rubbing and wear at head of spine and a little rubbing at foot. Inside of jacket is reinforced with 6
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Strauss and Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Frogtown Books, Inc.
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About Frogtown Books, Inc.
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