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London: Collins, 1958. First edition, in its original unclipped dust jacket. Novel is set in a country behind the Iron Curtain, probably Poland. The story of the wife of a member of a British Mission, who has been posted to one of the major provincial cities, and finds herself in a situation that is charged with comedy, tragedy, and an ever-increasing danger for all concerned. Toning to front and rear endpapers in the shape of the fold of the dust jacket. Very light shelf wear to head and tail of spine of dust jacket. No other marks or foxing. In a very good condition. 576 pp. 220 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches).
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- Bookseller
- Harrison-Hiett Rare Books (FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2350
- Title
- The Visitors.
- Author
- McMINNIES, Mary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Iron Curtain, literature, modern first, comedy,
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...