The Girl In a Swing

Set in the Berkshire countryside ( like Watership Down ) this story could hardly be more different. A haunting and haunted tale ( set in 1970's ) of a passionate love affair threatened by limitations of a frightening super-natural dimension. Hardcover book with dust jacket in Good + condition.

(London: Allen Lane, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First "published" edition, with revised text. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with toning on the rear panel. Inscribed by the author. *The Girl in a Swing,* with the central female character in the novel named "Kathe Guenther," was originally released for publication by Allen Lane in early 1980; the… Read more about this item

London, UK: Allen Lane / Penguin Books Ltd. [0 7139 1345 2] 1980, 1st UK edition; first issue. (hardcover) 397pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 8vo. True first UK edition, supressed issue, with 'Kathe Guetner', as the girl's name, and with the publisher's imprint to the title page. The author's 4th major novel, tells of… Read more about this item

London: Allen Lane, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1980 Allen Lane FIRST UK edition with the price of £5.95 on the lower inside flyleaf. The original first has the name Käthe, which changed to Kate in subsequent editions. This book is in Near Fine/Near Fine condition. There are no marks on the HB apart from a slight… Read more about this item

London: Allen Lane, 1980. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1980 Allen Lane FIRST Canadian Edition with the price of $12.95 on the lower inside flyleaf. The this original first contain the name Käthe changed in subsequent editions to Kate. This book is in Near Fine/Near Fine condition. The only mark is a previous owner… Read more about this item

Penguin, 1981-04-30. Paperback. Good. 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo). Creased covers. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

London:: Allen Lane,, (1980.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing, first issue. A very different novel by the author best known for 'Watership Down.' A love story with a steadily growing undertone of horror. It is ironical - in light of the fact that in the preface to this book, Adams says that… Read more about this item

London: Allen Lane, 1980. 1st Edition . Fine/Near Fine. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22.5 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Slight peeling to laminate at foot of spine, otherwise excellent. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Near Fine. Book: First impression. Signed by the author to title page without dedication. Single… Read more about this item

Allen Lane, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is a bit rubbed and edgeworn. Internally clean and tightly bound. A little damp marking and rippling.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1981. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1981. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Image of actual paperback. Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. No DJ. Some bumping, rubbing, creasing, little tears on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. A quiet English bachelor falls headlong in love with and impulsively marries a stunningly beautiful young German woman and only slowly discovers… Read more about this item

London, U.K.: Allen Lane/Penguin Books Ltd, 1980. Hardcover with French flaps. Rather faded and edge-worn dust jacket with two or three light surface marks. Jacket spine head is a little worn and bumped, and there is an abrasion to the right side. Minor wear to upper leading corners of jacket. One or two small dents to upper and lower edges… Read more about this item

Allen Lane, London, 1980. Hard Cover. 8vo, First Edition. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

LANE, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST.. A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET WITH MYLAR COVER. second issue. UNREAD.

London: Allen Lane, 1980. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. Faint markings to jacket spine, tear to front paste down, upper page block lighlty scored. No other notable flaws. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 339 [3]pp. Boards lightly foxed, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with short tears light rubbing.

London: Allen Lane, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Dark green cloth stamped in gold on spine. Upper front corner bruised, minuscule indentation to fore edge. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket. First issue, Canadian variant with $12.95 on front flap. ; Octavo.

Penguin Putnam~trade, 1980. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Allen Lane, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Allen Lane, London, 1980. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good.Very Slight lean. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket has small amounts of rubbing. 1st Edition. Fine first edition of this novel by the author of "Watership Down". Author's fourth novel. Book is clean throughout . Dust jacket… Read more about this item