The Girls Of Slender Means

London: Macmillan, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. An excellent first edition of Muriel Spark's 1963 novella, set in post-war London. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.This novella marks Scottish novelist Muriel Spark's first publication following the success of her best known work, 'The… Read more about this item

London : Macmillan & Co., 1963. First edition. "Few people alive at the time were more delightful, more ingenious, more movingly lovely, and, as it might happen, more savage, than the girls of slender means" – "A comedy of manners and characters that at the same time resounds with profound and unsettling intimations. All Miss Spark's powers are at full… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1963. First edition of Spark's novella, which follows female inhabitants of London's May of Teak Club in the summer of 1945. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Muriel Spark on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by H. Cowdell. Chosen by Anthony Burgess as one of the Best… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in slightly spine-toned else very near fine dustwrapper designed by George Salter.

London: Macmillan, 1963. First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth. Dustjacket. Titled in gilt to spine, clean and bright, very minor edgewear, in a clean, bright example of the dustjacket, some small scuffing to head of spine, a very good copy indeed. 183pp. Internally clean, ink ownership to front flyleaf. The UK first edition is slightly preceded by the US… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1963. Very Good/Very Good. London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1963. First Edition. Octavo. 183 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in gilt. Price-clipped dust jacket is lightly edgeworn with a 1" closed tear along top edge of rear panel and touch of fading to spine. Boards show light wear to extremities… Read more about this item

Avon, 1963. paperback. Fine mass market paperback with slight spine roll, Avon V2095, 1st printing. The startling, witty and satirical novel of a wartime London summer, the loves and ambitions of a group of girls with one Paris dress to their backs..

New York: Knopf, 1963. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. First USA Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in very good dust jacket. Signed and warmly inscribed by the author to her British publisher, Tom Maschler, on the front flyleaf: " Tom warm fond love Muriel (in New York Sept 1963)". From the library of Tom Maschler… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Offsetting on the front endpapers and front flap of the jacket else near fine in spine-toned very good or better dustwrapper designed by George Salter.

London: Macmillan, 1963. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.159 [1]. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by George Hardie, priced at £1.75. A few light marks to edges, single word 'low' in ink to flyleaf, minor wear to extremities of jacket. Very good indeed. Chosen by Anthony Burgess… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co, 1963. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. A trifle rubbed, about fine in printed orange wrappers. The Scottish satirist's novel of a WWII residential club for unmarried women, which is eventually leveled by a UXB. A nice copy of this *Burgess 99* title; the proof is uncommon.

New York: Alfred a Knopf. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in a good dust jacket. Upper front flap clipped; crease along length. Soiling throughout inside of cover and on front and back boards. Owner signature. Stated First Edition. .

New Directions Publishing Corporation. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

CollectibleVeryGood. 1963 Knopf Press stated 1st American edition hardcover, with jacket, tight and unmarked, light jacket edge wear, well kept 1st. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co.. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Some foxing. Fading to dust-jacket spine. Some creasing to dust-jacket flaps. Dust-jacket is price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; [6], 183, [1] pages. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 191 x 124mm. Scottish novelist. … Read more about this item

Penguin. Re-issue. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped… Read more about this item

London, Macmillan & Co., 1963., 1963. First edition. 8vo. Dust jacket designed by H. Cowdell (unclipped; little rubbing). Very good-fine. 183 pages. Bookplate of Irish prelate Vincent Lloyd Russell on the front pastedown. Printed by Purnell and Sons, Ltd. Paulton (Somerset) and London. Filmed for TV in 1975 by Moira Armstrong.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None . A first US edition of this striking and unpredictable novel centred on a fictional ladies club established during the First World War. The first US edition of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper and original… Read more about this item

Penguin UK, 1966. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Group, 2013. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.