The house of Wings Tapa dura - 1975

London: London: Bodley Head, 1973. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 037001247X . Hbk in d/w; ex-lib copy; stamps O/W Vg/Vg; 1st ed; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Bodley Head. Good. 220mm / 140mm. Hardcover. 1973. 136 pages. Ex-library<br>Left with his grandfather until his pare nts are settled in Detroit, Sammy learns to respect and love the old man as they care for an injured crane together. .

London, United Kingdom: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1975. 'Liar,' Sammy screamed. 'Dirty, stinking liar!'. His grandfather took a step and looked down at his feet. 'This morning,' he said, 'your mom and dad was talking about all the trouble they was going to have getting settled in Detroit....Well....it just came about naturally that you would be better off staying with me.' Better off staying in this deserted old house with its porch sagging and the paint worn off and the yard all overgrown with weeds? Better off living with geese in the kitchen and an owl in the bathroom and this crazy old man? The very sight of his grandfather made Sammy feel sick. They couldn't have done this to Sammy. They couldn't have left him behind. 136 pages. Very slight shelf wear to top and bottom of spine of D/J.. Second Impression. Cloth. Fine/Very Good/fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Bodley Head Children's Books, 1975. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Hardback with D/J (clipped) in good condition. Minor scuffing to edges of D/J. 1975 Bodley Head second impression. "This is a tough, precise, infinitely beautiful statement of a fully explored emotional experience" - Elaine Moss - Children's books of the year 1973. - . ISBN 0-370-01247-X. 037001247X.