The Stones of Green Knowe Tapa dura - 1976

Hardback. Acceptable.

Atheneum, 1976-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Clipped. First ed.; ex-lib. with brodart cover protecting d.j., but with call number on spine and stamps on front end page and t.p.; envelope on back paste down. 119 p., clean and otherwise unmarked; ill.; binding tight; boards very fine.

London: The Bodley Head, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a first printing of the first edition, with the "First published 1976" statement on the verso of the title page. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a discrete bookseller's stamp in the bottom corner of the front fixed end paper, but no other marks or wear. The green covers are fresh, with a bit of light wear to the corners and shallow bumps at the top and bottom of the spine. The gilt spine lettering is still shiny. The dust jacket is not corner clipped, and is also in very good condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. Synopsis: "It is A.D 1120, the year that the Manor house - Green Knowe - is built solidly and defiantly, a family home and a fortress against invaders and the weathering of time. Roger, son of the Manor, and first of the Green Knowe children, watches with pride and triumph as each stone… Leer más