A Woman by Design Tapa dura - 1987

Victor Gollancz. 1987 first Uk edition hardback pub Victor Gollancz; VG; this book is from the library of the now-closed Maze Political Prison Belfast, with a dealer's certificate of veracity; Maze books are generally less well-used than public library books and the dj is VG, not price-clipped, having been protected in a plastic sleeve; the only library markings are a lending plate and bar code on the fep, a discreet number stamped on the reverse of the title page and a small dewey sticker on the bottom of the spine; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition Uk.. 1987.

Victor Gollancz, UK, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 479 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Victor Gollancz, UK, 1987. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Spine has minimal reading creases. Dust jacket has moderate creasing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping, moderate wear and moderate chips and/or tears. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. Some fading to purple boards along top of book.. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: There was never a woman like Alice... Daring, defiant, hauntingly beautiful, Alice Hardy rose from a bleak childhood in the windswept Irish town of Cork to the heights of international acclaim. With a lust for adventure, she struck out on her own. Defying the conventions of her time, she fashioned bolts of material into miracles...fabulous creations that would become famous as "dresses by Alys." There was never a legend like… Leer más

London: Gollancz, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 479pp. 910g. Mauve cloth boards slightly faded and rubbed to edges, but with contents tight and clean . Near FINE in a Near V.G. d/w with a small open repaired tear to top & bottom of spine and a slight stain along bottom edge, in removable clear wrap. SIGNED dedication by author on front endpaper..

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1987. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 479 pages. A novel set in the world of high fashion in London, Paris and New York from the early years of the 20th century until the Seconf World War. . 1st Edition. Hardback.