The Girls of Slender Means
de Muriel Spark
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
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 Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'. This work was selected by Anthony Burgess as one of the ninety-nine best English novels since 1939, and commended by him as 'brilliant, brittle, the production of a fine brain and a superior craft'.Set in 1945 London, during the summer following the end of the Second World War, the focus is on a group of young women taking up residence in lodgings 'for the Pecuniary Convenience and Social Protection of Ladies of Slender Means below the age of Thirty Years, who are obliged to reside apart from their Families in order to follow an Occupation in London'. During a summer of whimsical deprivations, yet full of promise for a peaceful future, the narrative follows these women as they navigate both everyday life and matters of the heart. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with bump to spine tail. Light sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with edge wear to back strip head and tail, and a touch of rubbing to fold of rear joint. Small closed tear to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 862F34
- Título
- The Girls of Slender Means
- Autor
- Muriel Spark
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Macmillan
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1963
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- WWII Anthony Burgess prime of miss jean brodie Anthony Burgess
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.