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A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA
de HUGHES RICHARD
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Leicester, United Kingdom
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Bright green cloth boards, gilt lettering on the spine, dark green top edge. Some foxing to the page edges otherwise a VG+ copy in like spine-darkened D/W with a touch of rubbing at the spine ends. This copy has the SCARCE wrap-around-band: the Choice of the Book Society. The D/W is not price-clipped and is priced 7/6 net to the spine as called for. One of the top 100 novels of the last century. The D/W illustration shows a green and orange parrot being blown upside down and backwards along with madly bent green and orange palm trees. The Author’s first novel.
Sinopsis
Richard Hughes’ A High Wind in Jamaica is the first of only three novels the author published in his lifetime. The novel tells the story of an English family, the Bas-Thorntons, living in late 19th century colonial Jamaica. When the “high wind” of a hurricane hits the island, Mr. and Mrs. Bas-Thornton decide to send their five children back to England ahead of their own return. From there, adventure ensues. In following the experiences of the children almost exclusively, Hughes takes a highly original approach into the relationship of power between adults and children. Because of this, A High Wind in Jamaica has been referred to as one of the best book for adults about children. It is also ranked 71st on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century.
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- Librería
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 355490712006
- Título
- A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA
- Autor
- HUGHES RICHARD
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hard Cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Dust Jacket
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chatto & Windus
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1929
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Leicester
Sobre James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
