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Published by Virago Press, London, UK, 1989
ISBN 10: 1853810282ISBN 13: 9781853810282
Seller: Foxtrot Books, Yankton, SD, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good Condition paperback 446 pages.
Published by Virago Press, London, UK, 1982
ISBN 10: 0860683303ISBN 13: 9780860683308
Seller: Samuel S Lin, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. 318 pages. First published in 1944 by William Collins. This edition with a new introduction by Janet Watts. Tight binding with unmarked clean pages. Spine creased and short creases on cover. Paper edge slightly browning.
Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2006
ISBN 10: 1844083217ISBN 13: 9781844083213
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Named by the Guardian as one of 'the 100 best novels,' and shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont is a humorous and compassionate look at friendship between an old woman and a young man from a 'magnificent.writer, the missing link between Jane Austen and John Updike' (David Baddiel, Independent) On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossip. Together, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin enemies: boredom and the Grim Reaper. Then one day Mrs Palfrey strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young writer, Ludo, who sees her as inspiration for his novel. 'Elizabeth Taylor's exquisitely drawn character study of eccentricity in old age is a sharp and witty portrait of genteel postwar English life facing the changes taking shape in the 60s . . . Much of the reader's joy lies in the exquisite subtlety in Taylor's depiction of all the relationships, the sharp brevity of her wit, and the apparently effortless way the plot unfolds' -Robert McCrum 'the 100 best novels', Guardian On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs. Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossip. Together, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin enemies—boredom and the Grim Reaper. Then one day Mrs. Palfrey strikes up an unexpected friendship with Ludo, a handsome young writer, and learns that even the old can fall in love. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2006
ISBN 10: 1844083241ISBN 13: 9781844083244
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'I do know how to behave - believe me, because I know. I have always known.' Behind the gates of Temple Alice the aristocratic Anglo-Irish St Charles family sinks into a state of decaying grace. To Aroon St Charles, large and unlovely daughter of the house, the fierce forces of sex, money, jealousy and love seem locked out by the ritual patterns of good behaviour. But crumbling codes of conduct cannot hope to save the members of the St Charles family from their own unruly and inadmissible desires. This elegant and allusive novel established Molly Keane as the natural successor to Jean Rhys. Behind the gates of Temple Alice, the aristocratic Anglo-Irish St Charles family sinks into a state of decaying grace. To Aroon St Charles, the large and unlovely daughter of the house, the fierce forces of sex, money, jealousy, and love seem locked out by the ritual patterns of good behavior. But crumbling codes of conduct cannot hope to save the members of the St Charles family from their own unruly and inadmissible desires. This elegant and allusive novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, established Molly Keane as the natural successor to Jean Rhys. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2006
ISBN 10: 1844083160ISBN 13: 9781844083169
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Mere Marie-Helene once turned her back on life, sealing up her heart in order to devote herself to God. Now the formidable Mother Superior of an Irish convent, she has, for some time, been experiencing grave doubts about her vocation. But when she meets Anna Murphy, the youngest-ever boarder, the little girl's solemn, poetic nature captivates her and she feels 'a storm break in her hollow heart'. Between them an unspoken allegiance is formed that will sustain each through the years as the Reverend Mother seeks to combat her growing spiritual aridity and as Anna develops the strength to resist the conventional demands of her background. Behind the high, closed walls of a convent in the Irish countryside, the lives of its inhabitants are gently marked by the daily rituals of spiritual life. Watching over Anna, her sensitive and poetic young charge, the Mother Superior revisits her childhood relationship with her father. As Anna develops from a six-year-old to a scholarship candidate, Helen comes to understand her own heart and makes peace with her past. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2005
ISBN 10: 1844080692ISBN 13: 9781844080694
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'The iron of the bridge felt hot under my hand. The sun had been upon it all day. Gripping hard with my hands I lifted myself on to the bar and gazed down steadily on the water passing under.I thought of places I would never see, and women I should never love. A white sea breaking on a beach, the slow rustle of a shivering tree, the hot scent of grass.I breathed deeply and I felt as though the waiting water rose up in front of me and would not let me go' As far as his father, an accomplished poet, is concerned, Richard will never amount to anything, and so he decides to take his fate into his own hands. But at the last moment, he is saved by Jake, who appeals to Richard not to waste his life. Together they set out for adventure, jumping aboard the first ship they see and working their passage to Norway and around Europe, eventually to bohemian Paris, where Richard meets Hesta, a captivating music student. In a moment of crisis and grasping the rail of a bridge, Richard is saved by a passing stranger named Jake. The two men, both at turning points, become fast friends and, out for adventure, jump aboard the first ship they see. Their journey takes them across Europe, cementing a passionate friendship. But it is in bohemian Paris that Richard finally meets the woman who enables him to fulfill his artistic promise. Daphne du Maurier's second novel is a masterpiece of narration, showcasing for the first time in her career the male voice she would use to stunning effect in four subsequent novels, including "My Cousin Rachel." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2004
ISBN 10: 1844080633ISBN 13: 9781844080632
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'It is rather awful, Emma thought as she walked across the fields down to the farm, how this business is leading us all into subterfuge and deception, and we can't really tell who is friend and who is enemy .' Emma wakes up one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cosy existence she shares with her grandmother, a famous retired actress, has been shattered: there's no post, no telephone, no radio - and an American warship sits in the harbour. As the two women piece together clues about the 'friendly' military occupation on their doorstep, family, friends and neighbours gather round to protect their heritage. In this chilling novel of the future, Daphne du Maurier explores the implications of a political, economic and military alliance between Britain and the United States. In this ominous novel of the future, Daphne du Maurier explores the implications of a political, economic, and military alliance between Britain and America. Emma wakes one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cozy existence she shares with her grandmother, a once-famous actress, has been shattered—there's no mail, no telephone, no radio, and an American warship sits in the harbor. As the two women piece together clues about the "friendly" military occupation on their doorstep, family, friends, and neighbors gather to protect their heritage. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2006
ISBN 10: 1844083071ISBN 13: 9781844083077
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. INTRODUCED BY HILARY MANTEL Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: an author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth - Sarah Waters Writing stories that are extravagant and fanciful, fifteen-year old Angel retreats to a world of romance, escaping the drabness of provincial life. She knows she is different, that she is destined to become a feted authoress, owner of great riches and of Paradise House . . . After reading The Lady Irania, publishers Brace and Gilchrist are certain the novel will be a success, in spite of - perhaps because of - its overblown style. But they are curious as to who could have written such a book - an elderly lady, romanticising behind lace curtains? A mustachioed rogue? They were not expecting it to be the pale, serious teenage girl, sitting before them without a hint of irony in her soul. * 'Her stories remain with one, indelibly, as though they had been some turning-point in one's own experience' Elizabeth Bowen 'No writer has described the English middle classes with more gently devastating accuracy' Rebecca Abrams, Spectator Writing stories that are extravagant and fanciful, fifteen-year-old Angel retreats to a world of romance, escaping the drabness of provincial life. She knows she is different, that she is destined to become a feted authoress, owner of great riches and of Paradise House. After reading "The Lady Irania, " publishers Brace and Gilchrist are certain the novel will be a success, in spite of—and perhaps because of—its overblown style. But they are curious as to who could have written such a book. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2006
ISBN 10: 184408308XISBN 13: 9781844083084
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'How deeply I envy any reader coming to her for the first time!' Elizabeth Jane Howard * A finely nuanced exploration of responsibility, snobbery and culture clash from one of the twentieth century's finest novelists. When Amy is suddenly left widowed and alone while on holiday in Istanbul, Martha, an American traveller, comforts her and accompanies her back to England. Upon their return, however, Amy is ungratefully reluctant to maintain their relationship, recognising that, under any other circumstances, the two women would not be friends. But guilt is a hard taskmaster, and Martha has away of getting under one's skin . * 'Her stories remain with one, indelibly, as though they had been some turning-point in one's own experience' Elizabeth Bowen 'No writer has described the English middle classes with more gently devastating accuracy' Rebecca Abrams, Spectator 'A Game of Hide and Seek showcases much of what makes Taylor a great novelist: piercing insight, a keen wit and a genuine sense of feeling for her characters' Elizabeth Day, Guardian While on holiday in Istanbul, tragedy strikes, and suddenly the comfortably middle-aged, middle-class Amy is left stranded and a widow. Martha, a young American novelist, kindly helps her, but upon their return to England, Amy is ungratefully reluctant to maintain their friendship—on home soil she realizes that in normal circumstances, Martha isn't the sort of person she would be friends with. But guilt is a hard taskmaster, and Martha has a way of getting under one's skin. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Virago Press Ltd London, U.K. 1975, 1975
Seller: lobstabooks, Leiston, United Kingdom
Paperback Autobiography Near Fine the Autobiography of Mary Stott journalist, campaigner and feminist. The first volume of her autobiography in which Mary Scott describes her life as a distinguished journalist, including her time as women's editor in The Guardian, 1957-72. It describ.
Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2011
ISBN 10: 1844086593ISBN 13: 9781844086597
Seller: J. and S. Daft, Lichfield, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Virago Press, London, U.K., 1999
ISBN 10: 1860496474ISBN 13: 9781860496479
Seller: Samuel S Lin, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. 342 pages. Canadian preview Copy. Signed on the title page. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Virago Press, London,UK, 2003
ISBN 10: 1860499872ISBN 13: 9781860499876
Seller: THE BOOK BROTHERS, CHATHAM, ON, Canada
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. As new copy. (see picture) Cover is in Brodart. 1/4 slip cover over the full cover. Blue silk ribbon page marker.Signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Virago Press Ltd, London UK, 1991
ISBN 10: 1853810088ISBN 13: 9781853810084
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 224 pages. Very light wear to covers' corners, page-edges lightly yellowed, otherwise very nice condition.
Published by Virago Press Ltd, London, UK, 1991
ISBN 10: 1853812641ISBN 13: 9781853812644
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 172 pages. Clean soft binding with light wear to covers' corners and spine-ends. Page-edges lightly yellowed o/w pages are clean and tidy.
Published by Virago Press Ltd, London, UK, 2009
ISBN 10: 1844085309ISBN 13: 9781844085309
Seller: James Hulme Books, Stourbridge, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. Firm binding in clean red cloth with silver titling to spine. Corners and spine ends all fine. Text pages and eps are all very good with no markings or inscriptions. D/J is unclipped with just a little shelf rubbing to top edge. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.
Published by Virago Press, London, UK, 1992
ISBN 10: 1853814660ISBN 13: 9781853814662
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 346 pages. Page-edges lightly yellowed with a few small marks to bottom edges, abrasion on front cover where label been removed o/w very nice condition.
Published by Virago Press Limited/London School of Economics, London UK, 1986
ISBN 10: 0860688453ISBN 13: 9780860688457
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Book Very Good +. Reprint. 376 pages including chronology, bibliography & index, plus xv pages. Book has light wear to spine ends and covers' corners. Problem with colour of paper; up to page 48 paper is very white, from p.49 to end, the paper has yellowed, particularly to edges and margins and looks of different quality. B&W plates. Covers & contents very clean.
Published by Virago Press, Limited, London UK, 1989
ISBN 10: 1853810789ISBN 13: 9781853810787
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good +. First Edition. 199 pages. Unclipped dustjacket has light wear to hinges and edges. Hardback binding has light wear to spine-ends. Pages very clean, very nice condition.
Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2013
ISBN 10: 1844086046ISBN 13: 9781844086047
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. reprint. A Rothschild by birth and a Baroness by marriage, beautiful, spirited Pannonica - known as Nica - seemed to have it all: children, a handsome husband and a trust fund. But in the early 1950s she heard a piece by the jazz legend Thelonious Monk. The music overtook her like a magic spell, and she abandoned her marriage to go and find him. Arriving in New York, Nica was shunned by society but accepted by the musicians. They gave her friendship; she gave them material and emotional support. Her convertible Bentley was a familiar sight outside the clubs and she drank whisky from a hip flask disguised as a Bible. Her notoriety was sealed when drug-addicted saxophonist Charlie Parker died in her apartment. But her real love was reserved for Monk, whom she cared for until his death in 1982. The Baroness traces Nica's extraordinary, thrilling journey - from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under the shadow of the Holocaust, and finally to the creative ferment of the New York jazz scene. Hannah Rothschild's search to solve the mystery of her rebellious great aunt draws on their long friendship and years of meticulous research and interviews. It is part musical odyssey, part dazzling love story. the book is illustrated with many black-and-white photographs within the text. , the trade format was printed in Australia Size: Trade Paperback. 307 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Film, Television & Music; music. ISBN: 1844086046. ISBN/EAN: 9781844086047. Inventory No: 0261426.
Published by Virago Press (UK), London, 2013
ISBN 10: 1844086054ISBN 13: 9781844086054
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. reprint. A Rothschild by birth and a Baroness by marriage, beautiful, spirited Pannonica - known as Nica - seemed to have it all: children, a handsome husband and a trust fund. But in the early 1950s she heard a piece by the jazz legend Thelonious Monk. The music overtook her like a magic spell, and she abandoned her marriage to go and find him. Arriving in New York, Nica was shunned by society but accepted by the musicians. They gave her friendship; she gave them material and emotional support. Her convertible Bentley was a familiar sight outside the clubs and she drank whisky from a hip flask disguised as a Bible. Her notoriety was sealed when drug-addicted saxophonist Charlie Parker died in her apartment. But her real love was reserved for Monk, whom she cared for until his death in 1982. The Baroness traces Nica's extraordinary, thrilling journey - from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under the shadow of the Holocaust, and finally to the creative ferment of the New York jazz scene. Hannah Rothschild's search to solve the mystery of her rebellious great aunt draws on their long friendship and years of meticulous research and interviews. It is part musical odyssey, part dazzling love story. the book is illustrated with many black-and-white photographs within the text. First softcover edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 307 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Film, Television & Music; music. ISBN: 1844086054. ISBN/EAN: 9781844086054. Inventory No: 0271307.
Published by Virago Press Limited, London, UK, 1983
ISBN 10: 0860683796ISBN 13: 9780860683797
Seller: George Strange's Bookmart, Brandon, MB, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. McCubbin, Frederick (illustrator). Prichard, Katharine Susannah THE ROARING NINETIES London, UK: Virago Press Limited 1983 NF 417pp. 8vo. Publisher's wrap has light shelf wear along extremities with spine and corners bumped. Front cover and binding are beginning to separate at bottom of front hinge. Pages are age toned and print has minor fading but still clear. This book is in fine condition and has seen very little handling making it an excellent addition to one's reading collection.
Published by Virago Press, London, UK, 1989
ISBN 10: 185381105XISBN 13: 9781853811050
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good +. First Thus. 334 pages. Dustjacket has light wear to edges and corners o/w very clean and NOT price-clipped. Very clean black hardback binding. An ink stamp to borrom of page-edges o/w very clean pages.
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Published by Virago Press Ltd, London, U.K, 2008
ISBN 10: 1844084817ISBN 13: 9781844084814
Seller: Aynam Book Disposals (ABD), Kendal, CUMBR, United Kingdom
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Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Unopened, unclipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.
Published by Virago Press Limited, London UK, 1982
ISBN 10: 0860682668ISBN 13: 9780860682660
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good ++. Fifth Edition - Reprint. 741 pages. Green paperback covers, book has a 1cm chip to bottom front hinge (taped), light wear to covers' corners. Page-edges age-yellowed, page-margins a little yellowed. Pages clean and sound. B&W photographic illustrations.
Published by Virago Press Limited, London UK, 1990
ISBN 10: 1853811688ISBN 13: 9781853811685
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good +. Reprint. 336 pages. Virago softback, light cup stain to rear, creasing to bottom rear corner, many reading creases to spine, light wear to spine-ends and covers' corners. Pages clean and sound.
Published by Virago Press, London UK, 1998
ISBN 10: 1860494765ISBN 13: 9781860494765
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good. First British Edition. 282 pages. Dustjacket has light wear to spine-ends and corners, unclipped. Hardback binding has wear/small creases to spine-ends, a hint of page-edges foxing. Pages clean and sound.
Published by Virago Press, London, UK., 2008
Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
Pictorial Card. Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). No Jacket. Reprint edition (Eleven times). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. PAPERBACK.
Published by Virago Press Limited., London, UK., 1985
ISBN 10: 0860681939ISBN 13: 9780860681939
Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
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Glossy Pictorial Card. Condition: Very Good (AVERAGE). No Jacket. Reprint (twice) edition. Browned pages. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. Mass Market Paperback.
Published by Virago Press Ltd, London, UK, 1998
ISBN 10: 1860492673ISBN 13: 9781860492679
Seller: James Hulme Books, Stourbridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Firmly bound in clean black cloth covered boards with just a little light bumping at spine ends and corners. Text pages and end papers are all clean with no markings or inscriptions. Silver titling to spine. Dust jacket is unclipped with light bumping at spine ends, otherwise just light shelf wear. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.