A Breath of Air

Godden, Rumer

Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1951

About this Item

A Breath of Air by Rumer Godden. The Viking Press, New York, January 1951 ? First American Edition. Book Condition / Dust Jacket Condition: Book: Very Good: Blue and tan cloth boards clean overall withwith a patch of cloth rubbing at upper frontnear spine and on spine. Ottherwise very clean with good corners and almost no shelf or edgewear. Spine lettering remains clear and legible. Binding tight and square. Interior clean and unmarked. Pages, especially endpapers, moderately toned consistent with early 1950s paper stock. No ownership inscriptions, bookplates, or underlining noted. Dust Jacket: Not present. (see photos) Printing Identification Note: The copyright page states: ?Published by The Viking Press in January 1951.? No later printings are indicated. Viking typically noted subsequent printings during this period. In absence of such statement, this copy is consistent with a first American edition, first printing (1951). Note: First UK edition preceded this American edition. A Breath of Air is a psychological novel centered on a young woman whose emotional fragility and yearning for escape shape her marriage and identity. Set against the social constraints of mid-20th-century England, Rumer Godden explores themes of repression, longing, and domestic tension with her characteristic insight and lyrical prose.

Seller Inventory # 001943

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Breath of Air
• Publisher: The Viking Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1951
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 442 grams