The Girl in a Swing by Adams, Richard
- Bookseller: Greenberry House
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 001809
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: Fair
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0394510496
- ISBN 13: 9780394510491
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1980
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. 339 pages. Haunting and eerie tale about a young man and a mysterious girl. White cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Cover darkened, spine lettering faded, some soiling of cloth, corners bumped, interior pages bright, owner's name on front free endpaper.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fair/No Jacket.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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. Also known as the back.
front free endpaper : The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book. It may be plain or decorative.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
Book summary
Alan Desland is a committed bachelor until, on a business trip to Copenhagen, he meets Käthe, an exquisitely beautiful German woman, who eventually becomes his adored wife. But her aura of mystery and sadness is never dispelled and becomes more and more dangerous.
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