The Birds Fall Down
by West, Rebecca
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/Very Good
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1966. Dame Rebecca's period spy novel revolves around the Russian emigre world; it is deceptively humorous; a great read. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition. Blue-gray paper-covered boards with an ochre cloth spine. Titling and decorations in red and gilt. Clean text; 435 pages. Small bookseller's label on the rear paste-down; lLightly sunned at the top of the boards. The dustjacket is unclipped (showing the original price blocked out by publisher). Chips at the top corners and head of spine; some tears at the bottom and rear panel. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004672
- Title
- The Birds Fall Down
- Author
- West, Rebecca
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...