Birdy
by William Wharton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland , Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First U.S. edition, very good plus in near fine dust jacket that is price clipped. Boards show slight wear from rubbing. Author's first book which was made into a film directed by Alan Parker, who also directed "The Commitments". "Birdy" holds a 4 star Rotten Tomatoes rating. Book is signed by Wharton who came to Oregon in 1989 to lobby against rural field burning, after his daughter, her husband and 2 young daughters were killed in an accident in 1988 on Interstate 5 near Eugene, Oregon due to smoke from a field fire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Anthony Greene (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2019_199
- Title
- Birdy
- Author
- William Wharton
- Format/Binding
- Slight lean
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Anthony Greene
A full refund of the purchase price, minus postage costs, will be provided if the seller is notified within 5 days of receipt and the book is returned within 10 days of receipt in the original condition. I prefer to ship international orders by air because of delays and other issues that can frequently occur. I will refund postage overages, after shipping and insurance costs are calculated and confirmed. I do not charge for packing materials or handling.
About the Seller
Anthony Greene
Biblio member since 2019
Portland , Oregon
About Anthony Greene
I buy and sell books to support a lifelong habit of collecting authors I treasure. I have a passion for story telling and vision. I have a large collection of authors, primarily in modern fiction, non fiction and children's literature. I am releasing many titles back into the world; first editions, many signed, some rare. Hit me up with questions; I will respond as quickly as possible. Thank you for your interest.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...