The Country Girls
by O'Brien, Edna
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with gilt spine lettering. A near (or better) copy in like D/W with a tiny 6 mm imperceptible closed tear at the bottom right hand corner of the front panel adjacent to the front flap. The D/W is NOT price-clipped (as most copies seem to be) and is priced 15s net to the inside flap (as called for). Book Society Recommended. A lovely collector's copy and scarce in this condition. First book. The basis for the 1983 TV movie of the same name directed by Desmond Davis and starring Sam Neill, Maeve Germaine and Jill Doyle. Edna O'Brien also wrote the screenplay. Photographs/scans available upon request
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490721417
- Title
- The Country Girls
- Author
- O'Brien, Edna
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
We can personally take Visa, Mastercard and debit/Maestro cards. All books are are returnable if found not to be as described, please contact us first. James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio.com member since 2006
Leicester
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About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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