The Darling Buds of May
by Bates, H. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Michael Joseph. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1958). First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Some rubbing and fading to dust-jacket. Some small tears and chips to margins of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. Overall quite a nice copy.; First printing. (158) pages. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 198 x 128mm. "'Listen,' Pop said. 'Perfick." Everybody listened; and in the dark air there was the sound of nightingales." - the closing sentences. This novel was the basis for the television series "The Darling Buds of May" starring David Jason and Catherine Zeta-Jones. ; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23075
- Title
- The Darling Buds of May
- Author
- Bates, H. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Date Published
- (1958)
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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