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A Kestrel for a Knave
by Hines, Barry; David Howe (Illust. ) & Frank Cottrell-Boyce (Intro. )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2017. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations & Color title vignette; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages; 2017 The Folio Society. HC/DJ. 1st Folio Society edition with integrated b&w illustrations and a color title page vignette by David Howe and an introduction by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Pictorial cloth in transparent illustrated dust jacket. Pictorial endpages. Tight, bright and fresh; feels and appears unread. Handsomely produced in a format unusual for the Folio Society. About as new. F/F .
Synopsis
Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a disillusioned teenager growing up in a small Yorkshire mining town. Violence is commonplace and he is frequently cold and hungry. Yet he is determined to be a survivor and when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk he discovers a passion in life. Billy identifies with her proud silence and she inspired in him the trust and love that nothing else can. Intense and raw and bitingly honest, A KETREL FOR A KNAVE was first published in 1968 and was also madeinto a highly acclaimed film, 'Kes', directed by Ken Loach.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DogStar Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51652
- Title
- A Kestrel for a Knave
- Author
- Hines, Barry; David Howe (Illust. ) & Frank Cottrell-Boyce (Intro. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2017
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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DogStar Books
Biblio member since 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- Folio
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- Tight
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- Fine
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