We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Spine is tight and uncreased, but has a lean. There is some cosmetic dampstaining to the inside front cover and first two pages of front matter, but the interior is else clean and unmarked. Some light edge-wear, but no other notable wear. A chic mass-market paperback edition of the gothic master's final novel. Features an intensely atmospheric covers by William Teason (the image from We Have Always Lived in the Castle would later be borrowed for a poster for giallo pioneer Mario Bava's 1977 film, Shock). The artist, who worked in gouache and also designed movie posters for Deliverance, Dog Day Afternoon, and Papillon, once remarked, 'Color is very important in a mystery. Greens and blues and blacks lend themselves to mystery. They're sinister.' 173 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.
Synopsis
Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her uncle Julian. Not long ago there were seven Blackwoods—until a fatal dose of arsenic found its way into the sugar bowl one terrible night. Acquitted of the murders, Constance has returned home, where Merricat protects her from the curiousity and hostility of the villagers. Their days pass in happy isolation until cousin Charles appears. Only Merricat can see the danger, and she must act swiftly to keep Constance from his grasp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Goodbar Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 931543
- Title
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle
- Author
- Shirley Jackson
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Popular Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.