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1962 A Summer Bird-Cage
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Description
First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce, With Dustwrapper
The first edition of the work.
In publisher's original red cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.
The first novel by English biographer, novelist, and short story writer Margaret Drabble.
The title of this debut novel was taken from a quotation from the play The White Devil by John Webster.
The work centres on two sisters, Sarah and Louise. It tells the story of Louise's marriage as seen through Sarah's eyes. It is also the story of Sarah's own life as a young, intelligent and attractive woman, at loose ends without close friends or a lover. It is a journey of self discovery and learning about love, infidelity, and her sister Louise.
Condition
In publisher's original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Light shelf wear to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is smart. Sunning to spine, with chipping to head and tail. Closed tears to front joint and along head of wrap. Internally, firmly bound. pages are bright and clean.
Near Fine
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