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1980 The Girl in a Swing
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Description
First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper
The first edition, second state of this novel, with the female protagonist being named 'Karin Forster'; the name was changed from 'Kathe Geutner' due to a threat of a libel suit from someone with the same name as the character.
Signed by the author to the title page.
In the original unclipped dustwrapper.
'The Girl in a Swing' follows the courtship and marriage between a man and a woman, the man proposing despite not knowing anything about his future wife's family or background.
Written by Richard Adams, an author best known for his work 'Watership Down'.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spots to the fore edge. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper. Wraps are a little discoloured with a few light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Near Fine
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