first edition
1972 · London
by Beryl Bainbridge
London: Duckworth, 1972. Very Good/Very Good. London: Duckworth, 1972. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in black pictorial dust jacket retaining original price; 152pp. Moderate wear and a few surface scratches to dust jacket, spine a bit cocked, top textblock edge foxed, else Very Good and sound.
The author's third published work despite being the first she ever wrote. Passed from one publisher to the next, the manuscript was praised for the beauty of the writing, "but what repulsive little creatures you have made the two central characters, repulsive almost beyond belief!" (Quote taken from the upper jacket panel). (Inventory #: 33097)
The author's third published work despite being the first she ever wrote. Passed from one publisher to the next, the manuscript was praised for the beauty of the writing, "but what repulsive little creatures you have made the two central characters, repulsive almost beyond belief!" (Quote taken from the upper jacket panel). (Inventory #: 33097)
