This first novel explores the chain of events which, in the social circumstances and mores of Scotland of the forties and fifties, cause the bizarre death of a young girl. This novel won the RSL's Winifred Holtby Prize for the best regional novel of the year.
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Vendeur : Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, Royaume-Uni
Original Cloth. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Kunz, Anita (illustrateur). 1st Edition. The boards have a bump to the bottom right corner of the front panel and there is a slight spine lean and a little light surface marking. Heavy browning with some spotting to the page edges. There is scattered yellow spotting to the front and rear free endpapers with a few spots to the adjacent pages. The pages are a browned around the edges with spotting in a few places through the book but they are otherwise unmarked. The jacket has fading to the spine, the outer edges of the front and rear panels and at the top edges as is common with this book. There is also a little surface chipping at the top of the spine and some edge wear and rubbing to the corners. Jacket illustration by Anita Kunz. First printing. N° de réf. du vendeur 024969
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Vendeur : Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, Royaume-Uni
Original Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Kunz, Anita (illustrateur). 1st Edition. The boards have bumping to the top corners and there is a spine lean but they are otherwise clean and unmarked. Browning to the page edges. There are the remnants of a previous owner's book plate to the bottom left corner of the front free endpaper. The pages are a little browned but they are otherwise clean and unmarked. Price clipped jacket has fading to the spine and at the top right corner of the rear panel as is common with this book and some edge wear and rubbing to the corners. The front flap has two creases down its length and slight edge creasing. Jacket illustration by Anita Kunz. First printing. N° de réf. du vendeur 021873
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Vendeur : BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with slight age tone. DJ with some edge wear and fading to spine. N° de réf. du vendeur 9999-999106307556
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Vendeur : Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, Royaume-Uni
Original Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Kunz, Anita (illustrateur). 1st Edition. The boards have slight bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but they are otherwise clean and unmarked. Browning to the page edges with some spotting and a little dark marking to the bottom edges. The pages are a little browned but are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has fading to the spine and at the right side of the rear panel as is common with this book and some edge wear and rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine. The rear flap has a heavy vertical crease down its length. Jacket illustration by Anita Kunz. First printing. N° de réf. du vendeur 023343
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Vendeur : Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, Royaume-Uni
Original Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Kunz, Anita (illustrateur). 1st Edition. The boards are clean and unmarked. Light browning to the page edges and the pages are a little browned but are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has fading to the spine and at the outer edges of the front and rear panels next to the spine as is common with this book and there is a little surface chipping at the very bottom of the spine. Jacket illustration by Anita Kunz. First printing. N° de réf. du vendeur 025021
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Vendeur : Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints, Sastamala, Finlande
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. The author's celebrated, first - and indeed only - novel which despite attracting acclaim from the critics and winning several prizes, failed to find much of an audience at the time of its release. Re-issued by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2021, the book is now considered something of a classic of Scottish literature and is currently enjoying international success. Sadly, the author passed away earlier this year. Original burgundy-coloured boards, pp. 151. An attractive, square, tight copy. Pushed at the crown a little, the block is lightly tanned but free from owner names etc. About Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped with price of £14.99. There is minor rubbing to both the spine tips and the corners with accompanying loss of the laminate but not paper. Minor scrape to front panel near the titles but no nicks or tears - a VG dustjacket. Exceptionally scarce, the print-run would have been limited for a first novel but even so the book was eventually remaindered. N° de réf. du vendeur 1901200247
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Vendeur : Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, Royaume-Uni
Original Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Kunz, Anita (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Signed with a warm dedication by the author on the title page. The boards have a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Browning to the edges of the pages with scattered dark spotting to the top edges near the top corner. The pages and endpapers are a little browned but are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has some fading to the spine as is common with this book. There is also some fading along the right side of the rear panel next to the spine . There is some creasing to the bottom of the spine which spreads a little to the front and rear panel and some rubbing to the edges. Light surface scratching to the front and rear panels. Jacket illustration by Anita Kunz. First printing. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 021851
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