The File on Devlin By Catherine Gaskin [First Edition Sangorski and Sutcliffe Fine Binding]

Catherine Gaskin

Edité par London: Collins, 1965

A propos de cet article

London: Collins, 1965, First Edition. Half leather binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt titles, gilt decoration, marbled paste downs and end papers, gilt page edges. Catherine Gaskin (2 April 1929 6 September 2009) was an Irish Australian romance novelist. Her first novel This Other Eden, was written when she was 15 and published two years later. After her second novel, With Every Year, was published, she moved to London. She completed her best-known work, Sara Dane, on her 25th birthday in 1954, and it was published in 1955. It sold more than 2 million copies, was translated into a number of other languages, and was made into a television mini-series in Australia in 1982. This novel is loosely based on the life of the Australian convict businesswoman Mary Reibey, whose image has appeared on the Australian $20 note since 1994. Other novels included A Falcon for a Queen (1972) and The Summer of the Spanish Woman (1977). The File on Devlin was made into a 1969 American TV film for the Hallmark Hall of Fame, and was directed by George Schaefer. 286pp. Approximately 7 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, gilt decoration, spine colour has faded. Joints good condition gently rubbed and worn. Corners good condition. Boards good condition half green leather/green cloth, gilt lines, some marks on the cloth on the front and rear. Page edges good condition all gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition intact. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled, the book binder s name is printed along the top edge on the reverse of the front end paper. Title good condition. Pages good condition lightly tanned throughout with some minor foxing. Binding good condition. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1965 Binding: Hardback.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The File on Devlin By Catherine Gaskin [First Edition Sangorski and Sutcliffe Fine Binding]
• Éditeur: London: Collins
• Date de parution: 1965
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Sangorski and Sutcliffe Bindings
  • Fine Binding
  • Leather Bindings