Donna Diamond Illustrations (2 results)
- Hardcover
Seller: Barksdale Books, Almere, NetherlandsBarksdale Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Good
£ 8.82
£ 17.13 shippingShips from Netherlands to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Condition: Good. Original pictorial boards, numerous (full page) illustrations in b/w, 8vo.; Spine discoloured. Donna Diamond (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Victor Gollancz Ltd., London, 1978
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA
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First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [x],128,[2]pp; illus. Signed by the author on the title page, dated 12/7/24. Gentle sunning to upper and lower board edges, hint of foxing to upper edge of textblock; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclip…ped (priced £3.75 net), showing a hint of sunning to spine panel, and some scattered foxing on verso; Near Fine.The Chinese-American author's beloved fourth novel, a tale of love and loss inspired by the death of her son's best friend in 1974. Winner of the Newberry Medal in 1978, and basis for a 1985 PBS TV movie and the 2007 adaptation by Walt Disney Pictures. The UK edition is considerably less common than its American counterpart, especially signed.
