Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of The Ice Age by Margaret Drabble. First American Edition stated, 1977 Knopf. First Printing without subsequent printing and 1977 on the title page.
The book is in Fine condition with clean boards, a strong title gilt, clean text blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper and no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front, and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new archival wrap.
In today’s England of collapsing economy and stately homes, social unrest and Oxonian order, a BBC editor, a real-estate shark, a roguish young woman, and a middle-aged ex-actress prepare for crucial changes in their lives and reflect one another’s transformations
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