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The L-Shaped Room
Lynne Reid Banks
1960
Chatto & Windus : London
8" by 5"
318, [1pp]
SUMMARY
A very nice copy of this popular novel following a young single mother in the 1950s, a first edition in the original dust wrapper.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
The first edition, first impression.
In the original unclipped dust wrapper.
'The L-Shaped Room' follows a young woman, Jane Graham, in the late 1950s, as she finds herself pregnant with no desire to marry the father. Graham moves into a run-down boarding house in London, meeting a variety of colourful characters, all the while being looked down upon for being unmarried and pregnant.
This was Lynne Reid Banks' first adult novel, and proved to be an instant success and best-seller.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper is lightly edge worn, with repairs to the reverse. Spine is lightly sunned. A few minor marks to the wraps, including tide marks to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Near Fine Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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