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A Summer Bird-Cage.

DRABBLE, [Dame] Margaret (born 1939).

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1962. [English Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.216. Publisher's dark red cloth with gilt titles to spine, colour dust-jacket illustrated by Quentin Blake, priced at 18s. net. Top edge dusty/spotted, jacket with two neat tears to front panel, stabilised to reverse side, some light overall wear. A very good copy of the author's scarce first novel. Item #60600

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