Book #21137

The Girl In A Swing - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Richard Adams

Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.
ISBN: 0394510496

Price: $60.00

An attractive first edition/first printing in about Fine condition, minute toning to head cap, seemingly unread; in Gery Good+, toned, spine sunned dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature on front paste down.

In this enchanting book, a girl swings in her backyard all day long, suspended in time. She contemplates life, her family, and her friends. As the day draws to a close, she begins to feel a sense of nostalgia for the days when everything was new and exciting.; 8vo.