London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1952. 1st Edition First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Biro. 1952 first edition. Size 12mo, 7.25" tall, 264 pages. Red hard cover with gilt title to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition very good, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, spotting to edge of page block, previous owner's name to front paste-down, offsetting on end-papers, pages are a little toned otherwise clean. Dust jacket condition very good, corners and spine ends rubbed and slightly creased, small chip at front lower fold of jacket, a bit age toned, spine sunned, not price clipped. This book includes the first publication of "The Birds" immortalised in film by Alfred Hitchcock

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Bookseller: Lazarus Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017845
Title: The Apple Tree. A short novel and some stories
Author: Daphne Du Maurier
Illustrator: Biro
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition First Thus
Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1952
Pages: 264
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Keywords: FICTION NOVELS SHORT STORIES ENGLISH 20TH CENTURY

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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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