The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
by Godden, Rumer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F-/VG+
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1963 F-/VG+. 8vo. original green boards gilt (a little rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a little rubbed & nicked, slight toning to spine); pp. [vi (last blank)], 278. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG+.
Synopsis
"The two younger Clavering children discover to their horror that their mother has gone off with another man. They refuse to accept it. Determined to bring their mother home, they leave their lonely London flat and begin their long journey to an unknown part of Italy. Once they arrive, they realize that their task is not the simple one they had thought."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030490
- Title
- The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
- Author
- Godden, Rumer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F-
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Rumer Godden Battle of the Villa Fiorita Italy Lake Garda Modern Literature
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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