London: Duckworth, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Thus - collects the first three Beryl Bainbridge novels published by Duckworth in the early 1970's - Harriet Said, The Dressmaker and The Bottle Factory Outing. pp. 475, black cloth with gilt titles at the backstrip. Quite a heavy book and this copy is cracked at the front hinge but the book remains square and surprisingly tight. Some minor indentations to the upper cover visible when angled under a light but overall a VG clean copy without owner names etc. The dustjacket is unclipped with minor loss at the corners and a series of scratches or indentations to the gloss of the upper cover as though someone has used the book to lean upon when drawing or writing upon a piece of paper. Slightly creased along the top edge.A Good dustjacket. SIGNED directly to the title page by Beryl Bainbridge, uncommon thus.

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Bookseller: Northern Lights Rare Books (FI)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 010201
Title: Beryl Bainbridge Omnibus - First Printing, Signed
Author: Bainbridge, Beryl
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Duckworth
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1989
Keywords: FICTION, AUTHOR SIGNATURES, THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING, HUMOUR, LIVERPOOL, LITERARY PRIZE WINNERS
Bookseller catalogs: Modern First Editions;

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