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The Bird's Nest
by Jackson, Shirley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good-
- Seller
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Venice, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus, and Young, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A unique novel of a woman plagued by a multiple personality disorder. First Edition, First Printing. Some age-toning to paper. Some light shelf wear. Unclipped jacket, now protected in an archival plastic cover, has some fading, age-toning, and edge wear including three closed tears. 276 pages. No names or marks.
Synopsis
Elizabeth is a demure twenty-three-year-old wiling her life away at a dull museum job, living with her neurotic aunt, and subsisting off her dead mother’s inheritance. When Elizabeth begins to suffer terrible migraines and backaches, her aunt takes her to the doctor, then to a psychiatrist. But slowly, and with Jackson’s characteristic chill, we learn that Elizabeth is not just one girl—but four separate, self-destructive personalities. The Bird’s Nest , Jackson’s third novel, develops hallmarks of the horror master’s most unsettling work: tormented heroines, riveting familial mysteries, and a disquieting vision inside the human mind.
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Details
- Bookseller
- RC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005256
- Title
- The Bird's Nest
- Author
- Jackson, Shirley
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus, and Young
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 276
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Shirley Jackson The Bird's Nest Multi-personalities-novels
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
RC Books
Biblio member since 2007
Venice, Florida
About RC Books
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