Virago, 1979. Hardback. First edition, 1979. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. VG condition; Boards bright and clean, slight bumps to corners and spine, pages clean and tightly bound, faint foxing to fore edges in Good minus unclipped dust jacket; mild edgewear with some marks and small chips, three inch tear at bottom spine on rear. Published: Virago, 1979

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Bookseller: Roy Turner Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12011
Title: Miss Herbert (The Suburban Wife)
Author: STEAD, Christina
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0860681351
ISBN 13: 9780860681359
Publisher: Virago
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1979

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With more than thirty years' experience of collecting literary first editions, I specialise in the areas of both contemporary and earlier fiction, poetry, drama and children's books with particular emphases on signed modern firsts, authors' first and early published books, American and Irish literature and literary prize-winning writers.

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