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The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060129565
- ISBN 13
- 9780060129569
- Seller
-
Walcott, Iowa, United States
Item Price
A$192.72A$173.45
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About This Item
New York. Harper & Row. 1977. Brown paper boards with thorn tree imprint on front and gilt lettering to spine. First Edition (stated), first printing with requisite number line ending in 1. Printers code 0577 on front flap. Pages age-toned but not foxed, faint PO name on flyleaf. Unclipped ($9.95) jacket shows shelf wear with several creases and small chips to edges. Jacket protected with removable mylar cover. The Thorn Birds was an American TV miniseries on ABC from March 27 - 30, 1983. It starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Piper Laurie, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham and Philip Anglim. If you know the story, you know that the Thornbird signs but once in it's life while the whole world listens. 6.5x9.25 in. 530 pg.
Synopsis
The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Colleen McCullough, an Australian author. In 1983 it was adapted as a television mini-series that, during its television run March 27-30, became the United States' second highest rating mini-series of all time behind Roots; both series were produced by television veteran David L. Wolper. The mini-series starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham, Philip Anglim, and Jean Simmons.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lamplighter Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 266
- Title
- The Thorn Birds
- Author
- Colleen McCullough
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0060129565
- ISBN 13
- 9780060129569
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 530
- Size
- octavo
- Keywords
- Miniseries, TV, Australia
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- Number Line
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- Foxed
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- Shelf Wear
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- Edges
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- Spine
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