The Birds
by Vesaas, Tarjei
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Peter Owen. Good in Good dust jacket. (1968). First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; First edition in English. 224 pages. Teal boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 184 x 120mm. A novel. Text in English, translated from the Norwegian by Torbjorn Stoverud and Michael Barnes. "'The Birds,' one of Vesaas's most important novels, is the story of an unmarried woman whose life has been dedicated to the care and support of her mentally defective younger brother. When she passes the age of forty, their life suddenly changes. Here the author reveals his deep and compassionate insight into human nature and his lyrical response to his native Norwegian landscape." - from dust-jacket blurb. .
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Details
- Seller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 25695
- Title
- The Birds
- Author
- Vesaas, Tarjei
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Peter Owen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1968)
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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