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Something Special: A Story
by Murdoch, Iris
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393050076
- ISBN 13
- 9780393050073
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
W. W. Norton & Co., 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Clean, crisp copy that feels unread (or even barely opened). Michael McCurdy (illustrator). 1st Edition. Beautifully Produced and hauntingly illustrated, this unknown work by Iris Murdoh (1918-1999) is something very special indeed. Previously unpublished but for an excerpt in a 1950s anthology, this is a bittersweet, haunting story. Yvonne, an ordinary, bold young Irish woman, believes that there's more to life than marriage to Sam, the dutiful Jewish lad who is courting her. Set in Dublin, against the vividly recognizable backdrop of the author's native city in the 1950s, SOMETHING SPECIAL is written with a wry humor and penetrating insight that evokes the psychological tension of James Joyce's "The Dead".Gorgeously illustrated with line drawings by the renowned American artist Michael McCurdy 55pp. Fine, first thus edition (not price clipped).
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- Bookseller
- Turn and Temper Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 162
- Title
- Something Special: A Story
- Author
- Murdoch, Iris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393050076
- ISBN 13
- 9780393050073
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 55
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About the Seller
Turn and Temper Books
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Rockville, Maryland
About Turn and Temper Books
Turn and Temper Books specializes in non-fiction, high quality rare books in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Nature, Technology, Business, and related fields. We also may have the occasional modern first edition and other fiction titles. We focus on quality and condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Very Good or better condition and are highly collectible.
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