The Country Girls
1960 (First edition, first impression)..
Hutchinson & Co. Publishers
, London, England
Written in Edna O'Brien's twenties this lovely novel about two young country girls then ladies in Ireland captures "the melancholy charm of a decaying countryside" and remains a feminist 'Classic' written in the throes of the Sexual Revolution of the 1970's. A really beautiful copy for any enthused feminist reader.
$720.00
Specifications
| Author | O'Brien, Edna |
| Publisher | Hutchinson & Co. Publishers |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Year Published | 1960 (First edition, first impression). |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
1960 |
| Size | 8vo - Octavo, 152mm x 229mm |
| Chapters | XX |
| Pages | 224pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover in black cloth with title original the firm spine original a blue highlighted background, lightly bumped corners are the only signs of wear with a blue illustrated price-clipped dust wrapper also in excellent condition other than very minor corner scuffing and top edge discolouration now protected in clear prior owner cellophane. |
| Overall | Very clean undamaged pages are devoid of prior owner notations original foxing on the endpapers so overall the book is in a very good to excellent state. |