Margaret Drabble - The Middle Ground - 1st/1st (1980 First Edition DJ) As New

The Middle Ground, Margaret Drabble — 1st Edition/Printing

£14.95

The Middle Ground, Margaret Drabble — 1st Edition/Printing

Name: The Middle Ground, Margaret Drabble — 1st Edition/Printing
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 1906-EV-F-VG-9
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Condition

Fine: Original dust jacket shows only light touches of edgewear. Very faint handling marks are present across the panels, most noticeable towards one corner, though the jacket otherwise remains clean and attractive, with all artwork and lettering bright and vibrant. Jacket now protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original binding remains in excellent condition, displaying minimal signs of shelf wear. Gilt lettering remains sharp, bright, and well-defined. Binding is square and tight. Text block is clean and well-preserved. Internally, pages remain clean, fresh, and tightly bound throughout, appearing unread. A particularly handsome copy.

Description

First edition, first printing, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1980. A desirable first appearance of one of the major novels by Margaret Drabble, one of the most acclaimed British literary writers of the post-war period. The Middle Ground forms part of Drabble's celebrated sequence of novels examining contemporary British society and the lives of the professional middle class. First printings of her principal works remain sought after by collectors of modern literary fiction.

Set in late twentieth-century Britain, The Middle Ground follows journalist Kate Armstrong as she negotiates the competing demands of career, family, friendship, and personal fulfilment. Through a richly observed cast of characters, Drabble explores social change, class, politics, and the complexities of modern relationships with intelligence, wit, and psychological insight.

ISBN: 0297778080

Book Condition: Fine

Book Authors: Margaret Drabble

Book Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1980

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Book Binding: Cloth

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Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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