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1982 Watership Down
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A signed copy of the scarce 10th Anniversary edition of Richard Adams's beloved novel.
The very scarce 1982 edition of Adams's novel, published to celebrate it being a decade since the work was first published.
Flat signed by the author to the title page.
In the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.
Richard Adams' classic tale of survival follows a small group of rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to build a new home. Watership Down won the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Prize and was adapted into an animated film by Martin Rosen in 1978.
In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper in exceptional condition. Internally, firmly bound. Signed to the title page. Pages clean and bright.
Overall: Fine
- Creator:Richard Adams (Author) (Author)
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 2 in (5.08 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
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- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1982
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- Seller Location:Bath, GB
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