WILLIAM WHARTON. — Birdy. A novel.

Jonathan Cape, London, 1st Edition, The first UK edition (first printing) of the author's first novel. 8vo. 309pp. Green boards lettered and ruled in gold at the spine. Publisher's green top edge stain very slightly patchy and lightly rubbed at the backstrip ends. A very good copy in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, correspondingly rubbed at the spine ends, with a single short tear to the lower edge and an accompanying crease. Publisher's laminate lifting in three or four small areas. Winner of the National Book Award and memorably filmed by Alan Parker., Very Good, Very Good