Rebecca West — The Birds Fall Down

New York, The Viking Press, 1966 . First edition. Cloth. A bright, first edition of this exciting spy novel by Rebecca West, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British author, journalist and literary critic, Dame Cicily Isabel Fairfield, known as Rebecca West. 'The Birds Fall Down' tells the story of a young girl whose grandfather is an exiled Russian aristocrat who is still loyal to the Tsar, with whom she is travelling with when he is confronted by an enemy searching for answers. This exciting spy thriller examines human motives, with many dramatic events unfurling as the story continues. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and to the spine. The occasional mark. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear and the odd mark. Sunning to the spine of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.