Lynne Reid Banks — The Backward Shadow

London, Chatto and Windus, 1970. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this sequel to Lynne Reid Banks' 'The L-Shaped Room', with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This sequel to 'The L-Shaped Room' sees protagonist Jane Graham now living in a country cottage with her baby when the arrival of Toby, the love of her life, and her friend Dorothy, complicates her idyllic time.Written by British author Lynne Reid Banks. This novel's predecessor was adapted into a film in 1962 after becoming an instant best-seller. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with bumping to the spine head and tail. Spine is slightly cocked. Dust wrapper is smart, with edge wear and handling marks to the wrap. With a small closed tear to the front. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.