H Is For Hawk

Helen Macdonald

Verlag: Jonathan Cape, 2014

Beschreibung

H is for Hawk, Helen MacDonald, 2014, First Edition First Impression, V Rare Helen MacDonald had yearned to be a falconer as a young girl. Years later when her father died suddenly she became obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk, driven on by the memories of reading T.H.White's "The Goshawk" and his description of the struggle to train the goshawk as a spiritual contest. H is for Hawk won the Samuel Johnson and Costa Book of the Year prizes. The judges were particularly attracted to the clever interplay of themes - the spiritual journey and outpouring of grief, the biographical referencing to T.H.White and the simple depiction of nature at its most beautiful. As an unproven writer the first print run was rather small and therefore first impressions of the first edition are exceedingly rare. In near fine condition, the binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the lettering on the spine bright. The end papers and pages are free from marks, tears and inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover is in very good condition with a crease to the front cover and creases to the back cover. Will be dispatched wrapped in bubblewrap and in a cardboard box. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 03191

Bibliografische Details

Titel: H Is For Hawk

Verlag: Jonathan Cape

Erscheinungsdatum: 2014

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition