Margaret Drabble — The Middle Ground

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A delightful novel considering relationships and the protagonist's past, inscribed by the author Margaret Drabble and presented in a smart dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author to the title page, 'For Pat, with love Maggie', with the author's name re-inscribed.This work is ruminating in nature, reflecting on the past of journalist Kate Armstrong.Written by Margaret Drabble, a British novelist and critic whose works have included 'The Garrick Year', 'The Needle's Eye', 'The Ice Age', 'The Witch of Exmoor&apos. The Seven Sisters' and 'The Pure Gold Baby&apos.Complete with an original unclipped dust wrapper.The first American edition of this work, which was initially published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in the U.K. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with a little bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper has a small chip to the tail of the spine, otherwise just a touch of edge wear. Inscribed by the author to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.