William Wharton — Birdy

London, Jonathan Cape, 1979. First edition. Cloth. William Wharton's first novel, a bright copy of the first UK edition, first impression, complete with its dust wrapper, price clipped. The first UK edition, first impression of this work. Preceded by the true first US edition published the year prior. Debut novel of William Wharton, winner of the US National Book Award in First novel, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1980. Evolving around of a boy named Birdy with a fascination for pigeons growing up in a Philadelphia suburb before the Second World War. Complete with its price-clipped dust wrapper, pricing still available £9.95. The story was made into a critically acclaimed film of the same name. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dust wrapper is price-clipped and lovely with only minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.