Rose Tremain — Sadler&Apos;S Birthday

London, Macdonald and Jane's , 1976. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression of Rose Tremain's debut novel. The first edition, first impression of this work. Rose Tremain's debut novel, telling of old Jack Sadler's reminiscences on his life while he ponders on his mortality. A positively received publication which was advanced of £350 to publisher Macdonald and Jane's by the author after having received six rejections.Complete with its dust wrapper, price clipped. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With some minor chipping to thee upper extremity of the rear board. Gift inscription by a previous owner to the front free endpaper, dated 1980. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.