Birdy
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22cm); cream cloth spine over blue paper-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt on spine and decoration blind embossed to front cover; blue topstain; fore-edge untrimmed; dustjacket; [viii],[4],5-309,[3]pp. Topstain lightly faded with faint foxing, and light sunning to upper edges of boards; Near Fine. Dustwrapper, designed by Fred Marcellino, unclipped (priced $8.95) with trivial surface wear, and faint tanning to flaps and verso; Near Fine.
Earning the U.S. National Book Award for First Novel, Wharton focuses on Birdy and his life-long friend as they navigate Birdy's mental hospital confinement following WWII. Its film adaptation (1984), directed by Alan Parker, starred Nicolas Cage, Matthew Modine, and James Santini. [83613].
Earning the U.S. National Book Award for First Novel, Wharton focuses on Birdy and his life-long friend as they navigate Birdy's mental hospital confinement following WWII. Its film adaptation (1984), directed by Alan Parker, starred Nicolas Cage, Matthew Modine, and James Santini. [83613].