Janet Frame The Adaptable Man 1965 1st UK Edition W.H. Allen HC DJ NZ Literature

Key Details

Title: The Adaptable Man

Author: Janet Frame

Publisher: W. H. Allen & Company, London

Year of Publication: 1965

Edition: First UK Edition

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Language: English

Genre: Literary Fiction / New Zealand Literature

Printed by: C. Tinling & Co. Ltd., Liverpool, London and Prescot

Copyright: Janet Frame, 1965

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Mini Story or Hook

A desirable early edition from one of New Zealand’s most important literary figures, The Adaptable Man was Janet Frame’s fifth novel and appeared during the remarkably productive period of her career in the 1960s.

Set in an English village, the novel explores change, identity, mortality and the sometimes uncomfortable collision between traditional life and the modern world. Frame’s distinctive, unconventional writing and dark humour have helped establish her as one of the major voices of twentieth-century New Zealand literature.

This 1965 W. H. Allen London edition is particularly appealing as it retains its striking original illustrated dust jacket.

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Condition

Condition: Good vintage condition – see detailed notes and photographs below.

This is an original 1965 hardcover copy with dust jacket.

* Hardcover appears sound and firmly bound.

* Internal pages appear clean and well preserved for age.

* Copyright page states © Janet Frame, 1965 and confirms printing and binding in Great Britain.

* Original dust jacket is present and has been placed in a clear protective covering.

* Dust jacket displays noticeable age-related wear, including edge wear, small losses/chipping, creasing and rubbing, particularly around the upper and lower edges and corners.

* The front jacket artwork and typography remain attractive and readily presentable.

* No obvious major internal damage is apparent from the photographs supplied.

The dust jacket wear is consistent with a book now approximately 60 years old and, importantly, the original jacket remains with the book.

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