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Rare and modern books

Christine Orr

The Happy Woman

Rich And Cowan, 1947

75.00 €

Dodman Books

(Morston, United Kingdom)
Closed until Dec. 31, 2024.

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Details

Year of publication
1947
Place of printing
London
Author
Christine Orr
Publishers
Rich And Cowan
Size
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Edition
1st Edition
Cover description
Very Good
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

ND. [1947 - WorldCat]. Remarkable post war novel from Christine Grant Millar Orr, broadcaster, theatre director and one of the founders of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Widespread mental restlessness and depression following the Second World War leads to a campaign to find a perfectly happy, perfectly adjusted woman, and to make her recipe for happiness public property. Exceptionally scarce, even moreso in d/j. All in VG+, clean, crisp and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Cream cloth a little marked to leading edges of front and rear boards. Crisp red titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, a little marked to rear, now in removable protective sleeve. 12mo. 184pp