Spark (Muriel) The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
£495
London, Macmillan, 1961.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue/green cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
“Safety does not come first. Goodness, Truth, and Beauty come first. Follow me.” A very good first edition of Muriel Spark’s most famous novel.
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A very good copy, with only minor rubbing to jacket extremities.
Jacket artwork by Victor Reinganum.
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