{"product_id":"a-tale-of-two-families-dodie-smith-heinemann-signed-first-edition-presentation-copy-1970","title":"A Tale of Two Families","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSMITH, Dodie. A Tale of Two Families\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Heinemann, 1970. First edition, first printing of the author's funny tale of complicated sibling relationships, friendship, and forbidden love, set in 1970s England. A presentation copy signed by the author and inscribed to the front free endpaper: \"To Ethel, with love from Dodie. Finchingfield \/ March 1970\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher's duck-egg blue binding, gilt lettering to spine; with the unclipped (35s net \/ £1.75p net) dust wrapper with a drawing by Janet and Anne Grahame-Johnstone. A good copy, binding with a mild lean but firm, with corners and spine tips a little worn and crushed and edges slightly yellowed, with foxing to the closed text block and prelims, and the author's dedication to FFEP. The contents are clean and unmarked. In the very worn, creased and chipped dust jacket, with significant sunning to spine and a few large tears, with multiple archival repairs on the inside and a few small blemishes (please see photos). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53364845773139,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/1970-A-Tale-of-Two-Families-DODIE-SMITH-Heinemann-PRESENTATION-COPY-FROM-AUTHOR_1.webp?v=1774803540","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/a-tale-of-two-families-dodie-smith-heinemann-signed-first-edition-presentation-copy-1970","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}