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Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto, 1960.

Price: US$4.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The jacket is foxed, sunned and worn. Some intenall foxing and a signature. The bfep is missing.[RF12]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$5.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: the boards are bit torn and worn. shelf rubbed. spine sunned. marked. old tape residue marks. previous owner's signatures. tanning. a bit cocked. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$6.15 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 319pp - turquoise cloth - preliminary pages and content edges slightly foxed - dustwrapper is lightly rubbed and soiled - slight wear to edges - price-clipped - spine tanned

Seller: Plane Tree Books, Taupo, New Zealand

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$9.90 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: 1960. No Edition Stated. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$10.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Good, sound copy of the first edition. No dw.

Seller: Dr Jeremy Parrott, London, United Kingdom

lynne reid banks. the l-shaped room. chatto, london, 1960.

Price: US$11.70 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: cr 8vo, orig cloth, no inscriptions, a vg clean tight copy in dustwrapper which is just small bit edge rubbed and not clipped more a vg wrapper really

Seller: Peter Sexton, arlington, United Kingdom

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$12.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: the jacket has edge tears and worn. small nicks. shelf rubbed. marked. spine sunned. minor stain on page edges. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.N.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa

LYNNE REID BANKS. THE L SHAPED ROOM. CHATTO & WINDUS, LONDON, 1960.

Price: US$12.88 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. NEAR FNE BAR LIGHT MOTTLING TO THE ENDPAPERS AND SLIGHT BRUISING TO THE SPINE ENDS. JACKET: PRETTY GOOD WITH A FEW MINOR LOSSES AND PERIPHERAL WEAR. PLEASE SEE PHOYOGRAPHS.

Seller: WESSEX, GREAT TORRINGTON, DEVON, United Kingdom

BANKS, Lynne Reid. The L-shaped room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$16.90 + shipping

Description: Owner's name on front free end paper; end papers slightly foxed; binding tight; dust jacket not price-clipped, but slightly worn at edges, with pale marks on back panel. Used - Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket

Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L- Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$17.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The jacket is torn.Internally clean.Excellent binding.Very good copy.[R.N]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus : Clarke, Irwin and Co. (Toronto), London, 1960.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: An excellent copy with very slight bump to crown of spine. In bright, crisp, priceclipped jacket with some fading to jacket spine, some loss at jacket crown, and some rubbing to rear jacket. Text clean. Binding solid. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ]

Seller: Montreal Books, Westmount, QC, Canada

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus : Clarke, Irwin and Co. (Toronto), London, 1960.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: An excellent copy with very slight bump to crown of spine. In bright, crisp, priceclipped jacket with some fading to jacket spine, some loss at jacket crown, and some rubbing to rear jacket. Text clean. Binding solid. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ] Size: 12mo

Seller: RPBooks, Champlain, NY, U.S.A.

Banks, Lynne Reid. L-SHAPED ROOM.. Chatto & Windus LONDON 1960, LONDON, 1960.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very Good- tight condition Very Good- dustjacket light edgewear slight stain to bottom of cover and endpaper

Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

BANKS, Lynne Reid.. The L-Shaped Room.. London, Chatto & Windus 1960., 1960.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Hardcover. Edges and endpapers spotted, o/w good in good dustjacket with some rubbing and small repairs. Author's first novel.

Seller: Larsen Books, Exeter, NSW, Australia

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L - Shaped Room. Chatto And Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$25.36 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Green hard covers in clean, tidy condition with a similar dust jacket, slightly chipped in places, first edition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Clarendon Books P.B.F.A., Leicester, United Kingdom

BANKS,, Lynne Reid.. THE L-SHAPED ROOM.. London, Chatto & Windus, 1960., 1960.

Price: US$25.84 + shipping

Description: 319pp. 8vo. Original cloth inchipped dustwrapper, a very good copy. First edition.

Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$26.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very good condition, age spotting to end papers, light age spotting to page edges. Dust wrapper - Good condition, minor tears to edges, spine and portion close to spine of rear cover faded, light marks, not price clipped.

Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United Kingdom

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: VG, Shelfwear, bumping, spine crease, bookplate on front free endpaper, mild soiling & browning/G+, Edgewear, chipping, small tears, mild soiling, browning. Psychological drama. Author's first novel. Jacket design by Una Bishop. Expanded condition report/digital photo on request.

Seller: Klanhorn, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia

Banks, Lynne Reid.. The L-Shaped Room.. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$32.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Dustwrapper, now protected, is frayed along edges, with four tears (no loss). It is not price-clipped. Bright boards, with one small dent. Very clean contents with no markings.

Seller: judith stinton, Dorchester, United Kingdom

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$32.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st edition in very good+/very good+ condition

Seller: Between The Boards, Connahs Quay, United Kingdom

BANKS, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. Teal papercovered boards. Light foxing on endpapers, near fine, lacking the dust jacket. The first volume in the author's trilogy of novels, including *The Backward Shadow* and *Two is Lonely.* Basis for the 1962 British film of the same name directed by Bryan Forbes. Author's first novel.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Lynne Reid Banks. The L - Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$48.97 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. London; Chatto & Windus;, 1960.

Price: US$52.01 + shipping

Description: Author's first book. Very good with foxing in very good dustjacket with some loss to the top of the spine.

Seller: timkcbooks (Member of Booksellers Association), Penzance, United Kingdom

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-shaped room. London : Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$53.35 + shipping

Description: Previous owner's signature. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 319p. ; 19cm. Subjects: Single-parent families ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-shaped room. London : Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$67.60 + shipping

Description: Previous owner's signature. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 319p. ; 19cm. Subjects: Single-parent families ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$71.51 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Blue cloth. Nice copy in slightly rubbed dustwrapper.

Seller: Tindley and Everett, ABA, London, United Kingdom

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$73.70 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very Good/VG- (minor spot & wrinkles on rear of jacket). In Mylar cover. First book by author of Indian in the Cupboard. Extremely scarce and out of print. Binding is cloth boards.

Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Description: Fine in fine d.j. First Edition. This is a wonderful copy of the first edition of this play. I have never seen a better copy. Bright green boards with gilt lettering and a wonderful d.j. D.j. protected with clear plastic cover. Nice clean copy. We provide fast and reliable shipping service. We started to sell on the internet in 1998. We ship from California. All our books are guaranteed.

Seller: Valley Books, Cupertino, CA, U.S.A.

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto and Windus, 1960.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st edition, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket, just a little creasing, some light peripheral wear

Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room.. London; Chatto & Windus;, 1960.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Description: Author's first book. Near fine, slightly bruised to base of the spine, in very good dustjacket with wear and a small amount of loss to corners.

Seller: timkcbooks (Member of Booksellers Association), Penzance, United Kingdom

BANKS, Lynne Reid.. The L-Shaped Room.. London, Chatto-Windus, 1960., 1960.

Price: US$80.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Una Bishop (unclipped; small chips; tears). Very good.

Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

LYNNE REID BANKS. THE L-SHAPED ROOM. CHATTO & WINDUS, LONDON, 1960.

Price: US$84.51 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Green Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 205 x 140 mm approx. 320 pp. First Edition 1st impression 1960 in collectible condition. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book- Light offset browning bands and suspicion of foxing to end papers with dust spotting to top edge of book block and twoor three foxing spots to fore edge. No previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- negligible shelf rubbing with moderate general shelf soiling to rear panel. Very slight tanning to white background colour. Non price clipped - cover 16s. - now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom

Reid Banks, Lynne. The L-Shaped Room. London Chatto and Windus 1960, 1960.

Price: US$84.51 + shipping

Description: A first edition, first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1960. A near fine book with a trace of spotting to the page block. Some bumping to the head and base of the spine. In a very good+ unclipped wrapper with some slight chipping to the extremities. A noticeable chip is evident on the bottom edge of the front cover. Some browning on the reverse. The L-Shaped Room was made into a film in 1962 with significant differences from the book!

Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$114.41 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A smart first edition copy of this bestselling novel by Lynne Reid Banks, following a pregnant unmarried woman as she moves to London. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The L-Shaped Room' follows a young woman, Jane Graham, in the late 1950s, as she finds herself pregnant with no desire to marry the father. Graham moves into a run-down boarding house in London, meeting a variety of colourful characters, all the while being looked down upon for being unmarried and pregnant.This was Lynne Reid Banks' first adult novel, and proved to be an instant success and best-seller. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light mark to the fore edge, and spots to the fore edge and endpapers. Dust wrapper is lightly edge worn. Backstirp is lightly sunned. Minor marks to the wraps and to the spine, including spots and heavier marks to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$117.02 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A very nice copy of this popular novel following a young single mother in the 1950s, a first edition in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The L-Shaped Room' follows a young woman, Jane Graham, in the late 1950s, as she finds herself pregnant with no desire to marry the father. Graham moves into a run-down boarding house in London, meeting a variety of colourful characters, all the while being looked down upon for being unmarried and pregnant.This was Lynne Reid Banks' first adult novel, and proved to be an instant success and best-seller. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper is lightly edge worn, with repairs to the reverse. Spine is lightly sunned. A few minor marks to the wraps, including tide marks to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

BANKS, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. London: Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$143.02 + shipping

Description: First edition. 8vo. 318, (2) pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped, inscribed by the author "To me little cousin - with fondest love, Lynne. Nov. 3rd 1960", inscribed by the recipient on the front pastedown "C.J.C. Mcoustra, Fulham, London from Lynne my cousin the author 1960". Some fading to the jacket spine, some general edge wear with some losses, else very good.

Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom

BANKS Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER. Chatto & Windus,, 1960.

Price: US$145.62 + shipping

Description: 8vo., First Edition; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chipped at edges and with minor loss (just affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. The author's first novel, a literary landmark of sixties Britain, and the basis of Bryan Forbes' feature film (1962) starring Leslie Caron.

Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$156.02 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A very smart first edition of Banks's first novel, The L-Shaped Room. First edition. Following the story of a young woman, unmarried and pregnant, who moves into a London boarding house, befriending a young man in the building. Written by Lynne Reid Banks, a British author of books for children and adults. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original price clipped dust wrapper also excellent with light shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Contemporary ink inscription to front endpaper. Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

BANKS, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960, 1960.

Price: US$156.02 + shipping

Description: 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine green cloth with gilt spine lettering, extremely clean pages with no marks at all, in a very near fine dustjacket, not price-clipped, tiny nick on one corner, very slight grazing in places, a few small rubs on rear. An unusually attractive example of the first impression of the author's first novel, set in London in the late 1950s.

Seller: Shellhouse Books, Quinton, Northants, United Kingdom

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$182.02 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A very nice copy of this popular novel following a young single mother in the 1950s, a first edition in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The L-Shaped Room' follows a young woman, Jane Graham, in the late 1950s, as she finds herself pregnant with no desire to marry the father. Graham moves into a run-down boarding house in London, meeting a variety of colourful characters, all the while being looked down upon for being unmarried and pregnant.This was Lynne Reid Banks' first adult novel, and proved to be an instant success and best-seller. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the rear board. Scattered spots to the endpapers. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with a small chip to the head of the spine, and neat tape repairs to the reverse. Spine is a little age-toned, some light marks to the wraps, including spots to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

REID BANKS Lynne. THE L-SHAPED ROOM. Chatto & Windus, 1960, 1960.

Price: US$195.03 + shipping

Description: 1st edn signed by author on dedication page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered turquoise cloth (lightly toned at edges - otherwise bright VG), dustwrapper (chipped and torn at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 318 (endpapers spotted with previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper).

Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto and WIndus, London, 1960.

Price: US$195.03 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A lovely first edition copy of this popular novel by Lynne Reid Banks. The first edition of this work.A novel following the story of a pregnant young woman named Jane who moves to a boarding school in London. In the L-shaped room, Jane grows and opens up, and develops a new outlook on life and the courage to change the future.The novel was adapted into a film by Bryan Forbes.With the unclipped dustwrapper designed by Una Bishop. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, lovely with only minor shelfwear. The dustwrapper is unclipped and excellent with minor shelfwear and minor sunning to spine, as well as minor damp marks internal to wraps, affecting the externals only slightly to the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Very minor faint scattered spotting to the endpapers, not affecting the pages which are bright and clean. Near Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

BANKS Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. , 1960.

Price: US$210.63 + shipping

Description: First edition. 8vo., original blue-green cloth, dust jacket. London, Chatto & Windus. Inscribed by the author: ?To Joyce and Bill - with fondest wishes, Lynne, Jan. 1961? With a manuscript correction by the author, altering the dedication from ?For Pat . in memory of Janice? to ?For Pat . in memory of Jamie? The author was kind enough to tell us in correspondence that she cannot remember who Joyce and Bill are. A fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket, slightly marked at the head of the spine.

Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Beautiful Copy Without Wear.First Edition.Rare in this Condition. Gorgeous Copy.

Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room (First UK Edition, signed by the author). Chatto and Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Description: First UK Edition. SIGNED on the title page. Basis for the 1962 film directed by Bryan Forbes, starring Leslie Caron and Tom Bell. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket lightly dampstained on the rear panel, with a small splash on the front panel, and nicks at the corners.

Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, 1960.

Price: US$357.55 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition published by Chatto & Windus in 1960. A near fine copy. The Una Bishop designed dust wrapper has a small tear to the bottom of the spine otherwise it is quite a crisp example and hasn't been price clipped. There are a few light marks to the lower panel. The book is excellent with very little handling wear. The author has signed her name to the dedication page and has corrected the dedicatee from 'Janice' to 'Jamie' as she often did when signing this book. A near fine book and rare signed. 

Seller: The Plantagenet King ABA / ILAB, Birchington, KENT, United Kingdom

Reid Banks, Lynne. The L-Shaped Room - SIGNED and corrected by the Author. London Chatto and Windus 1960, 1960.

Price: US$357.55 + shipping

Description: A first edition, first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1960. A near fine book with a trace of spotting to the page block and some scattered spotting to the endpapers. One small name to the front endpaper. SIGNED on the dedication page by the Author who has corrected 'Janice' to 'Jamie' above. In a very good+ unclipped wrapper with some wear to the corners and spine tips.

Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom

Lynne Reid Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto& Windus, 1960.

Price: US$495.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Fine copy In Like Jacket.Without Wear.Presentation Copy."Greg Gatenby Kind Regards and thanks for inventing me(Finally)Lynne Reid Banks Toronto, Oct 1996."

Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.

Banks, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Signed by Lynne Reid Banks on dedication page with "Janice" crossed out and corrected to "Jamie," as she typically did with this book. 319 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine with faint perfume small, in Near Fine dust jacket, spine panel slightly darkened, worn tips. A coming-of-age novel of a pregnant woman, down-and-out in London, with a prominent gay character. It inspired a 1962 film. The author would go on to pen the popular young adult series The Indian in the Cupboard.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

BANKS, Lynne Reid. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some tiny, insignificant tears at the crown. Author's first novel. Bryan Forbes wrote and directed the 1962 film featuring Leslie Caron as a young and pregnant French woman in a London boarding house, also with Anthony Booth, Tom Bell and Bernard Lee. A beautiful copy.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

BANKS, Lynne Reid as Lynne Reid-Banks. The L-Shaped Room. Chatto & Windus, London, 1960.

Price: US$850.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Uncorrected proof. A bit cocked, splits at the edges of the spine, else a very good copy in printed wrappers. Author's first novel. Bryan Forbes wrote and directed the 1962 film featuring Leslie Caron as a young and pregnant French woman in a London boarding house, also with Anthony Booth, Tom Bell, and Bernard Lee. A very scarce proof.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.