An extraordinary story of war and friendship from one of America's most revered authors of the 20th Century. Two teenagers form an unlikely friendship in pre-War Philadelphia. Al is obsessed with lifting weights, looking good and chasing girls. Birdy is obsessed with flight. Birdy's passion becomes all-encompassing. Birdy wants to fly. A few years later these young men find themselves emotionally and physically scarred by Word War Two. Al is called to an army psychiatric hospital to help the ...
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An extraordinary story of war and friendship from one of America's most revered authors of the 20th Century. Two teenagers form an unlikely friendship in pre-War Philadelphia. Al is obsessed with lifting weights, looking good and chasing girls. Birdy is obsessed with flight. Birdy's passion becomes all-encompassing. Birdy wants to fly. A few years later these young men find themselves emotionally and physically scarred by Word War Two. Al is called to an army psychiatric hospital to help the doctors there treat his friend, who he finds squatting on the floor of his cell and acting like a bird. This haunting and brilliant novel has electrified readers the world over. It has truly become a modern classic. In 1984, Birdy was turned into an award-winning movie directed by Alan Parker and starring Nicholas Cage and Matthew Modine.
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Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $1.63, fair condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Penguin Books Ltd.
Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $16.38, fair condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1979 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $55.59, like new condition, Sold by theatticroom rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nottingham, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1979 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $74.12, like new condition, Sold by theatticroom rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nottingham, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1979 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $123.78, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1979 by Jonathan Cape.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. William Wharton's first novel, a bright copy of the first UK edition, first impression, complete with its dust wrapper, price clipped. The first UK edition, first impression of this work. Preceded by the true first US edition published the year prior. Debut novel of William Wharton, winner of the US National Book Award in First novel, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1980. Evolving around of a boy named Birdy with a fascination for pigeons growing up in a Philadelphia suburb before the Second World War.  Complete with its price-clipped dust wrapper, pricing still available £9.95.  The story was made into a critically acclaimed film of the same name. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dust wrapper is price-clipped and lovely with only minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.
Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $2.22, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Penguin Books Ltd.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $2.54, poor condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1994 by Penguin Group.
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Poor. Some edgeware has minor scuffs. Cover has light scratches and creases. Some pages have light foxing. Book content is in good readable condition. Text in Spanish, English.
Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $4.82, very good condition, Sold by Zardoz Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Westbury, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Penguin Books.
Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $4.93, good condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Penguin Books Ltd.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
Add this copy of Birdy to cart. $4.98, very good condition, Sold by Zardoz Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Westbury, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Penguin Books.
