The Wyndcliffe Louise Lawrence Harpercrest YA Horror Hardcover Dust Jacket Book

by Louise Lawrence

$50 · Offered by eBay

First edition

The Wyndcliffe Louise Lawrence Harpercrest YA Horror Hardcover Dust Jacket Book Binding firm; pages complete and legible. Dust jacket heavily worn with large tears, chips, heavy foxing and tanning. Boards and pages show edge wear, age toning, scattered foxing, and a previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Title: The Wyndcliffe by Louise Lawrence, a 1975 first American edition hardcover novel. Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers; Harpercrest library edition imprint; made in the United States with dark blue boards and the original illustrated dust jacket. Genre/Topics: Young adult and adult paranormal fiction blending suspense, horror, and supernatural elements; dust jacket subtitle reads "A Story of Suspense". Plot: When the Hennessy family moves to an isolated cottage beneath sea-stained cliffs, Anna is drawn into a romantic yet dangerous bond with the ghost of John Hollis at Wyndcliffe while her sister Ruth and brother Simon struggle to bring her back to reality. Design details: Dust jacket artwork by Stephen Gammell features haunting faces and the cliff-top house; front panel carries a Harpercrest library edition sticker, and the back board has a stamped Harpercrest library edition mark. Interior details: Pink endpapers, front flap synopsis recommending "Jr High up" with original $5.79 price, and copyright page listing 1974 and 1975 copyright dates, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number, trade standard book number, Harpercrest standard book number, and a "First Ameri

• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Year: 1975
• Condition: Fair

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