{"product_id":"watership-down-richard-adams-1974-macmillan-hardcover","title":"Watership Down Richard Adams 1974 Macmillan Hardcover Dust Jacket Later US Printing Classic Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/strong\u003e by Richard Adams is a 1974 Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. hardcover with its illustrated dust jacket, 429 pages, and ISBN 0-02-700030-3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdams follows a band of rabbits forced from their home and searching for a safer place to build a new warren, turning their journey into a story of survival, leadership, loyalty, and resistance. This substantial early American hardcover is a strong reading copy for someone looking for the classic novel in its recognizable 1970s Macmillan format rather than a later paperback or modern reissue. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watership Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Adams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974 U.S. issue, with 1972 Rex Collings Ltd. copyright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macmillan U.S. edition, later printing. Exact printing not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 429\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0-02-700030-3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 x 6 x 2 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClean, sound copy with crisp, easy-to-read pages. Dust jacket is clean overall with some fading and light age and edge wear. There is a very small tear at the lower dust jacket spine edge. A previous owner's handwritten name appears on the red front endpaper. The Richard Adams signature printed in the jacket design is not an author autograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copyright page credits Rex Collings Ltd. 1972, while this American Macmillan issue dates to 1974. The photographed copyright page does not confirm a first printing, so this copy is conservatively identified as a later Macmillan U.S. printing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orders $35+ Ship Free","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48986618757375,"sku":"J2 – T8 –3138","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2503\/7976\/files\/Watership_Down_by_Richard_Adams.jpg?v=1786389129","url":"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/products\/watership-down-richard-adams-1974-macmillan-hardcover","provider":"Reading Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}