The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough [FIRST EDITION / 1977] matilda Winner of the National Book

Winner of the National Book Award in 1960

accompanied by a retinue that includes a beautiful naked witch and an immense talking black cat with a fondness for chess and vodka

Wistful and compassionate yet subversively funny

But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group

Front end paper has been fixed to cover

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough [FIRST EDITION / 1977] matilda Winner of the National BookThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough FIRST EDITION 4th PRINTING [1977] HARPER & ROW Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition. Dust jacket is very good; a few sealed edge tears and some shelf wear. But overall, strong vibrant and does not show its age. Book itself is excellent; top of flyleaf page has been trimmed [see last photo] Otherwise, looks and reads like new. The Thorn Birds is a robust, romantic saga of a singular family, the