Description
First edition, first printing of A Sudden Change of Heart by Barbara Taylor Bradford, from her personal collection.
Octavo, [14], 350pp. Finely bound in full red morocco, thin gilt trim to covers. Four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt, gilt turn-ins, and marbled endpapers. Books from the library of Barbara Taylor Bradford are bound in the style of the Bayntun-Riviere Bindery. Stated “First Edition” with full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, fine condition. Housed in a matching red cloth slipcase, near fine with light shelf wear.
Provenance: Doyle Auctions of New York, May 2025. This copy is from the private collection of Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British-American novelist. Following the success of her debut novel, A Woman of Substance (1979), Bradford wrote 40 best-selling novels, often about young women advancing in the world through hard work.
