Description
The Painted Bird Jerzy Kosinski Vintage 1978 Bantam Paperback VG OOP. This edition contains the complete, unabridged text of the original 1965 Houghton Mifflin publication and features classic 1970s Bantam cover art. Very Good (VG). Clean spine with tight binding. This is a vintage 1979 Bantam mass-market paperback edition of The Painted Bird, Jerzy Kosinski’s acclaimed and controversial novel of a young boy wandering alone across war-torn Europe during WWII. The book remains one of the most haunting works of postwar literature, notable for its stark exploration of identity, cruelty, and survival. This edition contains the complete, unabridged text of the original 1965 Houghton Mifflin publication and features classic 1970s Bantam cover art. A desirable copy for collectors of vintage literature and WWII-themed fiction. --- Condition Very Good (VG). Light cover wear and a mild front-crease line Clean spine with tight binding Pages clean with consistent age toning No writing, highlighting, or page tears observed A strong vintage example with typical age toning but excellent readability.