BABEL TOWER
by Byatt, A.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine unmarked, in VeryGood unclipped jacket.
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1996. 1st printing.. Hardcover in black cloth boards w gilt spine titling, in color illus jacket.. Fine unmarked, in VeryGood unclipped jacket.. Imaginative narration about Britain in the 1960s. Nice bright crisp copy of 1st printing.
6-1/4 x 9-1/2, 617 pp, black endpapers.
6-1/4 x 9-1/2, 617 pp, black endpapers.
Synopsis
A.S. Byatt is the author of Possession , winner of the Booker Prize and a national bestseller. The two novels leading up to Babel Tower , which trace the fortunes of Frederica and her family through the 1950's, are The Virgin in the Garden and Still Life . Byatt's other fiction includes The Shadow of the Sun , The Game , Angels and Insects and two collections of shorter works: Sugar and Other Stories and The Matisse Stories . She has also published three volumes of critical work, of which Passions of the Mind is the most recent. She has taught English and American literature at University College, London, and is a distinguished critic and reviewer. She lives in London.
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- Bookseller
- edburynbooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13059
- Title
- BABEL TOWER
- Author
- Byatt, A.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in black cloth boards w gilt spine titling, in color illus jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked, in VeryGood unclipped jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Fiction, Poetry, Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Poetry, Literature;
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About the Seller
edburynbooks
Biblio member since 2007
Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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