Flaubert's Parrot (Birthday Edition) by Barnes, Julian - 2002-09-02

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st. Full number line.* Date of Publication: 2002 (1984) * Publisher: Picador XXX.* Binding and cover condition: Mono photo-illustrated soft card covers showing a parrot on a perch. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Very slight mark to spine. Seems lightly-used if at all. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, slight tanning throughout. VG* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 229 pp. text. i pp. advertisements at rear.* Product Description: Barnes's prize-winning novel has charmed readers since its first publication in 1984 - 'A tour de force' Germaine Greer; 'A book to revel in' Joseph Heller; 'A delight' John Fowles; 'An intricate and delightful novel' Graham Greene - and has become a classic. Our narrator is Geoffrey Braithwaite, a retired doctor with a passion for Flaubert. As he leads us on an investigative trip through France and through the past, we are offered a glimpse of the writer who so fascinates him. * This is a VG copy of the 1st./1st. fnl. with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*