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The French Lieutenant's Woman
by Fowles, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown and Company, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by the author on the front free endpaper. First Edition stated om the copyright page. A nice, bright, square copy. Slight sun fading at the spine ends and upper edges. Dust jacket has original price of $7.95 printed on the front flap. Very slight rubbing along the edges, at spine ends and corners. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item. Comes housed in a custom slip case.
Synopsis
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1969), by John Fowles, is a period novel inspired by the 1823 novel Ourika, by Claire de Duras, which Fowles translated to English during 1977 (and revised in 1994). He was a great aficionado of Thomas Hardy, and, in particular, likened his heroine, Sarah Woodruff, to Tess Durbeyfield, the protagonist of Hardy’s popular novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1403113
- Title
- The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Author
- Fowles, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Date Published
- 1969
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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