My Fantoms.
by Gautier, Theophile
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Alfriston, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Quartet, London, 1976. First edition thus.. Hardback.. Black and White illustrations by David Farris. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. DJ protected by high-grade removable clear cover. Owner's bookplate to FFEP. Tiny tear to corner of p. 171/2.
Synopsis
Théophile Gautier (1811—1872) was a poet, novelist, art critic, and one of the most prominent French Romantic writers of the nineteenth century. He originally studied as a painter but his friendship with Nerval and Hugo turned him toward a career in literature. By his twenties he had become a leading figure in the Jeune-France group, and the publication of Mademoiselle de Maupin in 1836 placed him at the heart of the Parisian literary world. Apart from his weekly journalist contributions to La Presse for twenty years, he worked on comedies, pantomimes, ballet scenarios, and produced novels, stories, and travel books. Richard Holmes is the author of Shelley: The Pursuit , for which he won the Somerset Maugham Prize in 1974; Dr Johnson and Mr. Savage , which won the 1993 James Tait Black Prize; and Coleridge: Early Visions , winner of the 1989 Whitbread Book of the Year Prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1992. He lives in London and Norwich with the novelist Rose Tremain. He is also a professor of biographical studies at the University of East Anglia.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Much Ado Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31069
- Title
- My Fantoms.
- Author
- Gautier, Theophile
- Format/Binding
- Hardback.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Quartet, London, 1976. First edition thus.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction and Literature;
Terms of Sale
Much Ado Books
Oversize or multi-volume sets may cost more - prices upon request. Overseas shipping available - prices will depend on book, destination & speed. Books not found to be as described may be returned within 7 days for full refund, including shipping costs.
About the Seller
Much Ado Books
Biblio member since 2006
Alfriston, Aberdeen
About Much Ado Books
Nestled in a charming Medeival village, tucked in the South Downs of East Sussex, Much Ado offers a hand-picked selection of new and old books. Our stock ranges from cheap-and-cheerful paperbacks to rarities for collectors.New books are not taken from bestsellers lists, but instead are selected for their quality or interest. Owners Cate Olson and Nash Robbins ran a shop in Marblehead, Massachusetts for 20 years before moving to Alfriston, where Much Ado has been open for more than two years.If your primary interest is in old and antiquarian books, please contact us before visiting.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Frequently asked questions
Mary Shelley - Mother of Science Fiction
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.” - Learn more about Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein
Collecting Arkham House
Learn about collecting the iconic horror and fantasy publisher that produced books by the likes of Ray Bradbury, August Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft.
