The Newton Letter
by BANVILLE, John
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Secker and Warburg, 1982. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (24cm.); black boards stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 82pp. This book is in Fine condition. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced £5.95 net); light edgewear, a few wrinkles with toning/soiling to spine; "50c" written very small on corner of front panel. A Very Good+.
The Newton Letter is the third of Banville's "scientific tetralogy" preceded by Doctor Copernicus and Kepler, followed by Mefisto, a reworking of the Faust theme. It was adapted into the 1984 film- Reflections, directed by Kevin Billington for the British broadcaster Channel 4, with Gabriel Byrne, Harriet Walter and Fionnula Flanagan.
The Newton Letter is the third of Banville's "scientific tetralogy" preceded by Doctor Copernicus and Kepler, followed by Mefisto, a reworking of the Faust theme. It was adapted into the 1984 film- Reflections, directed by Kevin Billington for the British broadcaster Channel 4, with Gabriel Byrne, Harriet Walter and Fionnula Flanagan.
Synopsis
William T. O'Malley ; gift ; 2006. Gift of William T. O'Malley.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52665
- Title
- The Newton Letter
- Author
- BANVILLE, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Publisher
- Secker and Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.