The Virgin in the Garden
by A. S. Byatt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€177.78€160.00
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1978. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A nice first edition copy of A. S. Byatt's novel, which centres around a play about Queen Elizabeth I, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This work is the second novel within the 'Frederica Potter' quartet which follows the dynamic between two sisters. This novel in particular is set during the same year as the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and revolves around a play around Elizabeth I of England. A. S. Byatt is an English novelist, poet, as well as Booker Prize Winner. 'The Times' named her as one of the fifty greatest British writers since 1945 in 2008.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Minimal bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of spine, with light fading to the top edge of boards and the spine. Dust wrapper is very smart with minimal edge wear and light age-toning to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
A. S. Byatt is famed for her short fiction, collected in Sugar and Other Stories , The Matisse Stories , and The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye . Her full-length novels include the Booker Prize-winning Possession and the trilogy sequence The Virgin in the Garden , Still Life , and Babel Tower .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 816D41
- Title
- The Virgin in the Garden
- Author
- A. S. Byatt
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- The Virgin in the Garden A. S. Byatt fiction Frederica Potter Quartet A. S. Byatt
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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