The French Lieutenant's Woman
by John Fowles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$324.12$291.71
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A signed copy of the famous postmodern romance The French Lieutenant's Woman, by the internationally renowned author John Fowles. The eighth impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the half title page. The French Lieutenant's Woman is a novel by John Fowles (1926-2005), first published in 1969. It is a Victorian-era romance with a postmodern twist, set in Lyme Regis, Dorset, where Fowles lived for much of his life. Part of the novel's critical success concerns its postmodern literary qualities, with expressions of metafiction, historiography, metahistory, Marxist criticism, and feminism. In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Colour and gilt remain bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean but somewhat age toned. Dust wrapper is in lovely condition. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 846M13
- Title
- The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Author
- John Fowles
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- John Fowles Signed Postmodernism Romance Signed
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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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