The Lyre of Orpheus
by Davies, Robertson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- fine
- ISBN 10
- 0771599196
- ISBN 13
- 9780771599194
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1988. Hardcover. fine. 1st Edition. 3p.l.,472pp. Octavo. Original black cloth in dust jacket. Signed on title page. Tipped in partial program page from Carmen. Georges Bizet Calgary Opera 1988-1989 Signed by Isola Jones. Newspaper clipping tipped in on front pastedown pertaining to this novel. fine Isola Jones is a renowned opera singer who has performed with the Metropolitan Opera and the Chicago Symphony as well as on numerous recordings. 1988
Synopsis
Robertson Davies (1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123045
- Title
- The Lyre of Orpheus
- Author
- Davies, Robertson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0771599196
- ISBN 13
- 9780771599194
- Publisher
- MacMillan of Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Western Canadiana|Canadian Fiction|Canadian Literature|Canadian Lit.
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