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Possession: A Romance

Possession: A Romance

Possession: A Romance
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Possession: A Romance

by BYATT, A. S

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ISBN 10
0394586239
ISBN 13
9780394586236
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NY: Random House Inc, 1990. Bound in navy cloth and tan boards, stamped in gold. This is the first edition of Ms. Byatt's Booker Prize winning novel (now out in a Modern Library edition). 555 pp. Tight, clean copy. . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Synopsis

Antonia Susan Duffy, commonly known as A. S. Byatt was born in 1936, and is an English novelist and poet. This fascinating author won the Man Booker prize in 1990 for Possession , a beautifully written story about a duel set of discoveries that continues on through the course of the tale. When Roland Mitchell comes across a letter from Randolph Henry Ash to Christabel La Motte in the course of typical research, he is so enthralled that he takes the letter home with him.  Randolph Henry Ash, a nineteenth-century poet, is the subject of Roland’s life work thus far, and the new discovery could reveal untold new information about his character. Teaming up with Maud Bailey, who is one of Christabel’s descendants they follow a trail of clues from various letters and journals; seeking to discover the true nature of their relationship, and solve the mysteries of where and what happened before the other scholars can do so. Possession is a complex, layered book, brimming with descriptive imagery and rich with allusion.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Possession: A Romance
Author
BYATT, A. S
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First U.S. Edition
ISBN 10
0394586239
ISBN 13
9780394586236
Publisher
Random House Inc
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1990
Keywords
Booker Prize
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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