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Babel Tower
by Byatt, A.S
- Used
- near fine
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine/very near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin
Item Price:
£20.40
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus (1996), 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. Large 8vo. [6], 618 pp. Navy blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of £16.99 on front flap of dust jacket. Moderate age toning to pages, else a very near Fine book in a very near Fine jacket.
Synopsis
A.S. Byatt is the author of Possession , winner of the Booker Prize and a national bestseller. The two novels leading up to Babel Tower , which trace the fortunes of Frederica and her family through the 1950's, are The Virgin in the Garden and Still Life . Byatt's other fiction includes The Shadow of the Sun , The Game , Angels and Insects and two collections of shorter works: Sugar and Other Stories and The Matisse Stories . She has also published three volumes of critical work, of which Passions of the Mind is the most recent. She has taught English and American literature at University College, London, and is a distinguished critic and reviewer. She lives in London.
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Details
- book dealer
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 00002768
- Title
- Babel Tower
- Author
- Byatt, A.S
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- second hand - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- very near Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus (1996)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
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About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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