The Bull from the Sea (Uncorrected Proof)
by Renault, Mary
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good, scarce Uncorrected Proof, 1961 (1st ed. pub. Following year in 1962); cover scuff marks and soiling; text block firm; page
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Synopsis
Mary Renault was born in London and educated at Oxford. She then trained for three years as a nurse, and wrote her first published novel, Promise of Love . Her next three novels were written while serving in WWII. After the war, she settled in South Africa and traveled considerably in Africa and Greece. It was at this time that she began writing her brilliant historical reconstructions of ancient Greece, including The King Must Die, The Last of the Wine , and The Persian Boy . She died in Cape Town in 1983.
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- Seller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- IYC132299
- Title
- The Bull from the Sea (Uncorrected Proof)
- Author
- Renault, Mary
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, scarce Uncorrected Proof, 1961 (1st ed. pub. Following year in 1962); cover scuff marks and soiling; text block firm; page
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- uncorrected proof
- Publisher
- Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 280
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, historical fiction, Renault, rare, uncorrected proof
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Text Block
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...