Daniel Martin (SIGNED)
by Fowles, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition, Signed and dedicated on ffep ('to Pat Solomon, with best wishes and many happy returns, John Fowles, 9th
- ISBN 10
- 0224014900
- ISBN 13
- 9780224014908
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. 1st. h/b. Near fine, 1st edition, Signed and dedicated on ffep ('to Pat Solomon, with best wishes and many happy returns, John Fowles, 9th Nov 1977'). Unclipped d/j (slightly creased in protective sleeve), brown boards, gilt spine titling bright, Text block firm but slight forward lean; pages unmarked (top edge black).. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Set internationally and spanning three decades, Daniel Martin is, among other things, an exploration of what it is to be English. Daniel is a screenwriter working in Hollywood, who finds himself dissatisfied with his career and with the person he has become. In a richly evoked narrative, Daniel travels home to reconcile with a dying friend, and also to visit his own forgotten past in an attempt to discover himself.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132815
- Title
- Daniel Martin (SIGNED)
- Author
- Fowles, John
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition, Signed and dedicated on ffep ('to Pat Solomon, with best wishes and many happy returns, John Fowles, 9th
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0224014900
- ISBN 13
- 9780224014908
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 704
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, signed, Fowles
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.76 g
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