The Ebony Tower
by Fowles, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. First UK edition. HC w DJ. MV VG/Good. Dark grey cloth, gilt spine titling bright, light wear, FO plate to FFEP, clean, binding sound. Clipped DJ (£2.50) edgeworn, extremities rubbed, tips worn, now in Brodart. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
Synopsis
John Fowles won international recognition with his first published novel, The Collector (1963). His subsequent works include The Magus (1966); The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969); Daniel Martin (1977); and others.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230379
- Title
- The Ebony Tower
- Author
- Fowles, John
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 300
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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Nashville, Tennessee
About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...