E.M. Forster : A Life (1879 - 1970) Two Volumes In One
by Furbank, P.N
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg, 1979. First Edition Thus. Dark Green Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Large 8vo. 359pp. This edition has two volumes in one - 'The Growth of the Novelist 1879 - 1914' & 'Polycrates' Ring 1914 - 1970'. A fresh copy, with a few grouped b/w illustrations. There is the slightest of bumps to the head & tail of the spine & the upper corner of the front board is also slightly bumped. Slight spine lean. Sligth fading to the rear board, concealed under the wrapper. The dust wrapper has not been price clipped - though does have slight shelf wear to the wrapper edges. A lovely clean, crisp copy.
Synopsis
P. N. Furbank's 1978 two-volume portrait, combined here into one edition, is generally considered the definitive biography of novelist E. M. Forster. "One of the best biographies of a writer I've ever read."--Walter Clemons, Newsweek
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 213895
- Title
- E.M. Forster : A Life (1879 - 1970) Two Volumes In One
- Author
- Furbank, P.N
- Format/Binding
- Dark Green Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- Large 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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