The Lyre of Orpheus (signed)
by Davies, Robertson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 067082416X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670824168
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1988. First American trade edition, second printing. Signed by author on title page. Very lightly faded along top and bottom edge, very faintly bumped on ends of spine, backstrip pulled away from spine at top edge, five pinpoint brown dots on top edge, faint scratches on bottom edge, else very good plus. DJ darkened along top and bottom edge, lightly wrinkled and chipped on ends of spine, else very good plus. Protected in mylar.. Signed by Author. First Trade. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Robertson Davies (1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lindenlea Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000860
- Title
- The Lyre of Orpheus (signed)
- Author
- Davies, Robertson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Trade
- ISBN 10
- 067082416X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670824168
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Robertson Davies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian;
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