Description:
London: Secker and Warburg, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's brown boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. The merest hint of foxing to the fore-edge and a couple of bumps to the boards otherwise a near fine copy. The photographic-style dustwrapper is priced £6.50 to the inside flap and is in VG condition with a couple of short edge tears, a bit of laminate lifting and mild rubbing. "This is a major work that should not have been neglected. Combining EM Forster, DH Lawrence and Robert Aickman even HP Lovecraft but essentially a major discovery of originality for me: Frances Oliver. Much business with gender and racial politics and nightmarish breaching of religious and sexual protocols. The relentless scenes of sleep and waking and nearness within the claustrophobic expedition tents are absolutely incredible. The flutes of shepherds in lands of hot-steaming misbegotten…
Read More No image available
Details
- Title Xargos
- Author Oliver, Frances
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, UK
- Date 1981
- ISBN 9780436339981
More Copies for Sale
Xargos
by Oliver, Frances
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780436339981 / 0436339986
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Leicester, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
NZ$181.60NZ$49.14 shipping to USA
Show Details
Item Price
NZ$181.60
NZ$49.14
shipping to USA