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Babel Tower.
by Byatt, A.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy, no dust jacket as issued.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center.: Franklin Library., 1996. 1st Edition.. Full grey leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker.. A fine copy, no dust jacket as issued.. 23.5x16 cm.. Signed by the author on the limitation page. weight: 2.5 lb.
Synopsis
A.S. Byatt is the author of Possession , winner of the Booker Prize and a national bestseller. The two novels leading up to Babel Tower , which trace the fortunes of Frederica and her family through the 1950's, are The Virgin in the Garden and Still Life . Byatt's other fiction includes The Shadow of the Sun , The Game , Angels and Insects and two collections of shorter works: Sugar and Other Stories and The Matisse Stories . She has also published three volumes of critical work, of which Passions of the Mind is the most recent. She has taught English and American literature at University College, London, and is a distinguished critic and reviewer. She lives in London.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 275354
- Title
- Babel Tower.
- Author
- Byatt, A.S
- Format/Binding
- Full grey leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker.
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy, no dust jacket as issued.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Library.
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center.
- Date Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 623 pp.
- Size
- 23.5x16 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Fine
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