An Imaginary Life [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by David Malouf
- Used
- Very Good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0701123664
- ISBN 13
- 9780701123666
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1978. Very Good/Very Good. London: Chatto & Windus, 1978. First UK Edition. Bookplate signed by Malouf loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 154 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Light red boards stamped in gilt.
Unclipped dust jacket worn and creased along edges with some light spotting. Boards are rubbed along edges and crushed at top of spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Unclipped dust jacket worn and creased along edges with some light spotting. Boards are rubbed along edges and crushed at top of spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Synopsis
An Imaginary Life is a 1978 novella written by David Malouf. It tells the story of the Roman poet Ovid, during his exile in Tomis. Whilst there, Ovid lives with the natives, although he doesn't understand their language; and forms a bond with a wild boy who is found after having been brought up by wolves. The relationship between Ovid and the boy, at first one of protector and protected, becomes an alliance between two people in a foreign land.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9724
- Title
- An Imaginary Life [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- David Malouf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0701123664
- ISBN 13
- 9780701123666
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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