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The Tree
by John Fowles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$284.50NZ$256.05
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About This Item
London: Aurum Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 12". Frank Horvat . A signed first edition of John Fowles' and Frank Horvat's collaborative work, beautifully illustrated with Horvat's images of trees. The first edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated with colour photographs by Italian photographer Frank Horvat. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. This work is a collaboration between John Fowles and Frank Horvat, with beautiful photography of trees paired with Fowles' thoughtful discussions of nature and its relationship with the creative arts and writing. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with a bookseller's label to the front pastedown. The wrap is excellent with only a very minor closed tear to the head of the front joint, slight marks and very minimal edge wear. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine
Synopsis
John Fowles won international recognition with his first published novel, The Collector (1963). His subsequent works include The Magus (1966); The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969); Daniel Martin (1977); and others.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892Z31
- Title
- The Tree
- Author
- John Fowles
- Illustrator
- Frank Horvat
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Aurum Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 9" by 12"
- Keywords
- First edition Signed John Fowles Frank Horvat Signed Art
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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