(London): Viking, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Slightly bowed boards and bumped corners, faint stains along the foredge else near fine in an about near fine dustwrapper with some rubbing and edge wear. Signed by the author on the title page.

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Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield, England, in 1939, and studied English at Cambridge University. Her novels include The Radiant Way, A Natural Curiosity, The Gates of Ivory, The Witch of Exmoor, The Peppered Moth , and, most recently, The Seven Sisters . Among her non-fiction works are Arnold Bennett: A Biography, A Writer's Britain, and Angus Wilson: A Biography. She is also the editor of The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Margaret Drabble has three children and is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd. She lives in London, England.

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On Oct 27 2022, a reader said:

Fabulous read. Drabble my top favourite writer. Started with The Radiant Way and went from there….just cannot store books however.

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Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 363969
Title: The Gates of Ivory
Author: DRABBLE, Margaret
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0670842702
ISBN 13: 9780670842704
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: (London)
Date Published: 1991
Keywords: EnglishLiterature

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