THE GIRL AT THE LION D'OR
by FAULKS, Sebastian:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson. 1989. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original olive-green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, publisher's decorative endpapers, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the equally fine dustwrapper which remains without fading or loss, minimally nicked to upper corners. Not price-clipped (£11.95 net to the front flap). A lovely copy. The author's second novel, and the first in a French Trilogy that continues with 'Birdsong' and 'Charlotte Gray'. 'A beautifully controlled and restrained story which catches character, period and place in a subtle but absorbing manner, rather like a prose Vermeer' (Piers Paul Read). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Synopsis
Sebastian Faulks was born in 1953 and educated at Wellington College and Cambridge. He was a journalist and reviewer for fourteen years and is now a full-time writer. His novels include Birdsong, A Fool’s Alphabet, The Girl at the Lion D’Or and Charlotte Gray . He has also edited The Vintage Book of War Stories .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18966
- Title
- THE GIRL AT THE LION D'OR
- Author
- FAULKS, Sebastian:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hutchinson. 1989
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York, North Yorkshire
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...