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The Love Object

by O'Brien, Edna

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New York: Knopf, 1969. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full, cherry-red cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in gilt. Pink topstain. 172pps. Stated First American Edition. There is an 'H' stamped on the ffep., otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is in splendid condition; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a touch of crinkling at the top of the front panel and some faint creasings in the lamination; no chips or tears. The original price is intact.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "In a London restaurant, at their first meeting, in the midst of casual conversation, a young woman dining with a famous man becomes aroused by him, obsessed by him, and totally commits herself to him. He becomes the Love Object on whom she focuses emotional hungers impossible to assuage.<br> The telling of their love affair powerfully sounds the theme of Edna O'Brien's new book. Each story has at its center the 'object' on which we obsessively fasten our longings, expecting of it a magical fulfillment. <i>This</i> lover will forever banish loneliness. <i>This</i> long-anticipated party will open up new worlds of romance. <i>This</i> coveted piece of furniture in the store window has only to be brought home and our drab lives will be transformed. The moods and settings vary; the evocation of longing is always there..." <br><br></b></font> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. X03-B.. First Edition. Cloth.

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Title
The Love Object
Author
O'Brien, Edna
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1969
Keywords
EDNA O'BRIEN THE LOVE OBJECT FIRST EDITIONS IRISH BRITISH AUTHORS LITERATURE FICTION SHORT STORIES COLLECTIBLE BOOKS

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