The Lyre of Orpheus
by DAVIES, Robertson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Macmillan, 1988. - first issue text that bulks 1 1/16 th inches [ as do review copies ], later thicker paper accounts for the extra sixteenth inch - no yet known textual variants between the two - SIGNED on the title page, o/w fine in fine dj.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
Synopsis
Robertson Davies (1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15416
- Title
- The Lyre of Orpheus
- Author
- DAVIES, Robertson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- FIRST ISSUE, SIGNED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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Port Colborne, Ontario
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