Set This House On Fire
by STYRON, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. The third novel by the author of The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice. Set in a village along the Amalfi Coast of Italy, the novel deals with some of Styron's most favored themes--evil and redemption, and class standing and artistic license. Signed by the author on the title page.
Synopsis
Set This House on Fire, is a novel by William Styron, set in Italy centred on the themes of evil and redemption. The narrator, Leverett, is a lawyer from the South, but the story is primarily told through the recollections of its protagonist, a troubled artist named Cass.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sawtooth Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28013
- Title
- Set This House On Fire
- Author
- STYRON, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
Terms of Sale
Sawtooth Rare Books
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About the Seller
Sawtooth Rare Books
Biblio member since 2004
Santa Fe, New Mexico
About Sawtooth Rare Books
We are sellers of modern first editions, with an emphasis on modern fiction, poetry, Western American literature and signed books.
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