1963 JOHN FOWLES SIGNED 1ST EDITION THE COLLECTOR 1ST NOVEL JONATHAN CAPE DARK

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1963 JOHN FOWLES SIGNED 1ST EDITION THE COLLECTOR 1ST NOVEL JONATHAN CAPE DARK:
$565.56

1963, John Fowles, The Collector, Signed & Inscribed First Edition, Stark, Powerful

Fowles,John. The Collector. London: JonathanCape, 1963. Octavo, gilt stamped cloth with DJ, 283 pages. First Edition.Inscribed and Signed by Fowles.

John Robert Fowles (1926-2005) was awell-regarded English novelist. Influenced by Sartre and Camus, Fowlesbridged the gap of modernism and postmodernism with an existentialist atheism markedby integrity and intelligence. Considered by many to be among the leadingthinkers of the 20th century, Fowles began his literary career withthis somewhat disturbing 1963 First Edition now offered for your interest is the inscription and signature from Fowles on the title pagewhich reads: “Allen McGuire, To a collector – of more innocent things! JohnFowles, Lyme, 2 July 1985”

Condition notes: Very good.This octavo, measuring 7 ¾ inches by 5 inches, is bound in gilt blocked clothcomplete with the dust jacket; this is price-clipped. Light foxing to fore edge(please see photo), the overall tenor of this First Edition of the First Novelby John Fowles, Inscribed and Signed by him, is very good.