Author: Angela Carter
Title: Nights at the Circus
Description: London, Chatto & Windus, 1985 . Cloth. A signed first edition, third impression of Angela Carter's prize-winning novel, a fine copy, held in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The third impression, published the year after the first impression. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the title page, 'to Ben, (because Anne asked me to dedicate it to you-) Angela Carter&apos. Written by English author, Angela Carter, known for her works surrounding magic realism, such as this.'Nights at the Circus' is a postmodern novel on the life of Sophie Fevvers, a Cockney virgin who was hatched from an egg. A unique novel mixing various genres, the novel won the 1984 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Dust wrapper is also lovely, with sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the author's inscription to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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