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Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: boards are rubbed and edge worn. foxing and markings. ownership inscription. all pages intact. fairly good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: boards are rubbed and edge worn. foxing and markings. minor staining. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Fowles, John:. The French Lieutenant's Woman.. London: Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$15.37 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover book . Brown cloth lettered in gilt to spine, no dustjacket. 445pp. Maroon tinted top page edges. With pictorial endpapers. The author's fourth novel, later filmed. A Fine clean copy. Photos available.
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. jacket is a bit shelf worn and chipped. there is a gift inscription on the front end page. minor insect wear on both book and jacket edges. some markings on page ends. contents remain clear and mch legible. soundly bound and intact. fairly good copy. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$19.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: the jacket has edge tears and very worn. shelf rubbed. spine sunned. creased. the jacket is price clipped. marked. minor tanning. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$19.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: the jacket is edge worn and shelf rubbed. spine sunned. a bit cocked. marked. minor tanning. previous owner's inscription. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$27.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The jacket is a bit shelf rubbed - worn.No inscriptions.Well bound, if a little cocked.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
FOWLES, JOHN.. The French Lieutenant's Woman.. London; Jonathan Cape; 1969., 1969.
Price: US$43.01 + shipping
Description: First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 445; illustrated endpapers, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket with some insect damage to front panel and spine, previous owner's bookplate tipped-in on front endpaper, good copy. First edition of Fowles's controversial allegory.
Seller: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australia
Fowles, John. The French Lietenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$44.83 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. First printing. 445pp. b/w illus. to end papers. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Top text block is stained purple. Dust jacket is price clipped and worn with some small tears o/w a really lovely copy. OVERSEAS ORDERS MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING.
Seller: Broad Street Book Centre, Hereford, United Kingdom
FOWLES, John.. THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN.. Jonathan Cape, London. 1969., 1969.
Price: US$46.32 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo, 445pp. A good hardback copy with previous bookseller's label to front paste down endpaper. Slightly canted. Price clipped dust jacket is chipped & worn with faded spine.
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, 1969.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition/printing. A small "tide mark" to top of a few page foredges not affecting interior, boards or jacket. Otherwise a VERY GOOD+ book . Jacket rubbed at folds and tips; crease to jacket spine. No chips or tears , however. VERY GOOD+ jacket.
Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing by Cape, 1969. Very good with some wear and rubbing to edges of price-clipped jacket. Owner's name in pen, bottom of title page.
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, 1969.
Price: US$62.63 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Impression Book has just the tiniest hint of shelf wear and a book store stamp to the title page. Brown top fore edge still retains full colour. The jacket is not price clipped at the required 35s net and has small amounts of rubbing. As usually occur with this title the spine of the jacket is dulled down a little. A very nice copy.
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand
John Fowles.. The French Lieutenant s Woman.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969, 1969.
Price: US$76.85 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Hardback. A clean bright fine copy in a very good, slightly edge-rubbed and faded, unclipped dust jacket with a couple of tiny chips at extremities. 1969 1st edition.
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
Fowles (John). The French Lieutenant's Woman.. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$76.85 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, pp. 448, crown 8vo, original brown boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, top edge maroon, a couple of small spots to fore-edge, illustrated endpapers, ownership inscription to verso of flyleaf, dustjacket rubbed to edges with the backstrip panel a touch faded, very good.
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$83.26 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first impression (Jonathan Cape, 1969). Original brown cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. Very good or better with a very slight slant and some spotting to edges and endpapers. Contents clean otherwise. The original price-clipped dust jacket has some rubbing in places, primarily to fore-edges, hinges and spine ends with a few chips to corners and some foxing to verso.
Seller: Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
FOWLES, John.. The French Lieutenant's Woman.. London, Jonathan Cape 1969., 1969.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. A couple tiny spots of foxing on the fore-edge, otherwise fine in fine (price-clipped) dustjacket with the background of the spine faded slightly from purple-brown to brown, not affecting lettering. A clean square copy of one of Fowles's finest novels, in a restrained jacket design, but augmented by wonderful illustrated endpapers by Tom Adams.
Seller: Larsen Books, Exeter, NSW, Australia
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, England, 1969.
Price: US$89.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A Very Good+ to Near Fine copy of the First UK Edition, second printing (1970). Shelf worn Dust Jacket in a new Brodart cover. Previous owners name on half title page.
Seller: Bookman Books, Lynchburg, VA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Basis for the 1981 movie of the same name starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. First Printing. 445 pp. 8vo. Light wear and scuffing to dust jacket, slight bumping to head and foot of spine, price tag at base of inside front flap, now in mylar cover. Brown cloth boards with gold titling to spine. Clean within.
Seller: Craig Olson Books, ABAA/ILAB, Belfast, ME, U.S.A.
Fowles, John.. The French Lieutenant's Woman.. Jonathan Cape. London., 1969.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The book has the previous owner's bookplate inside the front endpaper, with very, very light wear on the spine tips. Decorative endpapers. Top edge stained purple. The dust jacket has very, very light wear on the cover corners & on the spine tips. No chips or tears. 35s net on the flap.
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
The French Lieutentant's Woman. Fowles, John. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first British edition, published by Jonathan Cape in 1969. A near fine example of the book with an oval stain to top edge and faint spotting to page edges. Dust jacket very good with wear to folds to spinal extremities and tips.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
FOWLES, JOHN. The French LieutenantÕs Woman. London Jonathan Cape 1969, 1969.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Fine in a lightly used dust jacket.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$128.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Brown boards with titles in gilt to spine, brown top edge, dark red dust jacket with titles in gilt to front and b&w photograph of author to rear, b&w illustrated epps, 445pp. Light shelf wear to edges, corners of dust jacket snipped but price of 35s still visible, edges and corners of dust jacket a little worn. Overall, a very good+ copy of this first edition in a very good dust jacket.
Seller: Scrivener's Books and Bookbinding, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A nice copy of the first British edition. Jacket barley nicked at the extremities. The spine is only MINUTELY toned.
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
FOWLES, JOHN. The French LieutenantÕs Woman. New York Jonathan Cape 1969, 1969.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Fine in a bright dust jacket which is neatly price-clipped, has one small crease, and a very minute bit of wear. Attractive copy.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$153.70 + shipping
Description: A smart first edition of this postmodern historical fiction novel by John Fowles. First edition. A postmodern historical fiction novel exploring the fraught relationship of a gentleman and amateur naturalist, Charles Smithson, and the former governess and independent woman, Sarah Woodruff. The novel both follows and critiques the conventions of period novels. Written by John Robert Fowles, an internationally renowned English novelist, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light rubbing and minor chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine and the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Newspaper clipping pasted to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$153.70 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. 445, [1]. Original brown boards, spine lettered in gilt, dustjacket printed in maroon and black and blocked in gilt, top edge maroon. Dustjacket a little rubbed with some loss to spine gilding, lightly discoloured in places. Bookplate signed by the author and dated August 2001 loosely inserted. The first edition of Fowles? third and best-known novel, the basis for the 1981 Karel Reisz film starring Meryl Streep. A later signed bookplate has been loosely inserted.
Seller: McNaughtan's Bookshop, ABA PBFA ILAB, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman (Uncorrected Proof). Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$160.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Uncorrected proof copy in soft cover format, 8vo, 445pp, card covers; Cape saw fit to run this particular copy off in two paper types one of which has discoloured at the edges which are also generally lightly spotted o/w VG Copy in oversized DJ which is suffering from most of the ailments that beset proof jackets, creasing about all edges, rubbing, darkening and general wear and tear Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Roger Lucas Booksellers, Horncastle, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$172.92 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 445pp. Brown cloth, gilt. Illustrated end-papers. Top edge dark mauve. No inscriptions or marks. Unfaded binding. Author's fourth book in the true 1st edition. Nice d.j. in a new mylar cover Size: 8vo
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
FOWLES, John. THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine copy, slightly dirty on the edge of the textblock. The dustjacket is also fine.
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. London Jonathan Cape 1969, 1969.
Price: US$186.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st Edition. 445pp. Octavo. Original brown cloth. Gilt title on spine. Bottom of text block with small stain. Decorative printed endpapers. Original dust wrapper has a very small amount of wear at the corners. Wrapper has been price clipped. Old presentation inscription on the rear of the front endpaper. A very attractive copy without fading on the dust wrapper. very good The French Lieutenant's Woman is a feat of seductive storytelling, in the style of the Victorian novel. "Filled with enchanting mysteries and magically erotic possibilities" (New York Times). The novel inspired the successful 1981 film starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons and is today universally regarded as a modern classic.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$189.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD condition DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to laminate face at top and bottom corners of spine and all outside corners, both panels. Very light scratches across face of front panel. Small stain to upper back panel. BOARDS: Very good condition. Foot of spine soft. BOOK: Very good condition. Minor scratches to topstain. Minor stains to reverse of FFEP and LFEP. Slight lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. ***************************** Here on offer is a very nice copy of John Fowle's 3rd novel, The French Lieutenant's Woman, a postmodern historical fiction work and the basis for the 1981 film of the same name starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. This copy is a 1st UK trade edition, 1st printing published by Jonathan Cape in 1969. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. *********************************** "While in Lyme Regis to visit his fiancee, Ernestina Freeman, Charles Smithson, a 32-year-old paleontologist, becomes fascinated by the mysterious Sarah Woodruff. A fallen woman said to have been jilted by a French officer, Sarah is a pariah to the well-bred society that Charles and Ernestina are a part of. While searching for fossils in a wooded coastal area, Charles encounters Sarah alone, and his curiosity and pity for her soon evolve into other emotions. It is not clear who seduces whom, but when another opportunity presents itself, Charles embraces Sarah passionately. Shortly thereafter, Sarah disappears, having been dismissed from domestic employment by the tyrannical do-gooder Mrs. Poultenay. Charles finds her in a room in Exeter, where he declares and demonstrates his love. Inspired by his image of Sarah as a valiant rebel against Victorian conventions, Charles rejects the constricting, respectable life Ernestina represents for him. He breaks off their engagement and is harassed with legal action for breach of contract. Meanwhile, Sarah vanishes again, and Charles spends 20 months scouring the world for her, finally tracing her to the lodgings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti in London." //////////////////////////// John Robert Fowles (31 March 1926 5 November 2005) was an English novelist of international renown, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work was influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, among others. ///// After leaving Oxford University, Fowles taught English at a school on the Greek island of Spetses, a sojourn that inspired The Magus (1965), an instant best-seller that was directly in tune with 1960s "hippy" anarchism and experimental philosophy. This was followed by The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969), a Victorian-era romance with a postmodern twist that was set in Lyme Regis, Dorset, where Fowles lived for much of his life. Later fictional works include The Ebony Tower (1974), Daniel Martin (1977), Mantissa (1982), and A Maggot (1985). ///// Fowles's books have been translated into many languages, and several have been adapted as films. ///// . . . The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969) was released to critical and popular success. It was translated into more than ten languages, and established Fowles' international reputation. It was adapted as a feature film in 1981 with a screenplay by the noted British playwright (and later Nobel laureate) Harold Pinter, and starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. ********** The above text was taken from, respectively, Penguin Group publishing (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.
Seller: Second-handsome Books, College Station, TX, U.S.A.
John Fowles.. THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN.. , 1969.
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Description: 1969, London, Jonathan Cape, first edition, pp445, brown cloth in dustwrapper. With loosely inserted, initialled postcard from the author. Top of spine of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed, inscription on endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
Seller: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. Thr French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$198.53 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing with original boards in very clean condition and four sharp corners to boards with bright gilt letters to the spine; scuff to tip of top spine edge, otherwise near fine; pictorial end papers; no previous owner's marks or gift inscription; maroon top stain unfaded; very clean and straight text block with no spotting or sunning. Dust jacket condition: Very Good plus; not price clipped (35s); light scuffs to flap bends; gold gilt letters to front cover and to spine bright; one tiny chip and scuff to top (see images) edge of rear panel by spine.
Seller: M&B Books, London, United Kingdom
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman - LRBP. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jonathan Cape, London, 1969. First English Edition hardcover book in Very Good condition; light shelf wear to the head and heel of the spine; very slight cocking of the spine; good color on the decorative brown top page edges; fore and bottom page edges are evenly toned; "In Memory of" stamp at the top of the front end page, and again at the top of the title page; internal pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket in Very Good condition; shelf wear along the edges and corners; all four flap corners are decoratively clipped by the publisher; U.K. price printed at the bottom of the front flap; protected in a mylar cover. A beautiful copy of this book. 21100041, 1 lb 4 oz, VA-5
Seller: Little River Book Peddlers, Woodstock, GA, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Faint spotting on the page foredge else fine in a near fine dust jacket with fading on the spine and slight toning on the flaps. Basis the 1981 Karel Reisz film starring Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$204.94 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A superb first edition copy of one of the most popular novels of John Fowles, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The popular historical fiction novel by John Fowles, a postmodern love story between the amateur naturalist Charles Smithson and former governess Sarah Woodruff.This was the author's third published novel, and was immensely popular upon publication, being turned into a critically acclaimed film in 1981 starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is a little sunned to the spine with minor edge wear and rubbing to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$224.15 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An excellent copy of the first edition of John Fowles's celebrated postmodernist Victorian-era romance. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Fowles's third published novel examines the fraught relationship between a gentleman naturalist and the former governess with whom he falls in love, with the work both following and challenging the conventions of the novels of the Victorian period.The novel was adapted for the screen by Harold Pinter.An excellent first edition by Fowles, the renowned British novelist of works positioned between modernism and postmodernism, best known for 'The Magus', 'A Maggot', and 'The Collector'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Spine tail lightly bumped, otherwise externally fine. Dust wrapper lightly sunned to back strip, with amateur ink restorations over back strip head and tail, folds over joints, and flyleaf folds. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$230.56 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The first edition of this historical romance novel by John Fowles, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With beautiful illustrated paste-downs by Tom Adams. 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' is a historical romance novel exploring the complex relationship between a Victorian naturalist and a former governess and independent woman. The novel is noted for its depiction of gender issues, with a stark contrast between the strong-willed, independent female protagonist and the traditional male characters. John Fowles was a notable English novelist, best known for his best-selling work, 'The Magus', as well as, 'The Ebony Tower', and 'Daniel Martin'. The half title page is present. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. The original, unclipped dust wrapper is in very smart condition. Some light age-toning and scattered spots to the flyleafs. Some shelf wear to the extremities. The spine is darkened. Light marks to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1969. "First published 1969" stated on the copyright page, indicating first edition. Book fine. DJ very good, spine sun-faded. DJ price is 35s net.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969, 1969.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original Wraps. First English Edition. ISBN:224 61645 4. Extremly rare uncorrected proof of the author's best book. Very good copy read a couple of times. A very rare book hurry for this one.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$312.53 + shipping
Description: 8vo., First Edition, with pictorial endpapers; original brown cloth, gilt back, brown top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Lovely copy of the author's third novel, the basis of Karel Reisz's Oscar-nominated feature film (1981) starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons.
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. 445pp. First British Edition. Fine in publishers brown boards with gold lettering stamped to spine, page edges maroon. Dust wrapper is a fine maroon color with a touch of shelf rubbing and very slight rubbing on hinges, and unaccountably, all inside DJ edges clipped. Otherwise a fine, bright, tight copy of this delicate title. Shipped bubble wrapped in a box, not a padded envelope. Price reduced!!
Seller: Dubliners Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. Original brown paper-covered boards, "First Published 1969" on copyright page. Fine. In fine dust jacket with only the faintest of rubbing to spine ends and folds, original price intact on front flap. A beautiful copy or a book easily susceptible to wear. Endpapers by Tom Adams. Jacket in archival jacket protector. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. A true collector's copy.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Handsome first printing of Fowles's postmodern evocation of the Victorian novel. Fowles's third published novel and one of his most influential, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN is both an attempted replica of and a splintered postmodern experiment upon Victorian fiction and its narrative conventions. With the freedom of the far future to shift registers and let implications rest where they may ("Mr. Fowles clearly knows his Victorian pornographers," wrote one contemporary reviewer, approvingly) and the skill to mimic the absent but all-knowing 19th-century narration no longer in fashion, Fowles ultimately declines to manufacture a strict period piece: bringing in his own person as metafictional commentator, he refuses to settle the "fixed fight" of fiction in the traditional definitive manner, instead offering two endings whose order of presentation is (or so he says) determined by the flip of a coin. The 1981 film of the novel was adapted by Harold Pinter, who added another layer of cinematic self-reference to the plot, and starred Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep in what might have been a career-making role had her career not already been made. In any case, she won an Academy Award for her troubles, in spite of Pauline Kael's grumbles about the film's glacial detachment. If this is a flaw, it is a deliberate one, and one shared by Fowles's novel, for which distance is a recurring concern: emotional, temporal, geographical distance; the distance between a novel and a novelist, the distances between people unbridged by mutual understanding. 7.75'' x 5.5''. Original textured brown paper boards. Burgundy topstain. Pictorial endpapers by Tom Adams. In original unclipped (35s) gilt-lettered burgundy jacket. 445, [1] pages. Moderate scuffing to jacket edges and folds, minor spotting to fore-edge. Topstain dark. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$560.98 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. SIGNED & DATED FIRST EDITION. Full brown publisher's cloth, gold lettering to spine. Top edge purple. Pictorial endpapers. 445 pp. Light soiling to fore edge of text block. A few small stains to outer margins of a few pages, not affecting text. Dust jacket sunned at spine, rubbed to extremities. Flaps are cropped but not price clipped. Laid-in ticket to John Fowles' appearance at the Harbourfront Reading Series, May 7, 1998. John Fowles third novel is an astonishingly compelling narrative, exceeding even the binding fascination of The Collector and The Magus. From the god-like stance of the nineteenth-century novelist that he both assumes and gently mocks, to the last detail of dress, idiom and manners, his book is an immaculate recreation of Victorian England. Not only is it the epic love story of two people of insight and imagination seeking escape from the cant and tyranny of their age, it is also a brilliantly sustained allegory on the decline of the static Victorian ethos and on the birth of the twentieth-century passion for freedom.
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman -- 1st British Edition Signed. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A fine copy, bright and clean inside and out. In a very good plus dust jacket (price intact) with slight rubbing at the corners. SIGNED BY FOWLES on the title page: "John Fowles, Lyme Regis, 14.8.01." Housed in a custom-made clamshell case. A beautiful signed copy of what many consider Fowles' masterpiece. We have the largest selection of John Fowles first editions for sale in the world--please inquire about our multiple-purchase discounts, or if you need assistance with building a Fowles collection.
Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. London: Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, uncorrected proof. Publisher's original mustard yellow wraps; maroon dust jacket that is slightly taller than the book, bearing proof date of June 12, 1969 to rear flap, lettered in gilt on front panel and spine, with portrait of Fowles on rear. Near fine with usual creasing to spine; unclipped dust jacket with some light wear and a few small tears to edges, and some creasing and wear to spine ends. A near fine copy overall. The French Lieutenant's Woman follows the relationship between former governess Sarah Woodruff and amateur naturalist Charles Smithson in the 1860s. Fowles used his knowledge of classic literature to enhance the conventional romantic plot, and he was influenced by the postmodernist movement. Uniquely, Fowles includes three dramatically different endings in the book, each explained by the narrator, who at this point has intervened and become a character. The French Lieutenant's Woman was well-received, building off the success of The Magus and The Collector, all of which were adapted into films.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$608.41 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A signed presentation copy of the first edition of John Fowles's celebrated postmodernist Victorian-era romance. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.With the inscription 'Christian with love from F' to the half title.Fowles's third published novel examines the fraught relationship between a gentleman naturalist and the former governess with whom he falls in love, both following and challenging the conventions of the novels of the Victorian period.The novel was adapted for the screen by Harold Pinter.An excellent first edition by Fowles, the renowned British novelist of works positioned between modernism and postmodernism, best known for 'The Magus', 'A Maggot', and 'The Collector'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Minor sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with significant rubbing to back strip head and tail. Spot to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to half title. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape 1969, London, 1969.
Price: US$640.43 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by the author on the title page and dated 1981. 445 pp. Publisher's hardback in dust jacket. Dj spine somewhat faded and jacket slightly edgeworn. Small stains to fore-edge. No ownership names. Internally clean. Jacket not price-clipped. 0224616544 8vo.
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
FOWLES, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a very slightly darkened spine. A lovely copy of this *Burgess 99* title that is generally encountered at least moderately worn.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Fowles' classic third novel. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by John Fowles on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Endpaper drawing by Tom Adams. Possibly the most beloved of Fowles's internationally bestselling works, The French Lieutenant's Woman is a feat of seductive storytelling that effectively invents anew the Victorian novel. "Filled with enchanting mysteries and magically erotic possibilities" (New York Times). It was the basis for the 1981 British romantic drama film directed by Karel Reisz, produced by Leon Clore, and adapted by playwright Harold Pinter. The music score is by Carl Davis and the cinematography by Freddie Francis. The film stars Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. Other featured actors include Hilton McRae, Peter Vaughan, Colin Jeavons, Liz Smith, Patience Collier, Richard Griffiths, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Penelope Wilton, and Leo McKern. It is universally regarded as a modern classic.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, 1969.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED first edition, First Published 1969 stated on copyright page. Signed by author on half-title page, a John Fowles bookplate attached to half-title page. Book fine. Dust jacket near fine, slight rubbing, very minor tanning to flaps.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original green wrappers, printed in black. "Uncorrected Proof" on front cover. In the rare Proof dust jacket. The back flap states: "Proof Only. Provisional publication date June 12, 1969." "Pub. June 12" in ink on front free end paper. The dust jacket is about one half inch over sized. In custom made slipcase. Scarce in proof dust jacket.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
FOWLES, JOHN. The French Lieutenant's Woman. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo. 5.75 x 8 inches. 445 pp. Fine in original brown cloth and fine pictorial dust jacket, pictorial endpapers with original price intact. A superior copy of what is generally considered the author's major work and the basis for the fine 1981 film starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. Signed on the title page by Fowles. Laid in as a 5 x 7- inch black and white photograph of the author signing a copy of this book. The photograph is signed by Fowles on the verso. Additionally laid in as laniappe is the pamphlet A Brief History of Lyme, 1981 by Fowles, a short history of the seaside town in Dorset where Fowles lived and the book and film were set. The pamphlet is signed, as well.
Seller: Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Fowles' third novel. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Phil Thayer - with gratitude and every good wish for the future - John Fowles, Regis, January 21st, 1970." With the bookplate of John Fowles to the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Endpaper drawing by Tom Adams. Possibly the most beloved of Fowles's internationally bestselling works, The French Lieutenant's Woman is a feat of seductive storytelling that effectively invents anew the Victorian novel. "Filled with enchanting mysteries and magically erotic possibilities" (New York Times). It was the basis for the 1981 British romantic drama film directed by Karel Reisz, produced by Leon Clore, and adapted by playwright Harold Pinter. The music score is by Carl Davis and the cinematography by Freddie Francis. The film stars Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. Other featured actors include Hilton McRae, Peter Vaughan, Colin Jeavons, Liz Smith, Patience Collier, Richard Griffiths, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Penelope Wilton, and Leo McKern. It is universally regarded as a modern classic.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Fowles, John [Harold Pinter]. The French Lieutenant's Woman.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1969.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Fowles' classic third novel. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by both John Fowles and Harold Pinter on the title page. Pinter wrote the screenplay for the 1981 film bearing the same name. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. An excellent near fine example in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing. Endpaper drawing by Tom Adams. Rare and desirable signed by both Fowles and Pinter. Possibly the most beloved of Fowles's internationally bestselling works, The French Lieutenant's Woman is a feat of seductive storytelling that effectively invents anew the Victorian novel. "Filled with enchanting mysteries and magically erotic possibilities" (New York Times). It was the basis for the 1981 British romantic drama film directed by Karel Reisz, produced by Leon Clore, and adapted by playwright Harold Pinter. The music score is by Carl Davis and the cinematography by Freddie Francis. The film stars Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. Other featured actors include Hilton McRae, Peter Vaughan, Colin Jeavons, Liz Smith, Patience Collier, Richard Griffiths, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Penelope Wilton, and Leo McKern. It is universally regarded as a modern classic.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.