Sybille Bedford — A Compass Error
London, Collins, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Sybille Bedford's sequel to 'A Favourite of the Gods', with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page.A sequel to Sybille Bedford's The Favourite of the Gods, in which seventeen-year-old Flavia discovers her true nature, even as she loses the bearings of her moral compass.Sybille Bedford (1911-2006) was a German-born English writer who was awarded the Golden PEN Award. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.
