John Fowles — Daniel Martin

London, Jonathan Cape, 1977. Cloth. A smart first edition of this Bildungsroman novel from English author John Fowles, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Dan Martin, a playwright and Hollywood screenwriter who returns to his native England when a friend from his time at university asks to see him before he dies. This work follows the life of the eponymous protagonist using both first and third person voices, whilst employing a variety of literary techniques such as multiple narratives and flashback. Written by John Robert Fowles, an English novelist of international renown, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.