A. S. Byatt — The Biographer&Apos;S Tale
London, Chatto & Windus, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of A. S. Byatt's fiction novel signed by the author. First edition, first printing of The Biographer's Tale by A. S. Byatt, in original publisher's binding with the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author.This novel follows a student and his attempts to write a biography about a biographer. In the process, the student ends up learning more about three real historical figures Carl Linnaeus, Francis Galton and Henrik Ibsen, which are the focus of the biographer's research. Includes monochrome illustrations throughout the text. Dame Antonia Susan Duffy, known as A. S. Byatt professionally, is an English novelist and poet. She won the Booker Prize in 1990. In original publisher's binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Only very minor wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
