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The Golden Child.
de Fitzgerald, Penelope
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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London; Duckworth, 1977., 1977. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 159. [1]. Bound in midnight blue cloth, with gilt titles to spine. With the original pictorial black and gold dust-jacket. Unclipped dust-jacket, rubbed and peeling in places, and a few miniscule closed tears to edges and a small closed tear (3cm) to flap joint. Contents crisp, tight and free from annotations and inscriptions. Overall Very Good book in a Very Good dust-jacket. First novel by the Booker Prize winning author. Ostensibly a murder mystery set in the British Museum, The Golden Child is a witty satire critiquing the bureaucracy of the art world.
Sinopsis
Penelope Fitzgerald's first novel, THE GOLDEN CHILD, combines a deft comedy of manners with a classic mystery set in London's most refined institution -- the museum. When the glittering treasure of ancient Garamantia, the golden child, is delivered to the museum, a web of intrigue tightens around its personnel, especially the hapless museum officer Waring Smith. While prowling the halls one night, Waring is nearly strangled. Two suspicious deaths ensue, and only the cryptic hieroglyphics of the Garamantes can bring an end to the mayhem. Fitzgerald has an unerring eye for human nature, and this satirical look at the art world delivers a terrifically witty read.
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- Librería
- Keel Row Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 9788
- Título
- The Golden Child.
- Autor
- Fitzgerald, Penelope
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hard Cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- London; Duckworth, 1977.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1977
- Palabras clave
- Fiction
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Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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- First Edition
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