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Robert Nye was born in London in 1939. His principal calling is poetry, and his A COLLECTION OF POEMS 1955-1988 was chosen by six critics as one of their Books of the Year. FALSTAFF, his second novel, was published in 1976 and won both Hawthornden Prize and the Guardian Fiction Prize. His subsequent historical novels include MERLIN, FAUST, THE VOYAGE OF THE DESTINY, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MY LORD GILLES DE RAIS and MRS SHAKESPEARE. His books have been translated into many languages, and he is also a respected literary journalist, having served for many years as poetry critic for The Times.
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Merlin
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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0241899524
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. INSCRIBED by author on front free endpaper, "I dislike this book. Robert Nye for Rolland Comstock." Newspaper article about the book laid in. "An erotic novel about King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table? Merlin stands the medieval world of chivalry and romance on its head, and explores in a most modern way the dark and unconscious side of the Arthurian myth." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Boards gently bow outwards. Small bumps on corners and spine ends. Light foxing and tanning to edges of pages. Text is clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has moderate edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Tiny tears on top corners. Light age spotting on flaps. Plastic coating is slightly yellowed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 75045
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