The Chymical Wedding
Clarke, Lindsay
From The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since 02 November 2010
From The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United Kingdom
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 02 November 2010
About this Item
First edition, first impression. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (£12.95), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 542pp. Soon after moving to the secluded Norfolk village of Munding, Alex Darken has a disturbing encounter with the ageing poet Edward Nesbit and his young lover Laura. They are obsessively researching the lives of Sir Henry Agnew and his daughter Louisa who lived in Munding in the nineteenth century and were deeply engaged in alchemical practices. By recovering the lost secret of the hermetic mysteries, Edward and Laura hope to find an alternative to the destructive materialism of the post industrial world. Once drawn into their fervent quest for knowledge, Alex finds himself entangled in a passionate and intense intrigue that reaches across two centuries. A beautifully written, ambitious and captivating novel, which takes a profound look at issues of nature, human existence and forgotten knowledge, 'The Chymical Wedding', which won the 1989 Whitbread Prize for Best Novel, is already considered a classic for its stylistic prowess and philosophical resonances. Based on the story of Thomas South and Mary Anne Atwood (1817-1910). Scarce signed. Seller Inventory # 006798
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Chymical Wedding
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd, London
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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