Byatt (A.S.) Shadow of a Sun
£325
London, Chatto & Windus, 1964 [1963].
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 21s.
Byatt’s first novel, an examination of the relationship between a girl and her father. Uncommon.
In stock
Ink name to front free endpaper, bookseller’s small sticker to front pastedown; mild toning to jacket but overall a very good example.
Jacket artwork by John Woodcock.
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