The High Mountains of Portugal; In the Heart of Hidden Things; The Romantic

Yann Martel; Kit Whitfield; William Boyd

Published by Canongate; Jo Fletcher; Viking 2016-2022, London; Edinburgh, 2016

About this Item

A smart three-volume set of signed first editions, spanning magical realism, folklore, and sweeping historical fiction. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, and one copy in the publisher's original pictorial paper hardback, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers.These copies are first editions, all signed by their authors.This is a lovely three-volume set of works of historical fiction, magical realism and historical fantasy consisting of: The High Mountains of Portugal, by Yann Martel (2016). This copy is in the publisher's original pictorial hardback. An intriguing work of magical realism from the author of Life of Pi, this novel follows young Tomás, who discovers an old journal pointing to a mysterious artifact. Drawn to his ancestral village, he embarks on the journey with an unlikely companion, a chimpanzee. In the Heart of Hidden Things, by Kit Whitfield (2022). Rooted in British folklore, this lyrical novel explores a county guarded by generations of fairy-smiths. A vulnerable boy with a strange past draws the wrath of a powerful enemy, forcing one magical family to protect him. The Romantic, by William Boyd (2022). This is an exciting fictional biography from a 19th-century adventurer born in 1799. Cashel Greville Ross lives a sweeping, unpredictable life across continents and centuries, searching for identity, purpose, and love in the heart of the Romantic age. In the publisher's original cloth bindings and pictorial paper hardback. Externally, very smart. Very slight rubbing to boards. Very minor rubbing and bumping to extremities. Dust wrappers, lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Author's signatures to title pages. Fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The High Mountains of Portugal; In the Heart of Hidden Things; The Romantic
• Publisher: Canongate; Jo Fletcher; Viking 2016-2022, London; Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 2016
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: signed by author
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern Fiction