Lemprière's Dictionary (3 different editions)

Norfolk, Lawrence

Published by Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd. 1991, 1991

About this Item

Three volumes: The Selected Extracts from Lemprière's Dictionary, the London Limited Edition and the first trade edition. All First Editions, First Printings and all signed by the author on the title pages upon publication (the trade edition also dated and with the author's characteristic sign). The Extracts and the Limited Edition (No. 136 of 150) as new, the first trade edition with a small bump to the lower middle of the front cover. A book that was well reviewed in the TLS, but then forgotten in England. In Germany, however, the author became a star over night when the translation was first published - a translation that was fraught with mistakes, by the way. Later Norfolk mentioned that of the hundreds of interviews that he had given over the year, only one had been to an English newspaper. The book itself is a complex, at times wild story, based on the real character of Lemprière. A good tale - full of sound and fury - but certainly not told by an idiot. CHF 500. This item is part of our Catalogue 5. Seller Inventory # 000185

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lemprière's Dictionary (3 different editions)

Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd. 1991

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Neu

Dust Jacket Condition: Neu

Signed: Signatur des Verfassers

Edition: 1. Auflage