Editore: Andre Deutsch, London, 1966
Da: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Prima edizione Copia autografata
First edition of this âtour de forceâ (New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Jean Rhys. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Introduction by Francis Wyndham. Jacket design by Eric Thomas. Rare and desirable signed. Wide Sargasso Sea, a masterpiece of modern fiction, was Jean Rhysâs return to the literary center stage. She had a startling early career and was known for her extraordinary prose and haunting women characters. With Wide Sargasso Sea, her last and best-selling novel, she ingeniously brings into light one of fictionâs most fascinating characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. This mesmerizing work introduces us to Antoinette Cosway, a sensual and protected young woman who is sold into marriage to the prideful Mr. Rochester. Rhys portrays Cosway amidst a society so driven by hatred, so skewed in its sexual relations, that it can literally drive a woman out of her mind. Basis for the 1996 John Duigan film bearing the same name and the 2006 film by playwright Stephen Greenhorn, produced by Elwen Rowlands and directed by Brendan Maher. It starred Rebecca Hall as Antoinette Cosway and Rafe Spall as Rochester.
Editore: Andre Deutsch, London, 1966
Da: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Prima edizione Copia autografata
Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jean Rhys on the title page. Near Fine with light wear and narrow strips of sunning to edges, several page corners creased. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with edge wear and general use. A nice copy, signed by the author.