Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, early printing of The Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras. First Paperback Edition unstated, 1966 Pantheon. Sixth Printing with complete number line 6 8 B 9 7.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, illustrated covers with one corner crease, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a straight spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, strong spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.
The Ravishing of Lol Stein is a haunting early novel by the author of The Lover. Lol Stein is a beautiful young woman, securely married, settled in a comfortable life—and a voyeur. Returning with her husband and children to the town where, years before, her fiancé had abandoned her for another woman, she is drawn inexorably to recreate that long-past tragedy. She arranges a rendezvous for her friend Tatiana and Tatiana’s lover. She arranges to spy on them. And then, she goes one step further . . .
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