inscribed by the author

The novel is largely set in Lyme Regis during Victorian times, and the film, starring Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep, was shot on location. Inscribed by the author on the title page: 'John Fowles / Lyme Regis / 12 March 1998'.

First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, dark purple topstain, pictorial endpapers, with the unclipped dust-jacket, light rubbing to folds and extremities, owner's inscription to front flap; near-fine.