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This beautiful first printing softcover edition is in fine condition, with no marks or tears and only minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight, unmarked, and the book is tight, square, and unmarked.

This well-preserved, beautiful softcover edition is in good condition. The pages are tight and unmarked, and the book is tight, square, and in good condition.

This beautiful first printing is in near fine condition, with no marks or tears, and only minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight, unmarked, and the book is tight, square, and unmarked. Babel Tower is a 1996 novel by A. S. Byatt, the third book in her Frederica Quartet, which follows the intellectual and emotional journey of Frederica Potter, a brilliant and ambitious woman navigating life in mid-20th-century England. This novel deepens Frederica's character while engaging with broader debates on language, identity, and societal transformation during the 1960s.

This like-new first printing is in near fine condition. The pages are tight and unmarked, and the book is tight and square. The front board shows light marking, while the dust jacket is clean and unmarked. Bound in blue cloth with bright gilt lettering on the spine. The Children’s Book explores Olive’s career as a writer of children’s literature and serves as a broader metaphor for how the characters’ lives mirror fairy tales—often with dark or tragic twists. A. S. Byatt weaves in vivid descriptions of the era’s art, literature, and craftsmanship, referencing the real-life Arts and Crafts Movement and figures such as William Morris. The novel was shortlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize and has been praised for its meticulous historical detail and emotional complexity.