Set This House on Fire
by Styron, William
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Original black cloth, fine in fine dust jacket
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About This Item
New York: Random House, nd. Reprint, in same format as first edition. 507 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original black cloth, fine in fine dust jacket. Reprint, in same format as first edition. 507 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
Synopsis
Set This House on Fire, is a novel by William Styron, set in Italy centred on the themes of evil and redemption. The narrator, Leverett, is a lawyer from the South, but the story is primarily told through the recollections of its protagonist, a troubled artist named Cass.
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- The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
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- 59081
- Title
- Set This House on Fire
- Author
- Styron, William
- Format/Binding
- 507 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original black cloth, fine in fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint, in same format as first edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- nd
- Keywords
- American | William Styron
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- Jacket
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