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Little, Brown and Company, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by the author on the front free endpaper. First Edition stated om the copyright page. A nice, bright, square copy. Slight sun fading at the spine ends and upper edges. Dust jacket has original price of $7.95 printed on the front flap. Very slight rubbing along the edges, at spine ends and corners. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item. Comes housed in a custom slip case.

The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1969 postmodern historical fiction novel by John Fowles. It explores the fraught relationship of gentleman and amateur naturalist Charles Smithson and Sarah Woodruff, the former governess and independent woman with whom he falls in love. The novel reflects the Victorian England period and questions the social and scientific issues of the time.

The first edition can typically be identified by the publisher's name and address on the title page, stating 'Little, Brown and Company', as well as the dated copyright page with '© 1969 by John Fowles'.