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Uncorrected Proof Copy in Proof D/W (PROOF ONLY provisional publication date: June 12, 1969). Usual Cape lime-green wrappers with logos. A near fine copy with slight creasing to the spine. The over-sized (as issued) proof D/W is complete and apart from a short closed tear at the head of the spine is in fine condition. Rare. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition of what many consider to be Fowles's best and most important book. Exceedingly rare in proof D/W in this lovely condition.

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.