Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Lives of Animals by J. M. Coetzee in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, lightly faded boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper and no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with no price on the front flap and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Here the internationally renowned writer J. M. Coetzee uses fiction to present a powerfully moving discussion of animal rights in all their complexity. He draws us into Elizabeth Costello’s own sense of mortality, her compassion for animals, and her alienation from humans, even from her own family. In his fable, presented as a Tanner Lecture sponsored by the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, Coetzee immerses us in a drama reflecting the real-life situation at hand: a writer delivering a lecture on an emotionally charged issue at a prestigious university. Literature, philosophy, performance, and deep human conviction–Coetzee brings all these elements into play.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
