Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Oceans and the Stars by Mark Helprin in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, . The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface wear, moderate to heavy edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial. In classic literary form, an enthralling new novel that extolls the virtues of living by the laws of conscience, decency, and sacrifice, The Oceans and the Stars is nothing short of a masterpiece.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
