Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Property by Lionel Shriver in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 2018 HarperCollins. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in 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, no edge wear, and corners. The interior of the book is in Fine condition with no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.
The dust jacket is in Fine condition with no signs of wear and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new archival wrap.
Intermingling settings in America and Britain, Lionel Shriver’s first collection explores property in both senses of the word: real estate and stuff. These pieces illustrate how our possessions act as proxies for ourselves, and how tussles over ownership articulate the power dynamics of our relationships. In Lionel Shriver’s world, we may possess people and objects and places, but in turn they possess us.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
