Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Elegy for April by Benjamin Black in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 2010 Henry Holt. First Printing with full number line.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a few spots, strong silver title gilt on the spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, no edge wear, and two lightly rubbed corners. The previous owner large sprawling inscription appears on both the front and rear end papers. The interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Elegy for April – Benjamin Black is both an absorbing crime novel and a brilliant portrait of the difficult and relentless love between a father and his daughter. Benjamin Black is the pseudonym of author John Banville.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.