Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional edition, first printing hardcover copy of Red Island House by Andrea Lee. First Scribner hardcover Edition stated, March 2021 Scribner. First Printing with full number line , 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, moderate to heavy spine tilt, lightly , mild edge wear, and two lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of 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, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front flap, and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
From National Book Award–nominated writer Andrea Lee comes Red Island House, a travel epic that opens a window on the mysterious African island of Madagascar, and on the dangers of life and love in paradise, as seen through the eyes of a Black American heroine.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.