Description
For sale is a rare and extraordinary signed Near Fine First Edition, First Printing of Black & White by Dani Shapiro. in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 2007 Knopf. First Printing with no subsequent printing.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards with a bump to the bottom edge. Also, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, heavy edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the author’s signature on the title page with no inscription and the ghost of an erased price on 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 price intact on front flap, 4/2007 date on rear flap, and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
As Clara charts a path connecting her childhood with her adult life, Shapiro’s novel weaves together past and present in images as stark and intense as the photographs that tore the Dunnes apart. A brilliant examination of motherhood—a novel that pits artistic inspiration against maternal obligation and asks whether the two can ever be fully reconciled – As Clara charts a path connecting her childhood with her adult life, Shapiro’s novel weaves together past and present in images as stark and intense as the photographs that tore the Dunnes apart. A brilliant examination of motherhood – a novel that pits artistic inspiration against maternal obligation and asks whether the two can ever be fully reconciled – Black & White explores the limits and duties of family loyalties, and even of love. Gripping, haunting, psychologically complex, this is Shapiro at her captivating best. explores the limits and duties of family loyalties, and even of love. Gripping, haunting, psychologically complex, this is Shapiro at her captivating best.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
