Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of A Death in Summer by Benjamin Black in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 2011 Henry Holt. 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, foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. 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 rear end paper 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 mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Tightly plotted and gorgeously written, A Death in Summer proves to the brilliant but sometimes reckless Quirke that in a city where old money and the right bloodlines rule, he is by no means safe from mortal danger. 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.
