Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne in a new archival wrap. First American Edition stated, 2014 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, illustrated boards, strong title ink on a square spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no 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 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 mild surface, heavy edge wear and the price on the front flap.Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield’s father promised he wouldn’t go away to fight―but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn’t know where his father might be, other than that he’s away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King’s Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father’s name on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realizes his father is in a hospital close by―a hospital treating soldiers with shell shock. Alfie isn’t sure what shell shock is, but he is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place. . . . in John Boyne’s Stay Where You Are and Then Leave.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
