Description
For sale: an exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk. First United States Edition stated, 2009 Knopf. First Printing with 2009 on both title and copyright pages and no subsequent printing.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, lightly faded boards, strong title gilt on a convex spine, a few light smudges on page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled top spine end, mild edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is 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. First-state jacket with striking design by Chip Kidd and the $28.95 price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
A stirring exploration of the nature of romantic attachment and of the mysterious allure of collecting, The Museum of Innocence also plumbs the depths of an Istanbul half Western and half traditional—its emergent modernity, its vast cultural history. This is Orhan Pamuk’s greatest achievement.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
