Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 2019 Bloomsbury. First Printing with full number line, 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean bright boards, strong title ink on the spine, a few marks on the page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Fine condition with no 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 on the front flap and mild edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
A moving novel on the power of friendship in our darkest times, from internationally renowned writer and speaker Elif Shafak. In the pulsating moments after she has been murdered and left in a dumpster outside Istanbul, Tequila Leila enters a state of heightened awareness. Her heart has stopped beating but her brain is still active-for 10 minutes 38 seconds. While the Turkish sun rises and her friends sleep soundly nearby, she remembers her life-and the lives of others, outcasts like her.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
