Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction by Lionel Shriver in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 2022 HarperCollins. First Printing with full number line.
The book is in Fine condition with spotless boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, no edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also 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 Fine condition with no signs of wear and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
A timely synthesis of Shriver’s expansive work, Abominations reveals this provocative, talented writer at her most assured. Bringing together thirty-five works curated from her many columns, features, essays, and op-eds for the likes of the Spectator, the Guardian, the New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, speeches and reviews, and some unpublished pieces, Abominations reveals Shriver at her most iconoclastic and personal.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.