Description
For sale: an Exceptional Book Of The Month Club (BOTM) edition hardcover copy of Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R. F. Kuang in a new archival wrap. Book Club Edition unstated, 2022 Harper Voyager. Same size, design and number of pages as the true first edition.
The book exterior is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a few marks and the BOTM logo on the spine and front cover. Also, strong title ink on the 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 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 and edge wear and no price. Same cover design with BOTM logos on the spine and both covers. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.
Babel is the world’s center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
