Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional signed first hardcover edition, first printing of Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R. F. Kuang in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 2022 Harper Voyager. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Fine condition with clean, bright boards with a few small bumps on the front, strong title ink on the straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. No other marks or inscriptions 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 intact, mild surface and edge wear, and 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.
