Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Barkskins by Annie Proulx in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, June 2016 Scribner. First Printing with complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, lightly faded title gilt on the lightly sunned spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two rubbed and rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. 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 the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
“A stunning, bracing, full-tilt ride through three hundred years of US and Canadian history…with the type of full-immersion plot that keeps you curled in your chair, reluctant to stop reading” (Elle), Barkskins showcases Proulx’s inimitable genius of creating characters who are so vivid that we follow them with fierce attention.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
