Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional First hardcover Edition, first printing of Baumgartner by Paul Auster. First Edition stated, 2023 Grove Press. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface wear, heavy edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Rich with compassion, wit, and Auster’s keen eye for beauty in the smallest, most transient moments of ordinary life, Baumgartner asks: Why do we remember certain moments, and forget others? In one of his most luminous works and his first novel since the Booker-shortlisted tour-de-force 4 3 2 1, Paul Auster captures several lifetimes.
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