Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, early printing hardcover copy of Bel Canto by Ann Patchett in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled bottom spine end, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or 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 price intact, mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Ann Patchett’s award winning Bel Canto balances themes of love and crisis as disparate characters learn that music is their only common language. As in Patchett’s other novels, including Truth & Beauty and The Magician’s Assistant, the author’s lyrical prose and lucid imagination make Bel Canto a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
