Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first Grove Centenary edition, first printing hardcover copy of Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne. First Edition described, 2009 Viking. First Printing, with full number line, 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a few marks, strong title ink on a convex spine. Also with, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rounded spine ends, mild 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 second 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.
No dust jacket as issued.
An account of what he sees and whom he meets as he pedals through metropoles from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Istanbul to San Francisco, Manila to New York, Bicycle Diaries also records Byrne’s thoughts on world music, urban planning, fashion, architecture, cultural dislocation, and much more, all conveyed with a highly personal mixture of humor, curiosity, and humility. Part travelogue, part journal, part photo album, Bicycle Diaries is an eye-opening celebration of seeing the world from the seat of a bike.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
