Burning Girl, The – Claire Messud
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For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Burning Girl by Claire Messud. First Edition stated, 2017 Norton. First Printing with full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.

The book is in Near Fine condition with spotless boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free endpaper. 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.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, the price on the front flap, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

Claire Messud, one of our finest novelists, is as accomplished at weaving a compelling fictional world as she is at asking the big questions: To what extent can we know ourselves and others? What are the stories we create to comprehend our lives and relationships? Brilliantly mixing fable and coming-of-age tale, The Burning Girl gets to the heart of these matters in an absolutely irresistible way.

Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.