Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with scuffs, strong title gilt on the straight spine, a few spots on page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, moderate to heavy edge wear and one bumped corner. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The attractively decorated 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.
Twenty years in its conception, research, and writing, The Crimson Petal and the White is teeming with life, rich in texture and incident, with characters breathtakingly real. In a class by itself, it’s a big, juicy, must-read of a novel that will delight, enthrall, provoke, and entertain young and old, male and female.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
