Dictionary of the Khazars – Milorad Pavic
NF/VG 1st UK

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first UK edition, first printing hardcover copy of Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel in 100,000 Words by Milorad Pavic in a new archival wrap. First UK Edition described, 1989 Hamish Hamilton. First Printing with full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.  Female Version.

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, no edge wear, and strong  corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the small retail sticker on the front paste-down. 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. This is the FEMALE EDITION, with “one paragraph [toward the end that] is critically different.” (It is easy to figure out the other ending.)

The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface wear, heavy edge wear, chips, gaps and the UK price is on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

Three wise men, one Christian, one Jewish, one Moslem, discuss the history of the ninth century Khazars, a great lost race

The novel is in the form of a dictionary, or rather, three dictionaries, each purporting to relate to a different aspect of the Khazar Polemic of the 9th Century AD.