Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, first printing of Double Fault by Lionel Shriver. First UK Edition described, 2009 Serpent’s Tail. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. First International trade publication with both UK and US prices on rear cover.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, illustrated covers with one large diagonal crease on the front. Also with, marks and smudges on page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and rounded 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 other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
Married life starts well but animated shop talk and blissful love-making soon give way to full-tilt competition over who can rise to the top first. In Double Fault, Lionel Shriver dissects the hazards of a two-career relationship in this brilliantly perceptive novel about the price both men and women pay for prizing achievement over love.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
