Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1984 Victor Gollancz. First Printing with 1984 on both copyright and title pages and no subsequent printing.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a few spots, strong title gilt on a square spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price and smudges on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper 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. First state jacket with the £8.95 price on the front flap and the ISBN number on the rear flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Ballard’s enduring novel of war and deprivation, internment camps and death marches, and starvation and survival is an honest coming-of-age tale set in a world thrown utterly out of joint.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
