Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Falling in Place by Ann Beattie. First Edition stated, 1980 Random House. First Printing, with complete print line starting at 2 above the First Edition statement on the copyright page, as per publisher.
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a convex spine. Also with, light soiling on page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, rolled and lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no 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 Very Good condition with mild surface wear and moderate to heavy edge wear and mild toning at edges. First state jacket with $10.95 price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In this assured and unsettling novel, Ann Beattie traces the faltering orbits of the members of one family and the people around them.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
