Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh in a new archival wrap. First American Edition stated, 2015 Farrar, Straus and Giroux. First Printing with full number line, 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean boards with uneven sunning of the back board including the transfer of text from the jacket. Also with, strong title gilt on the straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in 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 Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap. Appears to be unread.
From Bombay to Calcutta, from naval engagements to the decks of a hospital ship, among embezzlement, profiteering, and espionage, Amitav Ghosh’s Flood of Fire charts a breathless course through the culminating moment of the British opium trade and vexed colonial history.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
