Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first Paperback edition, first printing of Gain by Richard Powers. First Edition stated, July 1999 Picador. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The exterior of this trade paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, lightly marked page blocks, a tight binding with no cracks, bumped top spine end, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with an erased price on the first free end paper and no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
Gain tells two parallel stories: one, of Laura Bodey, divorced mother of two and successful real-estate agent in the small town of Lacewood, Illinois, who one day discovers that she has ovarian cancer; and two, of Clare Soap & Chemical, the company begun by three merchant brothers in 19th-century Boston, which by the turn of the century has grown into a large multiconglomerate with factories in Laura’s hometown.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
