Description
For sale: a Rare first hardcover edition, early printing of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman protected. First Edition stated, 2008 Little Brown. Second Printing with partial number line 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Illustrated by Dave McKean.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine and the front cover initials, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. 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 a one inch J-shaped tear mended with pH-neutral tape, mild surface and edge wear, and the $17.99 price intact on the rear. First state jacket without the Newbery emblem.
The original hardcover edition of a perennial favorite, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, which has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
