Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Heavy Water and Other Stories by Martin Amis protected in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, and strong title ink on a 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 Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other 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 the price on the front flap, mild surface wear and a worn cover design as issued. Price-clipped dust jacket with barcode and 1/99 date on the rear flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap with some surface wear.
From “Denton’s Death,” first published in 1975, to “What Happened to Me on My Holiday,” published in 1997, Heavy Water and Other Stories is the most engaging and complete overview of Martin Amis’s short fiction available today.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
