Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, later printing hardcover copy of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 2003 Riverhead. Nineteenth Printing with partial number line, 20 19.
The book is in Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the half title page. No other 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 Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap. First state jacket with $24.95 price and 0306 date code on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
