Morality Play – Barry Unsworth
VG Paperback

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, early printing of Morality Play by Barry Unsworth. First Paperback edition unstated, 1996 Norton. Fourth Printing with a partial number line 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean.lightly toned page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with a no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and evenly toned.

Morality Play is a medieval murder mystery full of the wonders of the time―and lessons for our own time―by a master storyteller. The time is the fourteenth century. The place is a small town in rural England, and the setting a snow-laden winter. A small troupe of actors accompanied by Nicholas Barber, a young renegade priest, prepare to play the drama of their lives.

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.