Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, first printing of The New Republic by Lionel Shriver. First Harper Perennial Edition stated, 2013 Harper Perennial. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases and a large remainder mark on the bottom page block. Also with, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and rounded corners. The interior of the book is also 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.
A droll, playful novel, The New Republic addresses weighty issues like terrorism with the deft, tongue-in-cheek touch that is vintage Shriver. It also presses the more intimate question: What makes particular people so magnetic, while the rest of us inspire a shrug? What’s their secret? And in the end, who has the better life—the admired, or the admirer?
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
