Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield 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 lightly rubbed 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.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild edge wear, the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Once Upon a River is a glorious tapestry of a book that combines folklore and science, magic and myth. Suspenseful, romantic, and richly atmospheric, the beginning of this novel will sweep you away on a powerful current of storytelling, transporting you through worlds both real and imagined, to the triumphant conclusion whose depths will continue to give up their treasures long after the last page is turned.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
