Description
For sale: a Rare first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Painter by Peter Heller with a remainder mark. First American Edition stated, 2014 Knopf. First Printing with 2014 on both copyright and title pages and no subsequent printing.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, a remainder mark on the bottom page block, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or 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 surface and edge wear, and the price on a creased front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
A stunning, savage novel of art and violence, love and grief, The Painter is the story of a man who longs to transcend the shadows in his heart, a man intent on using the losses he has suffered to create a meaningful life.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
