Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Paris in the Present Tense by Mark Helprin in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, . The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the partially creased 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 surface wear, moderate to heavy edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In the intoxicating beauty of its prose and emotional amplitude of its storytelling, Mark Helprin’s Paris in the Present Tense is a soaring achievement, a deep, dizzying look at a life through the purifying lenses of art and memory.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
