Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Picture in the Sand by Peter Blauner. First Edition stated, 2023 Minotaur Books. First Printing with full number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with some spots, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly , mild edge wear, and bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The illustrated 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 the price on the front flap, and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Peter Blauner’s epic Picture in the Sand is a sweeping intergenerational saga told through a grandfather’s passionate letters to his grandson, passing on the story of his political rebellion in 1950s Egypt in order to save his grandson’s life in a post-9/11 world.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
