Description
For sale: an exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva. First Edition stated, 2022 Harper. First Printing with complete number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, tight binding, moderate spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, lightly foxed page blocks, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition with with the price and a small crease on the front flap, mild surface and edge wear, that looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Stylish, sophisticated, and ingeniously plotted, Portrait of an Unknown Woman is a wildly entertaining journey through the dark side of the art world—a place where unscrupulous dealers routinely deceive their customers and deep-pocketed investors treat great paintings as though they were just another asset class to be bought and sold at a profit. From its elegant opening to the shocking twists of its climax, the novel is a tour de force of storytelling and one of the finest pieces of heist fiction ever written. And it is still more proof that, when it comes to international intrigue and suspense, Daniel Silva has no equal.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
