Description
For sale is a rare and exceptional First Edition, Early Printing of Rules of Civility by Amor Towles in a new archival wrap. First Edition described, 2011 Viking. 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 clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled bottom spine end, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no 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 price intact on front flap, mild edge wear, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Elegant and captivating, Rules of Civility turns a Jamesian eye on how spur of the moment decisions define life for decades to come. A love letter to a great American city at the end of the Depression, readers will quickly fall under its spell of crisp writing, sparkling atmosphere and breathtaking revelations, as Towles evokes the ghosts of Fitzgerald, Capote, and McCarthy.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
