Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Shroud by John Banville. First American Edition stated, 2003 Knopf. First Printing with no subsequent printing and 2003 on the title page.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper and no other marks, inscriptions, or 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 in Near Fine condition with mild edge wear, the price on the flap, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Axel Vander is an old man, in ill health, recently widowed, a scholar renowned for both his unquestionable authority and the ferocity and violence that often mark his conduct. He is known to be Belgian by birth, to have had a privileged upbringing, to have made a perilous escape from World War II–torn Europe—his blind eye and
dead leg are indelible reminders of that time.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
