Time It Takes to Fall, The – Margaret Lazarus Dean
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For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Time It Takes to Fall by Margaret Lazarus Dean in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated. February 2007 Simon and Schuster. First Printing with complete number line, 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.

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. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper 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.

Dreaming of a future in space travel while growing up in 1980s Cape Canaveral, young Dolores Gray struggles with the harsh realities of her increasingly unstable home life and is shocked by the devastating 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

Ships promptly in a manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.