Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional signed first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Time Pieces: A Dublin Memoir by John Banville. First American Edition stated, 2016 Knopf. First Printing with no subsequent printing. Photographs by Paul Joyce.
The book is in Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a square spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, strong spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. 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 is on the front flap, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
As much about the life of the city as it is about a life lived, sometimes, in the city, John Banville’s “quasi-memoir” is as layered, emotionally rich, witty, and unexpected as any of his novels.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
