Description
For sale is an exceptional First Edition, First Printing of What You Have Heard is True by Carolyn Forché in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 2019 Penguin Press. 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 spotless boards, strong title ink on a dented spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, moderate to heavy spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or 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 on the front flap, and mild surface and end wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
What You Have Heard is True is a devastating, lyrical, and visionary memoir about a young woman’s brave choice to engage with horror in order to help others. Written by one of the most gifted poets of her generation, this is the story of a woman’s radical act of empathy, and her fateful encounter with an intriguing man who changes the course of her life.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
