Description
For sale: an early book club edition, hardcover copy of The Wine of Violence by James Morrow. First Edition stated, 1987 Holt Rinehart Winston. Early, perhaps first Book Club Edition with a M 07 gutter code on page 272 indicating a February 1982 printing. No Book Club statements except to front flap of dust jacket.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards with a great sheen, strong title ink on the spine, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface wear and heavy edge wear, that looks great in a new archival wrap.
The Wine of Violence is the debut novel by James Morrow set in the chaotic ages preceding the Stromboli Solution, torture rape, war and murder happened almost daily. Violence reigned like a soulless despot.
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