Waterland, Ever After, Last Orders, The Light of Day

Beschreibung

A smart set of four signed first edition novels by Graham Swift, each volume signed by Swift to the title page. A nice set of four first edition novels by the British writer Graham Swift.Each volume is signed by Swift to the title page.Each volume is in the original unclipped dust wrapper.This set contains:'Waterland', the first U.S. edition, first printing, published in 1983. Set in the Fens, this novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and won the Guardian Fiction Prize.'Ever After', the first U.K. edition, first impression, published in 1992. This curious novel holds many similarities to 'Hamlet'.'Last Orders', the first U.K. edition, first impression, published in 1996. This novel won the Booker Prize in 1996, a controversial win, due to its many similarities in plot and structure to 'As I Lay Dying' by William Faulkner.'The Light of Day', the first U.K. edition, first impression, published in 2003. This novel is set in Wimbledon in 1997, following a man who has falling in love with a woman convicted of murder. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine of 'Waterland'. Stamp to the bottom edge of 'Waterland', gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrappers are smart with very minor edge wear. Spine of 'Ever After' is sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 966P65

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Bibliografische Details

Titel

Waterland, Ever After, Last Orders, The Light of Day

Verlag

Poseidon Press; Picador; Hamish Hamilton 1983-2003, New York; London

Erscheinungsjahr

1983

Einband

Cloth

Illustrator

None

Auflage

First edition.

Zustand

Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags

Fine

Signiert

signed by author

Buchtyp

book

Verkäuferkataloge

• Modern Fiction