An incredibly rare find. This book appears unread, but does have some minor wear and tear to spine and rubbing to extremities. The promotional wrapper is intact and in very good condition, but has been repaired. This is White’s Books’ 2009 very limited 1st pressing of a small run of classics. I would say the overall condition is excellent, most probably unread, but has been handled and suffered wear and tear from 15+ year shelf life. This particular title suffers discolouration to spine and hardback exterior and is a common issue because of pigmentation. A small print run collection of classic literature – very popular with collectors and increasingly difficult to find now. Each book is bound in cloth and features unique wraparound artwork by different contemporary artists – working under the brief of designing a non-repeating narrative pattern. The books are largish hardbacks with Smyth-sewn pages; they use thick, acid-free paper and the top edges are colour-stained; and they include a bound-in ribbon bookmark. Internally, the books have illustrated endpapers (an inverted version of the cover design) and a decorative title page, and the text is elegantly typeset in Monotype Haarlemmer, and right-facing pages are joined to the overleaf by a catchword: an older practice wherein a hanging word at the bottom of the page provides the opening of the following page (intended to assist with reading flow). The books were issued with an obi-wrap (or belly band) detailing the benefits of the editions. Best of luck with any offers &####128077.
