Faster by Bair Patrick: Signed (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A signed, first edition of this dystopian fable written by Patrick Bair, inscribed to Sir Edwin Herbert. The first edition.Inscribed by the author 'For Sir Edwin & Lady Herbert - who sheltered a jaguar. Patrick Bair'.The debut novel o…f British author Patrick Bair, the pseudonym of David Groom. 'Faster! Faster!' is a dystopian fable set on a train which seemingly goes on forever. During this journey, the passengers of the First, Second and Third class carriages must navigate factors such as leadership, will power, ambition and love to try and come to an arrangement surrounding their destinies. With the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and scattered spotting to the fore edge. Author's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear and the odd small chip. Slight sunning to the wrap's spine and light marking to the rear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with one or two spots. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.
