Language: English
Published by Summit Books / Simon & Schuster, 1990
ISBN 10: 0671695436 ISBN 13: 9780671695439
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First American edition, signed by author on title page, in Near Fine condition with a Near Fine dust jacket; a clean, tight copy. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in.
Language: English
Published by Summit Books, New York, 1989
ISBN 10: 0671695436 ISBN 13: 9780671695439
Seller: Shade of the Cottonwood, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Near fine unread condition first US edition/first printing hardback signed by author on title page. Free of owner's marks with very tight binding. Light shelfwear includes rubbed base edges and bump base coverboard. Dust jacket near fine with rubbed edges. signed by author or artist.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1989
ISBN 10: 0571154506 ISBN 13: 9780571154500
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing. Author's fourth novel - a pyschological thriller called by the London Times an "extraordinary portrait of squalid, half-real existence.with a gripping buildup to a stunning, eerie climax."SIGNED on the title page. 168 pp. Near fine in a very near fine dust jacket (usual toning to the pages).
Published by Faber and Faber 1989-2000, London, 1989
First Edition Signed
US$ 166.05
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCloth. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A very smart collection of Michael Dibdin novels. All first edition copies of his novels, with two signed by the author. Comprising of: 'The Tryst' (1989), 'The Dying of the Night' (1993), 'Dark Spectre', (1995) and 'Thanksgiving' (2000). 'The Tryst' has Dibdin's signature tipped in to the title page. 'The Dying of the Light' bears Dibdin's signature to the title page. Michael Dibdin is best known for his series of crime novels featuring the anti-hero detective 'Aurelio Zen'. There are eleven novels in that series total. They provide an insight into less visible aspects of Italian society at the turn of the twenty-first century. Aurelio Zen is an anti-hero, which adds to the irony and dark humour found in these books. 'The Tryst' follows psychiatrist Aileen Macklin, who after attending a young murder witness Gary Dunn, finds her marriage under strain and a disturbing link to her own past. 'The Dying of the Light' is a murder mystery novel set in a nursing home. 'Dark Spectre' is another thrilling crime fiction novel. It follows a series of murders in broad daylight where 'there is certainly nothing whatsoever to connect them with an obscure religious sect operating from an island in the Pacific North West'. 'Thanksgiving' follows a man who decides to visit his dead wife's first husband following her untimely death in a plane crash. A smart set of these novels written by an award winning author in the thriller and detective fiction genres. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the unclipped dustwrappers. Externally, all volumes are in excellent with just a small amount of edge-wear. Dustwrappers to 'Thanksgiving' and 'Dark Spectre' are very smart with minor shelf-wear. Dustwrappers 'The Tryst' and 'The Dying of the Night' are generally smart. Small chips to the head of dust wrapper to 'The Dying of the Light'. Tidemark to the head of dust wrapper to 'The Dying of the Light' at the head internally. Not affecting the externals. Library barcode sticker adhered to the verso of front flyleaf to 'Dark Spectre'. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Signature tipped in to the title page of 'The Tryst'. Author's signature to the title page of 'The Dying of the Light'. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine. signed by author. book.