First Love, Last Rites (First Printing)

Ian McEwan

ISBN 10: 0224010956 / ISBN 13: 9780224010955

Published by Jonathan Cape, 1975

About this Item

First edition, first impression. A lovely, Fine copy: firm and square binding in sharp black cloth; a few tiny brown speckles to the top-edge of the closed page block, else delightfully bright, crisp and clean, free of marks, foxing and inscriptions. The unclipped dustwrapper (£2.50 net stated) is Near Fine: bright and vibrant; some wrinkling and very light rubbing to the head of the spine and top corners; a tiny surface scuff to the heel of the spine; vertical crease to the rear flap; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.

Seller Inventory # J232

Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Love, Last Rites (First Printing)
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0224010956
• ISBN 13: 9780224010955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • 1970s

About this title

Synopsis

Fine copy in Fine DJ, tiny mark on fore edge, now in Mylar. Dj designed by Bill Botten. Reprint

From the Inside Flap

Ian McEwan's Somerset Maugham Award-winning collection First Love, Last Rites brought him instant recognition as one of the most influential voices writing in England today. Taut, brooding, and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness. These tales are as horrifying as anything written by Clive Barker or Stephen King, but they are crafted with a lyricism and intensity that compel us to confront our secret kinship with the horrifying.