The Altruists: A Novel [SIGNED & DATED]

Viking, 2019, New York. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Unstated first edition, first printing with a full number line starting at "1". 9-1/4" tall, 308 numbered pages followed by an unnumbered page of "Acknowledgements"; plain medium green boards with yellow-orange quarter binding, gilt lettering on spine only; plain ivory end pages; fore edge is trimmed. Book is brand new and pristine: it is square, hinges tight, corners not bumped, no dings on edges, head and heel of spine lightly undamaged, interior clean and unmarked; no page corners folded or damaged; no remainder mark, not book club edition nor ex-library; no staining or discoloration; no distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving; pages are tight and clean with no marks. Jacket is also brand new and pristine: it is clean; no tears, folds, creases or fading; no bumps on spine or edges; publisher's original price of "U.S. $26.00 / Canada $35.00" listed on the upper right corner of front flap. Condition of book and jacket consistent with being brand new and not read. No discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. The jacket has two stickers: a 1-1/2" circular black-on-white "AUTOGRAPHED / COPY" sticker on front panel near the fore edge at the level of the dandelion heads; and a 2-1/4" x 1" black-on-white store sticker (author, title, price, ISBN number & bar code) on lower right corner of rear panel. Signed (actually, just a large A with an extended horizontal line) by the author in broad black felt pen near the bottom of title page, beneath his printed name, which he has drawn a line through; beneath his "signature" he added the date ("3.19.19").…