Banville, John

Shroud

Hardcover, New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First Edition. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. First American Edition. "Axel Vander is an old man, in ill health, recently widowed, a scholar renowned for both his unquestionable authority and the ferocity and violence that often mark his conduct. He is known to be Belgian by birth, to have had a privileged upbringing, to have made a perilous escape from World War II...But Vander is also a master liar..." -from the front flap. Ships same or next business day. Head and tail of spine are bumped, spine slightly skewed. Dust jacket has miminal shelf and edge wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 257 pages. [Item #59407]

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