Crace, Jim

Signals of Distress A Novel

Hardcover, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995. First American Edition. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Fine Stated First American Edition SIGNED by Crace on title page. Includes card stating, "This book is sent with the compliments of the Author." Also includes Publisher's promotional material (book reviews, publisher's announcement and a letter from Jim Crace explaining the writing of this novel: "...after establishing myself as a writer of imaginary worlds, I decided to set my latest novel, SIGNALS OF DISTRESS, in a fixed time(the 1830s) and place(the West Country of England). The idea for the story first took shape when my family and I were vacationing in the Isles of Sicily, off the west coast of Britain. It was wet and it was windy, and Porth Mellon beach just below our holiday house was littered with the stranded hulls of a least twenty pleasure yachts--mostly French--which had been dropped high up on shore amongst the cork and polystyrene." Also includes signed letter to Crace by noted collector, Rolland Comstock, praising the book. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly tilted, minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 275 pages; Signed by Author. [Item #62198]

Price: $80.00