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BOYD**, WILLIAM: : WAITING FOR SUNRISE.**

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,2012.

ISBN 9781408817742.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,monochrome scenic photographic illustrated dw/dj with some minimal colour tinting to photograph,with red,black,pale yellow and white lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a yellow+ white speckled headband,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-353pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 comprising 25,12,5 and 21 chapters respectively. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,epigrams,Pts separator pages and to the rear,a note about the author,a note on the type and 2pp blanks. See also my book ID rja570715 for another example of this same title,a UK,6vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp. Moving from Vienna to London's West End,from the battlefields of France (WW1) to hotel rooms in Geneva,'Waiting for Sunrise' is a feverish and mesmerising journey into the human psyche,a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe,a plot-twisting thriller and a literary tour de force from the bestselling author of 'Any Human Heart','Restless' and 'Ordinary Thunderstorms'. Want more William BOYD titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edns, please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

BOYD**, WILLIAM: : WAITING FOR SUNRISE.**

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,2012.

ISBN 9781408817742.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] NMINT/NMINT. Wrapped and proected from day of issue/purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with glossy red+yellow and matt white lettering to front,a red spine/backstrip with b/w letters,rear panel with colour photograph and critics' white+gold lettered reviews and thumbnail colour photographs of dw/dj of 'Restless' and 'Ordinary Thunderstorms'; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine,unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a gold headband and immaculate/clean plain white sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3- 353pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-4 comprising 25,12,5 and 21 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,epigrams (2),individual Pts separator pages,and to the rear,separate notes' pages on author and type,and 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Vienna,1913.Lysander Rief,a young English actor in town seeking psychotherapy,is caught up in a feverish affair with a beautiful,enigmatic woman - until she goes to the police to press charges of rape.Only a frenzied getaway plotted by two mysterious British diplomats saves him from trial.But after Lysander returns to a London on the cusp of war,the traumatic ordeal haunts him at every turn.The men who coordinated his escape recruit him to carry out a brutal murder.His lover shows up at a party,ready to resume their liaison.Suddenly plunged into the dangerous theatre of wartime intelligence - a murky world of sex,scandal,and spies - Lysander must unravel a secret that threatens Britain's safety.Moving from Vienna to London's West End,from the battlefields of France to hotel rooms in Geneva, 'Waiting for Sunrise' is a mesmerizing journey into the human psyche,a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe,a plot-twisting thriller, and a literary tour de force. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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