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HISLOP, VICTORIA: : One August Night. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.HEADLINE REVIEW/an imprint of HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP,2020.

ISBN 9781472279545.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten ink signature - without dedication to a inserted special title page, between the half-title and title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, wrap-around,scenic coastline montage'd assorted colour photographic images,illustrated dw/dj, with author’s glossy,embossed,white-lettered name and bright,crisp,embossed,gilt-lettered title to front of dw/dj; glossy,embossed,white-lettered sequel to multi-million copy bestseller 'The Island' credit at to edge and glossy, embossed,white-lettered critic's [Daily Mail] review to the lower edge,and an adhesive black roundel with capitalised,white-lettered SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR legend within.Spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name and title as the front's and publisher’s capitalised,white-lettered name and white illustrated initialled colophon to foot of same, rear panel of dw/dj with (5) critics’ white+ orange lettered reviews and white-lettered story's prose extract.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean with very light toning and without any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – near pristine but for accidental,uniform lower corner tip creases to pp69/72 and pp135/38 too,but a much tinier crease,no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any other pages’ corners, would still appear unread other than my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain white cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate repeated colour scenic photographic illustrated  endpapers - same as the dw/dj illustration.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-229pp [paginated] includes 20 chapters and an Afterword with an autobiographical  b/w photograph,a Note on Leprosy and Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED special title page, title page and title separator page,a dedication,and to the rear,2pp blanks.            Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and even internally is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other detracting faults. A return to Hislop's thyme-scented,Aegean-lapped fictional Greece - title is the sequel to her 'The Island.' 25th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences. When time stops dead for Maria Petrakis and her sister, Anna, two families splinter apart and, for the people of Plaka, the closure of Spinalonga is forever coloured with tragedy. In the aftermath, the question of how to resume life looms large. Stigma and scandal need to be confronted and somehow, for those impacted, a future built from the ruins of the past. It is finally time to be reunited with Anna, Maria, Manolis and Andreas in the weeks leading up to the evacuation of the island,and beyond. A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct,insured or uninsured at own risk, shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiple.  N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is 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,author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication - but with date.

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