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LARSSON**, STIEG [KARL STIG-ERLAND **] - Translated by Reg Keeland **: : THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

LONDON.MacLEHOSE PRESS,2008.

ISBN 9781847242532.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,first state.[Originally published in Sweden as 'Man Hatar Kvinnor' Stockholm,2005,translates as 'Men Who Hate Women.' Published posthumously and translated by Reg Keeland.First edition,first printing,first state with full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.The UK first edition first published in 2008, preceding the US edition by nearly a year.] FINE+/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt (1st state) colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,and white+ silver gilt letters to upper panel and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Perceptible lightly and minisculely bumped with light reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,red paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters - author,title,printer's device - to spine/backstrip,a white headband,and immaculate plain,pale blue endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+matt dw/dj,1-532pp [paginated] includes a prologue,Pts 1-4 - each with a separator page, comprising in all,28 chapters and an Epilogue. Plus [unpaginated],half-title+title pages, another titled separator-page,a genealogical family tree [Vanger family] diagram,last page unpaginated too,and 5pp blanks (includes verso of last page) at rear.The first book in the highly acclaimed 'Millennium' trilogy.A really exceptional copy in an exceptional state/ condition. Stieg Larsson (b.1954- d.2004),Swedish journalist and author,was the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Expo from 1999. Previously worked at a major news agency for 20 years as the graphics editor.He was one of the world's leading experts on anti-democratic, right-wing extremist and Nazi organisations and was consulted at Scotland Yard and in Brussels, on the way in which fascist networks operated. He died suddenly and without warning in November 2004,soon after delivering the manuscripts for his three crime novels (of a planned 10 instalment story) to Swedish publisher,Norstedts Förlag.All were published posthumously,2005,2006 and 2007 - 'Dragon Tattoo.','Played with Fire.' and 'Kicked The Hornet's Nest.' respectively,there. Published by MacLehose Press/Quercus in the UK [2008,2009] and by Alfred A. Knopf in the USA [2008,2009,2010.] respectively. Unfortunately and tragically,Stieg Larsson never lived to see the worldwide phenomenon his,and this work,has become. For examples or copies of other titles from the original trilogy - THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE: see my book ID rja430712 (a UK,1st edn,5th imp). THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST: check my book IDs' rja406211 and rja417312 for UK,1st edns along with rja430812 and rja430912 for UK,1st edns,2nd imps respectively. Please contact seller,because this is a thick, heavy book which,together with protective wrapping,will weigh in excess of 1Kg for correct[insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes. 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. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US 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.

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