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VICKERS**, SALLEY: : Miss Garnet's Angel. [Author SIGNED+dedicated copy.**]

LONDON.FOURTH ESTATE/HarperCollinsPublishers,2003.

ISBN 0006514219.

UK,12mo p/back,16th imp,author SIGNED+dedicated copy.[Complete number line RRD 17 19 21 23 22 20 18 16, so 16th imp(?), 2003.This title originally and first published LONDON, HarperCollins,2000,UK,12mo HB+dw/dj and this p/back edn of that same title,has the first 6 chapters of Mr Golightly's Holiday (published LONDON,Fourth Estate,in 2003 as UK,12mo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn.See my book ID rja1032222 for (LONDON,FOURTH ESTATE),UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn for an example of that title.] FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's instantly recognisable and distinct spidery,handwritten black ink inscrptn: 'To Heather (?) with best wishes Salley Vickers.' to title page,and no price-removal from the rear card cover.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around colour painting illustrated card covers - 'Storie di S. Orsola: Sogno di S. Orsola' by Vittore Carpaccio (1460-c.1526) - with wrap-around,superimposed upper+lower gilt decoration bordered edges; and embossed gilt lettered author's name,glossy white embossed lettered title and other white lettering to front card cover,similarly coloured lettered spine/backstrip which also has no reading creases to it,rear cover with several critics' white-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Inside front cover with b/w photograph of Tobias and the Archangel Raphael,Church of Sant' Angelo Raffaele,Venice,while the inside of rear cover is with a colour pictorial painting detail of 'The Sleeping Shepherd,by Samuel Palmer,circa 1833-4,as background to illustrated front cover of Mr Golightly's Holiday dj/dw illustration. Top+fore-edges inevitably age toned but without other blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean but with minimal page-edge toning - still solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread,other than my own collation.UK,12mo p/back,author SIGNED+ dedicated copy,16th imp,vii-xpp+3-388pp [paginated] includes Pts I-IV comprising 4,6,6 and 5 chapters respectively,author's note; plus to the rear,the first 6 chapters of the following and published next novel,'Mr Golightly's Holiday.' Plus [unpaginated] 4pp critics' reviews,author SIGNED+dedicated title page,author's 4pp introduction,a dedication,a double-page b/w city map of Venice,an acknowledgement,a John Ruskin epigram both the latter with blank verso,individual Pts separator pages each with blank verso,2p blanks separating the end of the first novel and the first 6 chapters of the published 2nd novel 'Mr Golightly's Holiday',and 10pp blanks at the rear,as the last pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral p/back.It is only the minor faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading overall.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and the author's signature with dedication.  The author's SIGNED+dedicated debut novel.See the following alpha-numerical book ID rja1032222 for author SIGNED,UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn of her 2nd novel - Mr Golighly's Holiday. 'Miss Garnet's Angel' is a historical mystery, a love story, and a retelling of 'The Book of Tobit', from the Apocrypha. A voyage of discovery; a novel about Venice but also the rich story of the explosive possibilities of change in all of us at any time. Julia Garnet is a teacher. Just retired, she is left a legacy which she uses by leaving her orderly life and going to live – in winter – in an apartment in Venice. Its beauty, its secret corners and treasures, and its people overwhelm a lifetime of reserve and caution. Above all, she's touched by the all-prevalent spirit of the Angel, Raphael. The ancient tale of Tobias, who travels to Media unaware he is accompanied by the Archangel Raphael, unfolds alongside Julia Garnet's contemporary journey. The two stories interweave with parents and landladies, restorers and priests, American tourists and ancient travellers abounding. 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,12mo p/back,16th imp,author SIGNED+dedicated,copy.
Author SIGNED+dedicated.

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