A UK first edition, first impression - with a complete number string which includes the number 1.
Wrapper : The wrapper on this copy is very bright, is unfaded and is complete. It is unclipped. It shows an inconsequential hint of bruising to the spine ends. Looks very sharp.
Book : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners sharp. The pages are clean and bright. The text block is creamy. The closed page edges are sound. No dog-eared pages. The binding is tight, the hinges are solid. A very nice copy in a protected wrapper.
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 1994
Condition: Near Fine +. Wrapper: Near Fine +
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