Gould's Book of Fish. A Novel In Twelve Fish

New York: Grove Press, 2001. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. This is a Special Limited Edition, Pre-Publication Copy, without a dustjacket, of one of the most indescribably original and audaciously imagined books you will ever read. The Special Advance Reading Copy as stated on a tipped in half-title page. A rich, gorgeous, glorious parable for our times, and a saga of art, fish and the founding of Tasmania. Hardcover. 403 pages. Teal cloth boards, with gold lettering. Each chapter is printed in a different colored ink to re-create its narrator's writing conditions. Each chapter opening includes a reproduction of the original full-color artwork by William Gould. Special color publication cards laid in. A lovely, and rare copy. Mr. Flanagan won the Man Booker Prize in October, 2014, for his novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..