THE SANATORIUM. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 9 indicating a 1st edn,9th impression. However,this being a Waterstones exclusive edition,is produced from that printing but in this exclusive design,so is technically the first impression of that edition in this design - a 1st edn thus.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's black felt-tip ink neat, handwritten signature - without dedication - direct to the title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,wrap-around colour scenic photographic illustrated dw/dj with glossy,capitalised embossed yellow-lettered title,flat printed capitalised white-lettered strap line and author's name and other white lettering,silver gilt flecks representing rain or snow on photograph,to front panel of dw/dj,along with a printed small circular yellow label with black-lettered, attributed Richard Osman's review and a further small circular,adhesive label of Waterstones exclusivity towards top's front corner,spine/backstrip with flat printed capitalised yellow+white-lettered title,author's name and publisher respectively; rear panel with critics' white+yellow lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Minimal,gentle pushing at head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top edges bright,crisp, clean with a tiny faint blemish,fore-edges coloured adn illustrated with a grey+white snow-covered mountainous scene; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tipos - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,unblemished, sharp-cornered original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,a yellow headband and immaculate plain pale,slate grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,1-387pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,91 chapters and an Epilogue and acknowledgements at the rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title with blank verso,author SIGNED title page,a dedication with blank verso,epigrams/quotes(2),and at the rear as last pages,a potted biography of the author and a further 2pp blanks.Author's SIGNED debut novel. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal,minor exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading. Despite them,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness,exclusivity of it's production design,and an uncommon,author SIGNED debut novel.
EVERYONE'S IN DANGER. ANYONE COULD BE NEXT. An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But she's taken time off from her job as a detective, so when she receives an invitation out of the blue to celebrate her estranged brother's recent engagement, she has no choice but to accept. Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge. Though it's beautiful,something about the hotel, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, makes her nervous - as does her brother,Isaac.And when they wake the following morning to discover his fiancee Laure has vanished without a trace, Elin's unease grows. With the storm cutting off access to and from the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic. But no-one has realized yet that another woman has gone missing. And she's the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they're all in . . . 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.
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