The Wasp Factory : Signed By The Author : With An Early Signed H/W Letter From The Author Referring To The Book de Banks, Iain - 1984

The First UK printing published by Macmillan, London in 1984. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a hint of rubbing to the corners and spine tips. Light toning to the text-block and the extreme pages edges due to the quality of the paper stock used. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with no fading of colouring to the spine. A hint of toning to the upper flap edges. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. Loosely laid in is a an early one page signed H/W letter dated '22/6'87' in which Iain Banks refers to this title :'. I think the reason the book is so valuable is simply because the first print run was only 5000 (actually not bad for a first novel), and I seem to have been taken up by the SF community (this happened before I published SF), which contains, it would appear, a higher proportion of avid collectors than other genres.'. The letter has been signed 'Ian Banks' as opposed to the signature of 'Ian M. Banks' which the author used when attending to his Sci-Fi novels. Iain Banks signed material is increasingly scarce. The author's first novel and highly collectible with such attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.