Description: Click here to see our other books! The Line of Beauty Alan Hollinghurst 2004 Picador : London 9" by 5.5" 501pp SUMMARY A signed first edition of Hollinghurst's award winning novel with original dust wrapper. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Fine This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION First edition, first impression of The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst. Includes the author's signature to the title page. The novel is set in Britain and follows the story of a young gay man Nick Guest, who is a graduate from Oxford in English literature and comes from a middle class background. The Line of Beauty won the 2004 Booker Prize. It was highly praised for its portrayal of life for the privileged during the 1980s and its commentary on the HIV/AIDS crisis, homosexuality and politics.Alan Hollinghurst is an award winning English novelist, poet and short story writer, and an important voice for LGBTQ+ literature.In the original publisher's binding with original unclipped dust wrapper. CONDITION In original publisher's cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. The dust wrapper is slightly worn to the extremities. There is some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Overall Condition: Fine Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Topic: Fiction
Publisher: Picador
Author: Alan Hollinghurst
Binding: Cloth
Subject: None
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Signed
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Region: London
Illustrator: None
Signed: Yes
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 2004
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
