2006 Christine Falls Benjamin Black John Banville Signed First Edition 2024 Dust Wrapper

The signed first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The first of celebrated Irish novelist John Banville's crime novels, published under the pseudonym Benjamin Black, and 2024 signed to the title page 'BBlack aka JB'.Featuring Irish pathologist Quirke, and set in 1950s Dublin, this work bills itself as 'a truly original addition to the pantheon of crime-fiction detectives'. Condition Report: In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally smart. Dust wrapper in fine condition. Internally, firmly bound. Signed to title page. Light spotting to first few pages. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Overall: Very Good Indeed