Follett, Ken — A Dangerous Future

New York, Delacorte Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A deep, dark, rewarding Victorian-era mystery thrilled set in England. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, bound handsomely in two-tone, paper over boards, cloth-backed, sharp and distinct lettering to spine, minimal rubbing to extremities. "KF" embossed sharply to front cover. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, but the laminate has separated vertically from the front cover thus waffled, but not price-clipped. Rear panel unaffected. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" or "a" in "number" line present. The author, Kenneth Martin Follett (born 5 June 1949) "is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than 195 million copies of his works," says his Wikipedia entry, an author whose commercial breakthrough came with the spy thriller Eye of the Needle (1978) and then proceeded through a series of novels of espionage and derring-do including this novel. He turned to historical fiction in the 1980s with his The Pillars of the Earth (1989) and following epics set in medieval England. 533 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,