John Lanchester — Mr Phillips

London, faber and faber, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of a novel by John Lanchester in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of Mr Phillips by John Lanchester in the original publisher's hardcover paper wraps and unclipped dust wrapper. The novel follows the day in the life of the protagonist, Victor Phillips, who has been made redundant but is keeping it a secret from his family. Themes of money, family, and getting old transcend throughout the novel as Phillips spends the day travelling around London alone. John Lanchester is a British novelist and journalist. His debut novel A Debt to Pleasure (1996) won the 1996 Whitbread Book Award and the 1997 Hawthornden Prize.  In the original publisher's hard cover paper wraps and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Some very slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. Very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.