Iain Banks — Espedair Street
London, Macmillan, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Iain Banks's novel about the life of a successful bass guitarist, widely considered to be one of his most accessible novels. In the vibrant original dust wrapper. Flat signed by Banks to the title page, and dated 5/9/87 by Banks. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The novel tells follows the rise to fame of Dan Weir, a bass guitar player in a rock and roll band called Frozen Gold, and of his struggles to be happy now that he is rich and famous. The band is loosely modelled on Pink Floyd or Fleetwood Mac although Banks has said that the character of Weird was in part inspired by Fish, the ex-Marillion singer. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear to back strip tail. Dust wrapper in fine condition. Internally, firmly bound. Flat signed to title page. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
