Barbara Trapido — The Travelling Hornplayer
London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression of Barbara Trapido's tragi-comic novel, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the title page.A witty and powerful novel concerning love and loss, marriage and music, by the British novelist Barbara Trapido. Trapido's works have been nominated for the Whitbread Prize and long-listed for the Booker Prize. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, except for a bump to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, except for the odd spot to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper is in lovely condition, except for small crease to the front of the wrap. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Fine.
