Michel Faber — Under the Skin; the Apple; Undying
Edinburgh, Canongate, 2000-2016 . First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of three signed first edition works from novelist Michael Faber, including a signed example of 'Under the Skin&apos. Faber is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, best known for 'The Crimson Petal and the White' and 'Under the Skin&apos.Present here are:The first edition, first impression of 'Under the Skin' (2000), flat signed to the title page, in unclipped dust wrapper. A science fiction novel following an alien who manifests in a human form, driving around the countryside to pick up male hitchhikers, who she then drugs and sends back to her homeland, where they will be eaten. The first edition, first impression of short story collection 'The Apple' (2006), flat signed to the title page, in unclipped dust wrapper and slip case.The first edition, first impression of novella 'Undying: A Love Story' (2016), flat signed to the title page, in unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth bindings and paper wraps, with an unclipped dust wrapper to each volume, and slip case for 'Apple&apos. Externally, fine. Dust wrappers excellent, but with dust wrapper back strip of 'Skin' significantly age toned. Slip case excellent, with sticker to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.