Benjamine Black [John Banville] — Christine Falls
London, Picador, 2006 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of this crime novel from Booker Prize winning novelist John Banville, published under a pseudonym. The signed first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The first of celebrated Irish novelist John Banville's crime novels, published under the pseudonym Benjamin Black, and signed to the title page 'BBlack aka JB&apos.Featuring Irish pathologist Quirke, and set in 1950s Dublin, this work bills itself as 'a truly original addition to the pantheon of crime-fiction detectives&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally smart. Dust wrapper in fine condition. Internally, firmly bound. Signed to title page. Light spotting to first few pages. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Fine.
