Henry Porter — The Dying Light

London, Orion Books, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A signed association copy of this dystopian police thriller from Henry Porter, this copy previously owned by Carmen Callil, founder of Virago Press. Signed presentation copy from the author. Loosely inserted is also a Christmas card from the author to Carmen Callil, "hope to see you in 2022 for a long early dinner".This is a delightful association copy previously owned by Carmen Callil, an Australian publisher who founded Virago Press in 1973, to "publish books which celebrated women and women's lives, and which would, by so doing, spread the message of women's liberation to the whole population". Virago publish works by new and neglected female authors, publishing the works by authors such as Daphne du Maurier, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter, all with a distinctive green spine synonymous with Virago.The third impression. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. 'The Dying Light' is set against a near future British landscape and follows the suspicious life and death of David Eyams, the acting head of the Joint Intelligence Committee and confidant of the prime minister. From acclaimed author of the genre and journalist-activist, Henry Porter. In the original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, with mild bumping to the spine head and tail, otherwise excellent. Dust wrapper is similar, with slight bumping and edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Author's inscription to the front free endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.