J. M. Coetzee — Disgrace

London, Secker and Warburg , 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first impression of J. M. Coetzee's Booker Prize-winning novel, 'Disgrace&apos. The first edition, first impression. With the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by Lucy Harmer, second state with "Winner of The Booker Prize 1999" to front wrap.Set in post-apartheid South Africa, 'Disgrace' tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor who sets in motion a destructive chain of events when he seduces one of his vulnerable students. Written by J. M. Coetzee, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature four years after this novel's publication.  In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, with only minor bumping to the spine head and tail, otherwise excellent. Dust wrapper is very smart, with handling marks and mild bumping running along the wrap's top edge. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.