Beryl Bainbridge — According to Queeney

London, Little, Brown and Company, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of According to Queeney, signed and inscribed by the author, Beryl Bainbridge, five-time Booker nominee and sole recipient of the "Booker Best of Beryl" prize. In the publisher's original dark red cloth binding. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This is the first edition, first impression of this work, signed and inscribed by the author, Beryl Bainbridge, to the title page: "To Ian with my best wishes, Beryl Bainbridge." This acclaimed historical novel vividly reimagines the later life of Samuel Johnson through the sharp, observant eyes of Hester "Queeney" Thrale. Beryl Bainbridge (1932-2010) was one of Britain"s most celebrated novelists, nominated five times for the Booker Prize and posthumously awarded the special Booker Best of Beryl in 2011, a one-off prize awarded in 2011, established to "crown her a Booker bride" after she was famously known as the "eternal Booker bridesmaid." In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Dust wrapper, lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Author's inscription to title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.