Iain Banks — Canal Dreams
London, Macmillan, 1989 . First edition. Cloth. A fine signed presentation copy of Iain Banks's political thriller about a ship trapped in the Panama Canal, termed 'an action book' by the author. Inscribed by the author to the title page 'To Steve from Iain Banks 31/8/89&apos. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A novel following the story of Hisako Onoda, a world famous cellist, as she travels to her first European concerts by sea as a passenger on a ship that gets trapped in the Panama Canal as a result of an international crisis, and anchors in Gatun Lake. Violent guerrillas take over the ship, with violent consequences. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper in exceptional condition. Internally, firmly bound. Inscribed to title page. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
