Graham Swift — Waterland
London, Picador, 1992. Cloth. A smart revised edition of this mysterious work from British writer Graham Swift, signed and inscribed by the author. Revised edition, originally published in 1983. First impression of this edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, dated January 1992. Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Tom Crick has been history master for some thirty years in a secondary school in Greenwich. As the world sets its clocks according to Greenwich Mean Time, this is a place where time begins. This novel is concerned with the nature and importance of history as the primary source of meaning in a narrative. Written by Graham Swift, a British author. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. With author's ink inscription to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
