A.S Byatt — Sugar and Other Stories

London , Chatto & Windus, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. A marvelous signed first edition of 11 captivating short stories by Booker Prize winning author A.S. Byatt. The first edition of the work.Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. In publisher's original black cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Written by A.S. Byatt, an English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer whose books have been translated into more than fifty languages.This volume holds a collection of 11 unforgettable short stories that explores the fragile ties between generations, the dizzying abyss of loss and the elaborate memories we construct against it.A.S. Byatt compels us to inhabit other lives and returns us to our own with new knowledge, compassion, and a sense of wonder. In publisher's original black cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Author's signature to front free end paper. Dust wrapper is very smart. Very light shelf wear to head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light age toning to edges. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.