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BOYD**, WILLIAM: : Sweet Caress. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING,2015.

ISBN 9781408867976.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,2nd imp. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 19 8 7 5 3.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but author's neat, handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt monochrome photograph with minimal colour tinting to front panel of dw/dj along with capitalised gold lettered author'a name and glossy,black lettered title and other glossy lettering and capitalised grey-lettered publisher name,spine/backstrip with navy blue background and capitalised white-lettered author name and white-lettered lower casse title and white illustrated publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear panel with white background with critics' grey+black lettered reviews.negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unred,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a gold headband and immaculate b/w photographic illustrated pastedownes and plain white free endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn, 2nd imp,IXpp+1-447pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,BOOK ONE (1908-1927) - BOOK EIGHT,(1968-1977),comprising 4,6,4,5,6,4,1 and 3 chapters respectveiy - each with profuse contemporaryautobiographical and biographical photographs,and a CODA in BARRANDALE: 1978 Plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,a dedication with an epigram to its reverse,a b/w photographic illustrated frntis, BOOKs' and CODA's individual separator pages,and to the rear,Acknowledgements,and a note on the Author with a Note on the type used to its verso. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. From the internationally bestselling author of Any Human Heart,Restless,and Waiting for Sunrise,a compelling story of one woman's extraordinary life,and a heart-wrenching tale of love and war in the twentieth century. Amory’s first memory is of her father doing a handstand. She has memories of him returning on leave during the First World War. But his absences, both actual and emotional, are what she chiefly remembers. It is her photographer uncle Greville who supplies the emotional bond she needs, and, when he gives her a camera and some rudimentary lessons in photography, unleashes a passion that will irrevocably shape her future. A spell at boarding school ends abruptly and Amory begins an apprenticeship with Greville in London, living in his flat in Kensington, earning two pounds a week photographing socialites for fashionable magazines. But Amory is hungry for more and her search for life, love and artistic expression will take her to the demi monde of Berlin of the late 1920s, to New York of the 1930s, to the Blackshirt riots in London and to France in the Second World War where she becomes one of the first women war photographers. Her desire for experience will lead Amory to further wars, to lovers, husbands and children as she continues to pursue her dreams and battle her demons. In this enthralling story of a life fully lived, William Boyd has created a sweeping panorama of some of the most defining moments of modern history, told through the camera lens of one unforgettable woman, Amory Clay. It is his greatest achievement to date. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note, stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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