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SELF**, WILL: : The book of Dave. [Uncorrected Proof Copy.]

LONDON.VIKING/PENGUIN,2006.

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UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Proof copy,1st edn.[Often of limited availability,the text of a forthcoming book,is printed and bound in softcovers for use by the author, editors, proofreaders and some favoured reviewers.For undecorated printed wraps,with minimal publication data imprinted - the produced/released number of copies would almost certainly be less than 500,and most probably would tend to be around 200 copies.For glossy pictorial illustrated wrappers,produced numbers are often higher than 200,but either have a scarcity to them.Often errors or earlier versions of text appear in these proofs.Versions where the text has changed considerably are obviously considered more desirable by their nature.] MINT. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/release,so NO owner inscrptn,NO price-removal from card cover and NO reading creases to spine/backstrip,nor pages' corners.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,colour pictorial illustrated front card cover with black+red lettering,purple background to spine/backstrip with red+white letters,rear cover with red background and b/w lettered story precis and publicity information. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound,virtually pristine and unread, other than my own collation.UK,8vo wraps, Uncorrected Proof copy,1st edn,1-495pp [paginated] includes 16 chapters,an Alphabetical Glossary,Acknowledgements listed in the contents list but not designated and absent; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,an epigram,a Contents list/table and 6pp blanks at the rear. Want other PROOF copies? Please search my MODERN FIRSTS, MODERN FIRSTS2, CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED, BIOGRAPHY, SIGNED, NAVAL/MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY catalogues for examples. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's nature, i.e. an ephemeral paperback Proof item,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. The book of Dave is based around the rants of Dave Rudman,a disgruntled East End taxi driver, who writes his woes down and buries them only to have them discovered 500 years later and used as the sacred text for a religion that has taken hold in the flooded remnants of London.Will Self's big bold book dares to take on the grand themes in the grand manner.It is at once a profound meditation upon the nature of received religion; a love story; a caustic satire of contemporary urban life and a historical detective story set in the far future. His 2002 novel 'Dorian,an Imitation' was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize,and his 2012 novel Umbrella was shortlisted.His fiction is known for being satirical, grotesque and fantastical,and is predominantly set within his home city of London.Zack Busner is a recurring character in Self's fiction,appearing in the short story collections 'The Quantity Theory of Insanity' - see my book ID rja29878 - UK,1st edn,'Grey Area' (rja29898 -SIGNED,UK,1st edn) and 'Dr. Mukti and Other Tales of Woe' as well as in the novels 'Great Apes',and the 2010's trilogy novels 'Umbrella', 'Shark',and 'Phone.' This offered title and 'Umbrella' are recognised and regarded as his most notable work. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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 US 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Proof copy,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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