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WELSH**, IRVINE: : the acid house. [UK,Uncorrected Bound Proof copy.]

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,17th March,1994.

ISBN 0224036858.

UK,slim 8vo wraps+dw/dj,Uncorrected Proof copy. MINT. Wrapped,protected and stored from distribution - so,unread other than my collation.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, glossy, wrap-around green background with a colour pictorial,partially illustrated front of dw/dj with red+pale green lettered title,author's pale yellow lettered name and capitalised,black-lettered A JONATHAN CAPE ORIGINAL to front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip with red-lettered title and author's pale yellow lettered name and publisher's black lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear of dw/dj with critics' (7) black lettered reviews for 'Trainspotting. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and NO scoring nor indents.UK,slim 8vo wraps,Uncorrected Bound Proof with immaculate,unblemished,sharp-cornered,wrap-around,matt,white card covers with author's capitalised,black-lettered name and other black-lettered title and publisher's b/w illustrated colophon to lower edge to front cover; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered author name,title and publisher's colophon,rear cover with black-lettered price, publication date,size,ISBN and publisher name.No nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,clean and unblemished - pristine without ageing/toning nor any foxing/spotting; contents similar - no reading creases to a flat spine and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners -unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo wraps+dw/dj,Uncorrected Bound Proof copy,1-289pp [paginated] includes 20 short stories [listed but minus 'Sport For All'] and a novella; plus [unpaginated] half-title with synopsis,author's potted biography and a critic's review,a title page,a dedication,a Paul Reekie poem 'When Caesar's Mushroom is in Season',a Contents list/table,and to the rear 2pp blanks.            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 and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 30-year-old age and nature, i.e  an ephemeral paperback Proof copy.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults associated with a decades' old paperback issue/edn.                     A short stories and a novella collection: each story (between three and twenty pages) features a new set of characters and scenarios in each. Author's second published work after his spectacular and/or controversial debut with 'Trainspotting'.                 The 1998 film adaptation of The Acid House, directed by Paul McGuigan,dramatizes 3 of the 22 stories from the book - 'The Granton Star Cause', 'A Soft Touch',and 'The Acid House'.    Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,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,slim 8vo wraps+dw/dj. Uncorrected Bound Proof copy.
Not SIGNED.

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