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BARKER**, CLIVE: : GALILEE. A Romance

LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,1998.

ISBN 0002235609.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st ed. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. Wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase; so NO owner inscrptn and NO price-clip to dw/dj - as new.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around matt,sea-green oceanic map artwork illustration with thumbnail,gilt sea-monsters decorated top+bottom borders colour illustrated dw/j,capitalised,gilt decorated lettered author name and title and other capitalised white lettering to front of dw/dj; similarly coloured+lettered author name and title as the front's and publisher’s capitalised sea-green lettered+illustrated name and colophon respectively to foot of same,rear panel of with continuation of map illustration and critics' white-lettered reviews.Virtually NO shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges partially and lightly toned,fore and bottom edges bright, crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – virtually pristine,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain yellow endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,4-582pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-9 each with varying numbers of chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,title page with a dedication to its verso,2 genealogical Family tree charts,author's Acknowledgements,a Contents list/table,and individual Pts separator pages.    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 25+ year-old age.It is only the fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.                                A massive tale of secrets, corruption and magic between two feuding families - the powerful Gearys and the shadowy Barbarossas.                                      EVERY FAMILY HAS A SECRET As rich as the Rockefellers, as glamorous as the Kennedys, the Geary dynasty has held subtle sway over American life since the Civil War, brilliantly concealing the depths of its corruption.                                      All that is about to change.                    For the Gearys are at war. Their enemies are another dynasty - the Barbarossas - whose origins lie not in history but in myth. When the prodigal prince of the Barbarossa clan, Galilee, falls in love with Rachel Geary, the pent-up loathing between the families erupts in a mutually destructive frenzy. Adulteries are laid bare. Secrets creep out. And insanity reigns.  Galilee is a massive tale, mingling the sharp realism of Barker's bestseller 'Sacrament' with the dark invention for which he's known worldwide, and surpassing both with an epic tale which will surely rank as the crowning achievement of his career.  Please contact seller,for correct 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 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,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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