BLACK OUT. [Ltd.,No.121/510,Uncorrected Proof copy.]

UK,8vo wraps('C' format p/back),Ltd.,No.121/510, Uncorrected Proof copy. [Provisional publication date April,1994. 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 and stored from date of distribution,so NO owner inscrptn, NO price removal from cover and NO reading creases to spine/backstrip or any pages' corners - unread other than my own careful collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,wrap-around plain red background with capitalised,black-lettered publisher's name at top edge of front cover; black-lettered UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF etc to lower edge; separated horizontal narrow rectangular bands,one with a black background and capitalised white-lettered title within,the other with a white background and author's capitalised,black lettered name within,and just below it,a white+red illustration of a sleeved arm holding a quil having written a calligraphic capital initial W - all to front cover.A flat,reading crease-free black spine/backstrip with capitalised,white lettered title and author name and the white illustrated capital W from front cover,rear cover withcapitalised,black-lettered publisher's name,further information on the book's size+pagination with provisional price and publication date and ISBN. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges exceptionally bright and clean with NO ageing/toning,NO foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solidand sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread other than my own careful collation. UK,8vo wraps('C' format p/back),Ltd.,No.121/510, Uncorrected Proof copy,1-352pp [paginated] includes 100 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,a title page with Limitation number 121/501 copies,a dedication and timeline February 1944 separator page and tio the rear,2pp blanks. 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 -year-old age and nature, i.e an ephemeral paperback Proof. It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults commonly found in decades old paperbacks. Author's debut novel and the first in the 'TROY' series and third chronologically. The Blitz, London 1944 - as the Luftwaffe make their last desperate assault on the city, Londoners take to the shelters once again and eagerly await the signal for D-Day. In the East End children lead police to a charred, dismembered corpse buried in a bombsite. The victim is German and it soon becomes clear that this is no ordinary murder. For Russian emigre Detective-Sergeant Troy it is the start of a manhunt which will lead him into a world of stateless refugees, military intelligence and corruption in high places. A manhunt in which Troy is both the hunter and the hunted. 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. **