Nutshell.**

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/VG. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean with minimal/minor blemish,matt,wrap-around pale peach background with glossy,blocked/impressed black+red lettered title,glossy,embossed red-lettered author name to front panel of dw/dj,red lettered author name,glossy blocked/impressed black lettered title to lightly faded spine/backstrip; rear panel with plain peach with b/w barcode.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - closed tears, approx. 4.5" apart - to rear,top edge resulting with a subsequent horizontal fold/crease back on itself across rear panel.One of the closed tears is toward the spine/backstrip's gutter's fold/crease,the other tear (approx.1") is to top,rear corner's fold of the inner flap of dw/d - but no other major nicks,tears or splits present.Head of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing,and residual evidence/'ghost' of an adhesive small label's removal from the capital 'N' letter of title to front panel of dw/dj.Described fairly and honestly but still an acceptable copy/example. Top+fore-edges bright, crisp and clean without blemish and coloured a pale peach; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - pristine,appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,peach-coloured paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,glossy black ink lettered spine/backstrip,a black+silver striped headband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-198pp [paginated] includes 20 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and an epigram (from Shakespeare's HAMLET). Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable - rear crease excepted- and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults describe that prevents a slightly higher grading particularly for the dw/dj.Despite them,it really is still a more than acceptable copy,especially for its cleanliness and brightness. Trudy has betrayed her husband,John.She's still in the marital home - a dilspidated,priceless London townhouse - but John's not here. Instead,she's with his brother,the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. But there is a witness to their plot: the inquisitive,nine-month-old resident of Trudy's womb. Told from a perspective unlike any other, 'Nutshell' is a classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world's master storytellers. Want more Ian McEWAN titles? For similar and other titles please search my MODERN FIRSTS2, MODERN FIRSTS, 1001 books You Must Read Before You Die and SIGNED catalogues. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **