Splinter by Jones, Lloyd - 1988

Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book has only very light dust dulling to the top. Otherwise an unread copy. Nick Freear - convicted vandal, failed entrepreneur, estranged from his wife and son - sees his life in shards around him. Lloyd Jones's second novel, characteristically full of raw buffoonery and wit, traces Nick's efforts to discern meaning in so much scattered evidence (Inside flap of jacket)

Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1988 Pictorial endpapers. Very tidy. Dust jacket is intact and bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Auckland: Hodder And Stoughton. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. (1988). First Edition. Hardcover. 0340431385 . No signatures. Some spotting to reverse of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 188 pages. Blue papered boards. Page dimensions: 213mm x 133mm. "Nick Freear - convicted vandal, failed entrepreneur, estranged from his wife and son - sees his life in shards around him. Lloyd Jones's second novel, characteristically full of raw buffoonery and wit, traces Nick's efforts to discern meaning in so much scattered evidence." - from the dust wrapper blurb. ; 8vo .

Aukland, New Zealand: Hodder and Stoughton, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no reprint statement to the copyright page which indicates a true first print, in a near fine jacket with uneven fade to upper panel. The authors second novel with slight rubbing to the base of the spine. This copy is SIGNED by lloyd Jones to the title page..