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VICKERS**, SALLEY: : Mr Golightly's Holiday. [Author SIGNED+dedicated copy.]

LONDON.FOURTH ESTATE/HarperCollinsPublishers,2003.

ISBN 0007156472.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's instantly recognisable and distinct spidery, handwritten black ink inscrptn: 'To Heather (?) With all good wishes Salley Vickers' to the title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around colour painting detail of 'The Sleeping Shepherd' by Samuel Palmercirca 1833/34 illustrated front panel of dw/dj - with wrap-around,superimposed upper+lower and front-facing gutter gilt decoration bordered edges,with glossy,embossed white-lettered author's name and other flat printed white lettering,and bright,crisp,glossy, embossed gilt-lettered title to front panel of dw/dj,slate-grey coloured spine/backstrip with gilt+white lettering,rear panel with grey background with gilt decoration to lower+upper and fore-edges and critics' white-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,no bumping or creasing to edges and corners - and no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges inevitably age toned but without other blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean but with minimal page-edge toning - still solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp and generally clean,sharp-cornered original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip with gentle pushing to head+foot of same,a gold coloured headband,a sewn-in dark green silk bookmark ribbon and immaculate repeated b/w Devon regional map of Dartmoor - the moor coloured pink - illustrated endpapers.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+ dedicated copy,4 Monthly sections/Pts: March, April, May and June with 12,12,11 and 12 chapters respectively,a further section/chapter of THE RESEARCH NOTES OF JOHNNY SPENCE,and author's Notes and Acknowledgements.Plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED+ dedicated title page,a dedication,an epigram, individual Month separator pages,and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's age. It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and author's signature. The 2nd novel from the best-selling author of 'Miss Garnet's Angel' and 'Instances of the Number 3'. Many years ago Mr Golightly wrote a work of dramatic fiction that grew to be an international bestseller.But his reputation is on the decline and he finds himself out of touch with the modern world. He decides to take a holiday and comes to the ancient village of Great Calne, hoping to use the opportunity to bring his great work up to date. But he soon finds that events take over his plans and that the themes he has written on are being strangely replicated in the lives of the villagers he is staying among. He meets Ellen Thomas, a reclusive artist, young Johnny Spence, an absconding schoolboy, and the tough-minded Paula who works at the local pub. As he comes to know his neighbours better, Mr Golightly begins to examine his attitude to love, and to ponder the terrible catastrophe of his son's death. And as the drama unfolds we begin to learn the true and extraordinary identity of Mr Golightly and how the nature of the secret sorrow that haunts him links him to his new friends. Mysterious, light of touch, witty and profound 'Mr Golightly's Holiday' confirms Salley Vickers's reputation as one of our most original and engaging novelists.  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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn.
Author SIGNED+dedicated.

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