The Sea - John Banville (Signed 1st Edition, Picador, London, 2005)
The Sea - John Banville (Signed 1st Edition, Picador, London, 2005)
This Picador first edition (2005) is of interest to collectors of John Banville first editions, Booker Prize winners, and contemporary Irish literary fiction.
About: Near fine first edition, first impression, signed by the author to the title page. Dust jacket unclipped (£10.99), bright and fresh with minimal wear: an excellent signed copy of Banville's celebrated Booker Prize-winning novel.
Details:
- Title: The Sea
- Author: John Banville
- Publisher: Picador, London
- Publication Date: 2005
- Edition: 1st Edition, 1st Impression
- Binding: Hardcover
- Signed: Yes – signed by the author to the title page
- ISBN: 9780330483285
- Condition: Near Fine
- Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine (unclipped, £10.99)
Synopsis: First edition Picador imprint, original unclipped dust jacket, signed by John Banville to the title page. Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2005. A highly desirable signed copy for bibliophiles and collectors of contemporary literary fiction.
Review: John Banville's The Sea is a luminous, elegiac novel narrated by Max Morden, an art historian who retreats to a seaside village following the death of his wife, only to find himself confronting memories of a formative childhood summer spent with the enigmatic Grace family. Written in Banville's characteristically precise and hauntingly beautiful prose, the novel is a profound meditation on loss, memory, and identity. It was awarded the Man Booker Prize in 2005.