WISE CHILDREN

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is very lightly faded to the spine edge of the rear panel. Not price-clipped (£13.99 net to the lower front flap).

Loosely laid in is an official publisher's Wise Children bookplate which has been signed by Angela Carter in black ink. Scarce thus. The author's brilliant last novel published shortly before her February 1992 passing at the tragically young age of 51. Loosely laid in are two newspaper obituaries