Deceits of Time, Isabel Colegate — 1st Edition, Signed, Limited

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Deceits of Time, Isabel Colegate — 1st Edition, Signed, Limited

Name: Deceits of Time, Isabel Colegate — 1st Edition, Signed, Limited
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6276
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Publication: London, Hamish Hamilton, 1988.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [xii], 216.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The volume presents beautifully in its original quarter blue cloth and combed marbled paper boards, remaining impressively tight, square, and structurally sound. The spine cloth is crisp, and the gilt lettering and rules remain bright and unoxidised. The boards show virtually no shelf-wear, retaining sharp corners and clean, unrubbed edges. Internally, the text block is firmly bound, and the pages are remarkably bright and clean, entirely free from foxing or spotting, with only a very slight, uniform age-toning to the text block edges. The original glassine wrapper is present and generally well-preserved, though it exhibits minor crinkling and minute chipping at the head of the spine. Crucially, the printed 'SIGNED' belly band is fully intact, crisp, and un-torn, elevating the book's overall state of preservation.

Catalogue Note: This is a specially bound, signed limited first edition, restricted to an exclusive print run of just 150 numbered copies, of which this is number 31.

Issued simultaneously with the standard trade edition, this variant was elevated by a superior quarter cloth and marbled paper binding under the 'London Limited Editions' imprint. The limitation page features Isabel Colegate's signature in black ink. The survival of the original publisher's glassine wrapper, alongside the printed wraparound 'SIGNED' band, makes this a particularly complete and desirable copy.

Such heavily restricted limited issues are notably scarce on the open market, particularly when retaining their fragile outer wrappers in such commendable condition.

In Deceits of Time, a masterful exploration of memory and the elusive nature of truth, Catherine Hillery is commissioned to write a biography of Neil Campion, a World War I flying ace who later became a prominent politician. As she delves into Campion's past and interviews those who knew him, Catherine begins to uncover inconsistencies and hidden secrets that challenge the official narrative of his life and death. Isabel Colegate weaves a subtle, haunting mystery that not only unravels the complexities of one man's history but also probes the social fabric of twentieth-century Britain, where the lingering shadows of war continue to disrupt the present.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Isabel Colegate

Book Publisher: Hamish Hamilton

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition and Limited Edition

Signed: Yes

Book Pages: 216

Book Publication Year: 1988

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Quarter Cloth

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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