Sliver, Ira Levin — 1st Edition

Name: Sliver, Ira Levin — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6952
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Publication: London, Michael Joseph, 1991

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 214.

Condition Report: Very Good. The blue cloth boards remain sharp and sturdy with bright gilt typography to the spine, housing a tight, square text block. The internal pages exhibit moderate, uniform age-toning typical of the publisher's paper stock from this period, remaining supple and clean. The original dust jacket is remarkably crisp, retaining its deep colours and original price (£13.99 net) on the front flap, with only negligible shelf-wear to the extreme edges.

Catalogue Note: First UK edition, first printing.

This copy features a standard previous ownership signature in ink to the front free endpaper. While the first edition of Sliver remains highly accessible on the open market, copies retaining such a bright, un-faded dust jacket are slightly less common.

A masterclass in urban paranoia from the author of Rosemary's Baby and The Boys from Brazil, Sliver peels back the glossy veneer of a luxury Manhattan high-rise to reveal the voyeuristic horrors lurking within. Following a young editor who moves into an exclusive 'sliver' building only to discover a string of mysterious deaths among her predecessors, Ira Levin's claustrophobic thriller expertly weaponises the anonymity of city living.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Ira Levin

Book Publisher: Michael Joseph

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Thriller & Suspense

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 214

Book Publication Year: 1991

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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