Snuff, Terry Pratchett — 1st Edition

Name: Snuff, Terry Pratchett — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6406
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Publication: London, Doubleday, 2011.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 378.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The volume presents exceptionally well, featuring a square text block and a notably tight binding that suggests the book has been scarcely handled. The black cloth boards are sharp and clean, while the gilt spine titling remains entirely unoxidised and bright. Internally, the pages are crisp and completely free of age-toning, foxing, or any previous ownership signatures. It is housed in an original, unclipped dust jacket that retains its vibrant colour without any sun-fading, exhibiting only the most negligible hint of shelf-wear to the extreme spine ends.

Catalogue Note: This is a true first edition, first impression of the thirty-ninth Discworld novel, definitively identified by the complete number line ('2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1') on the copyright page. It is presented in the primary binding with its original dust jacket featuring Paul Kidby's distinctive wraparound cover art.

Given the immense, established popularity of the series by this late stage in the author's career, initial print runs were vast. Consequently, true first impressions remain widely accessible on the open market, making this a handsome but highly common acquisition for collectors.

In Snuff, Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is forced by his wife to take a well-earned holiday at her family’s country estate. However, the rural idyll is merely a facade, and Vimes soon finds himself investigating a horrific crime against the local, heavily marginalized goblin population. Stripped of his usual jurisdiction, his badge, and his trusted coppers, Vimes must rely entirely on his innate policing instincts to unravel a conspiracy of silence, smugness, and murder in a jurisdiction where the law is dictated by the local gentry.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Terry Pratchett

Book Publisher: Doubleday

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Fantasy

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 378

Book Publication Year: 2011

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Paul Kidby

Book Series: Discworld

Country/region of manufacture: Bungay, Suffolk, United Kingdom

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