The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, Stieg Larsson — 1st Edition

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, Stieg Larsson — 1st Edition

Name: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, Stieg Larsson — 1st Edition
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Publication: London, MacLehose Press, 2009

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 602.

Condition Report: Very Good. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, with the dark green cloth boards and silver spine tooling retaining their original brightness, entirely unoxidised. However, the top edge of the front board exhibits a slight indentation or bump. The text block is solid, though the page edges show mild, uniform toning typical of the paper stock, alongside a distinct, pale thumb-smudge or localised stain to the fore-edge. Internally, the pages are crisp, clean, and free from any significant foxing or previous ownership signatures, ensuring a highly readable and structurally sound copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is vibrant, sharp, and excellently preserved, showing no significant creasing, tears, or chips.

Catalogue Note: This is the true first UK edition, first impression of the final instalment in Stieg Larsson's acclaimed Millennium Trilogy, translated by Reg Keeland. The copyright page displays the full number line counting down to '1', confirming its primacy.

Originally published in Sweden as Luftslottet som sprängdes in 2007, this English-language hardcover was issued by MacLehose Press prior to the paperback releases.

While copies of the Millennium series are relatively common, finding true first impressions of the UK hardcovers, particularly the culminating volume, in tight, collectible condition with their original, unclipped dust jackets has become increasingly uncommon for collectors seeking to complete their sets.

The explosive conclusion to the Millennium Trilogy finds the fiercely uncompromising Lisbeth Salander fighting for her life in an intensive care unit, while simultaneously facing trial for three murders upon her recovery. With the help of investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist, Salander must unravel a deeply rooted conspiracy within the Swedish secret state police to prove her innocence. As she prepares to expose the corruption and exact her revenge against those who sought to destroy her, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest delivers a masterful, adrenaline-fuelled climax to one of the most defining crime fiction series of the twenty-first century.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Stieg Larsson

Book Publisher: MacLehose Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Crime & Mystery

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 602

Book Publication Year: 2009

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardback

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Millennium Trilogy

Country/region of manufacture: St Ives, United Kingdom

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