The Seventh Scroll, Wilbur Smith — 1st Edition, Signed

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The Seventh Scroll, Wilbur Smith — 1st Edition, Signed

Name: The Seventh Scroll, Wilbur Smith — 1st Edition, Signed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5323
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Publication: London, Macmillan, 1995

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [vi], 496.

Condition Report: Fine. This is an exceptionally well-preserved copy. The black cloth binding remains completely tight and square, displaying no bumping to the spine ends or corners. The gilt lettering to the spine is wonderfully bright and entirely unoxidised. Internally, the pages are crisp and clean, showing only the lightest, even age-toning to the text block edges, typical for the paper stock of this era, and are completely free from foxing or internal marks. The original unclipped dust jacket is immaculate, retaining its sharp, glossy finish without any fading, nicks, or creasing, and is now protected in a removable archival mylar sleeve. The book still wears its original promotional wraparound belly band, which is likewise in superb order.

Catalogue Note: First edition, first impression, displaying the full number line '1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2' on the copyright page.

This copy features an authorial inscription to the title page, reading "For Derek", signed "Wilbur Smith" in black ink. The volume also retains the publisher's original "SIGNED SCROLL" promotional wraparound band, an ephemeral detail that is often lost on the secondary market.

A heart-pounding archaeological thriller, The Seventh Scroll thrusts readers into a deadly modern-day race to unearth the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Mamose. When brilliant Egyptologist Royan Al Simma and her husband discover the cryptic seventh scroll, penned 4,000 years ago by the genius slave Taita, they unwittingly make themselves targets for a ruthless cabal. After her husband is brutally murdered, Royan must ally herself with the daring and aristocratic adventurer Sir Nicholas Quenton-Harper. Together, they plunge into the unforgiving Ethiopian highlands, battling merciless assassins and ancient, lethal traps to solve the greatest mystery of the ancient world.

Book Condition: Fine

Book Authors: Wilbur Smith

Book Publisher: Macmillan

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Adventure

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: Yes

Book Pages: 496

Book Publication Year: 1995

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: The Egyptian Novels

Country/region of manufacture: Kent, United Kingdom

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