The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris — 1st Edition

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The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris — 1st Edition

Name: The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6041
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Publication: London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1989

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [vi], 295.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The publisher's original black cloth binding remains firm, tight, and square, with sharp corners. The spine features unoxidised silver-gilt lettering alongside the publisher's windmill motif. The text block is robust, showing no signs of shelf-leaning, though the page edges exhibit uniform, light age-toning typical of the paper stock from this era. Internally, the pages are crisp, clean, and free of foxing or previous ownership inscriptions. The dust wrapper is likewise Near Fine, presenting brightly with minimal signs of edge-wear and featuring advance praise from Clive Barker and Roald Dahl on the rear panel, now fully protected in a clear archival film sleeve.

Catalogue Note: This is the First UK Edition, first impression of Thomas Harris's landmark psychological thriller. While the true first edition was published in the United States by St. Martin's Press the previous year, this 1989 Heinemann printing represents the book's first appearance in the British market.

The book is unillustrated, save for the iconic death's-head hawkmoth motif adorning the original dust wrapper.

Though not a particularly rare title on the open market, it has become increasingly uncommon to find copies in such crisp, well-preserved condition, as the paper stock utilised for this edition is highly prone to heavy tanning and brittleness over time.

Clarice Starling, a brilliant young FBI trainee, is pulled from her studies and thrust into a harrowing psychological game when she is tasked with interviewing Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer confined to a maximum-security asylum. The FBI hopes Lecter's dark, unparalleled insight into the criminal mind will help them catch 'Buffalo Bill', a vicious serial killer who skins his victims. In exchange for his clues, Starling must offer up her own deepest, most agonising secrets, forging an intimate and terrifying bond with a master manipulator. A masterclass in suspense from the author of Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs is a defining cornerstone of modern thriller fiction.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Thomas Harris

Book Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Thriller & Suspense

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 295

Book Publication Year: 1989

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Hannibal Lecter Series

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

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