Where You'll Find Me and other stories, Ann Beattie — 1st Edition

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Where You'll Find Me and other stories, Ann Beattie — 1st Edition

Name: Where You'll Find Me and other stories, Ann Beattie — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6012
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Publication: London, Macmillan London Limited, 1987

Formatting: 8vo.

Condition Report: Near Fine. This copy is remarkably bright and attractive, remaining tightly bound in its original blue cloth with sharp corners and unoxidised, gleaming silver lettering to the spine. The text block exhibits only a faint hint of the slight age-toning to the top edge that is customary for British publications of this era; otherwise, the pages remain internally pristine, crisp, and entirely free from foxing or handling wear. The accompanying original dust jacket is equally impressive, vibrant and structurally sound, suffering only from barely perceptible, minor crinkling at the extreme head of the spine. Now preserved in a protective clear wrapper, it presents exceptionally well as a tightly structured, highly collectable copy.

Catalogue Note: This is the true first UK edition, first printing of Ann Beattie’s acclaimed collection of short fiction, following its original release in the United States by Simon & Schuster the previous year. The text brings together a selection of her finest stories, many of which first debuted in prestigious publications such as The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Esquire.

Unillustrated, the text focuses purely on Beattie's celebrated prose, wrapped within a striking, evocative blue-toned jacket design exclusive to this Macmillan release.

While the American first edition remains relatively ubiquitous on the secondary market, this UK first edition is decidedly less common, particularly when found in such a bright and well-preserved collector's state.

In Where You'll Find Me and other stories, Ann Beattie continues to cement her reputation as a sharp, unsparing, yet deeply empathetic chronicler of the late-twentieth-century American psyche. The collection weaves together intimate narratives of characters whose familiar surfaces suddenly give way to breathtaking inner landscapes. With her signature precision, lyrical dialogue, and crystalline prose, Beattie masterfully captures the delicate nuances of human connection, providing fresh bulletins from the interpersonal frontlines.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Ann Beattie

Book Publisher: Macmillan London

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Anthologies & Short Stories

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1987

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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