This is a signed first edition in good condition.  It was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2003.

'In the early 1960's, a golden age for newly-discovered writers, Chris Duffy was something of a nearly man.  His debut novel was reasonably successful; his second was turned down as being too like the first.  Thanks to procrastination and heavy drinking, he has published nothing since.  Settled now in Brighton, where he ekes out a living running a market bric-a-brac stall, Duffy dreams of the blurred decades that seem to have slipped through his fingers: where did it all go wrong?  But during one confusing weekend, on the opening days of the Brighton Literary Festival, everything looks set to change.  Lurching through the razzmatazz of stilt-walkers, mime artists and unicyclists, Duffy learns of the existence of a long-lost manuscript by a famous novelist, now dead, and resolves to get hold of it, pass it off as his own and thus give his wilted career a kick-start.  Unfortunately, little in Duffy's disordered life ever runs smoothly, particularly on this crowded weekend . . .'

This is a 1st Edition / 1st Printing (The number string is: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).

Condition:

Book - Good - rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges, a lean and slight crease to the spine, opens quite easily to the title page, some bumping to a few page corners, slight marking, discolouration and a couple of v.v.small knocks to the page edges, a v.slight wave to the page block and soft tanning to the pages.

Dust Jacket - Good - rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges, a couple of v.v.small nicks and some marking, discolouration and creasing.

The DJ is not price clipped.

The DJ is in a protective plastic sleeve (non-adhesive).

 

 

 

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