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Niffenegger, Audrey.
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE.
San Francisco, CA:
MacAdam/Cage,
2005.
Hardcover.
First Edition/First Printing.
518 pages.
Fine/Fine.
The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most sensational literary debuts of the year 2003. Limited Edition, as stated. The limitation number is not specified although the first print run was small. The edition became a bestseller in its own right and has since been reissued in subsequent printings. Originally published in a new and handsome edition to celebrate the title's astonishing national and international success, which is now considered a contemporary classic. "A soaring love story illuminated by dozens of finely observed details and scenes, and one that skates nimbly around a huge conundrum at the heart of the book: Henry De Tamble, a rather dashing librarian at the famous Newberry Library in Chicago, finds himself unavoidably whisked around in time. He disappears from a scene in 1998 to find himself suddenly, usually without his clothes, which mysteriously disappear in transit, at an entirely different place 10 years earlier or later. During one of these migrations, he drops in on beautiful teenage Clare Abshire, an heiress in a large house on the nearby Michigan peninsula, and a lifelong passion is born. The problem is that while Henry's age darts back and forth according to his location in time, Clare's moves forward in the normal manner, so the pair are often out of sync. But such is the author's tenderness with the characters, and the determinedly un-gimmicky way in which she writes of their predicament that the book is much more love story than fantasy. It is a fair tribute to her skill and sensibility to say that the book leaves the reader with an impression of life's riches and strangeness rather than of easy thrills" (Publishers Weekly). A "must-have" title for Audrey Niffenegger collectors. This copy is prominently and beautifully signed in black pen on the title page by Audrey Niffenegger. It is signed directly on the page, not on a bookplate. This edition remains available in multiple subsequent printings. This is one of very few signed copies of the Limited Edition/First Edition Thus still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Signed copies of the 2003 First Edition command as much as $1000 online. This is a lovely and accessible alternative. A very scarce signed copy thus. One of the finest living American artist/writers. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER AUDREY NIFFENEGGER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1596921536. $300.00 |
