SERVANT of the BONES. [UK,Uncorrected Proof copy.]

UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Proof copy. Near FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price removal from cover. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt,wrap-around white background with publisher's random grey+ white illustrated colophons to card covers,with part-capitalised black-lettered title and author's capitalised,black-lettered name to front cover; similarly coloured+lettered author name+title to a reading-crease free spine/backstr,rear cover with publishing details of date,price,size and name. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present - rear cover with a faint,light, parallel vertical crease just off-centre,towards it's fore-edge.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean with no ageing/toning,no blemish and no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread,other than my own collation.UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Proof copy,5-365pp [paginated] includes Pts I-IV comprising 26 chapters in total; plus [unpaginated] story synopsis,title page,a dedication, Psalm137,a Proem,individual Pts separator pages each with a Stan Rice poem to its verso. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 25+ year-old age and nature, i.e an ephemeral paperback Proof. It is only the minor and minimal fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an ,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults associated with any paperback. Anne Rice,the creator of fantastic universes of vampires and witches,now takes us now into the world of Isaiah and Jeremiah,and the destruction of Solomon's Temple,to tell the story of Azriel,Servant of the Bones. He is ghost, genii, demon, angel–pure spirit made visible. He pours his heart out to us as he journeys from an ancient Babylon of royal plottings and religious upheavals to Europe of the Black Death and on to the modern world.There he finds himself,amidst the towers of Manhattan,in confrontation with his own human origins and the dark forces that have sought to condemn him to a life of evil and destruction. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **