BANKS, Iain. The Wasp Factory. London: Macmillan. 1984. 8vo. First edition, first printing. Publisher’s brown cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket. This copy signed without dedication by the author to the title page. A near fine copy, the cloth clean and bright, rubbed at the spine tips and less so the corners. The binding very tight and square, the textblock just a trifle toned and spotted. The contents clean, fine but for an intriguing, bold ink ownership signature to the front endpaper. The dust jacket correctly priced at £7.95, complete, just slightly faded at the spine, else fine.
Banks’ debut novel whose commercial and critical success allowed him to write full-time, with his much-acclaimed Culture series to follow, some of which he had written before his debut. A mainstay on many lists of modern horror.
BANKS, Iain. The Wasp Factory. London: Macmillan. 1984. 8vo. First edition, first printing. Publisher’s brown cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket. This copy signed without dedication by the author to the title page. A near fine copy, the cloth clean and bright, rubbed at the spine tips and less so the corners. The binding very tight and square, the textblock just a trifle toned and spotted. The contents clean, fine but for an intriguing, bold ink ownership signature to the front endpaper. The dust jacket correctly priced at £7.95, complete, just slightly faded at the spine, else fine.
Banks’ debut novel whose commercial and critical success allowed him to write full-time, with his much-acclaimed Culture series to follow, some of which he had written before his debut. A mainstay on many lists of modern horror.
