The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen

Grove Press, 2015. First edition, first printing.

$55One copy · this copy

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Book: Near Fine
Our ref: RCB-eddf76b992c3

What we checked, and where to see itRCB-eddf76b992c3 · 8 photographs of this copy

Flaws, each one named

Light scuffing and surface rubbing to red jacket front panel

noted on the copy in hand

Minor edge/corner wear to jacket

noted on the copy in hand

Faint handling marks near head of spine on jacket

noted on the copy in hand

This copy

First edition

True first: Grove Press 2015 first edition, stated 'FIRST EDITION' with full number line to 1; first-state $26 jacket with only the Maxine Hong Kingston blurb and no Pulitzer/bestseller banner.

Points: 'FIRST EDITION' stated on copyright page; complete number line 'down to 1'; ISBN 978-0-8021-2345-9; DJ priced $26.00 unclipped; front panel carries only the Kingston blurb (predates 2016 Pulitzer banners); yellow endpapers.

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.