O'Farrell, Maggie. Hamnet. Waterstones Book of the Year Edition.

London: Tinder Press, 2020. First edition, first printing. Special Waterstones Book of the Year issue. Hardback, octavo, bound in publisher's red cloth boards lavishly decorated in gilt to the upper and lower covers and spine, with patterned endpapers and a sewn-in red ribbon marker. Issued without a dust jacket, as published.

Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning novel inspired by the death of Shakespeare's son Hamnet, winner of the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction. This attractive Waterstones Book of the Year edition was produced in a distinctive decorative cloth binding, making it one of the most desirable trade editions of the novel.

Condition: Near Fine. Bright red cloth with vivid gilt decoration, sharp corners, tight binding, one minor bump to spine but overall unmarked, unread and very clean, unmarked contents. Ribbon marker present.

No dust jacket, as issued. [estimonia.com]

A handsome collector's edition of O'Farrell's modern classic, issued to commemorate its selection as Waterstones Book of the Year 2020

384 pp.