David Ely – Seconds – First Edition 1964
£40.00
First edition, first printing of Seconds by David Ely, published by Andre Deutsch, London, in 1964. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original brown cloth with gilt titling to the spine, the text block with toning and spotted to the top edge, bump to the upper edge of front panel, a slight crease to the spine. In a near fine wrapper with chipping to the spine tips, knuckles of front and rear flap folds, fading to the spine.
Seconds by David Ely is a chilling science fiction thriller that explores identity, desire and the cost of second chances. The story follows Arthur Hamilton, a middle-aged man who fakes his death and assumes a new, youthful identity through a mysterious company promising a fresh start. As he becomes Tony Wilson, he discovers that escaping the past isn’t so simple. Dark, suspenseful and psychologically intense, the novel examines the illusion of reinvention and the consequences of dissatisfaction.
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First edition, first printing of Seconds by David Ely, published by Andre Deutsch, London, in 1964. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original brown cloth with gilt titling to the spine, the text block with toning and spotted to the top edge, bump to the upper edge of front panel, a slight crease to the spine. In a near fine wrapper with chipping to the spine tips, knuckles of front and rear flap folds, fading to the spine.
Seconds by David Ely is a chilling science fiction thriller that explores identity, desire and the cost of second chances. The story follows Arthur Hamilton, a middle-aged man who fakes his death and assumes a new, youthful identity through a mysterious company promising a fresh start. As he becomes Tony Wilson, he discovers that escaping the past isn’t so simple. Dark, suspenseful and psychologically intense, the novel examines the illusion of reinvention and the consequences of dissatisfaction.
