2002 Fingersmith Sarah Waters Booker Prize best First Edition

The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.'Fingersmith' is set in Victorian England, and follows Sue Trinder, an orphan who is sent by her adoptive mother to help Richard Rivers to seduce a wealthy heiress. Written by Sarah Waters, who also wrote a similar Victorian era lesbian work, 'Tipping the Velvet'. Condition Report: best In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Dustwrapper with light edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall: Near Fine