UK first edition hardback, signed by the author on the title page. Published in Great Britain by Allen Lane (Penguin Books), 1980. First published in the USA in 1979. Black Tickets is Jayne Anne Phillips’s debut collection of short stories, widely regarded as a landmark work of late-20th-century American literary fiction. 8vo. Original boards, in original illustrated dust jacket.
Book is in very good condition: binding firm and square; pages clean and bright; no bookplates. Interior is well preserved, with no foxing or staining observed. Author’s inscription is neatly placed on the title page.
Dust jacket is very good, with light general shelf wear only; no major tears or losses. Spine and edges remain clean and present well.
A desirable signed first edition of a significant debut by a major American literary voice, suitable for collectors of signed literary fiction or modern first editions.
