THE BINDING by Bridget Collins. (London): The Borough Press, (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd.), (2019). First edition, first printing; Deluxe SIGNED issue. "First published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2019" statement and first printing code I to the copyright page. Shortlisted for Waterstone's Book of the Year. Under the name B.R. Collins, the author has garnered numerous awards for her young adult novels. Collins's debut adult novel, set in a magic alternate 19th century England, features a young man who has symptoms of a nervous breakdown, and finds a soothing and healing job as an historically well-depicted book binder, until he discovers that memories people wish to forget, are taken away by printing and binding them in volumes stored at his boss's locked backroom. Fine, square, tight and unread in black linen with elaborately decorative gilt embossing to the front and rear covers, gilt embossed titles and elaborate decorations to the spine, marble end-papers, golden headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original printed 12.99 price still intact to the front inner flap. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS THANKS!