THE ICE HOUSE

First edition. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's original ochre cloth with silver titles to the spine. In dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight, a little rubbed to the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and free of previous owners' inscriptions and stamps. In the better than very good dustwrapper, which is very lightly creased to the extremities. Not price-clipped (£7.95 to the lower front flap).

A superb association copy inscribed by the author to the poet Mairi Macinnes and her literary critic husband John McCormick in black ink on the front free endpaper, reading "To Mairi & John / from Nina, with love / xx". From the beloved and prolific author of the award winning children's novels Carrie's War and The Peppermint Pig.