Eley Williams — The Liar&Apos;S Dictionary
London, William Heinemann, 2020. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this eccentric debut novel from Eley Williams, which combines the Victorian and modern worlds of lexicography. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression.With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. Two narratives combine in this exhilarating novel - a Victorian lexicographer named Peter Winceworth, who inserts fictitious entries into his dictionary, and a young intern in the present day who must uncover these fake words for its digitised edition. Written by British author Eley Williams, whose debut novel was described by The Guardian as a "virtuoso performance full of charm". In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with only the faintest hint of bumping to the spine tail. Dust wrapper is also lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Author's signature to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
