John Banville - Kepler, Signed Presentation Copy, First US Edition

Published by David R. Godine, Boston, 1983. Hardcover. First US edition, first printing of Kepler by John Banville — a fictionalised account of the life of astronomer Johannes Kepler, the second novel in Banville’s science tetralogy. Blue cloth with gilt titles to the upper cover and spine.

Signed and dedicated by John Banville at the title page to Reijo Lehtonen — Banville’s Finnish translator and film critic — a notable association copy with a direct Finnish connection.

Condition: Near Fine. Crushed at the crown and foot of the spine; otherwise tight, square, and very clean. Dustjacket Very Good, unclipped; shelf-wear along the edges and spine ends; small tear to the top corner of the rear panel; small nick to the top edge of the front flap.