"Outside of a dog, man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx

London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED COPY, the twentieth impression. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.[8] 272 [8]. INSCRIBED by the author in purple ink to title page: 'To Myra, | best wishes | Mark Haddon.' Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine and burgundy endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Chris Brown, priced at £10.99. Jacket spine sunned, otherwise a crisp, near fine copy. Item #60508
Price: £38.00