FEAR NO EVIL: A memoir. [Author/subject SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.author/subject SIGNED,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten oblique angled blue ink signature - without ANY dedication - to front free endpaper.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around white background with subject's monochrome portrait photograph to front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised red lettered surname of subject and capitalised black lettered part-title,capitalised red lettered sub-title,spine/backstrip with similar lettering as front panel and publisher's black lettered name to foot of same,rea panel with black lettered quoted paragraph by Roger Rosenblatt,senior writer,Time magazine to a white background and a b/w barcode+ ISBN.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits other than top,two corner tips being minisculely rubbed with reciprocal paper loss.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to pages' corner tips,other than an accidental tiny,uniform top corner tips to pp343-46,else appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.Top corners sharp,bottom corner tips minimally creases, head+foot of spine/backstrip minimsculely bumped with reciprocal crease.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.author/subject SIGNED,1st edn,x-xxiipp4-437pp [paginated] includes verso of Contents list/table,a Preface,Books ONE & TWO comprising 14 and 12 (includes Epilogue) chapters respectively,4pp halftone illustrations/photographs in 1 block,between pp214/15, acknowledgements and an Index; plus [unpaginated] author/ subject SIGNED front free endpaper,half-title+title pages,a dedication,recto of Contents list/table,and individual BOOKS' separator pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading. Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Natan Sharansky is a Soviet dissident and later Israeli politician, human rights activist and author who spent nine years in Soviet prisons as a refusenik during the 1970s and 1980s. 'Fear No Evil' is the truly remarkable story of his nine years as a KGB prisoner,told with irresistable warmth,intelligence and humour by Sharansky himself,a man of exceptional courage. The story is grimSharansky is not.His book is filled with humour and wit and superb portraits of his guards and fellow inmates.This is a testimonial to the evils of a police state,but also to the indomitable and joyful spirit of a single person..The title,'Fear No Evil''comes from Sharansky's favourite psalm,the 23rd,which he recited from a prayer book he had during much of his term of imprisonment. 'Fear No Evil' is a tale of bravery,a love story,a struggle against tyranny.Its message is for everyone. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk, because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **