Ballard (J. G.) Empire of the Sun, first edition, signed by the author, 1984.

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Ballard (J. G.) Empire of the Sun, first edition, signed by the author on title, margins lightly toned, original boards, edges toned, dust-jacket, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1984. *** A signed copy of Ballard's Booker-shortlisted semi-fictionalised account of his time as a child in a Japanese internment camp.

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