2004 Dance of the Assassins

Description

First Edition, Original Binding, Proof Copy, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

A set of UK first edition Dance of the Assassins copies, translated by Anthea Bell from the original French by Hervé Jubert: one paperback proof copy, and one cloth bound with the original unclipped dust wrapper. 

First published in France in 2002 under the title Le Quadrille des Assassins. Translated by Anthea Bell from the original French by Hervé Jubert.

This set contains one uncorrected paperback proof copy, and one cloth bound hardback with the original unclipped dust wrapper, both first edition, first impressions published in 2004. 

The novel takes place in nineteenth-century London, when a woman is murdered in Whitechapel. It seems Jack the Ripper has returned. However, this 'London' is a virtual reality, crime-free, theme park for tourists.