The Cement Garden signed by Ian Mcewan 1st / 1st 1978

First UK edition and first print published by Jonathan Cape in 1978.  It is in near fine condition. The wrapper is very complete with no tears or chips. The spine is a shade sunned. It is not price clipped. The book is very presentable with clean and bright boards. There is a light sprinkling of feint spotting to the top text block The pages have no foxing or previous owners ink. Overall a near fine copy and signed by the author to the title page without dedication.
 
In The Cement Garden, the father of four children dies. Soon after, the children's mother dies as well. In order to avoid being taken into foster care, the children hide their mother's death from the outside world by encasing her corpse in cement in the cellar. The children then attempt to live on their own. It was adapted into a 1993 film of the same name by Andrew Birkin, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Andrew Robertson.