London: Picador, 2005. First Edition.263pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Appears unred, just a hint of toning and wear. Lovely.

From the wrapper: 'When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. Written in Banville's precise and hauntingly beautiful prose, "The Sea" is both a reconciliation with loss and an extraordinary meditation on identity and remembrance. Utterly compelling, profoundly moving and illuminating, it is unquestionably one of the finest works yet from a sublime master of language.' Winner of 2005 Man Booker Prize.