Bel Canto: A Novel. Ann Patchett. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. First edition,

first printing (stated "First Edition"; number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).

Hardcover with dust jacket.

Inscribed by Ann Patchett on the title page: "To David Clark, / Thanks for the

reviews, / Ann Patchett" dated 6.2.01 — just days after publication. David

Draper Clark was editor of World Literature Today at the University of Oklahoma,

successor to Lowell Dunham. The inscription documents Patchett's direct

acknowledgment of Clark's role as a literary reviewer at publication.

Condition: Book near fine. Dust jacket near fine with light wear to spine ends

and edges. Interior clean and tight.

Winner of the 2002 Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award.