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London: Cape, 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's blue boards with gilt lettering to the spoine., A fine copy in like D/W with none of the fading to the spine panel that so consistently blights other examples. A UNIQUE COPY WITH A SIGNED PAINTING FROM THE DUST WRAPPER DESIGNER, BILL BOTTEN, TO THE FRONT FREE END-PAPER. On the front free end-paper the D/W artist (Bill Botten) has painted an illustration from the front panel of the D/W and signed it underneath. Scarce with these attributes. Photographs/scans available upon request

Crash is a novel by English author J. G. Ballard, first published in 1973. It is a story about symphorophilia; specifically car-crash sexual fetishism: its protagonists become sexually aroused by staging and participating in real car-crashes.

Look for the publishing detail that reads 'London: Jonathan Cape, 1973', without mention of reprints or later editions.