A rarely seen, highly collectable 'uncorrected proof' of the first edition of Don Paterson's celebrated poetry volume, Landing Light, published by Faber and Faber, 2003, London, and printed by TJ International Ltd in Padstow, Cornwall, England. ISBN 0571219934.

Bound in thin blue card. Carries an endorsement quote by Zadie Smith on the front. Text on the flyleaf and the back cover states that the volume is an uncorrected proof. Strikingly, the Acknowledgements page does not yet carry any acknowledgements, stating only, "[to follow]".

Condition is good, with a linear discolouration / slight fading running down the spine and a few millimetres on the front cover adjacent to the spine. Minor warp on the top right corner of the front cover and at the top of the spine. The flyleaf carries a price handwritten in pencil.