london picador 2013 (15 résultats)

19.5 x 13.0cms 388pp b/w illusts very good (tanned paper) Robb argues that the Celts and their Druids were a sophisticated literate culture which the Romans trampled over.

23.0 x 15.0cms 550pp b/w illusts very good+ paperback & cover This book is full of music piracy religion & fighting as it humorously tells the story of the dynasty of the Habsburgs who ruled Europe for centuries.

First UK edition, first print. Hardback. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. 257pp. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.

First edition, first print. Hardback. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. SIGNED by the author, without dedication, to the title page. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.

8vo, 1003pp. A very good hardback copy, boards slightly edge worn. Page edges browned. Signed by the author.

First edition, first print. Hardback. Book and dust jacket are in near Fine condition, slight tinge to the closed page edges and book has a very slight lean. SIGNED by the author, without dedication, on the title page. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.

soft cover, 387pp including geographical and general index, list of works cited, notes, black and white maps and diagrams, all in excellent condition, no marks or inscriptions.ISBN 9781447229766.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers Nice copy octavo xx + 550pp., b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, 'For centuries much of Europe and the Holy Roman Empire was in the royal hands of the very peculiar Habsburg family. An unstable mixture of wizards, obsessives, melancholics, bores, musicians and warriors, they saw off through luck, guile and sheer mulishness, any number of rivals, until finally packing up in 1918'.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers As New octavo xvii + 387pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, notes, sources, indexes, A lost map revealed itself, of an empire constructed with precision and beauty across vast tracts of Europe. Oriented according to the movements of the Celtic sun god, the map had been forgotten for almost two millennia. Its implications were astonishing. Minutely researched and rich in revelations, The Ancient Paths brings to life centuries of our distant history and reinterprets pre-Roman Europe.

reprint hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 104pp., Signed by Colm Toibin on title-page.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 290 pages. Published in 2013. The author's sixth and final novel. One of James Salter's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents James Salter's "All That Is". His first novel in 35 years, and his last. Published at the age of 87, Salter's novel is about writing itself. He is speaking for himself (and other writers) when his protagonist, Philip Bowman, who closely resembles him, particularly his youthful military and subsequent literary selves, muses: "The power of the novel in the nation's culture had weakened. It happened gradually. It was something everyone recognized and ignored. All went on exactly as before, that was the beauty of it. The glory had faded, but fresh faces kept appearing, wanting to be part of it, to be in publishing, which had retained a suggestion of elegance like a pair of beautiful, bone-shined shoes owned by a bankrupt man" (James Salter). "Here, as always, this writer so at war with the obvious uncovers radiance even in the most melancholy circumstance, applying to it the same rigor he uses to scrutinize and dismiss any easy, conventional notions about heroism or the honorable life" (The New York Times). Even in contemporary culture, writing = telling stories. Storytelling is something a writer does best, and genius-writers do it better than anyone else. But entertainers and other artists are storytellers too, and are often very good at it. As a storyteller, the writer is diminished in our celebrity culture to the point of insignificance. But what the writer will always represent at any moment of any national culture, a heroic, transcendent solitude, is irreplaceable. The fashionable celebrities of our time - the Hollywood star, the Silicon Valley "genius", and their ilk - cannot even begin to approach the summit that the writer reaches simply by putting pen to paper, a privilege and an honor that James Salter reminds us of in his valedictory novel. That's all that matters in the end, all that is. James Salter died on June 19, 2015. An absolute "must-have" title for James Salter collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by James Salter. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of very few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (British) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available have serious flaws, are in multiple subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. ISBN 1447238249. Signed by Author.

pp 366 'A tale of love and betrayal in early twentieth-century Malaya' by Glasgow based novelist Chiew-Siah Tei. A fine paperback, signed by the author and inscribed on the title page to fellow Scottish author Alasdair Gray "To Alasdair with thanks! 25.10.2013". Provenance: from the recent Glasgow dispersal sale of Alasdair Gray's library. Gray (1934-2019) is acknowledged as one of the most innovative figures in Scottish literature and culture. Painter, novelist, playwright, poet and editor, Gray frequently combined his diverse artistic talents within single works to challenge existing forms. He has been described as 'Blending satire and tragedy, realism and fantasy, his work has been credited with spurring a renaissance in Scottish literature.' Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. Fine Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.

First edition. Very fine in decorated dust jacket. From his first published story in the Paris Review in 1968, James Salter's stories have been universally acclaimed. Including his two published collections, Dusk and Other Stories (1988) and Last Night (2005), and the previously uncollected 'Charisma', this volume contains over twenty short stories by one of the finest writers of our time. Concerning men and women in their most intimate moments, struggling with loss, desire, or the burden of memory, each indelible narrative in the Collected Stories is marked by James Salter's great literary grace, his ability to show the subtleties of a character or situation with precision, and his equally assured ability to command reversals of fortune or shocking revelations. 'It's the short stories which make him one of the greatest writers of the last century and the present one' Financial Times 'Writing that is bowstring-taut and carries considerable punch' Sunday Times 'Salter's stories are masterpieces of poise and clarity, so much so that their dazzling surface stillness often blinds you to the surprisingly bold risks." There is no comparable American edition of this superb collection.

A first edition, first printing, published by Picador in 2013. A near fine book in near fine unclipped wrapper - SIGNED on the title page and dated (two days before the Booker Prize for which it was nominated on the Shortlist) - 12th Oct. 2013.

Limited Edition. Octavo. A special limited edition of which 50 copies have been quarter-bound in Harmatan fine blue leather with letterpress printed sides designed by Andrew Stilwell and Patrick Roe and produced by The Fine Book Bindery, Finedon, Northants. The present copy is number 32. The basic theme seems to be that of sex and transience. The vast majority of the characters we meet are either divorced or separated or, are going to be (as was Salter himself). There is a fairly large cast, a large number of marital/relationship breakdowns. What is both interesting and sad is that many of them rush into these relationships with great enthusiasm and often great passion. They seem, in many cases, to feel that their partner is the one fairly early on, often only after a day or two, and then the passion and enthusiasm gradually dwindle, till the next one comes along. A fine bright copy housed within publisher's lined slipcase.