Ringpull manchester (21 résultats)

paperback. Etat : Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Back cover has been badly bumped and the indentation is affecting the last 20 or so pages of the book. Otherwise fine - binding is tight and contents clean and bright. A collection of crime writing including Sara Paretsky, Lawrence Block, Reginald Hill, Lindsey Davis, Liza Cody and Margaret Yorke. Used. …

Manchester: Ringpull:, 1995. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 327 pp. Cover artwork by: Joe Magee First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Joe Magee (illustrateur).

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. First British Edition - Paperback. 200 pages. Softback covers with light wear/tiny creases to covers' corners. Page-edge yellowed o/w pages very clean.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. hb, d/w, 256pp.

Original Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Small dent at the right edge of the front panel but the boards are otherwise unmarked. Browning to the page edges with a small dark mark to the fore edges. The front and rear free endpapers have a speckled effect around the edges - I believe this was a design feature but I may be mistaken. Browning around the edges of the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Slight fading to the spine but otherwise only light surface wear to the jacket. Jacket design by Joe Magee. First printing. Magee, Joe (illustrateur).…

Original Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. The boards are clean and unmarked. Browning to the page edges. The front and rear free endpapers have a speckled effect around the edges - I believe this was a design feature but I may be mistaken. Browning around the edges of the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Slight fading to the spine but otherwise only light surface wear to the jacket. Jacket design by Joe Magee. First printing. Magee, Joe (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Near Fine. First. Binding dark yellow cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Dj now protected inside a cover; very slight creasing to head of spine. In a strange re-mixed future Manchester a cloud of pollen descends - a new strain, each tiny grain a murderer. Within days the streets of the city are overgrown with vicious blooms as the fiercest hay fever epidemic of all time takes hold. People are sneezing themselves to death and the pollen count is racing towards 2,000. A small percentage of the population are immune to the fever. two of them - shadow-cop Sibyl Jones and her wayward daughter Boda - are on separate paths into the dark place from where the pollen originates. What they find there will change their lives forever. The fate of Manchester depends upon them. Cover: Joe Magee (illustrateur). Book.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition, First Printing. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Second novel and sequel to Vurt finds a future Manchester struggling against the onslaught of a strain of a deadly pollen that threatens to kill its populace. Toning to page edges.…

Hardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). SF novel: the author's second book, part of the Vurt sequence comprising Vurt (1993; exp as coll 2013), POLLEN(1995), Automated Alice (1996) and Nymphomation (1997), all set in various versions of a Near-Future Manchester. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new).…

Hardback. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st. First edition hardback, 1995, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition (dust jacket now protected). Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread; no annotation or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Jeff Noon's second novel, published in a small print run of 1200 copies by a Manchester 'small press' publisher in hardback. Part of the 'Vurt sequence' comprising VURT (1993 paperback original), POLLEN(1995),AUTOMATED ALICE (1996) and NYMPHOMATION (1997), all set in various versions of a Near-Future Manchester. ***Near fine in pale-orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine very slightly creased. Corner tips mainly sharp, just slightly creased to the back board. No reading lean to the binding. Flat spine tight. Page block edges very lightly foxed and lightly tanned. Internally also near fine, with no previous ownership inscriptions. Endpapers clean with no browning, just very light foxing at the edges. No internal foxing. No creases and tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, priced at £14.99 by the published on the back panel. The dustwrapper is complete with no loss - just lightly rubbed at the edges. No creases or tears. None of the usual fading even to the spine colours. Dustwrapper bright. ***327 pages. 242mm x 158mm. ***'Jeff Noon (born 1957 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) is a British novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make use of word play and fantasy. Noon's speculative fiction books have ties to the works of writers such as Lewis Carroll and Jorge Luis Borges. Prior to his relocation in 2000 to Brighton, Noon set most of his stories in some version of his native city of Manchester. ***"Pollen" is the sequel to "Vurt" and concerns the ongoing struggle between the real world and the vurtual world. When concerning the "vurtual" world, some references to Greek mythology are noticeable, including Persephone and Demeter, the river Styx and Charon, and Hades (portrayed by the character John Barleycorn).' (Wiki) ***'In a strange re-mixed future Manchester a cloud of pollen descends - a new strain, each tiny grain a murderer. Within days the streets of the city are overgrown with vicious blooms as the fiercest hay fever epidemic of all time takes hold. People are sneezing themselves to death and the pollen count is racing towards 2000. A small percentage of the population are immune to the fever. Two of them - shadow-cop Sibyl Jones and her wayward daughter Boda - are on separate paths into the dark place from where the pollen originates. What they find there will change their lives forever. ***The fate of Manchester depends upon them. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper, in near fine collectable condition - just the above-mentioned very minor faults. With such a small print run, the book is quite hard to come by now, especially in such nice condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Jeff Noon's second novel, published in a small print run of 1200 copies by a Manchester 'small press' publisher in hardback. Part of the 'Vurt sequence' comprising VURT (1993 paperback original), POLLEN(1995),AUTOMATED ALICE (1996) and NYMPHOMATION (1997), all set in various versions of a Near-Future Manchester. ***Near fine in pale-orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean with just a small mark on the back board. Head and tail of spine very slightly creased. Corner tips sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Flat spine tight. Page block edges clean, just lightly tanned. Internally also near fine, with no previous ownership inscriptions. Endpapers clean with no browning. No internal foxing. Very small crease to the top edge of the front free endpaper (please see scans). No other creases and no tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, priced at £14.99 by the published on the back panel. The dustwrapper is complete with no loss - just lightly rubbed at the edges. No creases or tears. None of the usual fading even to the spine colours. Dustwrapper bright. ***327 pages. 242mm x 158mm. ***'Jeff Noon (born 1957 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) is a British novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make use of word play and fantasy. Noon's speculative fiction books have ties to the works of writers such as Lewis Carroll and Jorge Luis Borges. Prior to his relocation in 2000 to Brighton, Noon set most of his stories in some version of his native city of Manchester. ***"Pollen" is the sequel to "Vurt" and concerns the ongoing struggle between the real world and the vurtual world. When concerning the "vurtual" world, some references to Greek mythology are noticeable, including Persephone and Demeter, the river Styx and Charon, and Hades (portrayed by the character John Barleycorn).' (Wiki) ***'In a strange re-mixed future Manchester a cloud of pollen descends - a new strain, each tiny grain a murderer. Within days the streets of the city are overgrown with vicious blooms as the fiercest hay fever epidemic of all time takes hold. People are sneezing themselves to death and the pollen count is racing towards 2000. A small percentage of the population are immune to the fever. Two of them - shadow-cop Sibyl Jones and her wayward daughter Boda - are on separate paths into the dark place from where the pollen originates. What they find there will change their lives forever. ***The fate of Manchester depends upon them. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper, in near fine collectable condition. With such a small print run, the book is quite hard to come by now, especially in such nice condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Softcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 200x130x22mm+273g . . Ringpull. Manchester. 1995. . . . Pp336 Science fiction; Fantasy: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$11.60. …

Hardcover. First Edition. 327pp. Boards. Toning to pages. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with light wear to edges. ; Octavo.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. All three books are first edition - first impressions - "Pollen" (1995), "Pixel Juice" (1998) and "Falling Out of Cars" (2002). ***All three books in near fine condition in near fine dustwrappers. No previous ownership marks. No serious bumps or creases. No reading leans. Dustwrappers complete with no chips or tears. ***For detailed descriptions of each book, please see the individual listings which are still on ABE. ***327 pages / 306 pages / 345 pages respectively. ***'***'Jeff Noon (born 1957 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) is a British novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make use of word play and fantasy. Noon's speculative fiction books have ties to the works of writers such as Lewis Carroll and Jorge Luis Borges. Prior to his relocation in 2000 to Brighton, Noon set most of his stories in some version of his native city of Manchester.' (Wiki) ***A small collection of first impressions of three of avant-garde science fiction writer Jeff Noon's unusual works in near fine collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. First. Not price clipped, no ownership marks, a fine, unread copy.

Octavo, boards. First edition. Noon's second novel, a sequel to VURT (1993). "POLLEN (1995), set a few years later as Vurt more and more deeply infects rain-drenched Manchester, moves edgily and equipoisally towards the modal depictions of the city normally found in urban fantasy." - John Clute, SFE (online). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-813. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with price sticker giving US price of $35.95 affixed over UK price on front flap. (#90637).…

Hardcover/Hardback. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine unread condition first thus edition signed by author on title page. Per copy on back cover, this edition had a limited print run. Original edition appears to have been in 1993. Free of owner's marks with extremely firm binding. 1/8" area chipboard exposed on base coverboard, and wee bump top and base spine. Dust jacket near fine and in protective archival sleeve. signed by author or artist.…

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. First Thus. A fine unread 1st impression of the first UK hardcover edition, in a fine dustwrapper. Signed by the Author on the title page. Rear panel of wrapper states the book is a limited edition so probably a small print run. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. 1200 copies printed in cloth.

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. First edition. The first edition of this impressive crime story anthology, this copy signed by nine of the contributors, including Val McDermid and Ian Rankin. The first edition.Signed by nine of the twenty-nine contributors to the head of their stories. Signed by John Harvey, Martin Edwards, H. R. F. Keating, Lindsey Davis, Susan Moody, Reginald Hill, Val McDermid, Robert Barnard, and Ian Rankin.An anthology of twenty-seven gripping crime short stories, a thrilling collection which includes 'The Man Who Spoke' by H. R. F. Keating, 'The Cancellation' by Reginald Hill, 'Guilt Trip' by Val McDermid, 'Adventures in Babysitting' by Ian Rankin, and more.Edited by Maxim Jakubowski. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Light creases to the spine and a little very light edge wear. A few light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. None (illustrateur). signed by author. book.…