ISBN: 9780151287963 - ending up (16 résultats)

Etat : Fair. Ending Up is a grimly hilarious dance of death, full of bickering, bitching, backstabbing, drinking (of course), and idiocy of all sorts. It is a book about dying people and about a dying England, clinging to its memories of greatness as it succumbs to terminal decay. Everyone wants a comfortable place to die, and Kingsley Amis's characters have found it in Tuppeny-happeny Cottage, where assorted septuagenarians have come together to see one another out the door of life. There's grotesque Adela, whose sole passion is her cheapness; her brother Brigadier Bernard Bastable, always strategizing a new retreat to the bathroom before sallying forth to play some especially nasty practical joke; Shorty, the servant, who years ago had a fling with the brigadier in the barracks and now organizes his day around a trail of hidden bottles; George Zeyer, the distinguished professor of history, bedridden and helpless to articulate his still-coherent thoughts; and Marigold, who slowly but surely is forgetting it all. And now it is Christmas. Children and grandchildren are coming to visit their ailing elders. They don't know what lies in store before the story ends. None of us do.…

Etat : Fair. Ending Up is a grimly hilarious dance of death, full of bickering, bitching, backstabbing, drinking (of course), and idiocy of all sorts. It is a book about dying people and about a dying England, clinging to its memories of greatness as it succumbs to terminal decay. Everyone wants a comfortable place to die, and Kingsley Amis's characters have found it in Tuppeny-happeny Cottage, where assorted septuagenarians have come together to see one another out the door of life. There's grotesque Adela, whose sole passion is her cheapness; her brother Brigadier Bernard Bastable, always strategizing a new retreat to the bathroom before sallying forth to play some especially nasty practical joke; Shorty, the servant, who years ago had a fling with the brigadier in the barracks and now organizes his day around a trail of hidden bottles; George Zeyer, the distinguished professor of history, bedridden and helpless to articulate his still-coherent thoughts; and Marigold, who slowly but surely is forgetting it all. And now it is Christmas. Children and grandchildren are coming to visit their ailing elders. They don't know what lies in store before the story ends. None of us do.…

Etat : good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover. Beset by boredom and the decay of old age, the septuagenarian inhabitants of Tuppenny-hapenny Cottage find that malice is the best recipe for keeping their spirits alive. And when the grandchildren arrive to do their duty on Christmas Day, the festivities degenerate into an unforeseen riot.…

Etat : Good. [1st American ed.]. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Etat : Used: Very Good. VG+ book & jacket. 2nd printing.

F/NF. D.J. IS FINE BUT FOR BEING PRICE-CLIPPED. A CLEAN, CRISP, UNFADED COPY OF BOOK AND D.J. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

hardcover. Etat : Good. first American edition Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

First Edition. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. A novel from the author of "Lucky Jim." Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A close to near fine copy with a small spot to the foredge of the front free endpaper in a close to near fine dust jacket with a small edge tear at the base of the front panel and some creasing to the front flap and some other miniscule wear. Still, a very nice copy.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Very minor wear at bottom of first page. D-j has shelf wear.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First American Edition So Stated. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, inside flap has small crease top corner, small spot on top edge, otherwise without flaw. 5.5 X 8" 176 pages (1974) First American printing. In this sourly witty and wickedly enjoyable novel, Kingsley Amis turns his withering eye on old age and extracts the last drop of humor from the bizarre septuagenarian commune where this story is set. Outrageous, shameless and savage.…

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st. Hardcover first edition in very good condition with a mylar wrapped dust jacket.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First US Edition.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Two small tears to jacket at rear panel. Stated First American Edition.; 1 x 8 x 5.2 Inches; 176 pages.

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