9780713914139 - Shuttlecock de Graham, Swift (8 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Ex-library book. First edition, hardback. Identification number written in large print in black marker on front pastedown endpaper. Remains of library regulations sheet pasted on front pastedown endpaper. 'Discarded' stamp and several 'Casino School of Arts' stamped upon front pastedown. Foxing and staining on edges, endpapers and multiple pages. Boards and spine slightly faded and worn along edges. Corners bumped. Book is in good condition. Dustwrapper is rubbed and discoloured. Some pase residue on both fold backs. Light creasing and rubbing at the edges. Otherwise it is in good condition. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.

1st ed. Owner's name, & number on front end paper, with list of names & star ratings on back free end paper; light stains from sellotape; binding tight; sellotape stains on dust jacket flaps; dj not price-clipped, & protected in removable clear Brodart wrapper Used - Good. Good hardback in Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in dark green cloth boards with silver title lettering to spine in a Very Good Dust-Jacket with NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper but with some age toning and spotting to the front endpapers and page edges and also to the inner flaps of the dust-jacket and to the underside of the dust-jacket.There are NO previous names present with one remnant staple mark to the top edge of the front endpaper.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and with no leaning to spine.The dust-jacket is very good with no chips or tears to the outer edges.This remains a hard title being the Author's scarce second novel.The dust-jacket comes well protected in a cover sleeve,8vo 220pp First Edition 1st Impression [1981].

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. Green boards with silver titles to the spine. Clean pages. Firm Binding. 1st print. Dust jacket is not price clipped. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging and dust jackets are placed in removable protective covers.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition of Graham Swift's scarce second novel, published a year after his first novel "The Sweet-Shop Owner", which was also published by Allen Lane. ***Near fine in dark green cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine very lightly creased, and two very small light creases to the bottom edge of the front board. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions. No tears, and no serious creases, but please note that due to the cheap production quality of this book, there are some short unobtrusive production creases to pages 49-57 and 81-89. Pages bright white. No foxing. ***In a near fine colour printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £8.95 net. The dustwrapper is complete, with no chips or tears - just very slight rubbing at the edges. No fading, even to the spine. Dustwrapper bright and crisp. ***220 pages. 224mm x 142mm. ***'Graham Colin Swift FRSL (born 4 May 1949) is an English writer. Born in London, England, he was educated at Dulwich College, London, Queens' College, Cambridge, and later the University of York. Some of Swift's books have been filmed, including "Waterland" (1992), "Shuttlecock" (1993), "Last Orders" (1996) and "Mothering Sunday" (2021). His novel "Last Orders" was joint-winner of the 1996 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and a controversial winner of the 1996 Booker Prize, owing to the many similarities in plot and structure to William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying". ***'"Shuttlecock", described as a psychological thriller, was Graham Swift's second novel, published in 1981 by Allen Lane. It won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 1983 and was released as a film in 1993. The novel was greeted with highly favourable reviews on its appearance, selections from which were quoted on the covers of later editions. In commenting on this in an early survey of Swift's fiction, Del Ivan Janik observed the narrator's strategy for dealing with the past - an abiding theme in his work - that it consists in this case of a humanising acceptance of uncertainty. The layered narratives of the novel, he continues, make of it a "work of art in which all aspects of the craft of fiction combine to create a satisfying whole". Appreciation of his writing does not come easily, however, because of the author's "penchant for the parochial, the drab and the unremarkable"' (Wiki) ***'Under the city streets Prentis works as a senior clerk in a police department where are stored the archives of 'dead crimes' - undisclosed complicities and uninvestigated evils. His investigations are supervised by the enigmatic Mr Quinn who, for reasons of security, distrust - and spite? is never quite clear of the purpose of this task. ***Events take a sinister turn when Quinn directs his inquiries towards Prentis's own affairs. Through the complex character of Prentis, Graham Swift builds up an intense psychological thriller - an unnerving study of power and inadequacy and the manipulative aspects of family and work life.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***The first impression of the true first edition of Graham Swift's scarce second novel, in a near fine original dustwrapper, especially hard to find in such nice, bright, collectable condition. Many copies were lost to lending libraries. ***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. 1st Edition. Graham Swift's second novel published by Allen Lane in 1981. 1st Edition, 1st impression, signed by the author to the title page. Near fine throughout. Page block is clean, though a little foxing to the top edge. Boards clean and square, corners sharp, base of spine shows a little bumping. Dustjacket in protective sleeve unclipped, top left corner of the spine, there is a defect, a couple of mm, not a tear but the green surface has come away leaving a tan underside. Overall an excellent copy of this 41 year old novel. Happy to answer queries, share more information/phots, etc. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Swift's second novel a well received book from the author of the Booker Prize winning "Last Orders." A fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition.

Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. London: Allen Lane, 1981. First Edition. Signed by Graham Swift without inscription at title page. Octavo. 220pp. Printed dust jacket; green cloth boards stamped in silver. Very light rubbing and toning to edges of dust jacket; shallow chips to top edge of rear flap. Mild shelfwear to extremities of boards; binding sound and pages unmarked; a Near Fine copy of Swift's second novel.