a passage to india, Edition originale (53 résultats)

First edition, first impression, in a well-preserved example of the dust jacket, and with a contemporary publisher's advertisement slip loosely inserted. During this period, the book trade viewed jackets as functional pieces of ephemera to be discarded at the point of purchase by customers and booksellers alike. "Collectors before about 1925. often expressed their disdain for the jacket by failing to insist on its presence of by neglecting to preserve it when present" (Tanselle, p. 4). Therefore, when jackets survive, they are often in poor condition. This jacket exemplifies the most typical early 20th-century design, plain and elegant, with advertisements on the front flap and rear panel. "It was this abyss of separation between the English and the Indians which became fertile ground for post-colonial studies when they emerged in the 1970s: was Forster imposing on the Indians the limitations and prejudices of his English imagination, or was he a pioneer in recognizing an independent Indian identity, whether that of the Westernizing Aziz or of the eternal rhythms of the Hindu masses?" (ODNB). Forster began writing the book in 1913, upon his return from his first visit to India (1912-3). Publication was delayed due to the war and in the following years he went on a second trip to the country (working as the private secretary to the Maharajah of Dewas senior) and continued to rework the novel, which eventually appeared in print on 6 June 1924. "Up to the last moment [Forster] had been assailed by doubts and despairs about his novel, but its reception removed all his fears. The book suited the moment, and friends and reviewers alike called it a masterpiece and his finest achievement" (Furbank, p. 123). Kirkpatrick A10a. Philip Nicholas Furbank, E. M. Forster: A Life, 1978; G. Thomas Tanselle, Book-Jackets. Their History, Forms, and Use, 2011. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black. With dust jacket. Cloth bright, a little shelfwear at spine ends, small damp stain to lower outer corner of front free endpaper, faint foxing to edges, else clean; jacket spine panel toned, a few nicks and shallow chips at edges, couple of short closed tears discreetly repaired on verso, light vertical crease to front flap, without price as issued: a near-fine copy in the rare jacket, notably well preserved.

Etat : Very Good. First edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's dark red ribbed cloth with titles stamped in black. Near Fine with light rubbing at tips, trivial toning to the spine and a bump to the fore-edge of the rear board. In a Very Good dust jacket, toned at the spine and edges, lightly edge worn, with several tape repairs made to the verso and a meandering closed tear to the interior of the spine panel near the base. An attractive copy.

Cloth. Etat : Fine. None (illustrateur). First edition. An exceptional first edition of this canonical work of colonial era fiction, presented in an excellent example of the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, with no further impressions stated. Kirkpatrick A10a. In the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Without price, as issued. Dust wrapper has benefited from sympathetic restoration. Due to the functional nature of dust wrappers of the period, survivals of this sought after wrap are scarce, particularly in such presentable condition. With three pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear, including an advertisement for 'A Room With A View'. Based on Forster's experiences in India, A Passage to India explores the racial tensions and prejudices between the Indians and the British during the colonial era. The work sits alongside 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad and 'Kim' by Rudyard Kipling as a seminal text in colonial literature. An impressive first edition of one of the greatest works of 20th century literature. In the publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in excellent condition. Dust wrapper has benefited from restoration, notably to the front of the wrap and joints. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Marginal age toning due to paper used. Fine. book.

First printing. First edition, in the rare original dust jacket, of this acclaimed book set in British colonial India during the rise of the Indian independence movement - often numbered among the greatest novels of the 20th century. A PASSAGE TO INDIA was the product of Forster's longstanding interest in India, intensified by his close friendship with Syed Ross Masood, vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh, and grounded in his own travels through India in 1912 and his 1921 position as private secretary to the Maharajah of Dewas (both later described in THE HILL OF DEVI). The most successful of Forster's novels, it inspired a 1960 Forster-approved play by Santha Rama Rau as well as the 1984 film by David Lean, and was awarded both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina Vie Heureuse. A major work on many a collector's list, it is especially sought in the original dust jacket. 7.5'' x 5''. Original red cloth, spine and front board lettered in black. In original (7/6 net) typographic dust jacket. Publisher's ads at rear. 325, [3] pages. Jacket with a few chips to spine ends and corners, fairly toned especially at spine, a few short closed tears and one longer closed tear to front fold. Book a trifle dusty with spine somewhat darkened, leaves toned. Hinges firm. Very good plus in very good minus jacket.

First edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by E.M. Forster on the title page. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed trade editions are exceptionally scarce. "A Passage to India is set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. It was selected as one of the 100 great works of 20th century English literature by the Modern Library and won the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Time magazine included the novel in its "All Time 100 Novels" list.[3] The novel is based on Forster's experiences in India, deriving the title from Walt Whitman's 1870 poem "Passage to India" in Leaves of Grass. It was the basis for the 1984 film directed by David Lean, starring Peggy Ashcroft,

First edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by E. M. Forster on the title page. 325, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's dark red ribbed cloth with titles stamped in black. Near Fine with light wear to cloth at extremities, nearly-imperceptible fading to spine cloth, foxing to textblock edge and sporadically to contents as well. An unusually sharp and bright copy, housed in a custom chemise case. Copies of the first trade edition which are signed are considerably more scarce than those of the signed limited edition. The British author's final and best-known novel, which inspired the 1984 film by David Lean. Routinely named to lists of the best novels of the 20th century.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This copy is SIGNED by E.M. Forster on a handwritten letter laid into the book. A beautiful copy. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's Red Cloth with black lettering. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with minor discoloration to the endpapers. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Edward Arnold & Co. 1924. London. 325 pages + 3 unnumbered pages of adverts. true 1st printing in the super-rare DJ. DJ price of 7s.6d is intact. this book was printed on June 4, 1924 in a tiny print run of only 5,000 copies. Of these, only a handful of dust jackets survived. Dark red vertically grooved cloth boards; lettered in black. Top and fore edges trimmed, bottom rough trimmed. White endpapers are clean. Binding and hinges are strong and tight. Shelfrub along edges with light bruising to lower front corner tip. Backstrip gently pushed at edges. Champagne dust jacket printed in rose. DJ shows trimming and multiple open chips. A few closed tears to DJ. Sales price sticker affixed just below original DJ printed price. A nice copy of the classic in the scarce DJ. The DJ alone is a plum as it remains one of the most elusive DJs for any popular work over the last 100 years.

325, [3, ads]pp. 8vo. First edition, unrecorded variant issue, in blue (remainder) binding, not noted by Kirkpatrick [see Kirkpatrick A10a; 5000 copies printed]. 325, [3, ads]pp. 8vo. An unusual variant of Forster's classic novel, in the dust jacket with lower remainder price. Kirkpatrick A10a; Connolly 100, Modern Movement title (No. 45) Top edge and fore-edge are lightly foxed, bit of faint scattered foxing on title page, else a near fine, bright copy in very good dust jacket (with cancel price label on front panel "offered at 3/6," with original printed price intact on spine "7/6 net"). The jacket is quite browned on spine, with few short tears and shallow chipping at tips of spine (with early clear tape mends on verso), cancel price sticker shadow on lower spine (with slight paper residue), front and rear panels are tanned and a bit soiled, with few short closed tears and nicks to extremities (with few early tape mends on verso), else a very good copy of a scarce dust jacket First edition, unrecorded variant issue, in blue (remainder) binding, not noted by Kirkpatrick [see Kirkpatrick A10a; 5000 copies printed].

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. This edition is limited to 200 numbered copies. This copy is bound in the publisher's original brown cloth and is SIGNED by E.M. Forster on the limitation page. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy SIGNED by the author in collector's condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 12mo. Published by Edward Arnold & Co. , London, UK.1924. 325 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ is present but has heavy shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is in three pieces with the panels separated from the spine with loss at the joints). Bound in red cloth with titles present to the spine and the front board. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. Among the greatest novels of the twentieth century, E. M. Forster s sweeping tale of prejudice and racial tension is set in colonial India at the turn of the century. As the Indian independence movement is gaining momentum but while the country is still under the rule of the British Raj, Dr. Aziz, a young Indian Muslim physician, befriends several English tourists in spite of expressions of caution from his Indian friends. What begins as an unexceptional but well-meaning sightseeing outing to a famous cave erupts into a misunderstanding with devastating consequences. E. M. Forster (1879 1970) was an English fiction writer, essayist, biographer, and travel writer whose most popular novels include A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India. Before his death in 1970 he was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature twenty times in fifteen separate years. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 325 pages.

Etat : Very good plus. Signed limited first edition of Forster's acclaimed book set in British colonial India during the rise of the Indian independence movement, often numbered among the greatest novels of the 20th century. A PASSAGE TO INDIA was the product of Forster's longstanding interest in India, intensified by his close friendship with Syed Ross Masood, vice chandellor of Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh, and grounded in his own travels through India in 1912 and his 1921 position as private secretary to the Maharajah of Dewas (both later described in THE HILL OF DEVI). The most successful of Forster's novels, it inspired a 1960 Forster-approved play by Santha Rama Rau as well as the 1984 film by David Lean, and was awarded both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina Vie Heureuse. An attractive copy of the uncommon limited edition. 9'' x 5.5''. Original quarter brown cloth with fawn paper boards, paper spine label. Top edge gilt. Lacking original slipcase. Edition of 200 copies, of which this copy is no. 63. Signed by Forster at colophon. 325, [1] pages. Light soil and scuffing to boards, toning to spine label and board edges. Interior largely clean.

Etat : Very Good. Signed Limited First Edition. First edition. Signed limited edition. One of a numbered 200 copies, signed by the E. M. Forster. Bound in publisher's original paper-covered boards over brown spine cloth with paper title label to spine, top edges gilt. Very Good with toning, light rubbing and soiling to covers, wear to corners. Former owner bookplate to front pastedown, with some offsetting to adjacent pages. Endsheets offset from binder's glue. One of the author's best-known works, a novel set against the backdrop of the British Crown rule and the Indian independence movement of the 1920s.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1924, FIRST Numbered SIGNED Limited Edition. Original Publisher s Binding with black titles to a paper label to the spine, brown cloth spine, paper covered boards, gilt page top edges, one of 200 individually numbered copies, this one number 99, SIGNED by E. M. Forster. Damp stained externally and internally with red colour to the margins of the rear board and page edges from page 297 to the end with red colour ingress to the lower margin. First end paper lacking, tanned to the next end paper, otherwise gently tanned throughout with damp staining towards the end of the volume. Split to the top 2 inches of the rear joint. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 9 ¼ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition black titles to a paper label, brown cloth spine, stained to the right hand side across the label and around a quarter of the spine. Joints good condition gently worn to the front whitening the cloth, rear joint split to the top 2 inches but holding well. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition paper boards, darkened and age worn to the front, damp stained and stained red to the rear board. Page edges good condition top edges gilt, others untrimmed, wavy and stained red to the bottom edge 297 to the end. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned and damp stained, especially to the rear. End papers good condition first end paper missing to the front, second heavily tanned, rear end paper damp stained and tanned. Title good condition lightly tanned. Pages good condition generally very clean, gently tanned with some damp staining page margins from page 297 to the end with red colour ingress to the lower margin. Binding good condition sound. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1924 Binding: Hardback. Signed by Author(s).

First edition - one of 200 numbered, large-paper copies signed by the author (Kirkpatrick A10). New endpapers, paper spine label chipped at edges (not affecting lettering) else a decent copy in slightly soiled and bowed boards (lacking the scarce slipcase) in quarter-leather solander box and priced accordingly.

First Edition. First Edition. Signed by Author. E.M. Forster. A PASSAGE TO INDIA. First Edition with a personalized note, handwritten, signed and dated by Forster from his home in Monument Green where he wrote many of his famous novels. This particular edition was owned by a fan of Forster in Canada. In her book she mounted his photo on page 4 as well as pasted his letter on the inside front after she received her first edition "A Passage to India. A very cherished copy indeed! "Monument Green. Weybridge 20-11- 20 Dear Madame, Thank you for your letter . I have made arrangements with Messrs' Birrell and Garnett 19 Tavitson Street, to keep all my books in stock, and I know that they would supply you with a copy of Where Angels. if you wish for one. I feel pleased and flattered that the book should be remembered after so many years.Yours sincerely, EM Forster." Forster's 1921 return trip to India "had the effect of releasing what was to be judged his masterpiece, A Passage to India" (DNB). Andre Gide praised Forster's last novel as "a miracle of intelligence, tact, irony, prudence and ability" (Connolly, The Modern Movement 45). Octavo, 8vo., 325pp., publisher's original burgundy cloth boards. Neat ownership signature to front blank end leaf with 3 pages of advertisements at rear, A very good, copy with some shelf wear and slight offset from the mounted documents expected. The basis for the fine David Lean, 1984 Merchant-Ivory film, also the inspiration for the 1960 play by Santha Rama Rau which also influenced the film. The novel is set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. It was selected as one of the 100 great works of English literature by the Modern Library and won the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Time magazine included the novel in its "100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005. Forster borrowed the book's title from Walt Whitman's poem Leaves of Grass. Kirkpatrick A10a.

Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First American Edition. First American edition. 322 pp. Publisher's black cloth lettered in yellow. A straight, tight copy with moderate foxing to prelims and edges, in a Near Fine example of the rare dust jacket, lightly worn at extremities, price-clipped, small tear along front flap fold, a little tape reinforcement to verso; still very attractive. The British author's final and best-known novel, which inspired the 1984 film by David Lean. Routinely named to lists of the best novels of the 20th century.

First edition, first impression, of the author's "masterpiece and his finest achievement" (Furbank, p. 123). The novel was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 1984, starring Judy Davis, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, and Alec Guinness. P. N. Furbank, E. M. Forster: A Life, 1977. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in burgundy morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, roll to turn-ins gilt, dark green endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy.

First edition. First edition, first printing. 325, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's dark red ribbed cloth with titles stamped in black. Near Fine with sharp lettering and very little wear. Small dampstain to top edge, tiny stain to rear board, former owner's name written on front free endpaper. Lacking dust jacket. A lovely copy.The British author's final and best-known novel, which inspired the 1984 film by David Lean. Routinely named to lists of the best novels of the 20th century.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing bound in the publisher's Red Color Cloth. The book is in excellent condition with light wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy in collector's condition.

325pp. First edition, Canadian issue, bound with sheets of the English edition and cancel title page; not noted by Kirkpatrick [see Kirkpatrick A10a for the English issue]. 325pp. CANADIAN ISSUE, NOT NOTED BY KIRKPATRICK. A Connolly 100 'Modern Movement' title (No. 45). Scarce in the Canadian issue [OCLC notes only six holdings]. A Connolly 100 'Modern Movement' title (No. 45) Publisher's red cloth stamped in black on spine and front coverOwner's attractive contemporary bookplate on front pastedown. Cloth is very slightly rubbed at extremities, preliminary pages slightly foxed, else a near fine, bright copy, with the text fresh and clean First edition, Canadian issue, bound with sheets of the English edition and cancel title page; not noted by Kirkpatrick [see Kirkpatrick A10a for the English issue].

8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as gift or for presentation. Kirkpatrick records that 5000 copies were printed. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Kirkpatrick A10a.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First trade edition (issued simultaneously with an edition of 200 numbered and signed copies). Neat older owner name, scattered foxing throughout (most heavily on the foredge and first and last several leaves), lightly rubbed at the edges of the boards and a faint spot on the front board, a handsome very good copy lacking the fragile dust jacket. Author Larry McMurtry's copy with his neat pencil Signature dated in 1965 on front fly, and small bookplate on the front pastedown. Forster's masterpiece, basis for David Lean's final film. Connolly 100.

A first edition, first printing published Arnold in 1924. A near fine book with some light wear to the edges and little fading to the spine itself. No inscriptions. Fresh white clean pages. A lovely copy of the first issue with the adverts to the rear.

London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1924. 8vo.; publisher's dark red finely-ribbed cloth lettered in black to spine and upper cover, plain edges; pp. [iv], [5]-325 + [iii], publisher's adverts.; rubbed at corners and along spine; sporadic foxing, moreso to the prelims, a little to the outer edge; a very good copy, lacking the very scarce dust jacket. First edition of Forster's famous novel, one of 5000 copies. A Passage to India deals with the complex themes set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement during the 1920s. Despite being controversial on release due to its depictions of relationships between coloniser and colonised, the book went on to win the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and in modern days holds an important place in discussions of orientalist and postcolonial literature. Time magazine included the novel in its "All Time 100 Novels" list.

8vo., First Edition thus; original black cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered and ruled in yellow, yellow top (mildly faded) uncut, a near fine copy. Kirkpatrick records that 4000 copies were printed. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Kirkpatrick A10b.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST PRINTING. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS CLOTH BINDING, NO HALF TITLE AS PUBLISHED, COMPLETE WITH THE PUBLISHERS THREE PAGE CATALOGUE TO REAR. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 325 PAGES + PUBLISHERS CATALOGUE. MINOR WEAR AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE WITH SPINE SLIGHTLY FADED, FEW MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH BOARDS, SMALL 1924 XMAS INSCRIPTION TO TOP OF FRONT ENDPAPER WITH INITIALS TO BOTTOM, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING WHICH IS MOSTLY TO PAGE FORE-EDGES. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH MAJORITY OF PAGES CLEAN & BOARDS WELL ATTACHED. A COLLECTABLE FIRST EDITION BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS BINDING. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression of the classic novel, A Passage to India, by E. M. Forster. Title page dated 1924, with no mention of subsequent printings on reverse. Original red cloth boards with black imprinted lettering. The spine is faded with bumping to the spine ends. Light shelf wear and bumping of the corners. Previous owner's signatures on the verso of the front free page. Lightly browned contents with light foxing. Marking on the lower edges of the page ends. "Service Libraries" printed on the top edges of the pages. 325 pp with 3 pages of publisher's advertisements. 8vo.

First American Edition - first printing. sm8vo. Black cloth stamped in yellow on front and spine. 322pp. Page foredges and bottom edges uncut. A few fox spots at top of first few pages otherwise clean. Sharp, tight and square. An outstanding copy. A near Fine copy without dust jacket.

Etat : Very Good Plus. First Edition. First Edition. Original dark red cloth with black lettering. Some rubbing along bottom edges, slight foxing to endpapers, small ownership signature on front free endpaper. A nice collectible copy of this major work by Forster. Made into a major motion picture.