conversions de mathews harry (49 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Trade Paperback. Etat : VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

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Softcover. Etat : Bon. Edition 1989. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Edition 1989. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st edition. Near VG. 8vo, [x]+564pp, printed wrappers. Omnibus volume collecting the first three novels of wealthy amateur Harry Mathews. Unmarked copy from the collection of a noted scholar, some spotting and soil to fore-edge and a bit of reading wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. First Paperback Edition. 182pp. stiff wraps, a touch of edgewear, otherwise like new. "At a dinner party hosted by a wealthy New Yorker, a guest receives a gold adze, the coveted prize in a worm race. When the man dies the next day, he bequeaths, according to a stipulation in his will, the bulk of his fortune to the adze's possessor, provided he answer three mysterious questions relating to the artifact's history. A wild goose chase through a remarkably unusual world, The Conversions invites both reader and protagonist to participate in a quest for answers to an elusive game." Size: Octavo. Book.

Couverture souple. Etat : Bon. Couv. coul/ ENVOI de l'aut. à une dame/ trad. de D. Roche & Claude Portail.

8vo. pp 182. Large format paperback. Signed by the author on the half title page. ISBN: 0856357669 Slightly bumped at spine ends, otherwise very good plus.

Sewn in wrappers. Translated from the English by Claude Portail and Denis Roche in collaboration with the author. From the library of Ron Padgett and with his neat pencil signature on the f.f.e. Very good.

Etat : NF. No Jacket. in yellow wraps. This is the advance uncorrected proof copy of a later British printing of this, the author's first book -- done 25 years after the first American printing. For the Mathews Completist. Advance Uncorrected Proof.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Stated First Edition. Book is in very good condition. clean tight and square. Former owners sticker to ffp but no other markings. Little sunning to edges of bright yellow boards. Little soiling to cloth spine.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in a very good unclipped dust jacket. The book has toning to the page edges and edges. The jacket (priced at $3.50 to upper front flap) has light edgewear, toning to the verso and light rubbing. Ownership signature of Poet James Tate to the front flyleaf. Debut novel.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good binding. Etat de la jaquette : near Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. [4], 182, [4] pp. First edition, first printing; review copy with Random House slip laid in. As issued, backed in cloth with decorative paper over boards and dust jacket. Binding is fairly bright with just a little softening to the spine ends; moderate foxing to the endpaper, otherwise contents are clean; dust jacket is lightly edgeworn; forxing to the flaps; price intact on the front flap. A reasonably nice review copy of Mathews's first novel.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the author's first book. At one point a dust jacket protector was affixed to the pastedowns; when removed there was some unsightly residue remaining, but this is completely hidden by the dust jacket flaps. The jacket has a little rubbing to the extremities and scratches to the back panel. Dust jacket in protective cover. Signed by the author on the half title page to the noted collector Rolland Comstock: "For Rolland, with warm regards, Harry Mathews.". Signed by Author(s).

In 12 broché, couverture à rabats. 205 pages. Bon état. Photos sur demande.

Etat : Très bon état. in-12, broché, 205 pp., reproduction et musique notée in-fine. Nouvelle édition revue par l'auteur. Envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à Massin. Très bon état.

Etat : 2. petites dà chirure au bas de la dernià re page. Dos partiellement jauni de façon uniforme, ainsi que l'ensemble du livre d'un voile là ger, comme il arrive aux ouvrages de cet âges.

Etat : Très bon état. in-12, broché, 205 pp., reproduction et musique notée in-fine. Nouvelle édition revue par l'auteur. Envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à Maurice Nadeau "ce livre dont la première édition m'a mené jusqu'à lui". Traduit de l'anglais par Claude Portail et Denis Roche avec la collaboration de l'auteur. Très bon état.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit marked and torn - very little paper loss. Internally clean and tightly bound. Some minor tanning and a small rubber stamp. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cloth. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good+. First Printing. The author's scarce first novel. 182 pages. Scarce.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Very good hardback copy in good dustjacket, slight wear and tear to dustjacket. 182pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Gallimard 1970. In-12 broché de 205 pages. Collection du monde entier. Dos bruni et taches à la couverture sinon Bon état.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First edition. Faint toning and spotting on endpapers, spine ends slightly worn, near fine in a very good dust jacket with tiny tears, modest rubbing, and creases. Mathews was the first American member of the French literary society Oulipo. Author's first book.

Gallimard, Du Monde Entier, 1970, 205 pp. , broché, quelques rousseurs sur les tranches, dos légèrement décoloré avec plis, exemplaire du service de presse, ENVOI autographe de l'auteur à Marcelin Pleynet, bon état.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good, bit splayed in a Very Good somewhat edge worn D.J.INSCRIBED."For Michael Benedikt.best wishes.".(VV4/2). Inscribed by Author(s).

Leatherbound. Etat : NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 200. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1962 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 200.

Paper and cloth over boards with printed dust jacket. Book design by Patricia de Groot, author photograph by Sabine Weiss. The poet and writer's first book inscribed and signed to Ron Padgett in 1965 and with Padgett's neat pencil signature on f.f.e. Padgett would later review Mathews' second novel, Tlooth (1966). Near very good in like, unclipped dust jacket.

F/VG+. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF WEAR AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A SHORT TEAR NEAR THE TOP FRONT SPINE CORNER, AND VERY LIGHT SCATTERED RUB TO THE BLACK PANELS. A VERY NICE COPY. FIRST EDITION.

First edition; 8vo (21 x 14 cm); illustrated frontispiece; top edge dyed orange, publisher's yellow cloth backed boards with orange illustration, spine lettered in black, unclipped black typographic dust jacket lettered in white with illustration to rear panel, some rubbing on dust jacket but very clean binding and interior; [iv], 183, [v]pp. A very good first edition of the debut novel of Harry Mathews, an American expat from New York who lived and wrote in Paris. Mathews was the first American member of the French literary society, Oulipo, and friends of many French writers and intellectuals of the time. The Conversions revolves around ritual, riddles, and unreliable narration, as suggested by the enigmatic imagery on the dustjacket, cover, and frontispiece.