Alan Hackney (62 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. good copy with some general wear. light rubbing on covers. light edge and corner wear and a couple of faint creases on covers. pages clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. first edition book is tight with no markings, some tanning and soiling to page edges, board edges have some rubbing, dj is not price clipped, several tears along the edges of dj along with curling/creasing, dj has some soiling and rubbing and someone wrote a couple of numbers on the front.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. Store Stamped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. first PB. 1876, very good -fine, , reading crease (MOVIE TIE-IN / PETER SELLERS), paperback,

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Alan Hackney's first novel, Private's Progress tells the story of the hapless Stanley Windrush. Called up in 1942 after his first year at Oxford, and despite his best efforts to avoid any kind of work or action, Stanley wanders from one mishap to the next, causing mayhem and meeting a host of unscrupulous characters along the way. First published in 1954, Private's Progress was later made into a Boulting Brothers' film of the same name, and is the prequel to I'm All Right Jack, also published by Faber Finds. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. 1962. Reprinted. 188 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has moderate edge wear with noticeable creasing and chipping. Moderate tanning and markings.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. 47 almost near fine paperback,

1.Aufl. (dt. Erstausgabe). Übers. a.d. Engl.v. Jörg Hildebrandt. 194 S. OLwd. m. umlaufend illustr. OSchutzumschl. (v. Hans-Dieter Schwarz). Schief gelesen; Einige Seiten m. Holzeinschluß; Vors.e u. Schnitt etw. gebräunt; sonst gutes sauberes Expl.

Paperback. first PB. 1876, almost near fine, store stamp inside (MOVIE TIE-IN / PETER SELLERS), paperback,

Leinen. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Guter Schutzumschlag. 1. Aufl. S. 194.

Paperback. first thus. 11 very good , creases MTI paperback,

Condition: Befriedigend. Buch Leine 104 195 Seiten.

Paperback. first PB. 1876, near fine, unread (MOVIE TIE-IN / PETER SELLERS), paperback,

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Printing. Near fine to Fine in pictorial wraps wuth black & purple lettering. Novel about an unleashed college man out to succeed in the world of Big Business who sets off whacky consequences when he lands a job in a missile factory. Movie tie-in of the Columbia Pictures film starring Peter Sellers & Ian Carmichael. Fiction, Novel, Movie Tie-in, Vintage Paperback.

Paperback #D1876 CONDITION: g+.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. main edition. 224 pages. 7.80x4.96x0.79 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, second impression before publication. 223pp. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. 12mo. Lightly rubbed and rounded on corners and spine ends. Some markings on the front board, and scratches on the rear. Edges slightly discoloured. Internally, there is foxing on the half title page, and infrequently throughout. Significant crease on the rear endpaper. The novel follows the story of a young Stanley Windrush, who is conscripted to the British Army in 1942. This novel was adapted into a comedy film 1956.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG DJ. First edition. Dj is a little discoloured.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 158 pages. 7.64x4.96x0.24 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. some library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

Hardcover. Reissue. Octavo, 205 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine tan with red and black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "£1.75." Spine slightly cocked. Mild general shelf wear. Mild age toning and foxing to dust jacket. Foxing to edges of textblock and to endpapers and pastedowns. Penciling to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Age toning with minor foxing scattered throughout textblock. Shelved in Hardcover Fiction. This edition is a tie-in with 1959 film. The book, originally titled "Private Life," was first published in 1958. 1387158. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1972 Gollancz Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ clipped dustjacket. Wonderful jacket design as shown.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First American Edition. First American Edition. A remarkably fine, fresh copy in an equally fine dj, which has slight rubbing and a trace of sunning to spine. Jacket has NO chips, is NOT price-clipped, and has just a few short 1/4" or less edge tears. Basis for British comedy film which starred Peter Sellers. Book.

Condition: Good. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 222 pages. Yellow dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edge wear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A good quality first edition presentation hardcover copy inscribed by the author. The dustcover is fair to good and is in a removable plastic sleeve. Some edge tears to the jacket and a little page end spotting which is mainly confined to the upper page ends. The spine is straight, the binding is good and the text is bright and clean. Please see photos. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Condition: FINE. 6" x 3 1/2" card --SIGNED by English author-screenwriter Alan Hackney (signature only). scarce signature. SIGNED CARD.