Fay Weldon 1931 (20 results)

paperback. Condition: Near Fine. PAPERBACK, cover price $7.95, attractive copy, appears unused. WELDON, FAY. Letters to Alice on first reading Jane Austen. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1991, 2d printing, revised, 155pp., . Cover design by Roy Colmer. CONTENTS: The city of invention -- A terrible time to be alive -- A training in docility -- The mantle of the Muse -- Pity the poor writer -- Letter to a sister -- Emma lives! -- "Oh! It's only a novel!" -- "I never read much" -- "Are you sure they are all horrid?" -- "An annuity is a serious business" -- Let others deal with misery -- "You have delighted us long enough" -- A gently lingering illness -- A publisher's offer -- The marvel of creation. 9780881845990 ISBN 088184599X 7.20.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 12pp. 4to. Bound in illustrated card wrappers. One of just 100 signed copies. This is numbered 51. A very smart clean and unmarked copy. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. ISBN 0261672703. Contains 346 printed pages of text. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in near Fine condition dust wrapper with a touch of sun fading to the spine, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 107pp., b/w plates, chronology, bibliography. Signed on the title page by Fay Weldon. Light spotting to top edge else Fine. Unclipped Dustjacket. Fine.(BH) 6/24. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 223pp. Signed by Fay Weldon on the title page. Age toned text block. Minor foxing. Light offset to endpapers. Unclipped Dustjacket with slightly sunned spine. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 266 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 000225851X MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy paper covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 196 pp ISBN 0340426667. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy paper covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 196 pp ISBN 0340426667. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. ISBN 0340245646. Contains 220 printed pages of text. Without any ownership markings. Near Fine condition book, in Near Fine condition dust wrapper, no obvious faults. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back. Ex-library. Small stamp. Very Good in Fine dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHORT STORIES (Novella).

Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, blue end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 325 printed pages of text. Minimal cheap paper browning to the fore and top edges. Fine clean condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper with small rubs to the top corners, not price clipped. Loosely inserted 'Old Town Hall Folkestone' bookmark, 'Literary Dinner, Kent Literature Festival' menu dated 26th September 2000. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'For Barbara with best wishes Fay Weldon, 26th Sept 2000 Folkestone' also SIGNED to the menu 'Fay Weldon'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0002258498 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 329 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'To Myra | with best wishes | Fay Weldon | August 2007.' Publisher's green paper over boards, with silver titles to spine and orange endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Tsuneda Tomoko, priced at £14.99. Light spotting to top edge, otherwise a crisp fine copy. A series of 10 tales told over 10 days by a group of high-achieving women gathered at a spa over Christmas and New Year. Signed.

1 S. 4to. An den Autographensammler Otmar Meisel: Thank you for your letter and for enclosing a pound, which is more than most people do. Heinemann have just re-issued FEMALE FRIENDS so I am enclosing a copy of this as well []". Ohne das erwähnte Buch.

THE SHRAPNEL ACADEMY Hodder & Stoughton London, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto, 2. Aufl. 1986, 186 SS. gebunden (Hardcover gr. 8°) mit Schutzumschlag, gut erhalten - mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift, Ort und Datum signiert Berlin Nov. 86.

RHODE ISLAND BLUES Flamingo London 2000, 325 SS. gebunden (Hardcover gr. 8°) mit Schutzumschlag, gut erhalten - mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Datum, Unterschrift signiert "For Ruth, with best wishes, FAY WELDON Valentines Day 2007".

Condition: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original blue and white card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. ISBN 0573110018. Contains 39 [iv] printed pages of text. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. PLAYS (Theatre Performance).

Klappkarte (mit auf linker Seite aufgezogenem Farbportraitfoto), auf der rechten Seite mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift, Empfehlung, Datum, Unterschrift signiert (19)93.

130 : 180 mm. Reproduziertes Brustbild.

130 : 180 mm. Reproduziertes Brustbild im Halbprofil. Ihr erster Roman The Fat Woman's Joke erschien 1967. Meist stehen im Mittelpunkt ihrer Romane weibliche Hauptfiguren, die sich gegen die Widerstände einer patriarchalisch geprägten, in aller Regel britischen Gesellschaft ihr eigenes Leben zu erkämpfen suchen. Von ihren insgesamt über 20 Romanen wurden mehrere verfilmt, darunter Die Teufelin mit Roseanne Barr.