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Published by London: Jonathan Cape 1978, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Book
OKart. mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, OUmschlag, 138 Seiten, 8° (13 x 20,5 cm), Umschlag leicht berieben, an den Rändern bestoßen u. an mehreren Stellen leicht eingerissen, Besitzerstempeln auf Vorsatz, ab und zu mit Bleistiftanstreichungen, Schnitt u. Seitenrand von S. 114-128 fleckig, S. 116-117 auch im Textspiegel befleckt, sonst innen ohne weitere Beschädigungen, insgesamt guter Zustand. Book Language/s: English.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1979
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket design by Ron Bowen (illustrator). "First published 1978 / Reprinted 1979." Thus, the second printing. The DJ front flap is price-clipped, but a price tag has been affixed near clipped area, reading "Cape / Net U.K. Only / L8.95," indicating the clipping may have been done by the publisher. Book will close its own text block and boards and would thus generally grade "fine," but we downgrade to "near fine" because a) book smells a tad musty to us -- not uncommon with books from the misty isles reaching us here in the desert, and b) the boards want to stand open by perhaps an extra 1/8th-inch -- not a big deal, but mentioned here for completeness. Inscribed & signed (full name) by author to title page. Celebrated third book (but first novel) by McEwan, a dark tale of a family of children who keep secret the death of their second parent so as not to be separated & remanded into foster care. 138 pp. The 1993 film starred Charlotte Gainsbourg, Andrew Robinson, and Alice Coulthard. (Yes, all white people.) Reduced from $250. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Bird's Books, Edinburgh, SCOTL, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, first Impression of Ian McEwan's first novel (preceded by two short story collections: First Love, Last Rites and In Between the Sheets). 8vo, green cloth with gilt titles on spine, grey end papers, illustrated dust jacket with author portrait on rear. Unclipped dust jacket priced £3.50 inside. 138pp. Foxing to page edges, hence the price and condition status. Still a nice book and otherwise clean. 'In the relentless summer heat, four abruptly orphaned children retreat into a shadowy, isolated world, and find their own strange and unsettling ways of fending for themselves.' A modern classic.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1979
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Bramble Books, Ipswich, United Kingdom
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Green Boards with gold lettering to the spine. Jacket is clipped but also has a Cape price sticker. Clean pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Second impression 1979. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (1978). First impression. Medium format hardback in near fine condition. Slight shelf wear. There is a previous owner's inscription to front end page. Minor spotting to copyright page. No other markings. The jacket has been price clipped, now in removable protective sleeve. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Bradhurst Fine Editions, Framlingham, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Near Fine: tight and square binding in sharp green boards; bright gilt; publisher's blue topstain, faded; solitary spot to the top-edge of the page block, else bright and clean. The unclipped dustwrapper (£3.50 net stated) is Very Good+: crisp and vibrant; moderate sunning to the spine; corner crease to the rear flap; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Bradhurst Fine Editions, Framlingham, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression of McEwan's first novel. Fine: tight and square binding in sharp green boards, and very crisp and clean, presenting as unread; slightly dusty top-edge and one small spot to the fore-edge. The clipped dustwrapper is Near Fine+: bright and vibrant with just a touch of sunning to the spine; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. All orders are sent carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in price-clipped else fine dustjacket (mylar-protected). Author's first novel, preceded by two story collections. A very attractive copy.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket design by Ron Bowen (illustrator). First Edition. First printing of the true first edition. The author's first published novel. Black and white author photograph to back panel of dustwrapper by Lon Van Keulen. ***Near fine in dark green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still nice and bright. Top edge of text-block stained green but faded away. Slight foxing to top edge of text-block nearest the spine. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Boards clean and unmarked. Corners sharp. Internally near fine, with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No foxing. Pale grey endpapers. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £3.50 net. The dustwrapper is complete, with no chips or tears, and virtually no creasing. There is very slight fading to the colour of the spine of the dustwrapper, which is common with this title. Front and rear panels of dustwrapper crisp and bright. ***204mm x 130mm. 138 pages. ***'Ian McEwan was born in 1948 and lives and works in London. He began writing 1970. In 1976 he was honoured with the Somerset Maugham Award for his first book, First Love, Last Rites. Early in 1978 came his second book of stories, In Between the Sheets, which reached the Sunday Times bestseller list. The Cement Garden is Ian McEwan's first novel.' [Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper] ***First printing of the true first edition, complete in its original dustwrapper in very nice condition. Of interest to collectors of Ian McEwan, and twentieth century literary first editions. ***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.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.No flaws to speak of. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, Bucknell, SHROP, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st 1978 HB Cape; Very good in Very good unclipped and unsunned jacket; jacket has slight abrasions to top edge but is otherwise mint; inside book has no stamps, library marks, owner inscriptions or foxing; excellent copy of McEwan's first novel.
Published by Cape, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Crossroads Rare Books, Meaford, ON, Canada
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. No faults. Truly an excellent copy, tight and clean and square. Author's third book and first novel. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine UK first edition, first printing hardback (minor spotting to textblock) in a near fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures of the book are available upon request. Signed by Author(s).
Published by London; Jonathan Cape;, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: timkcbooks (Member of Booksellers Association), Penzance, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition Signed
First edition, first printing of author's first novel. Signed by the author. Fine in near fine price-clipped dustjacket.
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Impression of McEwan's first novel (preceded by two short story collections: First Love, Last Rites and In Between the Sheets). 8vo: 138pp. Publisher's forest green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, grey end papers, illustrated dust jacket priced £3.50. Signed by the author without inscription on the title page. A superlative copy (apparently unread), virtually pristine. Filmed by Andrew Birkin in 1993, with Charlotte Gainsbourg and Andrew Robertson. The story "concerns a family of abandoned children coming to terms with life without their parents. It is about their simultaneous growth into adults and regression as children . . . [and] brings to mind many other novels concerned with children isolated from adults, most notably The Lord of the Flies. But where Golding's children run wild, and the reader is reminded of how the adult world provides checks on their natural aggression, McEwan's grow closer, and the reader is reminded of how the adult world provides checks on their natural sexuality." (Literary Encyclopedia) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Published by London : Cape, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Book First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Book is not price-clipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 138 pages; Physical description. : 138 p. ; 21cm. Subject: English fiction - 20th century -- Orphans -- Fiction. England -- Fiction. Summary: In this tour de force of psychological unease--now a major motion picture starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sinead Cusack--McEwan excavates the ruins of childhood and uncovers things that most adults have spent a lifetime forgetting--or denying. "Possesses the suspense and chilling impact of Lord of the Flies." 1 Kg.
Published by London : Cape, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Book is not price-clipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 138 pages; Physical description. : 138 p. ; 21cm. Subject: English fiction - 20th century -- Orphans -- Fiction. England -- Fiction. Summary: In this tour de force of psychological unease--now a major motion picture starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sinead Cusack--McEwan excavates the ruins of childhood and uncovers things that most adults have spent a lifetime forgetting--or denying. "Possesses the suspense and chilling impact of Lord of the Flies." 1 Kg.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0224016288ISBN 13: 9780224016285
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition (SIGNED). Slight spotting top edge (very minor) else fine in a bright, unclipped, fine dustjacket (mylar-protected); title page SIGNED by author. (1st printing = 6,000 copies) IM's first novel, preceded by two story collections. A very attractive and collectible copy. Signed by Author(s).