Published by Penguin Books, Limited, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
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Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
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Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
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Published by Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
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Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: USED_GOOD. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
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Published by Penguin Books, Limited, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: USED_GOOD. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: 20th Century Lost & Found, La Grande, OR, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: NEW. Synopsis: After the death of his mother, Timothy Harcombe is separated from his disreputable father and sent to live with his grandparents, where he becomes lost in the world of English literature.
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: USED_GOOD. First Edition.
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
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Paperback. Condition: USED_FAIR. First Edition.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Dave Wilhelm Books, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. First Edition. First Published 1992 stated. Full number line. First British paperback edition. Solid VG softcover. Clean. Spine not broken.
Published by London: Hamish Hamilton, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 399p. Summary; With alternating chapters set in the late 1920s and in a dream world involving Byrd, Constable and Carroll, the novel charts the development of a motherless young man. The author also wrote "Chatterton" and "Hawksmoor". He was elected Author of the Year in 1990 by selected booksellers. Review: Often brilliant but ultimately flawed new fiction from the British Ackroyd (First Light; Dickens; etc.) in which the ideas have more life than the characters that express them. Timothy, the narrator of this leisurely paced consideration of time and the legacy of history, is a sensitive boy, troubled by dreams and haunted by the past - both that of his family and of England. Timothy is also the source of the power that helps his father perform psychic healings. Aware of his own unusual background and a voracious reader of English literature, he also becomes the detective, "looking for the harmony, the pattern," the proof that there is "an organic unity between past and present." This unity is found in literature, in art, music, and the individual - with revelations occurring in sudden dreams, prompted by a particular situation: a schoolmaster's talk on music leads to an encounter with a colleague of Henry Purcell's; a reading of Pilgrim's Progress evokes a frightening meeting with Christian, as well as Alice of Alice in Wonderland; and, in a gallery, a Gainsborough painting becomes a lesson on 18th-century British art. Such encounters, while marvelously imagined and full of clever allusions, overshadow the more conventional story of Timothy's own life. A move to the country, necessitated by his father's financial difficulties, is followed by an aimless adulthood in which Timothy resumes the healings with his father; but, ashamed of his role, he soon flees, only to meet up again when his father, now a circus performer, comes to the village where Timothy lives. Reconciled to both his own and his country's past, Timothy can now accept the legacy of family and time, that "passage of music from generation to generation." Trouble is, Timothy, his dad, and assorted pals are not as lively or as real as the ghosts, fictional and historical, conjured up to make the point. Still: much to savor and admire. (Kirkus Reviews) Subjects; English fiction. Modern fiction. FICTION / General. Genre; Fiction. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Softcover. Condition: USED_FINE. First Printing. Unmarked book in crisp covers; 400 pages.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Greensprings Books, Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_ASNEW. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new, 1st US edition.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
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First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.
Published by London: Hamish Hamilton, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 399p. Summary; With alternating chapters set in the late 1920s and in a dream world involving Byrd, Constable and Carroll, the novel charts the development of a motherless young man. The author also wrote "Chatterton" and "Hawksmoor". He was elected Author of the Year in 1990 by selected booksellers. Review: Often brilliant but ultimately flawed new fiction from the British Ackroyd (First Light; Dickens; etc.) in which the ideas have more life than the characters that express them. Timothy, the narrator of this leisurely paced consideration of time and the legacy of history, is a sensitive boy, troubled by dreams and haunted by the past - both that of his family and of England. Timothy is also the source of the power that helps his father perform psychic healings. Aware of his own unusual background and a voracious reader of English literature, he also becomes the detective, "looking for the harmony, the pattern," the proof that there is "an organic unity between past and present." This unity is found in literature, in art, music, and the individual - with revelations occurring in sudden dreams, prompted by a particular situation: a schoolmaster's talk on music leads to an encounter with a colleague of Henry Purcell's; a reading of Pilgrim's Progress evokes a frightening meeting with Christian, as well as Alice of Alice in Wonderland; and, in a gallery, a Gainsborough painting becomes a lesson on 18th-century British art. Such encounters, while marvelously imagined and full of clever allusions, overshadow the more conventional story of Timothy's own life. A move to the country, necessitated by his father's financial difficulties, is followed by an aimless adulthood in which Timothy resumes the healings with his father; but, ashamed of his role, he soon flees, only to meet up again when his father, now a circus performer, comes to the village where Timothy lives. Reconciled to both his own and his country's past, Timothy can now accept the legacy of family and time, that "passage of music from generation to generation." Trouble is, Timothy, his dad, and assorted pals are not as lively or as real as the ghosts, fictional and historical, conjured up to make the point. Still: much to savor and admire. (Kirkus Reviews) Subjects; English fiction. Modern fiction. FICTION / General. Genre; Fiction. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom
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First Edition
Paper covers. Condition: USED_FINE. No Jacket. 1st edition. Scarcely used. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Reprint; First Printing. Light cover creasing and shelf wear, small stain to rear cover. ; First UK trade paperback edition, first printing with full number line. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread. Embossed cover design uncredited. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 416 pages; Novel charting the development of a motherless young man with alternating chapters set in the late 1920s and in a dream world involving Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and William Hogarth. Trade PB.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: USED_FINE. Reprint; First Printing. First UK trade paperback edition, first printing with full number line. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread. Embossed cover design uncredited. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 416 pages; Novel charting the development of a motherless young man with alternating chapters set in the late 1920s and in a dream world involving Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and William Hogarth. Trade PB.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
Soft cover. Condition: UNSPECIFIED.
Published by Independently Published, 2020
ISBN 10: 0241132576 ISBN 13: 9780241132579
Seller: Collectors Bookstore, Antwerpen, Belgium
Paperback. Condition: USED_FINE. English Music by Various Authors. Published by Independently Published in 2020. Paperback ISBN:9780241132579. Collectible item in very fine condition.