Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Frampton, David (illustrator). First Edition. 1st printing. Square and unmarked copy in quarter cloth binding. 374pp. Unclipped jacket is shelf rubbed, with sunned spine. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. A novel. Man moves his family to remote village in Central America. A Burgess 99 selection. The 1986 Peter Weir film version starred Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and River Phoenix, with screenplay by Paul Schrader. Fine in very good plus dustjacket with a scoring line across spine and slight fading to yellow background on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. First U.K. Edition. 392 pp green cloth with gilt title. Pages tanned, edges a little marked, bottom corners knocked, dust wrapper a little tanned with minor edge wear - solid copy.

Green hardback cloth cover. First Edition. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 392pp. With rubbed dust jacket. VG: in very good condition. Spine sunned.

Hardcover. Illustrated by Frampton, David (illustrator). First Edition. A fine copy in near fine price-clipped dustjacket with a slightly faded spine panel. Basis for the 1986 Peter Weir movie featuring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. ; Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The jacket is price clipped but otherwise complete.The preliminaries and page margins are lightly toned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. HARDBACK - A very good or better bound in green cloth boards. There is toning to the page block and inner pages in a near fine price clipped dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Mosquito Coast, Paul Theroux, Hamish Hamilton, 1981, First Edition, First Impression Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year as well as being adapted for film and a TV series, this story, told from the viewpoint of fourteen-year-old Charlie Fox, centres around his father, Allie, a brilliant inventor who becomes increasingly critical of consumerism in the United States, education and culture. In very good condition, the binding is straight and tight, the binding tight and the lettering on the spine bright. There is minimal shelf wear to the top edge of the spine and small crease marks to the top and bottom corners of the back board. The end papers and pages are free from tears and inscriptions. There are marks to the front and rear end papers. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover is in near fine condition with a small nick to the bottom corner of the front cover, slight loss to the top corner of the front cover and a slightly darkened back cover. Will be dispatched carefully wrapped in bubblewrap and a cardboard box.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. VG+ VG // G. Numbering sequence denotes 1st Printing of the numbered 251 copies limited to 350 printed, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, both PERSONALLY on half-title AND also on limitations page. Book is straight, square, securely bound and free of markings and blemishes. Despite mild scuffing at top and bottom of Cover spine, Cover is clean and bright, with sharp corners and joints, gently bumped tail, straight headcap, spine, hinges and edges, and crisply legible, clearly distinct lettering, artwork and design. Dust Jacket is unclipped (reflecting original USD $13.95 price) and shows age fading, with chipping at the corners, mild chipping at the joints, headcap, tail and bottom of front panel, 1" tear (no loss) at bottom corner of rear panel, and rubbing along the hinges. Except for chipping to paper along one edge and half of rear edge and minor rubbing at top and bottom of rear panel, Slipcase is solid, strong, sturdy, square and otherwise clean and crisp, with straight edges, sharp corners and clear interior and exterior panels. (Please see Seller images). Limited Edition ISBN 0395320755. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. ADDITIONAL CHARGE (DUE TO APPROX 2.5# SHIPPING WEIGHT) WILL APPLY IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL US; CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING or for more information, details or photos. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Near fine book, no names or inscriptions, unopened, unread. Some foxing on the top and fore-edge, but internally clean. 2 newspaper cuttings laid in (placed in an acid free sleeve). Fine DJ, price clipped, small crease on front flyleaf, foxed line on rear flyleaf though outside of jkt. Jacket now in an protective acetate cover. Winner of several literary prizes, A classical saga of jungle adventure set on the Mosquito Coast in Central America & into the Honduras jungle, but also a story of the world in which we live and of its illusions. True First Edition, preceding the American edition, of the author's best novel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 392 pages.

First American Edition. 8vo. pp.vii + 374. map endpapers.Original quarter yellow cloth papered board hardcover. In pictorial dustwrapper. Near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: fine/fine. First edition. A fine copy in dust jacket. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). A signed copy of Paul Theroux's popular anti-consumerist novel, a frequently adapted work. The first edition, third impression of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper.In the original price-clipped dustwrapper, with the publisher's price sticker to the front flyleaf.'The Mosquito Coast' is told from the point of view of a fourteen year old boy, looking at his inventor anti-consumerist father.In 1986 'The Mosquito Coast' was adapted into a film starring Harrison Ford, and into a TV series in 2021 with Paul's nephew, Justin Theroux, playing the lead role.Written by the noted American author Paul Theroux In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine, with just a little bumping to the spine. Dustwrapper with a price sticker to the front flyleaf. Spine is a little sunned, with minor marks to the wraps. A little edgewear to the dustwrapper. Fine. signed by author. book.

First Edition .8vo. Very Good hardcover in Very Good dust wrapper.This is the rare English Edition published before the US edition. Signed on the title page by the Author.

First edition, first printing. Published by Hamish Hamilton in London, 1981. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper is sunned at the spine, though clean elsewhere. There is slight bumping to the top right-hand corner, which translates to the boards. It has been price clipped. The boards are free from notable wear unless stated and the text blocks are free from foxing. Overall, this is a near fine copy. Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was the Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. A fine copy in 1/4 gold cloth over blue paper covered boards, black titles to the spine in a bright, fresh near fine dustwrapper. 8vo. 374 pp. Adapted into the compelling film with Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren and River Phoenix.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Printing. True First Edition, preceding the American edition, of the author's best novel, "clever, superbly composed, also terrifying." (Burgess) Filmed by Peter Weir, with Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, and River Phoenix, and awarded both the Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Demy 8vo (210 x 130mm): [8],392pp. Publisher's forest green finely woven cloth, spine stamped in gold, illustrated dust jacket priced £7.95. Signed by Theroux (without inscription) on title page. A Fine example, without apparent flaw. Burgess 99. "Theroux's subject is a fine traditional oneā "dealt with less expertly and realistically in Lord of the Flies: the dream of the return to innocence always turns into nightmare. The physical impact of the style, the exact observation, the occasional intrusion of the hallucinatory make this a remarkable work of art; its philosophical content is profound." (Burgess) 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.).