Behind Scenes Museum, Signed (13 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. UNique author's edition; signed by author too. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. Yellow cloth spine on blue boards, bright and clean, spotty discoloration to top and bottom edges. First edition. SIGNED by author on title page. Book is firm in binding, profusely illustrated in b&w archival photographs. 248 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Viking, 2007. Octavo. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed on title page. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Signed by Author. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> I am frequently presented with baffled faces when I say that I design museum galleries. It seems that the majority of museum visitors assume that what is on the walls or set out in display cases is inevitable; that the illuminated objects in front of them somehow fell into place on their own - knowing where they should be, what they should be next to and how they should look. Such assumptions probably come out of the wider trust visitors have in museums as institutions, encouraged by the natural authority all museums carry in making it all believable. I then tell myself that if this is how it seems, at some level, we makers of gallery displays have succeeded; there is something seductive about inevitability as a target, since it suggests that the curator's proposition has been supported rather than drowned out by the design. On the other hand, it can be dispiriting to feel that our footsteps have left no impression. I hope it will be a relief to my readers that I have not set out to explain what i.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK slipcased hardback set, light wear - in fine unclipped dustjackets - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - ALL THREE COPIES SIGNED BY KATE ATKINSON - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The book and jacket are in very good condition, little shelf rubbing, jacket has been partly wrapped with removable plastic sheet to prevent damage. Apart from the author's signature the text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'A family saga chronicles a century of life as four generations of Yorkshire women move through two World Wars, coronations, secrets, heartbreak, and happiness, all seen through the eyes of an inimitable narrator named Ruby Lennox.' 332 pages. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require, we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. The first American edition, signed by Kate Atkinson on the title page. Review copy, with the publisher's promotional material laid in. The author's first novel, a deeply moving and darkly funny family story of happiness and heartbreak. Winner of the 1995 Whitbread Book Award. Octavo. Original blue paper-covered boards, with silver-stamped titling. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson. Signed by author on full title page. Hardcover US first edition, first printing published in 1995 by St. Martin's Press. Book and jacket both in near fine to fine condition. Signed by Author(s).

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket ( as Issued ). First Edition. A SIGNED uncorrected UK proof ( Advanced Reader's Copy ). This is a solid, sound copy without previous ownership inscriptions. The covers are fresh, clean and unfaded. The spine is gently creased. It is unfaded. The pages are clean - there are two or three faint spots on the opening two pages. The closed page edges are spotted. The binding is solid - no cracked hinges or loose pages. Given the fragility of proof copies, this is in very nice condition. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, first printing. Author's first novel which went on to win the Whitbread prize. Signed by the author. Scarce as a true first printing, the book was reprinted very quickly and a book club edition for the Book People was subsequently published looking very similar to the first edition. Near fine (lightly tanned pages as is typical - at the time several British publishers used poor quality paper - and small general signs of wear) in fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A VG UK first edition, first printing hardback (usual toning and some pushing to spine ends) - 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 & LINED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures of the book are available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. Signed by Author to titlepage. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Blue boards with silver gilt titles. Pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy with clean boards. No marks to boards & no marks to textblock edges. Internally complete - appears unopened & unread. No inscriptions. The fine dustwrapper has no wear to extremities & no tears. Original price of £14.99net to front flap. A Superior signed copy of Atkinson's first novel with none of the usual fading to wrapper spine & not the usual Doubleday - The Book People reprint edition often masquerading as a first edition [always check the copyright page]. Winner of the Whitbread Prize. The novel becomes a tale of dysfunctional families of women who make poor choices when they marry and of difficult relationships between mothers and daughters. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is the SCARCEST COPY of KATE ATKINSON'S FIRST BOOK "BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MUSEUM", winner of the 1995 Whitbread Award (Book of the Year), that you are likely to ever find. It is the UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY / BOOK PROOF which was printed BEFORE the actual publication of the book (thus before the first printing of the first edition). This PROOF COPY is HAND SIGNED by KATE ATKINSON on the title page. Proof copies of an author's First Book are almost always printed in Very Small numbers as the author is at that time unknown and unproven and the costs of printing proofs for unknown authors is not often cost effective. Later Proofs, IF an author becomes successful, are printed in much greater quantities and sent to many reviewers because the rewards versus costs are known. Thus this Proof Copy of Behind The Scenes At The Museum, Kate Atkinson's first book, is becoming almost impossible to find, while Proofs of Life After Life, for example, while still wonderful, are not too difficult to find. Published by DOUBLEDAY, LONDON, 1995. Softcovers, BOOK PROOF stated on the front cover, publication information and UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY on the rear cover. Contains an advance review by Margaret Foster on both the front and rear cover. VERY GOOD condition, a bit of light wear to the top of the spine, a slight crease to the upper corner of the front cover, a slight crease and superficial scratches to the rear cover; overall a lightly used copy that is tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A solid, lovely Proof. Kate Atkinson is one of the greatest living writers in the English language imho, and Behind The Scenes At The Museum is one of her best. This SIGNED and INSCRIBED UNCORRECTED PROOF is RARE. Signed by Author(s).