Catch by Robson Simon, Signed (6 results)

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 262 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Whilst her husband is away on a business trip Catharine begins to pluck at the fabric of her life until it becomes threadbare. From assured beginnings the day rushes to a realization of her worst fears, and to a denouement of devastating poignancy. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket.Lovely copy of this book which has been been signed and dated + quote from the Author on the Title Page which reads. '' The World Was Played '' .The book has no faults and has not been read so (As New) boxed and stored away from daylight since it's purchase.We have recently acquired a large and wonderful collection of approx 1000 Signed Modern Firsts,all in 'As New' Condition and unread,with many Signed and Dated and there are many Signed Limited Editions also.They include Crime Fiction,Fantasy,Science Fiction,Horror and Historical Fiction.This is a great copy for the collector with crisp white page edges and is as good as it gets in terms of condition,8vo First UK Edition 1st Impression [2010]. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED, LINED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. First UK, first impression. Unread condition in fine DW. SIGNED, LINED and DATED by the author. ************* Catharine wakes to an empty bed. Her husband Tom, a human Firights lawyer, is away on business in Birmingham. It is the first time she has woken alone in their cottage, in a quiet village, fifty-five minutes from Charing Cross, since they moved from London five months ago. Normally they get up together, she and Tom. She is certain she has as equal a job to do in the world as her husband, and that it will not wait. The fact that she doesn't know what it is, isn't the point. Soon, eventually, it will be to have a baby. She is, as she confesses, a serious woman; realistic and practical. She has relinquished her hold on past ambitions, her music and her career, in preparation for family life. Now, without distractions, she wonders what she is to do. In her darkened living room, the piano waits like an uninvited guest, demanding of her that she re-evaluate her life. Time progresses, and in encounters both real and imagined - with the village's inhabitants, with her best friend Maria, with Tom - Catharine plucks at the fabric of her life until it is threadbare. From assured beginnings, the day rushes to a realisation of her very worst fears, and to a denouement of devastating poignancy. Imbued with the poise and style of Ian McEwan's Saturday and Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Catch" is an extraordinary debut novel, a perceptive and wholly absorbing examination of the sanctuaries we build to protect ourselves, written in prose that is both painterly and precise. It is certain to establish Simon Robson's reputation as one of the finest English writers working today". Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. First UK, first impression. Unread condition in fine DW. SIGNED, LINED and DATED by the author. ************* Catharine wakes to an empty bed. Her husband Tom, a human Firights lawyer, is away on business in Birmingham. It is the first time she has woken alone in their cottage, in a quiet village, fifty-five minutes from Charing Cross, since they moved from London five months ago. Normally they get up together, she and Tom. She is certain she has as equal a job to do in the world as her husband, and that it will not wait. The fact that she doesn't know what it is, isn't the point. Soon, eventually, it will be to have a baby. She is, as she confesses, a serious woman; realistic and practical. She has relinquished her hold on past ambitions, her music and her career, in preparation for family life. Now, without distractions, she wonders what she is to do. In her darkened living room, the piano waits like an uninvited guest, demanding of her that she re-evaluate her life. Time progresses, and in encounters both real and imagined - with the village's inhabitants, with her best friend Maria, with Tom - Catharine plucks at the fabric of her life until it is threadbare. From assured beginnings, the day rushes to a realisation of her very worst fears, and to a denouement of devastating poignancy. Imbued with the poise and style of Ian McEwan's Saturday and Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Catch" is an extraordinary debut novel, a perceptive and wholly absorbing examination of the sanctuaries we build to protect ourselves, written in prose that is both painterly and precise. It is certain to establish Simon Robson's reputation as one of the finest English writers working today". Signed by Author.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Literary fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.262. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Suzanne Dean. Signed by the author to the title page. Minor edgewear, slight bumping to corners. Textblock edges slightly toned. Near Fine. Signed.