Darkness Noon, Signed (20 results)

Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket as issued. Flat signed by the author. Leather bound edition with raised bands on spine, gilt lettering & decorations showing minor shelf wear. All edge gilt lightly scuffed. Moire pastedowns & endpapers with matching bookmark tipped in. Text and images unmarked. Signed by Author.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Book has heavy bumping along spine. Some interior pages have minor smudging but text is overall clean and unmarked. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. The book is signed by Author. This copy is the Limited Edition of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed Limited Edition. Franklin Library, 1979; same date on title and copyright pages, no later printings indicated; 238pp., plus 22pp. "Notes from the Editors" booklet issued with this edition. Individually signed by Arthur Koestler on blank front end page, protective tissue over page. Prefaced by a special message from author to Franklin subscribers. Illustration by George Roth. Full black leather binding with stamped gilt, raised bands, gilt page edges, burnt orange moire silk page-marker and end pages. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards, illustration and text VG+, all gilt remains bright and bold. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Signed by Author.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. George Roth (illustrator). Collector's Edition. Beautiful copy of a twentieth century classic. Gilt page edges, accents, and titles. Hubbed spine. Sewn-in permanent silk ribbon page marker. Digital image sent upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Special Edition. Signed Limited Franklin Edition. Octavo. 238 pp. Fine. Full leather black boards with lavish gilt-stamped decoration. Koestler's signature in dark brown ink to FFEP, with protective tissue guard. All edges gilt in 22k gold. Moire silk end papers with matching silk sewn-in bookmark. Sharp edges and board corners. Included is the supplemental pamphlet, "Notes From the Editors" for the Signed Limited Editions. Also included is the original box. A very fine and tight copy. Securely shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Fine signed limited edition. Signed by the author on the front free end page. Limited edition stated on the copyright page. Includes a special letter of introduction from the author not found in regular trade editions. Full leather bound with gilt detailing. Original owner's bookplate on the front free end page.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Roth, George (illustrator). Limited Edition. 238 pages, 8vo. SIGNED by the author Arthur Koestler. Includes tissue guard on signature page. Illustrated by George Roth. Limited Edition. Bound in full leather boards with gilt lettering along spine, gilt design on front and rear covers. Full gilt page edges, bound ribbon bookmark, silk moire endpapers and inside covers. Minor shelfwear: light rubbing along edges. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine-minus condition. Signed by Author(s).

LEATHER BOUND. Condition: Fine. GEORGE ROTH (illustrator). A LIMITED EDITION. GILT-EDGES, RIBBON. Signed by Author(s).

Limited Signed Edition. NF, top left corner front board lightly scuffed, bit otherwise a tight solid sound tight copy. ; 8vo, black genuine leather, gilt dec. Covers, gilt dec. Spine with gilt lettering, raised bands spine, all page edges gilt, silk moire eps, attached ribbon place marker, 238pp. Translated by Daphne Hardy and illustrated by George Roth. Signed by Author with signature protected by laid-in tissue guard.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. Illustrated by George Roth (illustrator). Limited Signed Edition. A Fine Limited edition from the Franklin Library, signed by author Arthur Koestler; The action is set during Stalin's purge trials of the 1930s and concerns Nicholas Rubashov, an old-guard Bolshevik who at first denies, then confesses to, crimes that he has not committed. Reflecting Koestler's own disenchantment with communism, the plot examines the dilemma of an aging revolutionary who can no longer condone the excesses of a regime he helped establish. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded, sewn in pages and ribbon marker, simply superb quality, Franklin Library at its best; Color Illustrations; 8vo; [xx, 1-3] 4-238 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: vg. Limited edition. Signed. 4to. 238pp. Original gilt stamped full leather cover with gold lettering on spine. Gilt edges. Orange silk moiré insides with matching bound-in ribbon. Protective tissue over author's signature. Translated from German by Daphne Hardy. Illustrated with six black and blue colored full-page plates by George Roth. Very minor wear on spine. Otherwise in near fine condition. Arthur Koestler was a former Communist. The novel is a reflection on the Stalinist purges of the old Bolshevik guard during the 1930s as told from the perspective of the fictional character N. S. Rubashov. Of particular interest is Koestler's exploration of the psychology of the ex-revolutionary to confess to crimes that one did not commit in order to offer oneself as scapegoat for the revolution.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by George Roth (illustrator). Limited Edition. Near Fine. Signed by author on front free end paper. Black leather with gold/gilt accents. Raised bands. Inside is in excellent condition. ; 6" x 9 1/4"; 238 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. George Roth (illustrator). Limited Edition. First Printing of the Franklin Library Limited Edition. Flat-signed by author on flyleaf with NO inscription. All Franklin Library attributes including black full-leather gold ornamented boards, AEG & silk pastedowns. AS NEW & UNREAD. Only flaw is light residue from sticker on front pastedown. NO other flaws. NO jacket as issued. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Franklin Library (PA) 1979 First Edition Thus. Fine in full leather binding with all edge gilt and gilt titles and designs. Silk end pages. SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. George Roth (illustrator). 238 pp. Original black leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Gilt title and two raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ orange moire endpapers. SIGNED BY A. KOESTLER ON FRONT BLANK ENDPAPER. Contents very nice. Signed by Author(s).

Limited ediiton. 238pp. Original publisher's gilt-stamped black calf, A.E.G. Very minor shelf-wear. Orange silk moirà endpapers, internally clean and crisp. Signed by the author to recto of front blank fly-leaf. A fine limited edition of Hungarian British author and journalist Arthur Koestler's (1905-1983) novel set during Stalin's Great Purge of the 1930s. Size: 8vo.

Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Signed by the author. Limited Edition. Fully-bound in richly coloured leather. Raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; Gold decoration on spine and boards. Silk moire endpapers, matching sewn-in bookmark and all edges gilt.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First SIGNED limited edition. Near fine in black leather binding with gilt titles and edges, without dust jacket as issued. (Trace of foxing at gilt top edge. ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages.

First American editions of each work in Koestler's acclaimed trilogy, including his masterpiece, Darkness at Noon. Octavo, original cloth. Darkness at Noon is signed by Arthur Koestler on the front free endpaper. Each volume is very good in a very good dust jackets with some rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. First printings are rare signed. Although there is no narrative connection between the books, Arthur Koestler declared his first three novels to be a thematic trilogy following the publication of the final installment, Arrival and Departure. Set in different eras, each novel explores the ethics and consequences of revolutionary politics and idealism, reflecting Koestlerâs growing disillusionment with the political environment of mid-20th century Europe. Published in 1939, Koestlerâs first novel, The Gladiators, used the portrayal of the slave uprising led by Thracian gladiator Spartacus in ancient Rome to examine the rise of communism in the Soviet Union. This book was followed by Koestlerâs masterpiece, Darkness at Noon, the tale of an Old Bolshevik who is imprisoned and tried for treason by the very government he helped to create. Despite being based on real events, the novel does not directly refer to the Soviet government, Stalin, or Nazi Germany but uses generic descriptors such as âthe Partyâ, âNumber Oneâ, and âthe Dictatorshipâ respectively. The final book in the trilogy, Arrival and Departure, reflects Koestlerâs own plight as a Hungarian refugee in the midst of the Second World War. Koestlerâs contemporary, George Orwell, commended the book "for what must be one of the most shocking descriptions of Nazi terrorism that have ever been written.".

unknown_binding. Condition: Very Good. Signed by author. A beautiful copy. gold gilt is slightly faded. Cover has minor shelf rubbings. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available. Signed by Author.