Kindergarten by Rushforth, First Edition (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mild shelf wear to covers. Binding is firm. Jacket is not price clipped, shows light wear & aging. Interior is evenly toned, free of markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOOK IN NEAR FINE CONDITION,UNCLIPED DUST JACKET [$8.95] IS VERY GOOD.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Book is in great shape, very clean and sharp, looking as new. Dust jacket has light wear to corners, some light yellowing to white areas. otherwise clean and attractive, now protected in an archival cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Usual ex-lib issues otherwise very good clean tight in same dj library protective is dirty but has done its job. Scarce copy of author's first novel. winner of Englands Hawthornden Prize (imaginary literature).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London. 1979. Hamish Hamilton. 1st English Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0241102634. 166 pages. hardcover. Jacket painting is from 'The Massacre of the Innocents' by Pieter Breugel. keywords: Europe England Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION - From the acclaimed author of Pinkerton's Sister, a moving retelling of the Hansel and Gretel story. A woman is murdered during a terrorist attack, leaving her three sons in the care of their grandmother, Lilli. As the four prepare to celebrate Christmas without her, Lilli is drawn into a lonely world of memories, forced to confront the horrors of the Nazi persecution she managed to survive. After losing her entire family in the Holocaust, Lilli finds that it is this final death-that of her daughter-that allows her to reach out to the next generation and, with them, forge a unique path toward peace and reconciliation. inventory #6374.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Uncorrected proof of the First American edition. Yellow wrappers. Toning thus very good.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Near fine in wrappers with a black spot on the bottom edges, spine lightly tanned.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American edition. Binding very slightly cocked, front board with a faint stain, near fine in a faintly toned near fine dust jacket with a small tear on the rear panel. Author's first novel and winner of the Hawthornden Prize.

A Fine Copy of the First Edition of the authors 1st book, a gruesome reworking of Grimms Hansel and Gretel hugely acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic it won the Hawthornden Prize but it was 25 years before his next novel "Pinkerton's Sister" In 2005 he collapsed and suffered a fatal heart attack on a regular walk along Blakey Ridge near his home in Castleton North Yorkshire.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st US Edition; First Printing. First American edition/first printing, in Near Fine condition with sunned edges and small bump to corner in Fine dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number; In Kindergarten, Rushforth tells the story of a curious little girl named Ruby who is embarking on her first year of school. Along the way, she meets her classmates, makes new friends, and learns about the basics of life - like how to tell time, count, and spell.This heartwarming book is perfect for newly enrolled kindergarteners and their parents, and is sure to stimulate the child's interest in learning and make school a fun and enjoyable experience.; 8vo; FSA.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£5.95). Author's first novel. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, crease to back inner flap, the odd minor crease/rub to edges, a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, a few small scratches and minor rubbing/few spots of foxing to front/back inner flaps. Boards are very good with minor pushing/bumping to corners and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a little tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in fine, mylar-protected dustjacket. | Author's much-praised first book/novel, preceding his second by 25 years. Winner of the Hawthornden Prize. Excellent copy.tiptop condition.

First Edition: Hardback, green bds., gold titles, 130 x 205 mm., 400 g., 166 pp., original pictorial dw., unclipped, fine/Fine copy.

hardcover. First American Edition. burgundy cloth w/ mauve paper boards; author & title blindstamped on front, gilt lettering on spine; top edge charcoal; 192 pgs; illus dust jacket w/ $8.95 on front flap. jacket design by Sara Eisenman w/ art by David Hockney. fine copy in fine dust jacket, w/ RH review slip.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First American Edition. Octavo, one quarter dark plum cloth over puce paper covered boards, blindstamped, gilt lettering on spine, stained top edge, illustrated dust jacket. "It is Christmas Eve in a tiny English country town, and we watch and share as four people ? three young boys and their grandmother ? prepare to enact the traditions of a family festival;" won the Hawthornded Prize. Fine, in Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A lovely first edition of this moving retelling of 'Hansel and Gretel' by P. S. Rushforth, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this short and disturbing novel, a grim retelling of the popular tale of Grimm brothers' Hansel and Gretel, where a woman is murdered during a terrorist attack, leaving her three sons with their grandmother Lili, haunted by her experiences during the Holocaust.Written by P. S. Rushforth, English author of two novels, both released to considerable critical acclaimed. This novel won the Hawthornden Prize in the UK.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine. book.

First Edition. First U.S. edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, one of only two novels to be published in his lifetime--25 years apart. Winner of the Hawthornden Prize for the "best work of imaginative literature," the oldest literary award in the UK. Fine in a very good or better dust jacket with light soiling and light rubbing. Review copy with publisher's photograph of Rushford laid in.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Stated first edition.

RUSHFORTH, P[eter] S. Kindergarten. Orig. wrappers. London: Hamish Hamilton, [1979]. Uncorrected advance proof copy of the first edition of the author's first book. Date of publication and price, in ink, on the front wrapper, else a fine copy.