Night Circus Novel by Morgenstern Erin, First Edition (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A beautiful softcover copy of Night Circus with a label on the cover near the bottom which reads, "Autographed", and there is a label on the top of the inside front cover which has been blacked out. The front cover corners are slightly worn, otherwise it is a beautiful specimen. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear to boards and jacket; first edition, first printing; The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Reves , and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway--a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love--a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands. True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead. Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. First Canadian printing (complete number line). Previous owner's name (blacked out with marker) on the front free endpaper, light creasing from page handling and light soil to outer edges. DJ has light edge/rub wear and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 16.2 x 24.4 x 3.4cm, wt1Kg Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. First Canadian printing (complete number line). Light creasing from page handling and light soil to outer edges. Black boards have edge/bump wear. DJ has edge/rub wear and creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 16.2 x 24.4 x 3.4cm, wt1Kg Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. First edition. This copy is signed and inscribed by the author (on the page after the copyright page). A fantasy novel originally written for the annual writing competition National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) over the span of three competitions. The novel has a nonlinear narrative written from multiple viewpoints. A phantasmagorical fairy tale set near an historical Victorian London in a wandering magical circus that is open only from sunset to sunrise. Le Cirque des Reves (The Circus of Dreams) features such wonders and "etheral enigmas" as a blooming garden made all of ice, acrobats soaring without a net, and a vertical cloud maze where patrons who get lost simply step off and float gently to the floor. The circus has no set schedule, appearing without warning and leaving without notice; they travel in a train disguised as an ordinary coal transport. A network of devoted fans styling themselves "reveurs" (dreamers") develops around the circus; they identify to each other by adding a splash of red to garb that otherwise matches the characteristic black and white of the circus tents. The magical nature of the circus is disguised under the guise of legerdemain: the illusionist truly transforms her jacket into a raven and the fortune teller truly reads the uncertain future, and both are applauded for their ingenuity. 387 pages. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine clean dust jacket.

Condition: Very good. The book format is approximately 6.25 inches by 9.5 inches. The format for the slip case is approximately 6.75 inches by 9.75 inches. 387, [5] pages. Illustrations. Slipcase as the expected minor soiling. No dust jacket present. Signed by the author on the page following the verso. Decorative endpapers. Several small circular impressions on a couple of back pages. Erin Morgenstern (born July 8, 1978) is an American multimedia artist and the author of two fantasy novels. The Night Circus (2011) was published in more than a dozen languages by 2013 and won the annual Locus Award for Best First Novel. She is a 2012 recipient of an Alex Award. Her second book, The Starless Sea, was published in 2019. Morgenstern's debut novel, The Night Circus is a phantasmagorical fairy tale of magic and romance set in an historical late 19th century London. The book has drawn comparison with the Harry Potter series, as well as the works of Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, Susanna Clarke, and Steven Millhauser. Summit Entertainment has contracted the film rights. In an interview with the School Library Journal, Morgenstern describes the short, self-contained chapters as reflecting the myriad tents of the circus, and the black and white with a splash of red motif as showing dangerous passion simmering just below the surface. The Night Circus was nominated for the 2011 Goodreads Fantasy Award, and spent seven weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list. The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway, a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love, a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands. True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead. Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart. Hardcover in a velvet slip case First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].