Perceptions by Carter, First Edition (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition/First Printing. Nice book in a jacket that has some chips missing, tears, and is internally tape repaired.

ex-lib first edition 154pp VG (sl.surface rubbing to boards,usual libr.stamps and pockets,sl.foxing to prelims.and edges,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (foot and flap edges trimmed,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.internal foxing) author's third novel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very good book in a very good unclipped dust jacket. Signed and inscribed, with a sketch by the author on the front flyleaf. Book has lightly creased spine ends, light spotting to the page edges, and mild toning to the page edges. The jacket (priced at 25s to the bottom of the front flap), has rubbing to the panels and edges. The author inscription is to her close friend Edward Horesh "For Edward, with love from Angela" with the author's hand drawn self portrait. Carter and Horesh lived together for a time in England. Scarce novel, with an rare, intimate inscription. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award. Signed by Author(s).

VG+/VG. AUTHOR'S THIRD BOOK BOOK HAS ONE CORNER SLIGHTLY WORN WITH A CREASE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR FREE ENDPAPER, AND A REMAINDER MARK ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF CORNER AND SPINE-END WEAR WITH 5/8" SPIKED TRIANGULAR CHIP AT THE TOP OF THE REAR PANEL, A 1/4" CHIP AT THE REAR TOP SPINE CORNER, A SHORT TEAR AT THE SPINE TOP, AND WHITE OF THE D.J.'S PANELS LIGHTLY TANNED. A NICE COPY OF A SCARCE BOOK. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK edition. 8vo. [6], 153, [1] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of 25s. net on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael English. Carter's third novel, the second book in her Bristol Trilogy. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket with rubbing to the front and rear panel and some minor edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 154pp. Black cloth lettered in gold at the spine. A tiny hint of bruising to the base of the backstrip, else a fine copy in lightly rubbed, chafed and marked non-price-clipped dust wrapper. The author's increasingly elusive third novel, and the centrepiece of her 'Bristol Trilogy', preceded by 'Shadow Dance' (1966) and followed by 'Love' (1971). Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Heinemann, London in 1968. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Some very light pushing at the spine tips and some mild toning to the upper text-block. The gilt titling remains bright. Free from inscriptions. A very faint impression of a previous pencil price erasure to the upper front end-paper - mentioned only for completeness. A handful of pages have a light crease to the upper corners. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with just some tiny rubs and faint age related markings in places. The Michael English wrapper artwork looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The author's scarce third book and the winner of the 1969 Somerset Maugham prize. The centrepiece of her 'Bristol Trilogy' preceded by 'Shadow Dance' in 1966 and followed by 'Love' in 1971. Scarce. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket. London, Heinemann. From Angela Carter's library, with her book plate to paste down.A near fine copy, with a little wear to extremities of the jacket.