Pious Memory by Margery Sharp (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book. Significant damage due to wetness. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Foxing is present on one or more pages. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Corner clipped from front flap. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (21s). Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, a few marks, a couple of small (approx. 1cm) tears, very small patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), creasing/rubbing to edges, little patchy browning (including to spine), the odd spot of foxing, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, pushing/bumping to corners, little patchy browning/odd small mark/minor foxing to reverse (white side), little browning/creasing/odd spots of foxing to front/back inner flaps and is in only good condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with minor pushing/bumping to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Odd small mark/(quite) severe foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is a neat signature to the f.e.p. The unclipped dust wrapper has some very mild edge wear but is still in as new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. In Pious Memory is a short, slyly comic novel from 1967 that blends domestic satire, family psychology, and a lightly absurd mystery. It's one of her later works, written after decades of honing her trademark blend of elegance, irony, and emotional acuity. Mrs. Prelude survives a plane crash because she insists on always sitting in the tail, a habit born from something she once read about crash survivability. Her husband, Arthur Prelude?an eminent but rather self-important international banking expert?appears to have perished in the disaster. Mrs. Prelude identifies the remains and returns to England for the funeral. But soon she begins to doubt. Was the body really Arthur's? Could he still be alive? Her uncertainty sets the plot in motion, drawing in her three adult children and a cousin as they attempt to reconcile her conviction with what they believe to be the obvious truth. The family's reactions?ranging from denial to opportunism?become a vehicle for Sharp's dry, incisive humour. Ref HH 4.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Prior owner name to flyleaf, otherwise fine. Unread. DJ complete, shows slight use.