Rotten Elements by Upward, First Edition (9 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Penguin 1972 first edition thus. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Condition: Good. 1969. First Edition. 215 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1972 Penguin Paperback 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding with wonderful cover design as shown.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1972 Penguin paperback 1st edition 1st impression. Very good+ clean tight copy.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Review copy. Physical description; [6], 216 p. ; 21 cm. Subject; Fiction. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Review copy. Physical description; [6], 216 p. ; 21 cm. Subject; Fiction. 1 Kg.

216pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper, a little rubbed. Previous owner's name on ffep. A very good copy. First edition.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A well presented first edition of Edward Upward's second novel in 'The Spiral Ascent' trilogy, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original black cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British novelist and short-story writer, Edward Upward, who was known for his surrealist writing, shifting towards Marxist realism after joining the Communist Party of Great Britain in the 1930s. Upward suffered a difficult time in the 1950's, resulting in a creative block. This was lifted when he started working on a semi-autobiographical trilogy entitled 'The Spiral Ascent', of which 'The Rotten Elements' is the second installment. 'The Spiral Ascent' presents the struggle of a fictional poet, Alan Sebrill as he tried to balance his creative work with involvement in the Communist Party. 'The Rotten Elements' depicts Sebrill's clash with the groups management and his decision to leave the party. In the publisher's original black cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is smart, with light edge wear and the odd small tear. Sunning to the spine of the wrap and the occasional mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1969 Heinemann Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket . Classic jacket design as shown. Slight loss of colour on spine of dustjacket.