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Published by Penguin Books, 1985
ISBN 10: 0140069194ISBN 13: 9780140069198
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.
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Published by The Quince Tree Press, Bury St Edmunds, 2003
ISBN 10: 1904016081ISBN 13: 9781904016083
Seller: East Kent Academic, Bridge, Canterbury, KENT, United Kingdom
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Novel about Flanders, a RAF man at wartime flying boat squadron in West Africa, who believes in fair play. But another officer, Turton, doesn't. And covets self-esteem, success, cricket success and Caroline whom they both fall for. Passion, uncertainty, tragedy. 192 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £5.85.
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"Sex, beer and cricket" - all the ingredients of a classic. Paperback. 8vo. 150pp. Very good condition.
Published by Alan Ross Ltd, 1967
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Poor. Jacket heavily water stained, slightly effects cover/endpapers. Scratches to jacket, spine faded & edges scuffed. Tanning to textblock edges/endpapers. Owner bookplate/inscription at front. Stains to several corners & small stain on last page. Text good.
Published by Alan Ross, London, 1967
Seller: John Stoodley, Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, fading marks on inside front cover, otherwise VG in VG dustjacket with foxing on inside.
Published by Alan Ross, London, 1967
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition (first printing) of Carr's scarce second novel. 8vo. 192pp. Publisher's brown boards lettered in gold to the spine. Pale-blue end-papers. A faint scratch to the front board otherwise a near fine copy in like dustwrapper priced 25s to the inside flap (as called for). The dustwrapper would be fine except for a 1.3 cm tear to the top edge of the front panel. The dustwrapper is NOT faded (as so often seen). Carr's second novel, drawn from his own experiences as an intelligence officer stationed at RAF Bathurst in Gambia. A Season in Sinji recreates life on a wartime RAF flying boat station in an African backwater. The dialogue evokes a wide range of characters, and in the bizarre cricket match which acts as a catharsis to the novel's mounting passions, human dramas and irony are portrayed. The Author considered this book to be his best work. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A very smart first edition of this novel set in West Africa during the Second World War, by English novelist Joseph Lloyd Carr. First edition. Se in a mostly fictional R.A.F. base in Sinji, West Africa, during the Second World War, this novel tells what happens in a single dry season when two men fall for the same woman. Written by Joseph Lloyd Carr, an English novelist, publisher, teacher and eccentric. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd light pencil mark. Near Fine. book.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of Carr's scarce second novel. 8vo. 192pp. Brown boards lettered in gold at the spine. Several miniscule blemishes to the top edge, else a virtually fine copy in price-clipped dust wrapper, fractionally chafed at the top edge and with a shade or two of fading to the spine panel. Carr's second novel, drawn from his own experiences as an intelligence officer stationed at RAF Bathurst in Gambia and featuring a wonderfully bizarre cricket match.
Published by Alan Ross, 1967
Seller: Books Written By (PBFA Member), Northampton, NTH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed 1st Edition, Chocolate boards with gold lettering to the spine. Glazed pictorial dust jacket with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Some shrinkage beginning to show towards spine of jacket, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. Authors signature to top right hand corner of ffep. Neat owners signature to the rear end paper. No other inscriptions, 192pp, clean and bright pages throughout. A very good tight copy. (Any digital images available on request). Signed by Author(s).
Published by Alan Ross, 1967
Seller: The Books of Eli, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s) A fine book in near fine DW With light rubbing & one small mended tear on rear of DW. A long inscription To an un-named friend from his days in the R A F in Africa. The inscription reads, "Well now this is the novel you have been awaiting for more than thirty years! Knowing those far off days in that far off land and recalling A 270 Sqdn seeking a fixture with that team with it's astonishing title "The Repatriated Sergeant" I feel you'll really get the flavour of this story. You know I Can't recall "when " you were " posted " from Fiji (I next recall meeting you at Half The Gambia after both of us very properly ( ! ) had been commissioned) So perhaps you'd already gone when the game---" Almost". Faithfully mentioned on pages 146/ 157 took place Yes it really happened---the side which as an AC2 Id carefully nurtured was taken over by a LA-DI-DA F/ O and the aftermath took place. But the sequel isn't here----Our real adjutant (who later worked on Sainsbury's staff) & W/C Thurles took the man apart & the game was played again & this time " WE " batted first. "ell I wont go on!! This was the 2nd of 4 novels. No there's no money in it. I do it for love ! I changed my job From a Headmaster to a Publisher about 12 years ago. Jim". ISigned by Author(s).
Published by Alan Ross, 1967
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A First UK Printing published by Alan Ross in 1967. The BOOK is in near FINE condition with some minor bumping to the spine ends. A little toning to the text block and some minor offsetting to the edges of the blue end papers. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near FINE condition. There is minimal edge wear with a hint of rubbing at the top of the spine and the lower front spine fold. There is a lengthy hand written and Signed inscription by J.L.CARR on the front end paper: 'The original title was A Game of Cricket because it was meant to be a serious novel of a contest of wills between two men, using cricket as the theme (as one could have used money,ambition or anything else). Thus it is a very different story to Hugh de Selincourt's 'Cricket Match'.' The Author's second novel and scarce with such attributes. J.L.Carr signed titles are increasingly rare. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Alan Ross, London, 1967
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. A near fine copy in like D/W. Formerly the property of Leila Berg, the British children s author who wrote the "Nippers" series in the 1960 s as a realistic and gritty alternative to Enid Blyton. She was a close friend of J L Carr who has written a 6-line inscription: Many thanks for all the help you/ gave me over the Red Windcheater/ & for the pleasure you will give/ innumerable children who read & have/ red to them stories they can really/ understand. Jim Carr". [Note: Joseph Lloyd Carr often referred to himself as "Jim" or even "James". Inscribed copies of this book are very uncommon. Signed by Author.