Seconds by David Ely: First Edition (11 results)
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Published by Pantheon, New York 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Joes Books, Lombard, IL, U.S.A.Joes Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Price Clipped DJ with Edge Wear, 8vo, 181 Pages, First Printing is stated on the Copyright Page, B4.
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Published by Four Square, London 1965
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Cox & Budge Books, IOBA, Hythe, United KingdomCox & Budge Books, IOBA
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Thus. First edition thus. Paperback, 17.5 × 10.5cm, 159pp. A dark, existential thriller that serves as a chilling critique of the American Dream and the pursuit of a fresh start. It was adapted into a 1966 film by John Frankenheimer starring Rock Hudson. The story follows Antiochus "Tony" Wilso…n, a successful but deeply bored, middle-aged banker who feels trapped by the monotony of his affluent suburban life. He is contacted by "The Company," a shadowy, highly organized clandestine organization that offers him a radical proposition: for a massive fee, they will fake his death and provide him with a completely new identity. Condition: Good condition for a vintage paperback. Some light chipping to the spine and a little tanning to the pages but remaining in strong readable condition.
Published by Pantheon Books 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.Nicholas J. Certo
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tanning to front free endpaper from a laid in newspaper clipping (review of the Rock Hudson film). Ink date to corner of rear free endpaper else a nice bright copy, no bumps, square straight spine. The dust wrapper with some age tanning to rear panel…, 1.5" closed tear top front panel, small store price sticker to front flap, $3.95 publication price intact to jacket flap.
Published by Pantheon 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.Nicholas J. Certo
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. H stamp to front free endpaper else FINE in nice fresh jacket with small abrasion from sticker removal at top corner, short, closed tear to rear, not price clipped.
Published by Andre Deutsch 1964
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wordlife books, Earlwood, NSW, AustraliaWordlife books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine/ fine condition of this Sci Fi/thriller, that was made into a great b grade film. Rock Hudson starring in the unusual story of living a life that money can buy! Ghost shadow on front pastedown from d/j, price clipped d/j. Toning on two internal pages 54 a…nd 55. No rears or creasing to book or d/j. 184pp. 14cm x 20cm.
Published by Pantheon, NY 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.Books from the Crypt
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 1st printing, 1963. "Wilson, a bored, middle-aged banker, is 'reborn' by the 'company' into a new identity. Adjusting to his new life, he is even less happy than he was before and gradually understands that the price paid for a second chance is too high. A…Kafka-like exploration of the depersonalization of modern life. The benign indifference, bureaucratic efficiency and curteous reasonableness of the company are more disturbing than overt malevolence. John Frankenheimer's 1966 film version, with Rock Hudson as the protagonist, was one of the scariest films of that decade." (Barron; Horror, 4-105) Previous owner's name and date on ffep; dj has a couple of tiny closed edge tears. Book.
Published by Pantheon Books A Division of Random House [1963], New York 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. The story of a man caught up by a nameless organization that uses advanced managerial and technological methods to achieve its singular aim -- lifting the moral and physical barriers to personal liberty and self-indulgence. Brilliantly filmed by John Frankenheimer with Rock Hudson as t…he hapless victim of a shadowy organization which ultimately kills him and recycles his body parts. "Like David Ely's slender, nightmarish novel, SECONDS has a thinly science-fictional rationale, but it is actually an exercise in Kafkaesque horror . Outstandingly photographed by James Wong Howe, extremely well played by the whole cast (the choice of Hudson as every man's self-image is inspired), and directed with the imaginative flair John Frankenheimer brought to The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, and 99 and 44/100% Dead, SECONDS is perhaps the scariest movie of the 1960s." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 374. [Reference: Reginald 37728. Hubin (1994), p. 266]. Corners a touch bumped and base of spine a bit bumped, a nearly fine copy in a very good or somewhat better dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends, mild wear to the corner tips and some age darkening to the spine panel. (23348).
Published by Pantheon Books A Division of Random House, New York 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerOctavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. The story of a man caught up by a nameless organization that uses advanced managerial and technological methods to achieve its singular aim -- lifting the moral and physical barriers to personal liberty and self-indulgence. Brilliantly filmed by John Frankenheimer with Rock Hudson as t…he hapless victim of a shadowy organization which ultimately kills him and recycles his body parts. "Like David Ely's slender, nightmarish novel, SECONDS has a thinly science-fictional rationale, but it is actually an exercise in Kafkaesque horror . Outstandingly photographed by James Wong Howe, extremely well played by the whole cast (the choice of Hudson as every man's self-image is inspired), and directed with the imaginative flair John Frankenheimer brought to The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, and 99 and 44/100% Dead, SECONDS is perhaps the scariest movie of the 1960s." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 374. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-125. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, p. 235. Reginald 37728. Hubin (1994), p. 266. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169979).
Published by Pantheon Books A Division of Random House, New York 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerOctavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. The story of a man caught up by a nameless organization that uses advanced managerial and technological methods to achieve its singular aim -- lifting the moral and physical barriers to personal liberty and self-indulgence. Brilliantly filmed by John Frankenheimer with Rock Hudson as t…he hapless victim of a shadowy organization which ultimately kills him and recycles his body parts. "Like David Ely's slender, nightmarish novel, SECONDS has a thinly science-fictional rationale, but it is actually an exercise in Kafkaesque horror . Outstandingly photographed by James Wong Howe, extremely well played by the whole cast (the choice of Hudson as every man's self-image is inspired), and directed with the imaginative flair John Frankenheimer brought to The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, and 99 and 44/100% Dead, SECONDS is perhaps the scariest movie of the 1960s." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 374. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-125. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, p. 235. Reginald 37728. Hubin (1994), p. 266. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with touch of wear at upper spine end. (#155511).
Published by Pantheon Books A Division of Random House [1963], New York 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. The story of a man caught up by a nameless organization that uses advanced managerial and technological methods to achieve its singular aim -- lifting the moral and physical barriers to personal liberty and self-indulgence. Brilliantly filmed by John Frankenheimer with Rock Hudson as t…he hapless victim of a shadowy organization which ultimately kills him and recycles his body parts. "Like David Ely's slender, nightmarish novel, SECONDS has a thinly science-fictional rationale, but it is actually an exercise in Kafkaesque horror . Outstandingly photographed by James Wong Howe, extremely well played by the whole cast (the choice of Hudson as every man's self-image is inspired), and directed with the imaginative flair John Frankenheimer brought to The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, and 99 and 44/100% Dead, SECONDS is perhaps the scariest movie of the 1960s." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 374. [Reference: Reginald 37728. Hubin (1994), p. 266]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with two light blue horizontal lines on the verso of the jacket (offset from a previous jacket protector) with slight bleed through at jacket flaps. A sharp copy. (16591).
Published by Pantheon, E-096 1963
- First Edition
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.Last Exit Books
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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Pantheon Books A Division of Random House, New York, 1963. 184 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and fr…ont board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP (David E Mann? ) Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Though he possesses all the trappings of success, Antiochus Wilson is completely and utterly bored with his life. But that all changes when he gets a call from a dead friend. Turns out the friend isn't exactly dead. He simply traded in his old life for a new one. And Wilson can do it too. As a Reborn, he can have all the excitement, wealth, and happiness he's been missing . . . For a price. Intrigued, Wilson encounters a mysterious and exclusive organizationone that arranges for a client's demise and outfits each with a new body in which to begin again. But there's no turning back, and no room for second-guessing. When Wilson begins to question his new circumstances, he finds himself surrounded by danger. And as he pushes against the boundaries of his reborn life, his second chance may be his last. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
