Seconds by Ely David: First Edition (9 results)
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Language: English
Published by Four Square, London, 1965
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Cox & Budge Books, IOBA, Hythe, United KingdomCox & Budge Books, IOBA
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Add to basketSoft 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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Add to basketHardcover. 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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Add to basketHardcover. 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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Add to basketHardcover. 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.
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Published by Pantheon, NY, 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.Books from the Crypt
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Hardcover. 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.
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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
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Octavo, 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).
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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
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Octavo, 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, E-096, 1963
- First Edition
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.Last Exit Books
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Add to basketCondition: 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.
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Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1963
- First Edition
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA
Contact seller4-star seller1 vols. 8vo. dj. First edition. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. "David Ely's slender, nightmarish novel, Seconds . a thinly science-fictional rationale, but it is actually an exercise in Kafkaesque horror" (Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural). Source for the 1966 John Frankenheimer film starring Rock Hudson. Reginal…d 37728 ;Barron, Horror, 4-105 Cloth backed boards. Very good in very good dust jacket (small chips to back flap fold).
