Time Keep Silence by Fermor, Signed (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 3rd printing of the 2nd edition, Fine in a Fine DJ (scuffed publishers price sticker to front flap, otherwise clean and bright copy).inscribed and signed by the author. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A First edition of this trade publication. Signed and lined by the author without inscription; included is a leaflet describing the event in which it was signed at (Deansgate, Manchester, Waterstones - Monday 14th October, 1991). The book is in near fine condition, in a very good DW; some edge wear present and chips to top and bottom of spine. Rare, signed copy. "A Time to Keep Silence is a travel book by British author Patrick Leigh Fermor. It describes Fermor's sojourns in monasteries across Europe, and is praised by William Dalrymple as a "sublime masterpiece".". Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Craxton (illustrator). 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Original illustrated (by Peter Todd Mitchell) dust jacket, unclipped, with sterling price intact, mylar protected. First Edition, signed by the author to title. Photographs by M. Le Cure Bretocq and Joan Eyres Monsell. Line drawing by John Craxton. Jacket sunned to spine, rear and flaps; chipped with tears to extremities and head and heel of spine. Inside very clean and tight. A very good copy. Signed by Author(s).

Buckram. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Craxton (illustrator). Limited Edition. Black buckram with gilt "QA"to front and to red leather label to spine. Original dust jacket, unclipped, mylar protected. An edition of 500 copies: Nos. 1-50 in full indigo Niger Morocco, signed by the author. Nos. 51-500 in black buckram; this is copy 113. This copy includes a full page hand written presentation inscription by author in English and French to free front endpaper; to "Bill and Annie" (Davis). California expats Bill and Annie Davis owned and lived at La Consula, a magnificent estate in Malaga. Their friends and guests included Ernest Hemingway and Cyril Connolly. Frontis , three additional decorations and three devices by John Craxton. Printed on Millbourn handmade paper. Red top stain unfaded. Deckled side and bottom edges. Small foxing spot to front endpaper otherwise text block near fine; clean and square. Jacket rubbed and spotted; chip to top of spine and a few small closed tears to the extremities. A very good, scarce inscribed state, copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Deluxe limited edition. Number 27 of 50 copies of the first edition signed by the author (from a total first edition of 500 copies, 450 unsigned) and bound in indigo niger morocco. Printed on Millbourn hand made paper. Full dark indigo polished morocco, raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Alton Abbey library label to base spine, with mild surrounding markings where tape has been removed, and library mark in white to top spine. Small library sticker to front free endpaper. Top edges gilt. Title page printed in black and blue. Colour lithograph frontis in blue, black, and white, and three section vignettes, all by an uncredited John Craxton, Leigh Fermor's close friend and frequent collaborator. Text printed in red and black throughout (red initials and ornaments). Without dustwrapper, almost certainly as the 50 deluxe copies were issued. The second book by Leigh Fermor, 'one of the greatest travel writers of the twentieth century' (ODNB), an account of his stays at the abbeys of Saint Wandrille, Solesmes, and La Grande Trappe, as well as his visit to the abandoned rock-cut monasteries of Cappadocia, with a short postscript on British monasteries. For William Dalrymple, this is one of Leigh Fermor's 'two sublime masterpieces' (the other being his account of his journey by foot across Europe in the 1930s, A Time of Gifts), 'among the most beautifully written travel books of any period' ('Introduction', in O'Reilly, Habegger, O'Reilly, eds., The Best Travel Writing 2010, p. xvii). 'In the seclusion of a cell', Leigh Fermor writes, 'the troubled waters of the mind grow still and clear, and much that is hidden away and all that clouds it floats to the surface and can be skimmed away; and after a time one reaches a state of peace that is unthought of in the ordinary world' (p. xvi). First published in this limited edition by the Queen Anne Press, then a newly established private press under the directorship of Ian Fleming; the volume was designed by Fleming's close friend (and former member of his wartime assault unit) the typographer and designer Robert Harling. A revised edition was published in 1957. Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edition, 1st impression. Size: xvii, 92pp.

Limited first edition of the author's third book, one of 500 numbered copies, this is number 75, regarding his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by John Craxton. Association copy, inscribed by Leigh Fermor to Daphne and Xan Fielding in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Daphne and Xan, with love from Paddy London 18.iii.1953." The recipient Daphne Fielding was a British socialite and memoirist best known for The Duchess of Jermyn StreetÂandÂThe Nearest Way Home, offer valuable insight into the world of the âBright Young Thingsâ and the decline of the English upper classes. Xan Fielding was a British writer and former SOE operative whose travel memoirs and wartime accounts, notablyÂHide and Seek, blend adventurous narrative with rich cultural insights from the Mediterranean and Middle East. After theÂfall of CreteÂin May 1941, he joined theÂSpecial Operations Executive, and was eventually landed in Crete with a supply of weapons and explosives by the submarineÂTorbay, under CommanderÂAnthony Miers.ÂFielding teamed up withÂPatrick Leigh Fermor, and built an intelligence gathering network which provided detailed information on the movement of Axis troops, shipping, and air transport. He arranged for the transportation to Egypt of hundreds of Allied soldiers left behind after the evacuation, and now being hidden by the Cretans. After six months Fielding returned to Cairo, and was awarded theÂDistinguished Service Order on 15 October 1942. Very good in a very good dust jacket. A remarkable association copy, linking these two great heroes and writers. Patrick Leigh Fermor was a travel writer who became a war hero by kidnapping the commanding German officer on the Nazi-occupied island of Crete. (The movie "Ill Met by Moonlight" is a fictionalized account of his experience.) In A Time to Keep Silence, Leigh Fermor writes about a more inward journey, describing his several sojourns in some of Europeâs oldest and most venerable monasteries. He stays at the Abbey of St. Wandrille, a great repository of art and learning; at Solesmes, famous for its revival of Gregorian chant; and at the deeply ascetic Trappist monastery of La Grande Trappe, where monks take a vow of silence. Finally, he visits the rock monasteries of Cappadocia, hewn from the stony spires of a moonlike landscape, where he seeks some trace of the life of the earliest Christian anchorites. More than a history or travel journal, however, this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life. Leigh Fermor writes, âIn the seclusion of a cellâ"an existence whose quietness is only varied by the silent meals, the solemnity of ritual, and long solitary walks in the woodsâ"the troubled waters of the mind grow still and clear, and much that is hidden away and all that clouds it floats to the surface and can be skimmed away; and after a time one reaches a state of peace that is unthought of in the ordinary world.â "More than a history or travel journal, however, this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life" (New York Review of Books). "His shortest book (and to my mind his best)its hammered terseness is a good match for the sobriety of the subject" (Anthony Lane, The New Yorker).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The deluxe issue of the first edition, number 9 of 50 specially bound, numbered copies signed by the author (from a total edition of 500 copies, the other 450 being un-signed). 8vo. xvii, 92pp. Printed on handmade paper and bound in original indigo niger morocco with five raised bands and the printer's device gilt-stamped to the base. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With a splendid lithographic colour frontispiece and three section title vignettes, all by an unaccredited John Craxton. A tiny indentation to the centre of the upper board, and triflingly bumped at the tips of two extremities. Fore edge very slightly spotted. A virtually fine copy. No dust wrapper, probably as issued (the 450 copies bound in buckram were issued with a dust wrapper, but I suspect the fifty signed examples were not). A collection of three pieces on monasteries and monasticism followed by a short postscript. The first and longest piece originally appeared under a different title in a 1949 issue of the periodical 'The Cornhill'. The second and third pieces were written later and the three first published together in this Queen Anne Press limited issue, before being revised by the author for the John Murray trade edition issued four years later. Most uncommon. Signed by Author(s).

First edition of the author's third book, detailing his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by John Craxton. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "From [My Mother] AE. Leigh Fermor Fudge with thanks for safe transportation to Regency Sq. Brighton MCMLXIX." Fermor has crossed out the 'To' in the printed 'To my Mother' dedication and inscribed the book as a thank you from his mother Aeileen Leigh Fermor. Known to her family as Fudge, Fermor's mother moved in old age to a rest home near Brighton, Sussex, in the late 1960's where Fermor visited her frequently. This book was likely given as a gift of appreciation to a friend of the family who assisted Fermor's mother in her move from her home in Regency Square to Brighton. Additionally signed by Fermor on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Todd Mitchell. Patrick Leigh Fermor was a travel writer who became a war hero by kidnapping the commanding German officer on the Nazi-occupied island of Crete. (The movie "Ill Met by Moonlight" is a fictionalized account of his experience.) In A Time to Keep Silence, Leigh Fermor writes about a more inward journey, describing his several sojourns in some of Europeâs oldest and most venerable monasteries. He stays at the Abbey of St. Wandrille, a great repository of art and learning; at Solesmes, famous for its revival of Gregorian chant; and at the deeply ascetic Trappist monastery of La Grande Trappe, where monks take a vow of silence. Finally, he visits the rock monasteries of Cappadocia, hewn from the stony spires of a moonlike landscape, where he seeks some trace of the life of the earliest Christian anchorites. More than a history or travel journal, however, this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life. Leigh Fermor writes, âIn the seclusion of a cellâ"an existence whose quietness is only varied by the silent meals, the solemnity of ritual, and long solitary walks in the woodsâ"the troubled waters of the mind grow still and clear, and much that is hidden away and all that clouds it floats to the surface and can be skimmed away; and after a time one reaches a state of peace that is unthought of in the ordinary world.â "More than a history or travel journal, however, this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life" (New York Review of Books). "His shortest book (and to my mind his best)its hammered terseness is a good match for the sobriety of the subject" (Anthony Lane, The New Yorker).

First edition of the author's third book, regarding his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original blue cloth. Illustrated by John Craxton. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Mary Anna with love from Paddy 2.6.88." The recipient, Mary Anna Marten (with her bookplate to the inside gutter), was the daughter of the 3rd and last Lord Alington of Crichel and later trustee of The British Museum. Near fine in the original dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Peter Todd Mitchell. In A Time to Keep Silence, Leigh Fermor writes about a more inward journey, describing his several sojourns in some of Europeâs oldest and most venerable monasteries. He stays at the Abbey of St. Wandrille, a great repository of art and learning; at Solesmes, famous for its revival of Gregorian chant; and at the deeply ascetic Trappist monastery of La Grande Trappe, where monks take a vow of silence. Finally, he visits the rock monasteries of Cappadocia, hewn from the stony spires of a moonlike landscape, where he seeks some trace of the life of the earliest Christian anchorites. More than a history or travel journal, however, this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life. Leigh Fermor writes, âIn the seclusion of a cellâ"an existence whose quietness is only varied by the silent meals, the solemnity of ritual, and long solitary walks in the woodsâ"the troubled waters of the mind grow still and clear, and much that is hidden away and all that clouds it floats to the surface and can be skimmed away; and after a time one reaches a state of peace that is unthought of in the ordinary world.â "More than a history or travel journal, however, this beautiful short book is a meditation on the meaning of silence and solitude for modern life" (New York Review of Books). "His shortest book (and to my mind his best)its hammered terseness is a good match for the sobriety of the subject" (Anthony Lane, The New Yorker).