Trawl by Johnson (28 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Omnibus: Albert Angelo, House Mother Normal & Trawl (3 titles) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A tan to the pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. With an introduction by novelist Jon McGregor. The novel describes, in the first-person, a three-week voyage aboard a deep-sea fishing trawler in the Barents Sea, not unlike the one Johnson undertook in preparation to write the book. Isolating himself from the world he knows, as well as from the ships crew, the narrator reflects on past events and relationships, hoping for some kind of redemption. This convincingly authentic and harrowing attempt to get to the heart of the human condition is one of Johnsons finest novels. In his heyday, during the 1960s and early 1970s, B S Johnson was one of the best-known novelists in Britain. A passionate advocate for the avant-garde, he became famous for his forthright views on the future of the novel and for his unique ways of putting them into practice. Convinced that telling stories is telling lies and that he should write about nothing else but what happens to me, Johnson produced Trawl. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback in good condition. From the collection of Ian Angus (British Librarian and a scholar on George Orwell), whose name and date are faintly pencilled to the abstract page. Edgeworn cover with a creased rear leading corner and a few faint marks. Traces of colour loss along the spine. Tanning on the page block and page edges. Pencilled writing on the inside front cover; penned writing on the inside rear cover. A couple of stamps on the abstract page. The binding remains sound and all text is clear. CM. Used.

Condition: Good. 1968. Panther Edition. 205 pages. Illustrated paper cover with lettering. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Minor splits to spine ends. Lettering is clear. Visible wear marks to covers.

Loose Pages / Plastic Folder. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Black & White Line Drawings (illustrator). First Edition. Were These One Of Your Ancestors?.Their Addresses were 42 Fildes Street & 52 Hainton Street, Grimsby, Lincoln ,.It Contains 3 Pages Of Text Plus Illustrations.Please Email For Further Details. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Not Signed or Inscribed. Loose Pages.

Condition: Good. 1968. 1968 Reprint. 205 pages. Green and white paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

paperback. Condition: Gut. 192 Seiten; 9781447200369.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

1st edition hardback in original cloth Very Good octavo 183pp, No dust jacket & owner's name on bottom edge of text block o/w a very good copy of the British Avant Gard novelist's third novel. Uncommon.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library copy. Title page removed. Pictoria lcovers. 183pp.

The scarce first edition of Johnson's experimental, interior monologue set aboard an Arctic trawler. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, this avant-garde novel records the isolated thoughts of a man who has isolated himself on a three week commercial fishing voyage to "trawl" through his past memories, childhood traumas, and failed relationships. It's a great book. Good Condition. Pictorial jacket over black cloth and gilt titles. Contents are clean and binding is firm. Slight spotting to edges. Boards are clean with slight shelf-wear to bottom edge. Jacket is not price clipped. Light nicks and tearing to edges. Small loss to rear panel. Light toning to jacket spine. Light Soiling to edges of jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Holden (Jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. First printing of the true first edition of B. S. Johnson's scarce third experimental novel. A first-person description of a three-week voyage on a deep sea fishing trawler that tries to get to the heart of the human condition. Jacket design by John Holden. ***Very good in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still nice and bright. The boards are clean and unmarked. Edges of boards just slightly rubbed. Top corner tips slightly creased. Page block edges slightly foxed. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally near fine with no inscriptions, just a short unobtrusive line mark to front free endpaper. Pages clean. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 27s 6d net. Edges of dustwrapper just slightly rubbed and creased. The non-laminated edges of the dustwrapper are slightly darkened. The dustwrapper is bright and unfaded, even to the spine. No chips. No tears. No significant creasing. ***183 pages. 222mm x 124 mm. ***'B. S. Johnson's third novel is as original and well-written as "Travelling People" and "Albert Angelo", but in a far more subtle way. His descriptions of trawling and the sea are convincingly authentic, and his chief character's harrowingly honest memories and reflections add a counterpoint to make a serious statement of the author's attitude towards truth and the human condition.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'Bryan Stanley William Johnson (5 Feb 1933 - 13 Nov 1973) was an English experimental novelist, poet and literary critic. He also produced television programmes and made films. Johnson became depressed by his failure to succeed commercially and by mounting family problems. On 13 Nov 1973, aged 40, he took his own life. Johnson's following at the time of his death was small if enthusiastic, but he quickly acquired a posthumous cult following, helped by a critically acclaimed film adaptation in 2000 of the last novel of his to appear in his lifetime, "Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry."' (Wiki) ***First printing of the true first edition, complete in the original dustwrapper in nice, collectable condition. Of interest to collectors of B. S. Johnson first edition titles. First editions of this experimental novel are extremely hard to find now. Many copies would have gone to lending libraries and been since discarded. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Holden (Jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. First printing of the true first edition of B. S. Johnson's scarce third experimental novel. A first-person description of a three-week voyage on a deep sea fishing trawler that tries to get to the heart of the human condition. Jacket design by John Holden. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still nice and bright. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Fore-edge of page block very slightly foxed. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions or foxing. However, please note that a previous owner for some reason has made three small ink marks to the text on p.27 (please see scans). Otherwise, pages clean. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 27s 6d net. Edges of dustwrapper just slightly rubbed and creased. The non-laminated edges of the dustwrapper are slightly darkened. The dustwrapper is bright and unfaded, even to the spine. No chips. No tears. No significant creasing. ***183 pages. 222mm x 124 mm. ***'B. S. Johnson's third novel is as original and well-written as "Travelling People" and "Albert Angelo", but in a far more subtle way. His descriptions of trawling and the sea are convincingly authentic, and his chief character's harrowingly honest memories and reflections add a counterpoint to make a serious statement of the author's attitude towards truth and the human condition.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***First printing of the true first edition, complete in the original dustwrapper in nice, collectable condition. Of interest to collectors of B. S. Johnson first edition titles. First editions of this experimental novel are extremely hard to find now. Many copies would have gone to lending libraries and been since discarded. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Proof copy. 8vo. Tan printed wrappers, ring stain to front and creasing to corners, spine leaning a bit, otherwise very good. Though it does not state 'proof copy' or 'uncorrected proof' anywhere it is plain from the appearance that this is the case. Exceedingly rare to find one of these of the cult author's early novels, and a must have for any collector of B. S. Johnson.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Holden, John (illustrator). First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page with a dedication. The boards are clean and unmarked. Browning to the page edges and the pages are a little browned but otherwise unmarked. The jacket has a quarter inch chip out of the top right corner of the rear panel, one inch closed tears to the top left and top right corners of the front panel, small tears at each of the bottom corners, a little chipping at the top of the spine and some browning around the edges. First printing. Signed by Author(s).

Picador, London 2004. 204 pages. Orig. soft cover in dust wrappers. Near fine/ near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 183pp, light foxing on page edges, from the library of Michael Bakewell, no ownership marks, but occasional marks in the text, mainly pencil but one in green ink, binding sound, Very Good / Good dustwrapper ; wrapper spine partly faded, frayed on top edge of front panel, not price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition hard cover, with unclipped dust jacket, both in very good condition for the age. Jacket design by John Holden, colour remains bright. From the collection of Ian Angus, former librarian at King's College, London, and deputy librarian at University College, London. Ownership pencilled to FEP. General shelf and handling wear, including light tanning, creasing and wear to cover, edges and corners. Foxing to inside DJ. Pageblock tanned, with light foxing, this leading into pastedowns and endpapers. Black cloth boards are in fine condition, with gilt detail to spine. Within, pages are tighty bound, content unmarked. CN.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 13cm), pp.183 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Holden, priced at 27/6. Head-cap pulled, otherwise light general wear to cloth. Jacket a little rubbed and chipped to edges, with large losses to top of rear and front panels. Very good. Johnson's third published novel.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ. First edition. Slight fraying of DJ top and bottom of spine and small tear with loss at top of back of DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Publishers Review Copy with review slip from publishers laid in. Uncommon now.

Black cloth. Very nice copy in trifle rubbed dustwrapper with one small nick. The author's third novel.

Secker & Warburg. First edition. 1966. Hardback in DW. Tail of spine very slightly crumpled, pages lightly browned otherwise a clean and sound copy in slightly worn wrapper that is sunned to top of rear panel and also has a small, closed tear to top of rear panel.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A collection of four paperbacks by BS Johnson - all formerly the property of Margaret Drabble all with her name inside. Travelling People has a number of notes in Drabble's hand. Albert Angelo and Trawl have a few. Generally Good with toning to page blocks, except for Albert Angelo which is in somewhat rough condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Narrow 8to. [23x13cm]. Publisher's black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Some foxing to edges of text block. In near fine John Holden designed dust jacket. With PROOF dust jacket. *** This first edition of Trawl includes a second, variant dust jacket, presumed to be a PROOF. The proof jacket has a different selection of blurbs to rear panel and the text on the flaps is spaced out differently: the author's biography continues on rear flap, which doesn't have the quote from the Irish Times that's printed on the official jacket. Also missing is the publisher's imprint to the bottom of the spine. Both jackets have the price of 27s 6d net printed to front flap. They are made from the same type of quality paper, but the proof jacket is not laminated. Exceptionally scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Scarce first edition of Johnson's beautiful third novel, and one of his finest. A first-person description of a three-week voyage on a deep sea fishing trawler that tries to get to the heart of the human condition. This is a signed presentation copy to Julia Trevelyan, the wife of Roy Strong. In Fine condition, an excellent copy.

Uncorrected proof copy. 8vo. Original tan paper wrappers. London, Secker & Warburg. From the library of Orwell scholar and former UCL deputy librarian Ian Angus, with his neat pencilled ownership to the front free endpaper. Angus was the co-editor of Orwell's Collected Journalism, Essays and Letters published in 1968 and also later contributed to editing the enormous 20-volume edition of Orwell's Complete Works published 1997-8. A very good copy, with stamp to front cover. Spine and edges of wrapper slightly browned. .

London: Martin Secker & Warburg Limited. 1966. 8vo. Black cloth backed boards with gilt lettering; black and orange illustrated dust jacket designed by John Holden; pp. [7], 8-183, [1]; slight bumping and crease to bottom right corner with minimal closed tear to top of dust jacket as well as very minimal scuffing to head of spine; otherwise near fine. A signed presentation copy to Julia Trevelyan Oman, celebrated theatrical designer, who was also married to Roy Strong, director of the National Portrait Gallery and the V&A."I. always with I. one starts from. one and I share the same character. are one" begins this scarce edition of B.S. Johnsons beautiful third novel. Relayed in the first person, as if an internal monologue, the story revolves around the events of a three week voyage on a deep sea fishing trawler, yet is also a narrative which simultaneously attempts to reach the very heart of the human condition. Rather than a seasoned man of the ocean, the narrator suffers severely from debilitating sea-sickness and thus takes meandering journeys into past reflection towards his own version of resolution.