GRANTA 3: The End of the English Novel (includes an extract from Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children) - First printing in near fine condition

Bill Buford, Pete de Bolla (Eds.), Contributors: Salman Rushdie, Angela Carter, Desmond Hogan, Alan Sillitoe, Emma Tennant, Russell Hoban, Lorna Sage et al

Published by Granta, King's College, Cambridge University Library, 1980

About this Item

First printing of the true first edition of the third Granta (New Series) - complete with the John Blanche illustration with OUP advert on the reverse inserted at page 108 - the illustration repeated on the front cover. ***Near fine in mustard-yellow black printed thin card covers, with the matt surface very slightly rubbed and discoloured. Edges of covers just very slightly rubbed. No creases or tears - just the lightest of reading creases to the spine. No spine lean. Spine straight and tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. A few top corners (p.89-96) just very lightly creased. No tears. ***216 pages including notes on contributors to rear. 210mm x 14 mm. ***Contents: Salman Rushdie: Midnight's Children (first part); Angela Carter: Cousins; Desmond Hogan: Southern Birds; Alan Sillitoe: A Scream of Toys; Emma Tennant: Alice fell; Russell Hoban: Riddley Walker; J.K. Klavans: God, He Was Good. ***With a section titled "A Symposium on the British Novel, with contributions by: Lorna Sage, Chris Bigsby, Frederick Bowers, James Gindin and Christine Brooke-Rose. ***The first and only printing of Granta 3 (New Series) containing the two chapters "The Perforated Sheet" (p. 17 - 32) and "Mercurochrome" (p. 32 - 46) which are the earliest publication of parts of Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children" to appear in any form, along with Russell Hoban's "Riddley Walker". Copies of the first three issues of Granta are very hard to come by now, especially in such collectable condition. Copies of the first three issues of Granta are very hard to come by now, especially in collectable condition. Grantas 1,2 and 3 are now almost always seen only as reprints with a new cover, with a design which became the Granta house style for all issues subsequent to this one. ***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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GRANTA 3: The End of the English Novel (includes an extract from Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children) - First printing in near fine condition
• Publisher: Granta, King's College, Cambridge University Library
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• Binding: Original Wraps
• Illustrator: John Blanche (Cover design and inserted page)
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing: First Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • First Editions
  • Collectable Paperbacks