The Rings of Saturn
Sebald, W. G.: Translated by Michael Hulse
Published by Harvill Press, London, 1998
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Original Wraps
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Large format paperback with French fold wrappers. Third printing with number string 3579864. Shallow corner creasing to a few pages otherwise a firm, clean copy. Seller Inventory # 005744
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Rings of Saturn
Publisher: Harvill Press, London
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Original Wraps
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued
Edition: 1st Edition
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THE RINGS OF SATURN (1/3 wrappers issue)
Published by
The Harvill Press, London, 1998
ISBN 10: 1860463991
ISBN 13: 9781860463990
Used
Original Wraps
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. Third impression of the first UK paperback edition with number-string sequence as follows: 3 5 7 9 8 6 4. The paperback edition was published simultaneously with a scarcer hardback edition. Translated from the German by Michael Hulse. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. ***Very good in illustrated French-style card self-wraps, with black titles to the spine and front cover. Edges of covers just very slightly creased, mainly at the corners. Just the lightest of reading creases to the spine, which has none of the usual fading. Internally also very good with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright. Would be near fine, except for a few top corner tips of the pages slightly creased. Spine tight. Covers bright. ***210mm x150mm. 296 pages. ***'"The Rings of Saturn" follows the trail of destruction that human beings have wrought on themselves, and yet it is an unremittingly fascinating blend fiction, autobiography, and history. Its narratives are unfolded with a melancholy ever the domain of Saturn and, like its rings, created from the fragments of shattered worlds.' ***'"The Emigrants" was one of the great books of the last few years and now "The Rings of Saturn" is a similar and as strange a triumph.' - Michael Ondaatje (Quote and review quote taken from the front flap and back cover respectively]. ***A third impression of the first UK paperback edition of W. G. Sebald's "The Rings of Saturn", published simultaneously with a scarce hardback edition, in nice collectable condition - printed on heavy high-quality paper. A nice reading copy in the original format. ***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. Seller Inventory # PB463
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THE RINGS OF SATURN (1/1 wrappers issue - near fine copy)
Published by
The Harvill Press, London, 1998
ISBN 10: 1860463991
ISBN 13: 9781860463990
Used
Original Wraps
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. First impression of the first UK paperback edition, with the full number-string sequence: 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. The paperback edition was published simultaneously with a low print-run hardback edition, which was aimed mainly at libraries. Translated from the German by Michael Hulse. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. ***Near fine in illustrated card covers with integral French-flaps, with black titles to the spine and front cover. The covers are clean and unmarked - just very slightly rubbed, and with a slight scuff tear at the top of the spine. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. There are very light reading creases to the spine, but no reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Covers bright and the spine is hardly faded at all. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright. No creases or tears. Printed on nice quality paper. ***210mm x150mm. 296 pages. ***'"The Rings of Saturn" follows the trail of destruction that human beings have wrought on themselves, and yet it is an unremittingly fascinating blend fiction, autobiography, and history. Its narratives are unfolded with a melancholy ever the domain of Saturn and, like its rings, created from the fragments of shattered worlds.' ***'"The Emigrants" was one of the great books of the last few years and now "The Rings of Saturn" is a similar and as strange a triumph.' - Michael Ondaatje (Quote and review quote taken from the front flap and the back cover respectively) ***A first impression of the first UK wrappers issue of W. G. Sebald's "The Rings of Saturn", published simultaneously with a scarce hardback edition, in unusually nice condition. ***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. Seller Inventory # PB693
Quantity: 1 available
THE RINGS OF SATURN (1/1 wrappers issue - near fine copy)
Published by
The Harvill Press, London, 1998
ISBN 10: 1860463991
ISBN 13: 9781860463990
Used
Original Wraps
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. First impression of the first UK paperback edition, with the full number-string sequence: 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. The paperback edition was published simultaneously with a low print-run hardback edition, which was aimed mainly at libraries. Translated from the German by Michael Hulse. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. ***Near fine in illustrated card covers with integral French-flaps, with black titles to the spine and front cover. The covers are clean and unmarked - just very slightly rubbed, and with a slight scuff tear at the top of the spine. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. Unusually, there are no reading creases to the spine, and no reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Covers bright and the spine is hardly faded at all. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright. No creases or tears. Printed on nice quality paper. ***210mm x150mm. 296 pages. ***'"The Rings of Saturn" follows the trail of destruction that human beings have wrought on themselves, and yet it is an unremittingly fascinating blend fiction, autobiography, and history. Its narratives are unfolded with a melancholy ever the domain of Saturn and, like its rings, created from the fragments of shattered worlds.' ***'"The Emigrants" was one of the great books of the last few years and now "The Rings of Saturn" is a similar and as strange a triumph.' - Michael Ondaatje (Quote and review quote taken from the front flap and the back cover respectively) ***A first impression of the first UK wrappers issue of W. G. Sebald's "The Rings of Saturn", published simultaneously with a scarce hardback edition, in unusually nice condition - just slightly scuffed at the top of the spine. ***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. Seller Inventory # PB493
Quantity: 1 available
THE RINGS OF SATURN (1/1 wrappers issue - near fine copy)
Published by
The Harvill Press, London, 1998
ISBN 10: 1860463991
ISBN 13: 9781860463990
Used
Original Wraps
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. First impression of the first UK paperback edition, with the full number-string sequence: 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. The paperback edition was published simultaneously with a low print-run hardback edition, which was aimed mainly at libraries. Translated from the German by Michael Hulse. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. ***Near fine in illustrated card covers with integral French-flaps, with black titles to the spine and front cover. The covers are clean and unmarked - just very slightly rubbed, and with a slight indentation on the front cover. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. There are light reading creases to the spine, but no reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Covers bright and the spine is hardly faded at all. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright. Very slight creasing to the fore-edge of a few pages (hardly noticeable) - otherwise no creases or tears. Printed on nice quality paper. ***210mm x150mm. 296 pages. ***'"The Rings of Saturn" follows the trail of destruction that human beings have wrought on themselves, and yet it is an unremittingly fascinating blend fiction, autobiography, and history. Its narratives are unfolded with a melancholy ever the domain of Saturn and, like its rings, created from the fragments of shattered worlds.' ***'"The Emigrants" was one of the great books of the last few years and now "The Rings of Saturn" is a similar and as strange a triumph.' - Michael Ondaatje (Quote and review quote taken from the front flap and the back cover respectively) ***A first impression of the first UK wrappers issue of W. G. Sebald's "The Rings of Saturn", published simultaneously with a scarce hardback edition, in unusually nice condition. ***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. Seller Inventory # 8422
Quantity: 1 available
THE RINGS OF SATURN (1/2 - scarce hardcover issue - ex library copy)
Published by
The Harvill Press, London, 1998
ISBN 10: 1860463983
ISBN 13: 9781860463983
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. Second impression of the scarce first UK hardback edition with the number-string sequence as follows: 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. The hardback edition was published simultaneously with a paperback edition, but had a much smaller print-run, and only ran to three impressions. ***Please note that this is an ex-library copy, and the front free endpaper and half-title pages have been removed.*** Translated from the German by Michael Hulse. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. ***A good copy in brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners of front board also creased. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally, the book is also very good, with clean and unmarked pages except for the following library marks to the interior as follows: front free endpaper and half-title pages removed, and title page glued at the gutter, Suffolk County Libraries & Heritage withdrawn library stamp to the title page. Surprisingly, there are no other obvious library interventions, and very little creasing to the pages. ***In a very good original illustrated dustwrapper, with a front cover illustration from a painting by J. A. M. Whistler 'Harmony in Blue and Silver, Trouville'. The dustwrapper is complete, but the library has for some reason price-clipped the front flap. The dustwrapper remains clean, with just slight rubbing and creasing at the extremities. The spine of the dustwrapper is faded, also affecting the edges of the panels near the spine. The dustwrapper is however well preserved for an ex-library copy. ***216mm x155mm. 296 pages. ***'"The Rings of Saturn" records a journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, the author's home for more than twenty years; it is also an exploration of England's pastoral and imperial past. The narrator extends the horizons of Suffolk to embrace the exploitation in the Congo witnessed by Joseph Conrad and Roger Casement, the succession to the Dragon throne in Chinese history, the lives and writings of Thomas Browne, Jorge Luis Borges, Chateaubriand, silkworm cultivation, Ireland's troubles, and the "ethnic cleansing" carried out fifty years ago in Bosnia. ***"The Rings of Saturn" follows the trails of destruction human beings have wrought on themselves, and yet it is an unremittingly fascinating blend of fiction, autobiography, and history. Its narratives are unfolded with a melancholy ever the domain of Saturn and, like its rings, created from the fragments of shattered worlds.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***An ex-library copy of the second impression of the hardcover issue of the first UK edition of W. G. Sebald's 'The Rings of Saturn'. This hardback issue was issued simultaneously with the more commonly found wrappers issue, and was probably intended mainly for library distribution (as per this copy). Copies of the first three impressions in hardcover in any condition are now scarce. ***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. Seller Inventory # 8760
Quantity: 1 available