Search Results: International Fiction (in English) from bookarrest

London: New English Library - NEL, 1972. First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [Good Plus] A Paperback Original of this early novel by the highly regarded British author of speculative fiction. The tale of a success-hungry man climbing the corporate ladder in the advertising business, at all costs, including - for this ambitious fellow - tossing aside his own family. 125+ pages. CONDITION: a solid copy with considerable shelf-wear and cover creasing, unmarked but for "remainder" markings on the top and bottom of the page block. This quite respectable copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution cover scan will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped, securely packed, with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Willimantic, Connecticut: Curbstone Press, 1990. First English Edition . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Naul Ojeda (cover). A powerful novel of political unrest in Guatemala, translated by Asa Zatz. 221 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with monimal shelf-wear (lightly-bumped outer cover corners). This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1999. ARC . Large Softcover. Fine (As New). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. In the space of a few days, a series of events will set Peter Pascoe and Andy Dalziel off on a case where the stakes have never been higher or more close to home. First, an attempt is made to abduct Peter Pascoe's wife, Ellie. Then Ellie's friend, Daphne Alderman, is assaulted by a man lurking around the Pascoes' house. Convinced that the crimes are somehow linked to one of Peter Pascoe's cases, either current or past, Dalziel and Pascoe race to find the culprit. 408 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, evidently unread copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, highly collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Paperback. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An exceedingly scarce copy of the pre-First Edition, limited printing "reviewers' edition" - perhaps the most collectible state. "Kenworthy of Scotland Yard may be retired, but he's at the top of his form in this entertaining blend of skullduggery and misdirection." 176 pages. CONDITION: a tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with light shelf-wear, compromised only by a tiny chip at the spine bottom and a few touches of discoloration on the covers (likely a printing anomaly rather than a stain). This highly collectible item is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Bantam Books, 1970. Fifth Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Q5859. This 1906 Hesse novel has been considered to be his spiritual autobiography, an early example of his lifelong examination of the conflict between self-affirmation and self-destruction - here in the excellent translation of Michael Roloff. 216 pages. CONDITION: a solid, square copy with uncreased spine. There is a light creasing in the lower-left corner of the back cover; the previous owner's name appears on the inside of the front cover; there is a faint hint of age-tanning to the pages. This quite respectable copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

London & New York: Calder - Riverrun, 1994. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Fine Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paul Webster (cover photo). Calderbook CB453. A chase thriller that evolves into a horrific, erotic, suspense-filled tale with deep psychological undertones. 248 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, evidently unread copy with negligible shelfwear (just a lightly-bumped spine corner). This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: New Directions, 1999. First English Edition . Hard Cover - Cloth Spine. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An outstanding autobiographical novel written in Paris, in which the protagonist's dreary life is struck with and enriched by tragedy. 205 pages. CONDITION: The book itself is bright, tight, square, unmarked and uncreased, with negligible shelf-wear. Its dustjacket - now in a clear mylar protective cover - is complete (not price-clipped), unmarked, and uncreased, with no apparent shelf-wear. A handsome copy - at an excellent price.

New York: Doubleday, 1997. ARC . Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC (similar to, but not the same as an "Uncorrected Proof" or an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof") a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "A brilliant, richly atmospheric financial thriller --- that does for Tokyo what 'Gorky Park' did for Moscow." 438 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with minimal shelf-wear. This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Lee Noel (jacket cover). A crudely modeled fetish disappears from the vicarage in a small Cornish fishing village and the villagers are beset with visions. Is it a supernatural haunting or an extraterrestrial experiment? 189 pages. CONDITION: The book itself is bright, solid, and unmarked, with negligible shelf-wear, compromised only by a very slight spine-lean. Its dustjacket, with stunning wrap-around cover art, is now in a clear mylar protective cover. It is complete (not price-clipped) and unmarked, with minimal shelf-wear, the flaps each having a small crease at its upper corner. This is a truly handsome copy - at an excellent price.

New York: Harper Collins, 1993. Uncorrected Proof . Paperback. Fine (As New). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Uncorrected Proof" copy [**in plain orange covers] - often referred to, but not quite the same as, an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. STORYLINE: Having immersed herself in the books of horror writer Martin Wisemann, Joanne is shocked when the hideous monsters in their pages come to life and begin haunting her days and nights. 217 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Doubleday, 1986. ARC . Large Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - an "uncorrected proof" publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "Charles Parnell Cassidy is an Australian politician cast in the traditional Irish-Catholic mold of rhetoric, dynasty, and influence-peddling. Martin Gregory is the moral and disenchanted protege who married Cassidy's daughter, went to Europe, became a success on his own merits, and scorned his father-in-law. When the terminally ill Cassidy appears in London to die, he makes Gregory the executor of his legal estate and sets a complex trap by offering him the keys to a vast empire of wealth and corruption spanning Australia and Southeast Asia. With Cassidy's evil influence ever present, Gregory tries to unravel the complications of the old man's estate, obligations, and debts, while struggling with his… Read More

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1988. Uncorrected Proof . Trade Paperback. Fine Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Uncorrected Proof - not quite the same as, but often referred to as an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. This large paperback appears to have the same size page-block as the subsequent hardcover First Edition. A Casual Brutality is the first novel by this gifted Trinidadian/Canadian author (in fact the nephew of illustrious author V. S. Naipaul). Its setting is a Caribbean island, its main character (a doctor, schooled abroad, having returned to his birthplace) "caught in the web of political disintegration". 378 pages. CONDITION: a bright, square, unmarked, uncreased, apparently unread copy with negligible shelf-wear, compromised only by a light bump (or manufacturing anomaly) at the spine top. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989. Uncorrected Proof . Large Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Advance Uncorrected Proofs" copy - often referred to as an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] and an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof" - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. The charmed circle is a small group who, between them, appear to have everything - talent, fame, beauty, money and power. But a murder trial which headlines the newspapers all over the world brings the group together for protection. 646 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with minimal shelf-wear, a touch of sunning on the spine. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Poseidon Press, 1993. Uncorrected Proof . Large Softcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. Guy Horton and Max Wingate, both disaffected veterans of World War I, have roamed the world as partners in various confidence games. Amid Depression-era gloom they court English heiress Diana Charnwood with hopes of quick financial gain. Their callow scheme leads, however, to murder and a harsh moral education as Guy's investigation of the homicides unexpectedly uncovers those responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 331 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked copy with minimal shelf-wear (including a couple miniscule corner bumps) and a single faint spine crease. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Harrison - Hilton Books, 1939. First Edition . Decorative Hard Cover/Slipcase. Very Good Plus/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In praise and dispraise of the tender passion, [in] letters, poems and prose, from Chaucer to Dorothy Parker." Edited and compiled by William Geoffrey. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Foreword; Prologue; Notions of Love, La Donna Mobile, Advice, Love at First Sight, Noli Me Tangere, The Kiss, Praise, Recipes, Desire, Idyll, Absence, Love Letters, Jealousy, In Dispraise, Reconciliation, Declarations, Deadlock, Despair, Farewell; Epilogue; Index. 291 pages. CONDITION: The book itself (Very Good Plus) is bright, tight, square, and unmarked (but with a bit of hinge-glue discoloration on the endpapers), with minimal shelf-wear, its spine a bit sunned. Its Good Plus slipcase is strong and solid, but the edges and corners are noticeably scuffed, with its shelf-exposed areas showing a bit of sunning. This remains a quite attractive copy - now… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1990. ARC . Paperback. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "Paradise is the perfect escape for ex-Marine Nick Breakspear, captain of a charter yacht operation in the Bahamas, until he agrees to pilot a "detox cruise" for the drug-addled grown son and daughter of a powerful U.S. senator. Ambushed far from port, he is helpless to prevent the murder of a crew member by modern-day pirates who sink Nick's yacht before vanishing with the senator's kids." 308 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square copy with light shelf-wear, unmarked but for a pencil-price erasure inside, a single ultra-faint reading crease on the spine. This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Otto Penzler Books, 1994. Uncorrected Proof . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Uncorrected Advance Proof" copy, often referred to as an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] and an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof" - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. Cassandra Swann, who left the teaching of biology to become a professional bridge player, an occupation that lets her indulge in her amazing detective ability, faces a tough challenge when three of her bridge students mysteriously die. 296 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with minimal shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Poseidon Press, 1991. ARC . Large Softcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Advance Uncorrected Proofs" copy - often referred to as an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] and an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof" - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. PLOT: The narrrator of this increasingly suspenseful story is Geoffrey Staddon, a successful London architect whose soul is scarred by shame over an act he committed a decade before. Having fallen in love with the beautiful Brazilian wife of Victor Caswell, for whom he was designing a sumptuous country residence, Geoffrey reneged on his promise to run away with Consuela after being offered a commission that would bring him wealth and public acclaim. Now, learning that Consuela has been accused of the death of her niece and attempted murder of her husband, Geoffrey sees a chance to redeem his craven betrayal by proving her innocence.… Read More

London: Abacus, Sphere Books, 1990. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Provocative novel of computerized social engineering, an individual human's fate determined by DNA-testing; 272 pages plus previews of other Abacus titles. CONDITION: A bright, solid copy with reading creases and moderate shelf-wear, mainly at the edges and corners. This nevertheless attractive book is now in a clear, snug, protective polypropylene bag, at an excellent price!

New York: Grove Press, 1974. First American Edition - First Printing . Clothbound Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Raymond Bertrand (cover art). Emmanuel Arsan's stunning sequel to one of the 20th century's most notorious erotic "classics", translated from the French by Anselm Hollo. 322 pages. CONDITION: The book itself is bright and unmarked with minimal shelf-wear, compromised only by a little spine end bumping and a slight spine-lean. Its provocative dustjacket - now in a clear mylar (removable) protective cover - is vivid and complete (not price-clipped), unmarked and uncreased, with just a bit of edge-wear at the spine ends. All in all, a handsome, collectible copy.