Search Results: Authors starting with E from Chris Martin Modern First Editions

Macmillan 1989 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and received the William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters for the best novel of the previous five-year period. Made into a 1991 film starring Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Willis and Nicole Kidman. A lovely example. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Blackwell 1931 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. John Fowles' Bookplate to the front pastedown and his handwritten signature, 'John Fowles Lyme Regis 2.12.'98'. Sixteen full page monochrome drawings by A. R. Thomson. In the scarce dustjacket which is chipped, especially to the back cover. Very Good in a Good+ d/w.

Thomas Nelson (No date) Circa 1918. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good.

Fourth Estate 1999 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. Paperback original. First edition, first impression. Mint in wraps as issued.

David Nutt 1892 (1st UK) 0. Limited. . Hardcover. Very Good. Number 1 of a Limited Edition of 100 copies printed on Dutch handmade paper and signed by the publisher, David Nutt. The book contains the plays: Deacon Brodie, Beau Austin and Admiral Guinea. All were co-written by Stevenson and W.E. Henley. They were published under the title Three Plays in 1892. Some wear to boards but nice contents. Very Good. Publishing and Performance Note on these plays: Deacon Brodie was privately printed in 1880 and a revised edition was published in 1888. It was first performed in 1882. Beau Austinwas privately printed in 1884 and first performed in 1890. Admiral Guinea was privately printed in 1884 and first performed in 1897.

John G. Wilson 1922 (1st UK) 0. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. This copy has been signed by the editor, William Kean Seymour. Limited to 1500 copiesA nice collection of poetry from the early twenties, including Lascelles Abercrombie, Richard Aldington, Edmund Blunden, G K Chesterton, W H Davies, Walter de la Mare, Robert Graves, D H Lawrence, T Sturge Moore, and Vita Sackville-West e.t.c. Very Good.

Lord John Press 1988 (1st US Limited). Limited. . Hardcover. New. An excellent copy. First edition, signed limited edition. Number 193 of just 250 specially bound copies, signed by the contributors: Robert Bloch, Dennis Etchison, James Purdy, Patrick W. Magee, Robert B. Parker, Bruce Francis, James Crumley, Whitley Strieber, Robert Lannes, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, William F. Nolan, Lorri Ziegler, Barry N. Malzberg, Jack Dann, Stan Freberg, Raymond Carver, Bronwyn G. Pughe, Derek Walcott, Gerald R. Ford, Diane Wakoski, Ray Bradbury, Tess Gallagher, William Everson, and Ramsey Campbell. Published to 10th Anniversary celebration of Lord John Press. Mint.

Doubleday 1964 (1st US). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. A lovely clean first edition, first impression. "The dramatic, often amusing story of Sir Edmund Hillary's return to the Himalayas in March, 1963, to fulfill a promise -- to repay the Sherpas, a rugged Himalayan people, with schools, water systems and medical aid, for the loyal and courageous service they had rendered to many mountaineering expeditions over the years" Dustjacket is NOT faded or price-clipped and only has slight edgewear. Near Fine ina Near Fine Dustjacket.

Doubleday 1958 (1st US) 0. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine. First impression. Made into the 1960 film starring Richard Burton and Robert Ryan. At the end of World War I, Zeb Kennedy, a canner, and Thor Storm, a fishing boat captain, set up a fish cannery in Alaska and through the years find themselves on opposite sides of Alaska's bid for statehood. Zeb is determined to let nothing and no one stop him from building his business and gaining great wealth. At first Zeb and Thor's girlfriend, Birdie, are only good friends. But even though Zeb and Birdie fall in love, Zeb remains devoted to his greater love: money. Zeb goes off to Seattle to find money for his business. There he marries Dorothy, the heir to his former employer. When Dorothy and Thor find out that Zeb and Birdie are secret lovers, Thor attacks Zeb, knocking him out. His friendship with Zeb ended, Thor heads off into the Alaskan wilderness, where he is rescued by an Eskimo family. There, Thor begins to work for Alaskan statehood,… Read More

Grafton Books 1987 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Twenty-five-year Chronology of British and American First Editions; The Len Deighton Companion A-Z; Alphabetical List of Themes Explored; Register of Characters by Nationality; Bibliography: Fiction 1962-1987; Bibliography: Non-Fiction 1954-1987, Quiz Answes and Sources. Fine in a Fine d/w

Hodder & Stoughton 1994 (Reprint UK). No Binding. Very Good. Signed presentation, "To Valerie, Best wishes, Edwina Currie MP 30.3.94" The title page to the book. Very Good

Covent Garden Press 1972 (1st UK) 0. Limited. . Soft cover. Fine. One of a limited edition of just 600 copies. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued.

Vintage 2000 (1st UK). Soft cover. Near Fine. John Fowles copy. On the f.f.e. he has handwritten "John Fowles, Lyme Regis early 2000" and on the title page, "John Fowles Lyme Regis." On the back page he has written a list of names. First paperback of this multi-award winning novel. Near Fine

George Harrap 1935 (1st UK). Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first impression of the seventh in the 'Pollyanna' series. Incredibly scarce with its jacket which is NOT price-clipped but does have a small chip missing to the top of the front of the jacket (1 cm down) that affects the three letters of the word 'seventh'. Book has some foxing throughout. About Very Good in Very Good d/w.

Picador 2019 (1st UK). Hardcover. New. First edition, First impression. Signed by the author. This historical thriller, which was scooped by Picador in February following a 14 publisher bidding war, will be turned into a drama series by a London-based production firm. Mint in Mint d/w.

Picador 2010 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Full number line 135798642. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2010 as stated on the d/w. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Hodder and Stoughton 2021 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. First edition, first printing and The Sunday Times 'Crime Book of the Month'. Highly rated novel. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Hodder Children's Books 2004 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. Published for World Book Day 2004. Mint in soft cover as published.

Viking 2002 (1st UK). First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine. Laid in is the promotional bookmark. Sequel to Artemis Fowl. 1st edition with the all important number '1' on the copyright page. As new. M in M d/w.

Picador 1994 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. Author's first novel, made into a highly successful film. First edition, first impression. Mint in a Mint d/w.