No Highway
by Shute, Nevil
NEVIL SHUTE NORWAY was born on January 17, 1899 in Ealing, London. After attending the Dragon School and Shrewsbury School, he studied Engineering Science at Balliol College, Oxford. He worked as an aeronautical engineer and published his first novel, Marazan, in 1926. In 1931 he married Frances Mary Heaton and they went on to have two daughters. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve where he worked on developing secret weapons. After the war he continued to write and settled in Australia where he lived until his death on January 12, 1960. His most celebrated novels include Pied Piper (1942), No Highway (1948), A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957).
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No Highway
by Shute, Nevil
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- 1948
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New York: William Morrow & Co.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1948. First US Edition. Hardcover. Grey cloth binding rubbed at spine ends & corners; leaf edges, outer leaves browned. Dust jacket worn at edges; surface toned/smudged; flaps corner-clipped. ; 8vo; 343 pages . Item Price
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No Highway
by Nevil Shute
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- 1950
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1950 UK book club edition, hardback with dust jacket. Red boards. Book is in excellent condition throughout; jacket has some very noticeable tears and has been covered with non removable plastic to prevent further deterioration.
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No Highway
by Nevil Shute
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- 1976
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Pan Books, UK, 1976. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 281 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 1976. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned and lightly creased. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK:… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Highway - SIGNED by the Author
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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London: Heinemann in association with the Book Society, 1948. A first edition, first printing published by Heinemann/Book Society in 1948. A near fine book without inscriptions. SIGNED as 'Nevil Shute' on the half-title page, in a very good+ unclipped wrapper with some light chipping to the spine tips (some internal repairs therein) and to corners. Rare, especially so signed… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Highway
by Nevil Shute
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- 1948
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London: Heinemann. London, Heinemann, 1948. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Signed by the author to the title page without inscription. A nice copy. Filmed in 1951 as No Highway in the Sky. Involves (perhaps) ESP [SFE, p1104]. Published in association with the Book Society - as expected. A couple of short tears to the jacket, at… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Highway
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- 1948
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Stanley, New York, USA
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition.. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1948. First Canadian Edition. Very Good/no dust jacket . First Canadian Edition. Clean gray cloth boards with red and black lettering on spine. Tiny bump to one corner tip. Very slight fading to spine, tiny pinpoint spots of wear to base spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Highway
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- 1951
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Auckland, NZL
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London: Heinemann, 1951 Uniform edition first series. Blue cloth stamped in silver and red on spine. Tight and square, browned edges, a small name at the top of the half-title page. Dust jacket is unclipped and bright, wear to corners, protected in a fitted clear film sleeve. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Item Price
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No Highway
by Nevil Shute
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- 1977
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Albany, Oregon, USA
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Used paperback book with creasing along the spine and moderate rubbing on front and back covers. There are missing pieces on the back cover to spine as seen in the photo. No writing, notes, or highlighting interferes with the text. Binding is broken half way through text and the text is perfectly readable but tanned from age. This copy is… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Highway
by Nevil Shute
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- 1951
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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William Heinemann Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1951. Reprinted. 315 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking to gutters and hinges but binding remains firm. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning with visible staining, sunning… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Highway
by Nevil Shute
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- 1948
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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William Heinemann Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. First Edition. 314 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Light staining, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Highway
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint; Sixth Printing
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- 1969
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- Paperback
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- 9780330020725
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Blagoevgrad Region, BGR
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London: Pan Books. Very Good. 1969. Reprint; Sixth Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Light reading creases and edge wear, cup ring to front cover. ; Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. ; 288 pages; An aircraft engineer believes that an airliner is subject to metal fatigue but will anyone listen before it's too late.… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Highway
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Very Good
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- Poor
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- 1948
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Surrey, British Columbia, CAN
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£10.73
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Heinemann, London, 1960 reprint, 269 pages, 5" x 7.5", Very Good Hardcover / Poor dustjacket. Spine faded, otherwise a clean and tight copy.
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No Highway
by Nevil Shute
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1948
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- Soft cover
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WESTBANK, British Columbia, CAN
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New York, NY,: Ballantine Books, , 1948. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Unmarked and tight. U5000-First thus.Novel about the development of a new British airliner, and the agonizing decision of one man - an obscure research scientist - who predicts that a vital part of the plane will… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Highway
by SHUTE, Nevil
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- Very Good
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- 1949
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Auckland, NZL
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Melbourne: Heinemann, 1949 Red cloth titled in black on spine. Slightly tilted, a name and store stamp in front. Dust jacket is price clipped, minor wear to corners, bright, protected in a clear film sleeve. Item Price
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No Highway
by Shute, Nevil
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- No Jacket
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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- 9780435120184
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SWANSEA, West Glamorgan, GBR
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Heinemann Educational Publishers. FAMILY BUSINESS, FIRST CLASS SERVICE, FREE U.K. SHIPPING. 1969 Hardback Edition, no dust jacket, school stamp inside. Cover has faded. . Good. Hardcover. 1969. Item Price
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No highway
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Good
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- No dj
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- 1955
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- Hardcover
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Wellington, NZL
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London: William Heinemann. Good. Hardcover. 1955. 268 pages. No dj. Name on ffep.. Spine faded <br> . Item Price
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No Highway
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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Te Awamutu, Waikato, NZL
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London: Heinemann, 1976. Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 276 pp. A crisp, clean copy. DJ has very minor shelfwear and light creasing to foredge of front flap. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Price
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NO HIGHWAY
by Shute, Nevil
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- Reprint.
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- 1971
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- Paperback
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Ashford, Kent., GBR
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London: Pan Books, 1971. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Reprint.. 281pp. Clean copy inside & out. No inscriptions. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Typical browning apparent to edges.. Item Price
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No Highway
by Nevil Shute
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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No Highway (Complete Works)
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Good Condition
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover (Imitation Leather)
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melbourne, Victoria, AUS
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Heron Books, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: David Knight. author's note. Dark purple coloured end pages with gilt coloured design. The text is illustrated with black-and-white drawings by David Knight. Yellow coloured faux silk place marker in situ, with fraying of the end. Red coloured imitation leather coloured… Read more about this item Item Price
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