The Mandelbaum Gate

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. First edition of Spark's complex, suspenseful novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication to her American agent, Dorothy Golding, "Dorothy - happy remembrances & love - Mariel 4 October 1965." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Typography, binding and jacket design by George… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1965. First edition of this classic novel by Spark. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Muriel Spark on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning. The Mandelbaum Gate is set in Jerusalem in 1961 (with the backdrop of the Adolf Eichmann trial). While on a pilgrimage to Holy Land, half Jewish Catholic-convert… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo., bluish-grey boards, pp. 330. A fine example of this very important Burgess 99 Title. One of Spark's best.

This is a near fine condition book. Shelf wear with a slightly tanned white cover.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Very Good+ first printing of the first edition that has some soiling to the pages and agewear in a like dust-jacket with similar wear; The Mandelbaum Gate is a heartwarming story of love and family, set during the … Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Near Fine condition with some discoloration at top of textblock. In Very Good+ dust-jacket showing minor chipping and discoloration. Overall an attractive copy; The Mandelbaum Gate is the story of a family… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. 1967. First Edition Thus. 303 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

New York: Knopf, 1965. Hardcover. 369p., very good first edition stated in red cloth boards, gilt, green and black spine and cover titles, topstain green, unclipped heavily-edgeworn blue dj, Grier B**. Novel about a half-Jewish Catholic convert attempting to cross at the Gate between Israel and Jordan during the Eichmann Trial. Grier indicates there is minor lesbian content or… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A well presented first edition of this exciting and touching novel by Muriel Spark. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by Muriel Spark, a Scottish novelist, poet and short-story writer known for her… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof copy. Orange and white decorated wrappers printed in black. Near fine. The name of author and title of book is neatly printed in ink on the spine (presumably by a publisher's representative). Spark won the 1965 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for *The Mandelbaum Gate* and is listed in Anthony… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, Middlesex, England, 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrated card cover with orange, blue and white coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the backstrip. Barbara Vaughan (half Jewish and Catholic convert), goes on a pilgrimage to the Holy Places of Jordan. She is warned that… Read more about this item

The Reprint Society, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1965. First Edition. 330 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over white paper covered boards with gilt lettering. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding remains firm. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Paper covers have mild edge-wear with slight… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. First edition thus. 303 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped in very good condition with… Read more about this item

The Reprint Society, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1966. This Edition. 329 pages. Purple dust jacket over cream paper covered boards. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier foxing to textblock edges. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Minor tanning to spine and edges.… Read more about this item

Fawcett Crest. Collectible - Good. 1967. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. (O48) .

First British edition. Jacket rubbed, browned and spotted at extremities. Spine slightly darkened. A few chips. Plastic coating starting to peel at front flap. Bumpt to top front board. Light rubbing to board edges, a bit heavier at corners. A few stains to side page edges. Foxing to top page edges. Unmarked.

Welcome Rain Publishers. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition [stated]. Red cloth binding with titling in green and gilt. Clean text; 369 pages. Faint floodmarking over the last 100 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped. The spine is slightly darkened, with bit of edgewear to the head and foot of the spine. In an… Read more about this item

New York: Aflred A. Knopf, 1965. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Faint spots on topedge else fine in slightly spine-toned very near fine dustwrapper. *Burgess 99* novel.