9780575067295 - Upon a Wheel of Fire von Grieve, Paul (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of all books, please just ask! ~ British first edition, first printing. Published by Gollanz in 1999. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Fine condition with no bumps or marks. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Oversize and heavy items may require additional postage.

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - otherwise VG, not price clipped). Pp. 564, illus with b&w map (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Copy is not price-clipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 564 pages; Physical description. : 564 p. ; 22 cm. Subject: Diplomatic couriers - Great Britain - Fiction. Autobiographical memory - Fiction. Europe - History - 1918-1945 - Fiction. Summary: Yves Beauchamp is our narrator, an English officer who has survived the Great War. Awarded the MC, he finds himself appointed as Lloyd George's driver in Paris in 1919. Over the course of a drunken evening, LG reveals to Yves why the treaty he is about to sign in Versailles will not work and that he has no choice but to sign. ('.but I am bound/Upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears/Do scald like molten lead,' he quotes from Lear). LG proves to be a huge influence on Yves, and his words haunt him as events begin to unfold. After coming back to England in 1920, Yves is appointed a King's Messenger, a driver delivering intelligence between the embassies of Paris and Berlin and London. He meets General Franz Halder, the man who planned a coup against Hitler in 1938. Yves delivers this information to the Foreign Office, which cynically ignores it, just as Chamberlain is about to board a plane for his infamous meeting with Hitler in Munich. The novel is one man's exploration of how these events (im)possibly happened, and about both the individual's responsibility and impotence in the face and course of history. Paul Grieve's interweaving of fact and fiction, of historical and fictional characters, has produced a gripping and impassioned narrative of the first half of Europe's century. There is a real appetite for this kind of fiction: Birdsong, Regeneration and The English Patient to which this novel bears genuine comparison - are obvious examples. We want to examine our history while it's still within living memory. And because the ramifications of both these wars press on us still in many, and sometimes bloody, ways. It is a breathtaking achievement for a first novel. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Copy is not price-clipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 564 pages; Physical description. : 564 p. ; 22 cm. Subject: Diplomatic couriers - Great Britain - Fiction. Autobiographical memory - Fiction. Europe - History - 1918-1945 - Fiction. Summary: Yves Beauchamp is our narrator, an English officer who has survived the Great War. Awarded the MC, he finds himself appointed as Lloyd George's driver in Paris in 1919. Over the course of a drunken evening, LG reveals to Yves why the treaty he is about to sign in Versailles will not work and that he has no choice but to sign. ('.but I am bound/Upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears/Do scald like molten lead,' he quotes from Lear). LG proves to be a huge influence on Yves, and his words haunt him as events begin to unfold. After coming back to England in 1920, Yves is appointed a King's Messenger, a driver delivering intelligence between the embassies of Paris and Berlin and London. He meets General Franz Halder, the man who planned a coup against Hitler in 1938. Yves delivers this information to the Foreign Office, which cynically ignores it, just as Chamberlain is about to board a plane for his infamous meeting with Hitler in Munich. The novel is one man's exploration of how these events (im)possibly happened, and about both the individual's responsibility and impotence in the face and course of history. Paul Grieve's interweaving of fact and fiction, of historical and fictional characters, has produced a gripping and impassioned narrative of the first half of Europe's century. There is a real appetite for this kind of fiction: Birdsong, Regeneration and The English Patient to which this novel bears genuine comparison - are obvious examples. We want to examine our history while it's still within living memory. And because the ramifications of both these wars press on us still in many, and sometimes bloody, ways. It is a breathtaking achievement for a first novel.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardcover in good condition. First edition. Signed by author on title page. Superficial marks and light scores on jacket. Sticker on rear of jacket. One or two closed tears on front spine side of jacket. Upper leading corners are nicked. Jacket and hardcover leading corners, edges and spine ends are bumped and worn. Page block is marked. Some pages are lightly bumped on leading corners. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. Binding is sound. HCW. Signed by Author. Used.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. This is a Fine Copy of this book in Publisher's black cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket.Not price clipped.This copy has been SIGNED by the Author on The Title Page.Lovely clean crisp copy thick 8vo 564pp First Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paris 1919. As the Allies transform an exhausted Armistice into a Great Victory over Germany, Lieutenant Yves Beauchamp MC has a chance encounter with Lloyd George that is to resonate throughout his life. Paul Grieves first novel is a testament to the involvement of the individual in the drama of history. A good, tight copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First UK edition-first impression. VGC plus/VGC.Gollancz,1999.First UK edition-first impression.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus, with Dj(very small tear,a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC.Illustrated with b/w maps.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges,small nicks on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.562pp.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book(approx 1.2 Kg).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First UK edition-first impression. VGC plus/VGC.Gollancz,1999.First UK edition-first impression.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus, with Dj(very small tear,a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC.Illustrated with b/w maps.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges,small nicks on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.562pp.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book(approx 1.2 Kg).