Devil state von anthony burgess (33 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. 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.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fair. 1961. First Edition. 282 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Part of front free endpaper cut out. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.…

mass market paperback. Zustand: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 252 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; tanned pges; creases to cover; scuffs to cover; nicks to cover edges; tips bumped; few stains; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking`.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Stamp mark from the previous owner on the front free end paper page and name on the 4th page. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 282 pages. The boards are a touch edge worn and marks on the front board. There is foxing on the early and last few pages. Internally the remaining pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. The dustwrapper has some wear to the edges and corners, with some small chip to the top edges, with water stain, some discolouring, has a clear protective cover. The red boards are clean with some bumping to the edges, with bright lettering to the spine. Mild foxing to page edges, otherwise, the binding is firm and the pages are clean, crease free with some tanning. This book has 282 pages. All in all a nice example of this book.…

Zustand: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Historical Fiction).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Ballantine Books, 1962. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with library stamp on top of page ends and slightly exposed spine inside front cover. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. First Edition. D/w show wear along margins, upper spine ragged. . Boards minor sunning.Carefully wrapped on a protective acetate cover to prevent further damage.

Zustand: Good. 1961. First Edition. 282 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edge wear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.…

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First American paperback edition. Owner name and address on interior rear cover, rubbing and creasing on wrappers, stain on the front cover, about very good. Ballantine U5037.

hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. the jacket is torn, and only has the rear part present. foxing and markings. pages are all intact and legible. rather fair condition. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Zustand: Used - Good. 1st edition. 1st edition, 1st printing, 1961. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt. Page fore-edge foxed; binding tight; Dust jacket not price-clipped, but browned & stained, with wear and loss; dj protected in removable clear film Used - Good.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair - a Couple of Tears. First Edition. 282 pages. Name on front endpaper.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original red paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 282 printed pages of text. Age spots to the closed page edges, end papers and some margins. Good condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with age spots, minimal chips and rubs. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.…

origi.Pappband, 8°, 282 Seiten. Einband fleckig ( Farbspuren) sonst guter Zustand.

First Edition. Novel set in an imaginary African state. VG in jacket which has a tear to top panel, repaired internally with tape which is browning. Jacket protected in a removable acetate sleeve.

282 S.,OPp. mit gold. Rückentitel Erstausgabe. Titelblatt von Burgess signiert u. datiert, Berlin June 13 1986. ExLibris.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition. Previous owner's name. Light bruise to top corner of front board near head of spine, with 20mm crease. Foxing to dust-jacket. Front panel of dust-jacket has a 20mm and a 10mm tear to upper margin. A 17 x 4mm chip to dust-jacket at tail of spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 282 pages. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 198 x 128mm. A novel. "In 'Devil of a State', Anthony Burgess returns to an exotic scene, to Dunia, an imaginary caliphate in East Africa." - from dust-jacket blurb. "At slow but regular intervals, in the rhythm of a Roman water-clock that knew the Empire would last for ever, the gathered globule of sweat at the end of his nose fell into the telephone mouthpiece." - the opening sentence.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN PRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET. INSCRIBED BY ANTHONY BURGESS 1962 foxing on endpaper. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Binding tight. In removable protective plastic jacket. Spotting to foredge. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 282 pages. First english edition, first printing. His fourth book in his "exotic novels" series. Based on his experiences living in 1958-59. The story of an Italian father & son who are building a marble mosque. Near fine book with very slight foxing to the top edge & endpapers in a near fine dust jacket with the spine a tiny bit tanned. A beautiful copy.…

First edition, based upon Burgess' experiences working in Brunei. First edition, first impression; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, some toning and soiling, corners slightly chipped, spine ends torn with loss, else very good.…

First edition, first printing. Near fine in very good dustjacket.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A smart first edition of this novel from British author Anthony Burgess, based on his experiences in Bandar Seri Begawan. First edition. Loosely based on Burgess's own experiences during his time in Brunei, on the island of Borneo between 1958 and 1959. This work follows the amorous adventures of an Italian father and son as they work on the marble of a mosque that is under construction; interestingly, the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque was being constructed while Burgess was in Brunei and is the design of an Italian architect. With a hilarious climax which coincides with the unexpected arrival of the rains and the ceremonial opening of the mosque, this exotic novel is both amusing and engaging. Written by John Anthony Burgess Wilson, who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was a British writer and composer best known for his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and minor chipping to the panel edges. Light sunning to the spine and extremities with the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. An excellent first edition of Anthony Burgess' novel, drawing upon his experiences living in Brunei in the late 1950s. The fourth of Burgess' 'exotic novels', the novel was set in an imaginary caliphate named Dunia, and follows an Italian father and son who are in the process of constructing an enormous mosque from marble. This was the author's seventh work, predating his classic 'A Clockwork Orange' by two years.Written by British writer Anthony Burgess, best known for his satire 'A Clockwork Orange'. As well as being a prolific novelist and translator, Burgess composed over two hundred and fifty musical works, although his success as a writer was far greater.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an English socialite and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was featured by Cecil Beaton in 'The Book of Beauty'. Amongst her circle were Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Coco Chanel, Salvador Dali, Winston and Clementine Churchill and Nancy Mitford.A first edition, first impression, complete with a bright and unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a touch of bumping to the tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is a touch sunned to the spine, with just minor bumping to the head of the spine and a small closed tear to the head of the rear board, but is otherwise in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book. …

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. The first edition of Anthony Burgess's novel based on his experiences in Bandar Seri Begawan. The first edition of this work. With the unclipped dustwrapper. Novel by Anthony Burgess loosely based on Burgess experiences during his time in Brunei, on the island of Borneo between 1958 and 1959. It follows the amorous adventures of an Italian father and son as they work on the marble of a mosque that is under construction; interestingly, the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque was being constructed while Burgess was in Brunei and is the design of an Italian architect. With a hilarious climax which coincides with the unexpected arrival of the rains and the ceremonial opening of the mosque, this exotic novel is both amusing and engaging. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper excellent with only light darkening to wraps and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. A first edition of this work by noted author Anthony Burgess. The fourth work in Burgess's titled collection of 'Exotic Titles'. 'Devil of a State' is based upon Burgess's experiences living and working in Brunei. Owing to issues concerning libel, the work is set in the fictional area called Dunia. Anthony Burgess is best known for his dystopian satire 'A Clockwork Orange'. In a red cloth binding in the original price clipped dustwrapper. Externally in lovely condition, with just some very minor shelfwear to the extremities. Dustwrapper is price clipped. Dustwrapper is very smart, with some edgewear and minor chipping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Wrap is slightly sunned, heavier to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with just some very marginal age toning. Fine. None (illustrator). book.…