three wogs (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Annotations and underlining in ink throughout text. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Second printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages without any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 216 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Fine in an about fine, lightly soiled dustwrapper. This is the jacket variant with the author photo in sepia tone.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. The common first casebound UK edition (it was simultaneously issued in hardback and paperback, the latter format under the imprint of Wildwood House). 8vo. 216pp. Red cloth lettered in gold at the spine. A tiny hint of spotting to the top and fore edges. Contemporary former owner name and date inked to the front free endpaper. Very good indeed in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly rubbed at several extremities, and with some toning, chafing and soiling to the rear panel. The author's first novel, "a triptych, displaying three separate episodes in the lives of three extravagantly archetypal Londoners, each of whom undergoes a fateful encounter with his own particular wog" - blurb. The blurb further explains "The word 'wog' may be defined as a term of derogation employed by some natives of the British Isles to describe those inhabitants of their shores who are 'not one of us'. Used primarily to designate blacks of all shades, it can be extended to include Orientals, Irishmen, Italians, and indeed all people of perceptibly foreign habits or appearance. Even at times, Americans, of whom Alexander Theroux is one" [he is also the brother of writer Paul Theroux]. All this notwithstanding, it remains a somewhat problematic title. This UK edition appeared a year after the US edition, although the first section of the book was originally printed in 'The London Magazine'. The English issue, whether in hardback or paperback format, remains considerably more uncommon than its US counterpart.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. A modest bookstore label on the front fly, and a tiny spot on the front board else fine in a near fine dustwrapper with soiling at the spine. This is the jacket variant with the author photo not in sepia tone. The brilliant but irascible author's first book.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. Fine in wrappers, with publisher's slip affixed to the front free endpaper. Author's first book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Fine in an about fine, price-clipped dustwrapper with a little rubbing, and a small nick on the corner of the crown. This is the jacket variant with the author photo not in sepia tone an issue point we have always found dubious. Nicely Inscribed by the author: "for Susan, with love and admiration for a fellow artist and friend. Alexander February 20, 1975." The brilliant but irascible author's first book.

216pp. 8vo. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First edition of author's first novel. First edition of author's first novel. 216pp. 8vo. Inscribed by Alexander Theroux in the year of publication: "For Bobbie, with all best wishes, Alexander Oct. 19, 1972" on the flyleaf. Cloth. A fine copy in near fine, price-clipped, dust jacket. The jacket has light wear at spine tips, two short creased edge-tears. The rear flap of the dust jacket reproduces a sepia photo of the author Cloth. A fine copy in near fine, price-clipped, dust jacket. The jacket has light wear at spine tips, two short creased edge-tears. The rear flap of the dust jacket reproduces a sepia photo of the author. Signed.