waterland last orders von swift graham (8 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.

Zustand: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. In Waterland, Tom Crick, a history teacher in the Fenlands, is driven by a marital crisis and the provocation of one of his pupils to forsake his teaching and relate the story of his family, who have lived in the Fens since the eighteenth century. In Last Orders, four men once close to jack Dodds, a London butcher, meet to carry out his peculiar last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea. For reasons best known to herself, Jack's widow, Amy, declines to join them. On the surface the tale of a simple if increasingly bizarre day's outing, Last Orders is Graham Swift's most poignant exploration of the complexity and courage of ordinary lives. 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: Good. Creases to spine. Scratches/scuffs/some creases to cover. Tanning to pages. Content good.

Zustand: Fine. Leichte Risse.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A smart set of four signed first edition novels by Graham Swift, each volume signed by Swift to the title page. A nice set of four first edition novels by the British writer Graham Swift.Each volume is signed by Swift to the title page.Each volume is in the original unclipped dust wrapper.This set contains:'Waterland', the first U.S. edition, first printing, published in 1983. Set in the Fens, this novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and won the Guardian Fiction Prize.'Ever After', the first U.K. edition, first impression, published in 1992. This curious novel holds many similarities to 'Hamlet'.'Last Orders', the first U.K. edition, first impression, published in 1996. This novel won the Booker Prize in 1996, a controversial win, due to its many similarities in plot and structure to 'As I Lay Dying' by William Faulkner.'The Light of Day', the first U.K. edition, first impression, published in 2003. This novel is set in Wimbledon in 1997, following a man who has falling in love with a woman convicted of murder. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine of 'Waterland'. Stamp to the bottom edge of 'Waterland', gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrappers are smart with very minor edge wear. Spine of 'Ever After' is sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.

Presentation copies, inscribed by the author on the title pages to his mother and father ("Al"), including a dedication copy of Ever After, which carries a printed dedication "For my mother and father"; Ever After and Last Orders are inscribed to Swift's mother only. The Sweet-Shop Owner: first paperback edition, first impression, inscribed "Mother & Al: all my love, Graham". Shuttlecock: first paperback edition, first impression, inscribed "Mother & Al: love Graham". Learning to Swim and Other Stories: first Picador edition, first impression, inscribed "For Mother & Al, with love, Graham, July '85". Waterland: first Picador edition, first impression, inscribed "To Mother & Al, with love, Graham, Feb '92". Out of This World: first paperback edition, first impression, inscribed "To Mother & Al, Happy days! Love Graham, Feb 1990". Ever After: first edition, second impression, the dedication copy, inscribed "To Mother, with Love and with Memory - Graham, May '93"; the printed dedication reads "For my mother and father". Last Orders: first edition, sixth impression, inscribed "To Mother, with all my love, Graham xx". Seven works, octavo. Six in original pictorial wrappers; Waterland in original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, with dust jacket. Wrappers lightly rubbed at the edges, some spines a little faded; jacket spine of Waterland light sunned, unclipped: an excellent set.