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JAKE'S THING.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition -
Condition: NF/G (approx 1" piece missing from top edge of rear cover of dj)
Book ID: 3958More details Price: $16.00 -
STANLEY AND THE WOMEN.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster (Summit Books), 1984. Hardcover first edition - A good reading copy of this book, considered one of Amis's best black comedies.
Condition: G/VG (rem mark, spine slant, prev owners name)
Book ID: 3963More details Price: $9.00 -
THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1956). An early work by Amis, the story of a young librarian struggling to support his family on his meager earnings, who finds himself besieged by the local femme fatale - who also promises him a better job through her husband's influence. 247 pp.
Condition: Good overall in blue cloth with silver stamping to spine (toning to pages and corners somewhat bumped) in a fair dust jacket with overall edgewear, small chips at ends of spine, sunning to the spine but with the original $3.50 price still present. Dust jacket now protected by an archival cover.
Book ID: 82056More details Price: $21.50 -
WE ARE ALL GUILTY.
Edition: First printing.
New York & London: Viking, 1991. Hardcover first edition - A short novel about a 17 year old boy, confronting the choices that he has made, and that have been made for him.
Condition: F/F (rem mark).
Book ID: 10112More details Price: $15.00 -
GIRL, 20.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - Amis's ninth novel - a "brilliant, ruthless, ultimately unnerving survey of current lunacies." 253 pp. Dust jacket design by Wendell Minor.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (prev owner's name stamp)
Book ID: 62523More details Price: $18.50 -
THE INFORMATION.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Harmony, (1995.). First edition - Critically aclaimed and savagely satiric tale of a failed novelist, who wants to hurt his best friend because he is successful in all the things Richard is failing at. Ironically, considering the theme of the book, Amis caused a storm of controversy when he demanded a large advance for this novel. 386 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy wrappers.
Book ID: 35027More details Price: $20.00 -
THE INFORMATION.
Edition: First printing.
London: Flamingo (HarperCollins), 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Critically aclaimed and savagely satiric tale of a failed novelist, who wants to hurt his best friend because he is successful in all the things Richard is failing at. Ironically, considering the theme of the book, Amis caused a storm of controversy when he demanded a large advance for this novel. 494 pp. ISBN: 0-00-2253569.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 34456More details Price: $25.00 -
YELLOW DOG.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Miramax / Hyperion, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in the vicious London of the tabloid journals. 340 pp. ISBN: 1401352030.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (crease to lower corner of dj flap).
Book ID: 53722More details Price: $18.00 -
YELLOW DOG.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Miramax / Hyperion, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in the vicious London of the tabloid journals. SIGNED on the title page. Short listed for the Booker Prize. 340 pp. ISBN: 1-401352030.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 60574More details Price: $35.00 -
HEAVY WATER and Other Stories.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harmony, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Collection of nine satirical short stories originally published between 1979 and 1997. SIGNED on the title page. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-609-601296.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 52178More details Price: $30.00 -
THE INFORMATION.
Edition: First printing.
London: Flamingo (HarperCollins), (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - Critically aclaimed and savagely satiric tale of a failed novelist, who wants to hurt his best friend because he is successful in all the things Richard is failing at. Ironically, considering the theme of the book, Amis caused a storm of controversy when he demanded a large advance for this novel. 494 pp. ISBN: 0-00-2253569.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (tiny remainder dot, small nick to top of dj spine)
Book ID: 65493More details Price: $18.00 -
LIONEL ASBO: State of England.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. dj. Hardcover first edition - A savage and wickedly funny satire on life in modern England. 255 pp. ISBN: 9780307958082.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 67892More details Price: $14.50 -
THE INFORMATION.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Harmony, (1995.). SIGNED first edition - Critically aclaimed and savagely satiric tale of a failed novelist, who wants to hurt his best friend because he is successful in all the things Richard is failing at. Ironically, considering the theme of the book, Amis caused a storm of controversy when he demanded a large advance for this novel. SIGNED on the title page. 386 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy wrappers.
Book ID: 80773More details Price: $28.50 -
YELLOW DOG.
Edition: First printing.
London: Jonathan Cape, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in the vicious London of the tabloid journals. SIGNED on the title page. Short listed for the Booker Prize. 340 pp. ISBN: 0-224050613.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80666More details Price: $40.00 -
YELLOW DOG.
Edition: First printing.
London: Jonathan Cape, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in the vicious London of the tabloid journals. Short listed for the Booker Prize. 340 pp. ISBN: 0-224050613.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80667More details Price: $21.50 -
HOUSE OF MEETINGS.
Edition: First North American printing.
New York & Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised novel which begins in 1948 in a slave labor camp above the Arctic Circle in Stalin's Soviet Union. The Sunday Times called this 'a slender. moving novel, streaked with dark comedy. . . Amis's best novel since London Fields.' 242 pp. ISBN: 978-1400044559.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80677More details Price: $20.00 -
HOUSE OF MEETINGS.
Edition: First North American printing.
New York & Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised novel which begins in 1948 in a slave labor camp above the Arctic Circle in Stalin's Soviet Union. The Sunday Times called this 'a slender. moving novel, streaked with dark comedy. . . Amis's best novel since London Fields.' SIGNED on the title page. 242 pp. ISBN: 978-1400044559.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80678More details Price: $35.00 -
HEAVY WATER and Other Stories.
Edition: First printing.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of nine satirical short stories originally published between 1979 and 1997. 231 pp. ISBN: 0-224051261.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75454More details Price: $19.50 -
LONDON FIELDS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harmony, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A fantasy of love, lust and murder, set in the near future. Booker award finalist. 470 pp. ISBN: 0-517-577186.
Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (remainder line top edge).
Book ID: 41333More details Price: $20.00 -
NIGHT TRAIN.
Edition: First printing.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A very different novel from Amis - a "gritty, credible, totally captivating mystery about an American female homicide detective." SIGNED on the title page. 149 pp. ISBN: 0-224050184.
Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket (sign of sticker removal on dj).
Book ID: 80714More details Price: $30.00 -
HEAVY WATER and Other Stories.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harmony, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of nine satirical short stories originally published between 1979 and 1997. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-609-601296.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80715More details Price: $17.50 -
TIME'S ARROW.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harmony, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A fictional exploration of the Holocaust, through the experiences of a doctor, now living in America, who had worked in the medical section at Auschwitz. SIGNED on the title page. Author's afterword. 168 pp. ISBN: 0-517585154.
Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 80716More details Price: $31.50 -
THE INFORMATION.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harmony, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Critically aclaimed and savagely satiric tale of a failed novelist, who wants to hurt his best friend because he is successful in all the things Richard is failing at. Ironically, considering the theme of the book, Amis caused a storm of controversy when he demanded a large advance for this novel. ISBN: 0-517585162.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 53574More details Price: $20.00 -
THE FAITHFUL NARRATIVE OF A PASTOR'S DISAPPEARANCE.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2001). SIGNED first edition - The author's second book, a satire of adultery and intrigue in suburban Boston. SIGNED on the title page. 277 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 81339More details Price: $25.00 -
A GOD IN RUINS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - A companion novel to her "Life after Life." This tells the story of the 20th century through Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy - would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. Winner of the 2015 Costa Prize for best novel. Author's note, sources. 468 pp. ISBN: 978-0316176538.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 71940More details Price: $20.00 -
A GOD IN RUINS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2015). First edition - A companion novel to her "Life after Life." This tells the story of the 20th century through Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy - would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. Winner of the 2015 Costa Prize for best novel (the same award her first novel won) Author's note, sources. 395 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.
Book ID: 67239More details Price: $30.00 -
A GOD IN RUINS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2015). First edition - A companion novel to her "Life after Life." This tells the story of the 20th century through Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy - would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. Winner of the 2015 Costa Prize for best novel (the same award her first novel won) Author's note, sources. 395 pp.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease on back cover, but otherwise an unread copy). An uncommon advance issue.
Book ID: 67240More details Price: $25.00 -
WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS?
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Boston: Little Brown, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Third novel featuring Jackson Brodie, ex-cop, ex-private detective, retired millionaire. SIGNED on the title page. 390 pp.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (lower corner of front cover creased)
Book ID: 80668More details Price: $28.50 -
WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS?
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Boston: Little Brown, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - Third novel featuring Jackson Brodie, ex-cop, ex-private detective, retired millionaire. SIGNED on the title page. 390 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 80669More details Price: $35.00 -
WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS?
Edition: First US printing.
Boston: Little Brown, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel featuring Jackson Brodie, ex-cop, ex-private detective, retired millionaire. SIGNED on the title page. 388 pp. ISBN: 0-316-154857.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80670More details Price: $40.00
