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  • FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE. by England, Barry.
    England, Barry.
    FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Random House, (1968) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a story of two professional soldiers, Ansell and MacConnachie, who have escaped from a column of POWs in an unnamed country in the tropics. They must make their way through 400 miles of alien territory, battling the climate and the terrain as well as the enemy's soldiers and helicopters. The Times review noted "The speed of the narrative is impeccably controlled - long slogs over country, moments of blind panic, passages of demoralizing inactivity, hair-raising evasions, all building up to a central set-piece in a burning field.. . a brilliant achievement." Nominated for the first Booker Prize and winner of the Author's Club First Novel…

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    New York: Random House, (1968) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a story of two professional soldiers, Ansell and MacConnachie, who have escaped from a column of POWs in an unnamed country in the tropics. They must make their way through 400 miles of alien territory, battling the climate and the terrain as well as the enemy's soldiers and helicopters. The Times review noted "The speed of the narrative is impeccably controlled - long slogs over country, moments of blind panic, passages of demoralizing inactivity, hair-raising evasions, all building up to a central set-piece in a burning field.. . a brilliant achievement." Nominated for the first Booker Prize and winner of the Author's Club First Novel Award. Basis for the 1970 film directed Joseph Losey in 1970, and featured Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell. 215 pp.

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    Condition: Ex-library with missing front endpaper but relatively few markings, and overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dust jacket with some sunning to spine.

    Book ID: 86194
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  • PARROT AND OLIVIER IN AMERICA. by Carey, Peter.
    Carey, Peter.
    PARROT AND OLIVIER IN AMERICA.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. dj. Hardcover first edition - An improvisation on the life of Alexis de Toqueville by this Australian born. Carey won the Booker Award twice and this novel was short-listed for it. 380 pp. ISBN: 9780571523296.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 61668
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  • PARROT AND OLIVIER IN AMERICA. by Carey, Peter.
    Carey, Peter.
    PARROT AND OLIVIER IN AMERICA.

    Edition: First UK printing.

    London: Faber & Faber, (2010) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An improvisation on the life of Alexis de Toqueville by this Australian born. Carey won the Booker Award twice and this novel was short-listed for it. SIGNED on the title page. 452 pp. ISBN: 9780571523296.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 61045
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  • HARVEST. by Crace, Jim.
    Crace, Jim.
    HARVEST.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Doubleday, (2013). First edition - An eloquent and timeless novel which "details the unraveling of a pastoral idyll in the face of economic progress." Short-listed for the Man-Booker award.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (a new, unread copy)

    Book ID: 59321
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  • UMBRELLA. by Self, Will.
    Self, Will.
    UMBRELLA.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Grove Press, (2013). First edition - A tour de force which moves between Edwardian London and a suburban mental hospital in 1971. Short listed for the Man Booker Prize. 397 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (as new). An uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 58619
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  • ATONEMENT. by McEwan, Ian
    McEwan, Ian
    ATONEMENT.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of his most powerful novels, a story of love and childhood and war, and also of shame and forgiveness, opening in 1935 and ranging through World War II to the 1990's. Finalist for the Booker Prize, but in my opinion a much better book than his award winning 'Amsterdam.' Basis for the excellent movie of the same name. 351 pp. ISBN: 0-385-503954.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (upper corners very slightly bumped.)

    Book ID: 47860
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  • ATONEMENT. by McEwan, Ian
    McEwan, Ian
    ATONEMENT.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (2002.) dj. Hardcover - One of his most powerful novels, a story of love and childhood and war, and also of shame and forgiveness, opening in 1935 and ranging through World War II to the 1990's. Finalist for the Booker Prize, but in my opinion a much better book than his award winning 'Amsterdam.' Basis for the excellent movie of the same name. 351 pp. ISBN: 0-385-503954.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (prev owner's initials.)

    Book ID: 44999
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  • UTZ. by Chatwin, Bruce
    Chatwin, Bruce
    UTZ.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Viking, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Utz is the owner of a spectacular collection of Meissen porcelain, a collection which survived the Nazis and the years of Stalinism in Czechoslovakia. 154 pp. ISBN: 0-670-824976.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 44385
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  • Chatwin, Bruce
    UTZ.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Viking, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Utz is the owner of a spectacular collection of Meissen porcelain, a collection which survived the Nazis and the years of Stalinism in Czechoslovakia. 154 pp. ISBN: 0-670-824976.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 41116
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