Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First US Edition. Octavo, 165 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine dark brown with red and white lettering. Exterior has very slight wear including light scuffing and minor edge wear. Boards have very slight wear. Text block has mild wear including faint age toning to the edges. Slight defect to the gutter at the fly leaf. First US edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column X. 1405997. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1405997
Seller: BEACON BOOKS, Creston, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 165 [1] pages. Gold lettering on the spine, 'I' 'M' on the front cover. There is a slight slant to the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has minimal wear to the top edge. A very good copy of this American First Edition of Ian McEwans' debut collection. Size: 5 x 8.5. Seller Inventory # 009097
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Ink name, else a Fine First Edition in a Fine jacket with mild creasing to the rear panel. ; 165 pages. Seller Inventory # 463027
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. The first American edition of the author's first book. A collection of taut, brooding, and densely atmospheric short stories that show the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness. Octavo. Original orange paper-covered boards over a burgundy cloth spine, with gilt and lavender-stamped titling. A fine, unread copy in a near fine dust jacket with some mild edgewear. Seller Inventory # 79125
Seller: Chancery Hill Books, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. First American Edition stated with no indication of later printing. 6.95 price present on jacket. Book is Fine and possiobly unread, with no foxing or spotting to top edge, as many copies seem to have; jacket is very good with some light edge-wear and two closed tears about half an inch long near the top of the spine. Overall a pleasing copy of McEwan's first book of short stories. Seller Inventory # 000111
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Random House, New York. 1975. 165 pgs. First US Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in brown and orange paper covered cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards lightly rubbed and worn. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. Ian McEwan's Somerset Maugham Award-winning collection First Love, Last Rites brought him instant recognition as one of the most influential voices writing in England today. Taut, brooding, and densely atmospheric, these stories show us the ways in which murder can arise out of boredom, perversity can result from adolescent curiosity, and sheer evil might be the solution to unbearable loneliness. These tales are as horrifying as anything written by Clive Barker or Stephen King, but they are crafted with a lyricism and intensity that compel us to confront our secret kinship with the horrifying. E-150; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 165 pages. Seller Inventory # 66634
Seller: Tall Stories Book & Print Gallery, ROCK HILL, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine hardcover with near fine unclipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Seller Inventory # ABE-1706120801406
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. The author's first book. A collection of stories. First American edition. Fine in a near fine (trace foxing on verso) dust jacket.; 165 pages. Seller Inventory # 64618
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 430777
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0394494229