Rushforth, P S (12 results)

Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London. 1979. Hamish Hamilton. 1st English Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0241102634. 166 pages. hardcover. Jacket painting is from 'The Massacre of the Innocents' by Pieter Breugel. keywords: Europe England Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION - From the acclaimed author of Pinkerton's Sister, a moving retelling of the Hansel and Gretel story. A woman is murdered during a terrorist attack, leaving her three sons in the care of their grandmother, Lilli. As the four prepare to celebrate Christmas without her, Lilli is drawn into a lonely world of memories, forced to confront the horrors of the Nazi persecution she managed to survive. After losing her entire family in the Holocaust, Lilli finds that it is this final death-that of her daughter-that allows her to reach out to the next generation and, with them, forge a unique path toward peace and reconciliation. inventory #6374.

A Fine Copy of the First Edition of the authors 1st book, a gruesome reworking of Grimms Hansel and Gretel hugely acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic it won the Hawthornden Prize but it was 25 years before his next novel "Pinkerton's Sister" In 2005 he collapsed and suffered a fatal heart attack on a regular walk along Blakey Ridge near his home in Castleton North Yorkshire.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£5.95). Author's first novel. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, crease to back inner flap, the odd minor crease/rub to edges, a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, a few small scratches and minor rubbing/few spots of foxing to front/back inner flaps. Boards are very good with minor pushing/bumping to corners and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a little tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in fine, mylar-protected dustjacket. | Author's much-praised first book/novel, preceding his second by 25 years. Winner of the Hawthornden Prize. Excellent copy.tiptop condition.

First Edition: Hardback, green bds., gold titles, 130 x 205 mm., 400 g., 166 pp., original pictorial dw., unclipped, fine/Fine copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF. Paperback. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref Sh852.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. PROOF. Clean & tight. "DMC" is written at the top of the green front cover. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref M39.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A lovely first edition of this moving retelling of 'Hansel and Gretel' by P. S. Rushforth, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this short and disturbing novel, a grim retelling of the popular tale of Grimm brothers' Hansel and Gretel, where a woman is murdered during a terrorist attack, leaving her three sons with their grandmother Lili, haunted by her experiences during the Holocaust.Written by P. S. Rushforth, English author of two novels, both released to considerable critical acclaimed. This novel won the Hawthornden Prize in the UK.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine. book.

Aug 01, 1979. Condition: Gebraucht - Gut. Gebrauchsspuren am Schutzumschlag. Gebrauchsspuren am Einband. Seiten gut erhalten.

RUSHFORTH, P[eter] S. Kindergarten. Orig. wrappers. London: Hamish Hamilton, [1979]. Uncorrected advance proof copy of the first edition of the author's first book. Date of publication and price, in ink, on the front wrapper, else a fine copy.