Isbn: 9780241108680 - Ice-cream War (36 results)

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Condition: 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.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear.

Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Former Library Copy. Book has considerable wear. No highlighting or underlining. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Condition: Acceptable.

Condition: Fine. 8vo. pp 370. Fine in fine dust wrapper. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. VG, Shelfwear, two small corner bumps, mild spine lean/VG+, Edgewear, tear to bottom of front flap hinge, indentations. Tragicomic drama. Jacket illustration by Paul Webb. Expanded condition report/photo on request.…

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Only. 8vo. Very Good. Price clipped on flyleaf, sticker saying 8.95 Pounds Sterling. [First Edition].

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 370 pages; 22 cm. Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Fiction. World War, 1914-1918 Social aspects Africa, East; Fiction. World War, 1914-1918 Tanzania; Fiction. Genre: Fiction. Historical fiction. Summary: American, German, and British lives in Eastern Africa were turned upside down by World War I. Settlers in Eastern Africa, once friendly neighbours, reluctantly became enemies. As millions were slaughtered on the Western Front, a ridiculous and little-reported campaign was being waged in East Africa - a war continued after the Armistice because no one told them to stop. This is a story of the men and women swept up by the passions of love and battle, but it also elicits the cruel futility and tragedy of it all. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, London, 1982.FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. Pristine. As new. Unread. First Edition, First Printing. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 370 pages; 22 cm. Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Fiction. World War, 1914-1918 Social aspects Africa, East; Fiction. World War, 1914-1918 Tanzania; Fiction. Genre: Fiction. Historical fiction. Summary: American, German, and British lives in Eastern Africa were turned upside down by World War I. Settlers in Eastern Africa, once friendly neighbours, reluctantly became enemies. As millions were slaughtered on the Western Front, a ridiculous and little-reported campaign was being waged in East Africa - a war continued after the Armistice because no one told them to stop. This is a story of the men and women swept up by the passions of love and battle, but it also elicits the cruel futility and tragedy of it all. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£7.95). Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, odd minor crease/rub to edges, patchy browning to reverse (white side), a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners and a little patchy browning/odd small crease to front/back inner flaps. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are slightly tanned. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to top edge of pages. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 370p. ; 22cm. Subjects: World War, (1914-1918) --Tanzania -- Fiction. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A genuine UK first edition/first printing, with '1.Title' on the copyright page. No inscriptions, book-plates or ex-libris stamps. There is a pronounced forward lean to the book block. and some foxing to the front and end papers. Price-clipped. Edge of book block could be a shade whiter. Some faults, but overall this is a nice copy of the third novel by the author of 'A Good Man In Africa', 'Restless' and 'Any Human Heart'. All of our books are protected by a removable plastic cover, and sent to you with care.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First U.K. Edition, First Printing in Fine/Fine condition in a Brodart jacket. Unsigned.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 370p. ; 22cm. Subjects: World War, (1914-1918) --Tanzania -- Fiction. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A VG UK first edition, first printing hardback (pushing to spine ends and a slight lean) - in a VG+ unclipped dustjacket (some fading to spine)- All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing. Bumped at the spine tips but a nice, square, tight, fresh copy otherwise. The dustjacket is wrinkled/rubbed a little at the spine tips/corners/edges and has a very small nick to the top edge of the rear panel.…

First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. His uncommon third book which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A fine copy in a very near fine jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing hardback edition in unclipped dustjacket. Signed by the author on the title page with no other inscriptions. Book and dustjacket both in near fine condition, with just slight lightening to jacket spine. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request. Signed by Author(s).…

Hard Cover. First Edition. 1st UK edition. 1st printing. F/F-.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Boyd on the title page. First English edition. Octavo. Map. Condition: DJ price-clipped; slight bumping to spine ends & corners; else near fine in near fine DJ. 370 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Booker prize shortlisted, signed by author to title page. Very Good+ with lean, neat gift inscription and some small light stains to top edge of textblock, in Very Good dustjacket with some creasing and chipping to top and bottom of spine, neat tape reinforcement to verso of bottom of spine, and some water staining to bottom. An attractive tight copy presented in a clear removable sleeve. Signed by Author(s). …

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: Wie neu. 14 cm x 22 cm. 370 pages. One black and white map. Original Hardcover with illustrated, unclipped dustjacket in protective collector's Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by author William Boyd on the titlepage. Set in East Africa where World War One continued for a short while after the Armistice. An Ice-Cream War is a darkly comic war novel by Scottish author William Boyd, which was nominated for a Booker Prize in the year of its publication. The title is derived from a quotation in a letter (included in British editions of the book but not the American ones) "Lt Col Stordy says that the war here will only last two months. It is far too hot for sustained fighting, he says, we will all melt like ice-cream in the sun!" (Wikipedia).…

Hard Cover. First Edition. 1st UK edition. 1st printing. F+/F+.