9780701119249 - The Black Prince by Murdoch, Iris (12 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Hardcover with dust jacket in near fine condition. Front and back external hardcovers in near fine condition. Some evidence of very light rubbing, fading and bumping on edges and corners. Internal front and back hardcovers in near fine condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition. Dust jacket external and internal has some tanning and spotting on edges and corners. Internal pages are in near fine condition. Slight spotting on external page edges. 363pp Overall in near fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£2.50). Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, a few small scratches/bumps (mainly to back), the odd very small mark, the odd minor crease/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) 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 scratch to page edges, tops and bottoms. Couple of very small marks to lower corner of a few pages. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book is Fine Cover is near fine see photos First Edition First Printing in Fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Stains mostly in the margins of several pages (affecting the text on two pages), crease on the spine, very good in a very good dust jacket with a tear, and a small stain.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 363 pages. 480 grams. Book is in good ex-library condition with associated markings. Dust jacket is in good condition currently enclosed in library clear protective covering. 'The Black Prince is a story about being in love; it is also a study of an artist's inspiration, a love song to Shakespeare, and many other things. It is certainly a very exciting tale. The hero and narrator, Bradly Pearson, is an elderly 'blocked writer' whose best friend Arnold Baffin, a considerably younger man, is a deplorably successful producer of best-sellers. Jealousy, fear, love, hate and misunderstanding bedevil this increasingly complex relationship. Bradley is encompassed by predatory friends and relative; his long-vanished and now very rich ex-wife appears with maddening plans for a heart-warming reconciliation; his delinquent brother-in-law follows, hoping for a windfall or at least some interesting trouble; Arnold's wife nourishes an emotional attachment to him; Arnold's teenage daughter wants him to teach her to be a writer.Bradley cannot stand it any longer; he attempts to run away but finds himself the captive of an ambiguous power beyond his control.And so a very intellectual thriller moves to its violent climax. This is a remarkable novel, compelling both as a story with a marvellously involuted plot and as a meditation on the natureof art, of love, and of the power of human relationships.' 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction, Modern First Editions.; Fiction, Mystery. ISBN: 0701119241. ISBN/EAN: 9780701119249. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 002890.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Uncorrected proof copy in plain brown covers, Booker prize shortlisted. Very Good+ in plain brown covers, a touch of sunning to spine and part of back cover, lean, some creasing to corners and back cover, small marks on back cover, very small ink stamp 2 Oct 1972 on front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine plus copy in fine plus clipped jacket. Book appears never read and is clean and white throughout.Purple boards with gold embossed lettering. A beautiful copy. Protected in Brodart cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Special Edition. An extremely rare SIGNED advance proof from 1973; this is paper covered and it screams 'authentic' because it is without any attempt to make it look good. The paper it's printed on is pulpy stuff. It has a flimsy unadorned cover which has been left out in the sun. It has just the title, publisher and author's name printed on it in black. This is, however, the very first version of this celebrated novel, and it was issued in a tiny number, and as far as I know this is the only copy to be SIGNED. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, Second Impression (1974). Inscribed and signed by author as follows, " James Mellor/ with the very good wishes of Iris Murdoch. on a sunny day November 1st 1977.Book is in very good condition with minor shelf wear to edges of purple cloth. Silver lettering to spine bright.Some yellowing of page edges throughout but vert clean . Sticking dust jacket designed by Christopher Cornford in excellent condition, not price clipped and in protective cover. An outstanding copy. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 415pp. Brown cloth gilt. All edges gilt. Cloth erodes a bit at the bottom corners and the very edges of the spine, a very good copy of this early (reportedly second) anthology of West Coast poets.

Condition: Fine. First Edition. ~ Ribbed paper covered boards in dust jacket designed by Christopher Cornford protected with Brodart HD 9 Book Jacket transparent removable covering ~ 363+[1]p ~ 21x14x3cm. ~ A Fine copy ~ LANGUAGE: English // We accept PayPal & EU bank transfer in EUROS //.