picador an imprint of pan macmillan london (64 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. Colin Thomas (Jacket Photo by) (illustrator). 343 pp. Flawless book and dj.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Like New. akg-Images (Cover Image) (illustrator). 81 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Former library book with usual stamps and labels inside and out. Moderate wear, binding still fairly tight, pages age toned.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition paperback pictorial cover, no DJ. 293 pages good and clean with clear print yellowing a little in the margins. No foxing, no previous names. "In this rich and fascinating second volume of memoirs, following the classic I Came, I Saw, Norman Lewis takes us from Enfield to Guatemala via Brazil and to Peru by way of Braintree, heartland of the paranormal, not to mention Vietnam, Burma, Spain, Cuba, Sicily and India.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, second printing. Hardcover with lightly bumped spine ends. Slightly scuffed dust jacket with minor signs of wear to edges. Faint traces of sticker on front jacket. Page block has slight grubby marks. Pages are clean and tight throughout. T. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, signed by Flint on the title page, the book has a slight bow to the front cover, bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and mild rubbing to the covers. Overall, a Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has slight bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and a hint of rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. 466 pages. Ex-library, number to spine, stamps to end-papers and title-page rear. Spine a bit lightened and creased but polythene sleeve has protected covers against wear. Page-edges and margins a bit yellowed o/w pages clean and sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. First printing. Printing number series 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.

Paperback. Condition: Fair ++. Reprint. 191 pages. Paperback, WORN with diagonal creases to front corners, colour fading to spine/front edges. Age-yellowing to page-edges o/w pages are clean and sound. A reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition First Printing. First Edition. First printing. 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. Jacket has light creasing along the top edge, not price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition First Printing. Small inscription inside. First edition. First printing. Numbers are printed inside, 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Second printing. 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a shallow lean to the binding, and slight bumps to the spine ends. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight and clean, Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has light bumps to the spine ends and corners, and a hint of edge wear. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, signed by Hunter on the publisher's tipped in page, the book has a tiny lean to the binding, and slight bumps to the spine ends. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has a circular "Signed Copy" sticker and a blurb to the front cover, as well as mild bumps to the spine ends and corners, faint sunning to the spine, and a hint of rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in a Mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Printing number line 3 5 7 9 8 6 4.

Soft cover. Condition: Good ++/Very Good. Uncorrected Bound Proof Copy. 612 pages. States on front cover "Special roadshow edition April 2002. Uncorrected bound proof." Clean white background soft covers with light wear to edges, spine-ends and corners. Page-edges slightly greyed, two of the preliminary pages are creased at bottom corners o/w pages very clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Printing number series 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2, the first printing of the first edition. Firmly bound and clean. Jacket not price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. First printing 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, signed by Crace on the title page, the book has a slight pull to the half title page but the book remains solid, a subtle skew to the binding, and a touch of wear to the spine ends, cover edges, and corners. Overall, a Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has slight wear to the cover edges and corners, and a hint of rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. The covers are lightly shelf stained and lightly bumped at the edges; the pages lightly tanned, else the book appears unread. 355 pages. "This book concerns what happened when the Rwandan government in 1994 implemented a policy that called on everyone in the Hutu majority to murder everyone in the Tutsi minority. Though the massacres were low-tech - done largely by machete - they were carried out at dazzling speed, and 800,000 people were killed in a hundred days. Pastors in one Tutsi community sent a letter to their church president, a Hutu, that included the chilling phrase that gives Philip Gourevitch his title. Mr. Gourevitch's haunting work is not only an anatomy of this genocide and what Rwandans call its "genocidal logic," but a vivid history of the background to the tragedy and an unforgettable account of its aftermath: the mass displacements, the temptations of revenge and the quest for justice, the replacement of elites and the plight of survivors, the impossibly crowded prisons and militant refugee camps. His intimate portraits of Rwandans in all walks of life as they cope with the psychological and political challenges at survival make their tragic situation unexpectedly immediate and familiar; his narrative also shows how resurgent genocidal forces threatened to plunge central Africa into total war and how this sparked the drive to oust Mobutu from power in the Congo. Lastly, he contrasts the Rwandans' provocatively original political response to the horror with the wholly inadequate reactions of international humanitarian organizations and foreign governments - not least the United States." (Publisher's blurb).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition, with full number-string sequence on the publisher's copyright page: 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. The book was originally published in the USA by Thomas Dunne Books, New York. The author's first novel. ***A near fine copy in burnt-orange cloth-covered boards with black titles to the spine. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Slight mark to front board at the fore-edge. Internally near fine with clean pages and no inscriptions. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's price of £12.99. The dustwrapper has no obvious faults. No creasing. No tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***224 mm x 140 mm. 306 pages. ***'This is a novel about the things that matter - love and loyalty, the power of music and the beauty of nature - told in a uniquely beautiful, warm-hearted and profound way and exploring the age-old question of whether we can ever truly come home.' [Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper] ***A first impression of the first UK edition of the author's debut novel, in its original dustwrapper, in nice collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. 1st Edition. 563 pages.The jacket is lightly bumped at the head, which also carries a "Galaxy National Book Awards Winner", and the pages lightly tanned. Else in excellent condition, clean unmarked and solid. "In 1913, George Sawle brings charming, handsome Cecil Valance to his family's modest home outside London for a summer weekend. George is enthralled by his Cambridge schoolmate, and soon his sixteen-year-old sister, Daphne, is equally besotted by both Cecil and the stories he tells about Corley Court, the country estate he is heir to. But what Cecil writes in Daphne's autograph album will change their and their families' lives forever: a poem that, after Cecil is killed in the Great War and his reputation burnished, will be recited by every schoolchild in England. Over time, a tragic love story is spun, even as other secrets lie buried . until, decades later, an ambitious biographer threatens to unearth them." (Publisher).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, signed by Burton on the title page, the book has a very minor skew starting to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends, and a touch of shelfwear to the cover edges and corners. Otherwise this is a solid, tight Very Good+ copy in a like dust jacket, which has slight bumps to the spine ends, a touch of wear to the corners, and a hint of rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in a Mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, with full number-string sequence on the publisher's copyright page: 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. ***A near fine copy in matt black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. No marks to the boards and no bumping. Corners sharp. Interior pages clean, with the paper just slightly tanned. No inscriptions. Butterfly design to the endpapers. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of £12.99. The dustwrapper has no obvious faults. No creasing. No tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***224 mm x 140 mm. 372 pages plus three pages of acknowledgements at the back of the book. ***'London. 1850. The greatest spectacle the city has ever seen is being built in Hyde Park, and among the crowd watching two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment - forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange and beautiful, that meeting marks a new beginning. When Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly her world begins to expand, to become a place of art and love. But Silas has only thought of one thing since their meeting, and his obsesion is darkening. Rich and evocative, "The Doll Factory" is a mesmerizing novel set amidst the vivd chaos of Victorian London. It is a passionate love story and a thrilling tale of one woman's determination to break free.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***'She treasures each of his touches - when he puts his hand over hers to help guide her pencil, when their fingers accidentally brush as they walk through the cemetery gates.' ***'We became infatuated with one another It was all quite idealistic, all quite naive. I fed my love like a poisonous bonfire, nourishing it with poetry, music, art - all insufferable, but these were the only lessons I had on love.' [Quotes taken from the text] ***A first impression of the author's debut novel, in its original dustwrapper. Winner of the Caledonia Novel Award 2018. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Photograhy By Sarah Beddington (illustrator). Advanced Reading Copy from Uncorrected P. ADAVNCED READING COPY FROM UNCORRECTED PROOFS. 443 pages. Light orange covers (with a few ligth marks to leading edge) cut in line with pages. B&W photographic illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, signed by Hunter on the title page, the book has a mild lean to the binding, some light shelf wear to the spine ends, cover edges and corners, and toning to the tail of the text block. Overall, this is a solid, bright and tight, Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has light bumps to the spine ends and corners, and a touch of wear to the edges. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, with a complete number string 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. Mick Jackson's debut novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. ***Near fine in maroon cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. The gilt is beautifully bright. Head and tail of spine uncreased. No reading lean to the spine. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No creases or tears. Red endpapers. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £15.99. The dustwrapper is complete with no chips, creases or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. Unusually, the dustwrapper folds out to make a poster. The folds are undamaged. ***268 pages including a two-page Author's Note at the back of the book. 224mm x 144mm. ***'Mr Bird has just completed the network of tunnels beneath the Duke's estate ("sterling work"), a subterranean world of drives wide enough to take Grimshaw's coach and four. Young Mr Bowen has finished the gateposts "we've got onions by the lodge at Norton and cauliflowers out at Belph"). But His Grace is far from happy. On his isolated estate the Duke is at the mercy of his household staff. His rare appearances are misinterpreted and local gossip has inflated his eccentricities into lunatic deformities. No one, not even he, understands hos most persistent ache, a pain of absence, an elusive memory that no amount of tunnelling or searching can bring to light. The Duke's slow piecing together of the truth about his past builds to a conclusion of powerful emotional intensity'. (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'Mick Jackson (born 1960) is a British writer from England, best known for his novel "The Underground Man" (1997). The book, based on the life of William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and for the 1997 Whitbread Award for best first novel."' (Wikii) ***First impression of the true first edition, in the original fold-out dustwrapper, in beautiful near fine condition. Already uncommon in the first impression. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Condition: As New. First Edition, first impression, with printing sequence line '135798642'. Publisher's red boards with gilt lettering to spine and black endpapers. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to dust-jacket. Octavo. pp. [12], 68. A book in Fine condition in a Fine dust-jacket which is not price-clipped.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Edge wear and creasing to cover and spine with rubbing to foiled type on front; tanning to pages and inside front and back cover; previous owner's details inscribed on half-title page. A reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Printing number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. Some foxing present on the closed page edges.