English Passengers by Kneale Matthew, First Edition (60 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe. The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on the island of Tasmania. His travelling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men. Meanwhile, an aboriginal in Tasmania named Peevay recounts his people's struggles against the invading British. Presents a vicar's ludicrous expedition in 1857 to the Garden of Eden in Tasmania. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First printing of this edition. First printing of this trade paperback re-issue in the Penguin Celebrations series. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers - appears unread.

hardcover. First Edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Owner's faint signature on front endpaper. First edition, 1st printing. Set in 1857.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This Booker Prize finalist is in the first American trade paperback edition, 2nd printing. Unusually, it is signed on the title page by the author. There are crease marks along front and back spine edges, an "Autographed Copy" sticker on the front cover, sticker residue on back cover, and damage to the lower right front cover. There is an old bookstore stamp inside the front cover. Binding is tight and square, and pages show uniform aging but are not otherwise marked. "A grim but hilarious historical novel involving the extinction of the Tasmanians, a search for the Garden of Eden and a Manx contrabandist who conceals his smuggling from the passengers on his ship." 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Some creases on edges of d/j. Foxing to edges of text block. ; 9.3 X 6.5 X 1.4 inches.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated; First edition in the United States of America. Full numberline first printing. Minor edge wear but no reading creases.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Jacket. First Edition 8th Impression. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Couple light bumps to ends of boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! ~ SIGNED Canadian first edition, first printing. Published by Doubleday in 2000. Signed and dated (26th October 2001) on the title page by the author. Virtually no wear to the jacket! ! ! Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. The book itself is in Near Fine condition with no bumps or marks. Pages are clean and white. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Oversize and heavy items may require additional postage. ; Signed by Author. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Uncorrected proof copy. near fine. A beautiful copy of a very inportant novel. Winner of many awards. .61. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First U.K. edition, hardcover, signed by Kneale on the title page, has a tiny skew to the binding, a hitn of very faint bowing to boards, a touch of foxing starting to edges of text block, and very small bumps to spine ends and cover corners, otherwise a solid, tight VG+ copy in a like dust jacket, which has slight bumps to spine ends and corners, and is wrapped in a protective Mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Doubleday Canada (Toronto), 2000. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New in dust jacket. A pristine unread copy. 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2000, Hamish Hamilton. First Edition, fourth impresssion. Very Good Condition book in similar grade dust wrapper- not price clipped and without inscriptions. There is scant spotting to page block.

1st Ed. X, 462, (2) PP. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Near fine. 24 x 16. Historical novel: Search for the Garden of Eden on the island of Tasmania.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, ninth printing. 462pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Page margins starting to tan. Signed by author on title page. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket, price unclipped. 8vo. Full of dangerous Humour, combining wit, adventure and harrowing historical detail in a mesmerizing display of storytelling. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of the Whitbread Novel Prize and the overall Whitbread Prize for book of the year.

Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F. First Edition. F/F. 8vo. original burgundy boards gilt in dustwrapper (a trifle marked); pp. [x], 464 (last blank). A fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition-8th printing. VGC plus.Hamish Hamilton,2000.First edition-8th printing (8) .Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(a couple of nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC plus. Nice and clean pages but with small foxing marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges. 468pp including Note on language,Anglo-Manx glossary.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean red boards with gilt lettering to spine. Signed by author to title page, no further inscriptions, etc. Internally clean and firmly bound. Page edges age darkened. Dust wrapper not clipped or worn, is lightly faded to spine and protected with a clear removable cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. *** BOOK in very good clean tight and unmarked condition. signed, with personal dedication, on title page, (see images), otherwise unmarked. Red boards with gilt title on spine. 462 pages. Slightly toned. *** DUST JACKET in very good and unclipped condition. Now Trimsleeve protected. *** CONTENTS: "Dangerous humour, wit, adventure, harrowing historical detail in a mesmerising dispaly of story telling." Winner of Whitbread Book of the Year for 2000, and Relay Prix D'Evasion. Size: 240x160mm. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Stout 8vo. Pp. ix, 462. Maroon cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine: a single tiny flaw on the front board, light stains to leaf edges. In the illustrated dust jacket with titles in black and gilt, unclipped. Signed in ink on the title page. Kneale's most highly praised novel, winner of the 2000 Whitbread Book Award. An 1857 expedition to Tasmania launched to find the Garden of Eden and the impact of whites on aboriginal culture, with more than twenty narrators.Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As new. First edition. First edition. Royal 8vo. Pp. [x], 462, [1]. Maroon cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt to spine; pebble grey endpapers. Note on language, Anglo-Manx glossary. Hint of toning to textblock edges, else Fine in a Mint jacket. Winner of the 2000 Whitbread Novel of the Year and the overall Whitbread Book of the Year. In French translation, it won the 2002 Prix Relay du roman d'évasion for its style and imagination. Short-listed for the 2000 Booker Prize and the 2001 Miles Franklin Award, the first time a non-Australian was so honoured. Author's fourth novel, recounted in a multi-voice narrative. The story of an 1857 sea-voyage by three eccentric Englishmen aboard a Tasmania bound Manx contrabandist ship, in search of the Garden of Eden. "'Deeply impressive. Every page fizzes with linguistic invention." -Steven Poole, The Guardian. 848.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A very smart first edition of this historical fiction from British author Matthew Kneale. First edition, first impression. A historical novel narrated by numerous characters that tells the story of a voyage to look for the Garden of Eden in Tasmania and the decimation of that island"s indigenous population of Aboriginal Tasmanians. Written by Matthew Kneale, a British writer best known for this work. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Nan A. Talese Doubleday, 2000. Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Doubleday (New York), 2000. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New/New. A pristine unread copy. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Doubleday (New York), 2000. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New/New. A pristine unread copy. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. 0.0. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. British author's fourth novel, winner of Whitbread Book of the Year and short-listed for the Booker. Signed by author on title page. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Booker Winner! And deservedly so. Great copy of a SIGNED true First edition that is now hard to find in such clean condition. Hardback first, in what looks like an unread condition, clean and tight in an unclipped jacket which is protected in mylar. The cost cutting publisher is to be criticized for using such cheap paper though. It is already slightly yellowing. No marks, no bent corners, no owner names; this is a brilliant copy. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Booker Prize shortlist. Signed by the author. Near Fine in dustwrapper. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Shortlisted for the Booker prize and winner of the Whitebread Prize. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.