Live Learn by Middleton Stanley (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, with the full number-string sequence including the no. "1": 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Tail of the spine slightly creased - otherwise no bumps or creases. Corners sharp. Fore-edge of page block slightly foxed and marked. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing to interior pages. Paper stock tanned but interior pages clean. No creases or tears. ***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 just very light rubbing and creasing to the extremities. Unusually, the spine is unfaded. Dustwrapper bright. ***248 pages. 224mm x 144mm. ***'Stanley Middleton FRSL (1 August 1919 - 25 July 2009) was a British novelist. He was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, in 1919 and educated at High Pavement School, Stanley Road, Nottingham, and later at University College Nottingham. Middleton started writing while at university and in 1958 published his first novel "A Short Answer". Alongside his work as an author, he taught English at High Pavement Grammar School for many years. In 1974, his novel "Holiday" won the Booker Prize. In 2008, "Her Three Wise Men" was published, this being his 44th novel, and the last to be published during his lifetime.' (Wiki) ***'Stanley Middleton's reputation as the foremost chronicler of English Midlands provincial life is further burnished by his latest novel, "Live and Learn", which explores the expanding possibilities the world offers to a young couple Jonathan and Emma. ***Jonathan, a twenty-eight-year-old academic and a keen rugby player, and Emma, a solicitor daughter of a methodist parson, seem to have every opportunity of leading the decent life, as defined traditionally by many previous generations. There are the usual compromises and adjustments to be made in work and leisure, the usual satisfaction and fulfilments, the usual processes of living and learning. ***But life, even solid provincial life, can be more precarious and extreme than it at first appears. Sudden violence, even murder, can craze the most serene surface, as Jonathan and Emma discover. And in the process they come to a fuller understanding of how complex even the most straightforward life really is.' ***'Middleton is a born writer; unpretentious, discerning, intelligent, and virtually incapable of writing a duff sentence. He is the Chekhov of suburbia; I recommend him' - James Runcie. (Quote and review quote taken from the front flap and back panel of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper, in near fine condition, albeit with tanned paper stock. ***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: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. In the original publisher's fine black cloth boards, lettered in bright gilt at the spine. Fine in Fine dustjacket. The d/j is NOT price-clipped. The d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks FINE. However, as usual, the paper used is now lightly toned/tanning, to the edges mainly - but Uniformly throughout - due to the type of paper used. The endpapers are, however, nicely white as printed on different paper stock. 3 tiny spots to the very bottom page fore-edges - negligible. Internally NO INSCRIPTIONS or MARKS. (iv) + 248 pp. "This novel by the 1974 Booker prize-winner (jointly with Nadine Gordimer) returns to themes explored in previous works - provincial life, academic background, healing creativity from the arts and literature, all that one expects from a writer sometimes called the Chekhov of Suburbia.". An Excellent copy. See Images.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Acceptable. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.

First edition. DW. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY from the author to title page, "To Aidan with every good wish, Stanley Middleton. May 1996." Pages browned o/w fine in wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. In 1976 Stanley Middleton won the Booker Prize. He was a prolific writer who built up his readership with his addictable prose style and his ability to make the ordinary extraordinary. Ronald Blythe wrote We need Stanley Middleton to remind us what the novel is about. And Isobel Quigley wrote, A rocklike example of excellence. His signed first editions are much valued and sought out by the discerning collector, and this is a superb example. It is simply signed, without a dedication, on the title page, and the book is in an unread condition, and inside a perfect protected jacket Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Live And Learn, Stanley Middleton, Hutchinson, 1996, Signed First Edition, First Impression Written by the 1974 Booker Prize Winner, this story shows how the most provincial life can be more precarious and extreme than it at first appears. A Signed First Edition, First Impression in near fine condition. The binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the lettering on the spine bright. The end papers and pages are free from marks, tears or inscriptions. The end pages are toned. The title page has been signed and dated by the author with a neat personal dedication. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover is in near fine condition with no issues. Will be dispatched wrapped in bubblewrap and in a cardboard box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Black cloth hard cover with gilt titles on spine, and no cover wear. Unclipped dust jacket is in protective sleeve and is in fine condition with no wear. Signed by the author, Stanley Middleton, with every good wish May1996 on title page, 248 clean pages. Published in 1996 this signed 1st edition with dust jacket is in fine condition. Signed by Author(s).