The Sea Signed by John Banville, First Edition (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Stephanie Hafner (Jacket photograph) (illustrator). First Edition. A thirteenth impression of the true first edition, with 13 15 17 19 18 16 14 on the printer's page. This copy SIGNED by the author on the title page. ***Winner of the Booker Prize 2005. ***A near fine copy in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards show some marks commensurate with age and handling, but are generally clean. Head and tail of spine very slightly creased. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally the pages are clean with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, with cover photograph by Stephanie Hafner on the front panel. The dustwrapper has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £16.99. The dustwrapper is complete with no discernible faults. No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***223mm x 140mm. 264 pages. ***'William John Banville (born 8 Dec 1945) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, adapter of dramas and screenwriter. Though he has been described as "the heir to Proust, via Nabokov", Banville himself maintains that W. B. Yeats and Henry James are the two real influences on his work. Banville has won the 1976 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the 2005 Booker Prize, the 2011 Franz Kafka Prize, the 2013 Austrian State Prize for European Literature and the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2007, Italy made him a Cavaliere of the Ordine della Stella d'Italia (essentially a knighthood) in 2017.' (Wiki) ***'When art historian Max Morden returns to the seaside village where he once spent a childhood holiday, he is both escaping from a recent loss and confronting a distant trauma. Written in Banville's precise and hauntingly beautiful prose, "The Sea" is both a reconciliation with loss and an extraordinary meditation on identity and remembrance. Utterly compelling, profoundly moving and illuminating, it is unquestionably one of the finest works yet from a sublime master of language.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A thirteenth impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper, in near fine condition, and SIGNED by the author. ***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. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing of the first American hardcover edition of the Booker Prizewinner SIGNED by Banville on the title page with a black fountain pen. Tan paper boards with black cloth binding and white end papers. A tight copy. The top corner of the fore-edge of the front board is rubbed, and the back corner of the crown of the spine has been bumped lightly. These blemishes are unobtrusive, but they're there. The jacket is bright, crisp and price intact. Also available from this bookseller is a 1st printing of the British hardcover edition of The Untouchable which is signed and dated in the year of publication and a first of the American hardcover of Ancient Light signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Uncorrected Proof of first American edition. Flat SIGNED by Banville (in his beautiful script) on title page. Unmarked, extremely bright, exceedingly tight, crisp, unread copy in pristine condition. Admits no flaws. This copy is superb! No dust jacket as issued but in pale blue paper cover over the American book cover. Archival plastic wrapped book cover additionally. Carefully bubble wrapped and ships in sturdy box. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Incandescent prose. Beautifully textured characterisation. Transparent narratives. The adjectives to describe the writing of John Banville are all affirmative, and The Sea is a ringing affirmation of all his best qualities. His publishers are claiming that this novel by the Booker winning author is his finest yet, and while that claim may have an element of hyperbole, there is no denying that this perfectly balanced book is among the writer's most accomplished work. Signed without Dedication by John Banville to the Title Page. Both Book and Dust Jacket are in As New condition. There are no inscriptions and the Dust Jacket has not been price clipped. This book is guaranteed to be a 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Publishers number sequence 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 confirms that this is a first printing. The Jacket is protected by archival protective covering. The book is professionally wrapped and packed with great care with bubble wrap and placed in a special book box to ensure that the book arrives at your destination in perfect condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Picador 2005, Booker Prize winner. First Edition, first impression, signed by author to title page. Tiny creases to edge of pages 125-130 which appears to be a production flaw otherwise Fine in Fine unclipped dust jacket. A beautiful, clean tight copy which appears to be unread, presented in a clear removable protective sleeve. Provenance is supplied by the inclusion of a ticket for the signing event on the 13th August 2005 at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Knopf, New York, 2016. First American edition, first printing. Very Fine in a very fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy, new and unread. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page--the author's name only, with no other marks or writing. Winner of the Booker Prize for Fiction in 2005. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. 1st US edition of the author's Booker Prize-winning novel. Review copy, fine in fine dw, very briefly INSCRIBED by Banville on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Original Wraps. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Uncorrected Proof of the 1st US edition, fine in blue wraps. Originally intended to be published in March, as noted on the cover, when the book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Actual publication was pushed to November, and notational changes were made to the front cover, crossing out "Shortlisted for" and writing in "Winner of" the Booker Prize. SIGNED by Banville on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Mint signed copy of the UK first printing. Flat signed to title. unread. In a removable acetate protector. Signed by Author.