The Rack [1st Printing / 1st Edition]
Language: English
Published by Heinemann, London, 1958
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: SIGNAL BOOKS, Kitchener, ON, CanadaSIGNAL BOOKS
AbeBooks seller since August 9, 2004
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 53.02
Quantity: 1 available
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1st printing of the first British hardcover edition with the scarcely found wrap-around jacket art. Navy blue cloth boards with gold titles and off-white endpapers. The corners of the boards are fairly sharp. Slight spine roll. Minor soiling is visible along the top and bottom edges of the front board. No markings by a previous owner or retailer. The page edges are tanned and foxing is apparent on the exposed page edges, the front and rear paste-downs and preliminary pages. The text is unaffected. The jacket is price intact, and the colors of the wrap-around art are bright, especially the purple background and the olive titles on the front panel. Minor darkening of the jacket's spine. There is a crescent-shaped loss to the bottom edge of the front panel, at the fore-edge. Chips are missing from the crown of the spine, and there is a closed, L-shaped tear that runs for an inch along the gutter from the crown to the bottom of the word The in the title. Two creases run horizontally across the top edge of the front panel, connecting with a shorter tear in the front fold. There is considerable foxing to the flaps, which is also visible in the white sections of the front panel, affecting the doctor's coat and the white sections of the figure on all fours. There is a neat, pin-head puncture in the front panel, under the K in Rack. Despite these blemishes, given the scarcity of this edition, this is a pleasing example. A. E. Ellis was the pseudonym of playwright Derek Lindsay (deceased), and The Rack was his only novel. From the jacket: "Paul Davenant is a young Englishman who leaves University to enter a T.B. sanatorium in the French Alps. Over two and a half years his treatment assumes the proportions of a medical marathon, and during that time he has ample leisure to observe intimately the characters and fortunes, both comic and tragic, of the other inmates, and of the doctors, capricious and absolute gods of his universe . . . The Rack, brilliantly blending farce and tragedy, describes the domestic absurdities, the heightened relationships, the fluctuations of hope and despair that make up the tubercular patient's daily horizon." And from the cover of the Penguin Classics edition: "There are certain books which we call great for want of a better term, that rise like monuments above the cemeteries of literature: Clarissa Harlowe, Great Expectations, Ulysses. The Rack, to my mind, is one of this company" --Graham Greene.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Rack [1st Printing / 1st Edition]
- Author
- Ellis, A. E. (Derek Lindsay)
- Publisher
- Heinemann, London
- Publication year
- 1958
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- UK Fiction
SIGNAL BOOKS
Kitchener, ON, Canada
AbeBooks seller since August 9, 2004
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Operating continuously since 2004, SIGNAL BOOKS specializes in autographed fiction in collector's condition. All books are 1st printings of the 1st edition, unless otherwise noted. All dust jackets are protected in a clear, acid-free sleeve. And 85% of our book inventory is autographed by the author because SB is located near Toronto, an international hub for author events. Regarding condition, we believe in full and frank disclosure. We describe objects conservatively and thoroughly so you won't have any unpleasant surprises. And you may rely on us to take care in packing your order so it will arrive as described. If you've grown tired of buying from dealers who lack the expertise or the willingness to fully describe flaws or who are purposely vague in their descriptions, buy from us and put that aggravation behind you. We ship in sturdy boxes - NOT self-mailers or padded envelopes. And all sales regardless of purchase price are bubble-wrapped and surrounded by Styrofoam peanuts. Please browse our catalogs, including autographed first books, books signed by deceased authors, books signed and dated in the year of publication and Comic Books-Action Figures. COMMENTS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS: "Book arrived in perfect, as-advertised condition. Thanks!" HH, Seoul, South Korea; "The parcel arrived today and I am thrilled. Your packing was sturdy and the copy is exactly as you described. Thank you for your patience, reassurance and wonderful service. I look forward to purchasing from you again in the future." –GC, NSW Australia; "I just received Family Matters and am so pleased. Book is truly fine and packaged so well! I look forward to further transactions." --SK, Lynden, ON; "It appears to be a wonderful catalogue, as good or better than you described, and it is a welcome addition to my Canadian art reference library. Thanks for the quick ship and sterling service." --PK, Weston, ON; "I received the book in great shape, as you promised I would . . . I appreciate your marvelous treatment of the book." --MT, Columbus, OH; "My book was received safe and sound this morning ... Thanks for taking the extra effort to ensure that I received this in the same great condition in which it left you." --AG, Hampshire, UK; "I just received my book ... I especially appreciated the utmost care you took in packing it for the trip ... I'll be searching your website and it would be a pleasure to do business with you in the future. --AS, Sea Cliff, NY; "The book arrived ... beautifully wrapped and in perfect condition. I am so pleased with it." --JD, Suffolk, UK; "Hi ... I'm very pleased with all aspects of the purchase so thank you!" --RT, Greensborough, Australia; "Your terrific book just arrived - in perfect condition! Thanks for wrapping it so carefully!" --AH, Hamburg, Germany; "Arrived safely today, thanks. Very well packaged, it took me quite a few minutes and a lot of determination to get it out." --CK, St. John's, NF; "The books have arrived in wonderful condition, just as described. Wish all fellow dealers were as conscientious." --SB, Springfield, VA.…
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