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| This selection contains 3 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 3 |
| KEROUAC, JACK The Subterraneans New York, Grove Press Inc. 1958, Limited/Numbered First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grey / blue flecked paper-covered boards quarterbound in brown cloth; gilt stamped lettering to spine and front cloth; small decorative circle (grey/pink) at bottom front corner. Fading to spine; bottom spine end bumped; some wear to corners; toning of surface of cover; two small smudges; page edges toned; neat bookplate on inside front cover; previous owner's name on front endpaper; cutting from publisher's notice with photograph of Kerouac attached to inside back cover; 2" crack in front and back hinges (holding well). Facing page to publishing information has printed note: "This is a SPECIALLY BOUND, LIMITED EDITION of 100 Numbered copies, of which this is copy number 96" (numbers entered in ink). Sound copy with very clean, clear text. 111 pages. "People can't seem to agree if the 'beat generation' is any different from any other generation .. has any more to say .. has any better (or worse) understanding of beauty and spirit .. of art and music .. Youth feels emotion acutely - the thrill of recognition of an experience as old as man, seems to youth personal, private and peculiar. Whatever the verdict of time on the 'beat generation', no one can deny it is articularte. Chief among its chroniclers is Jack Kerouac, a young, compulsive writer who defies convention and reports the 'kicks' and 'flips' of the 'hip'." (Publishers' description) Uncommon edition. (Scan available). Good/No Jacket. USD 2500.00 [Appr.: EURO 1667.75 | £UK 1502.5 | JP¥ 220644] Book number: 003349 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo). | ||
| ORWELL, GEORGE Animal Farm New York, Harcourt Brace and Company. 1946, Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Art Brenner (jacket). Clear Brodart Covering, Green cloth-covered boards; gilt stamped lettering; toning to page edges; neat name on front pastedown. Decorative dust jacket - "Printed in USA" on back flap; some rubbing and edgewear, small chips, 1" tear. Very clean, sound copy. 118 pages. "The animals on Mr Jones's farm stage a successful revolution and take the place over. Their hopes, their plans and their achievements form the subject of "Animal Farm". [Inevitably] the revolution begins to go wrong - yet at every step excellent excuses are always forthcoming for each perversion of the original doctrine." (dust jacket) A classic political allegory which still resonates with a message of hypocrisy and exploitation. Very Good/Good. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 003685 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo). | ||
| HEDAYAT SADEGH The Blind Owl New York, Grove Press Inc. 1957, Limited/Numbered First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated from the Persian by D P Costello. Grey / blue flecked paper-covered boards quarterbound in brown cloth; gilt stamped lettering to spine and front cloth; small decorative circle (grey/pink) at bottom front corner. Fading to spine and area of back cloth binding; small faint smudge to surface of cover; page edges toned; neat bookplate on inside front cover; previous owner's name on front endpaper; cutting from publisher's notice with photograph of Hedayat attached to inside back cover. Facing page to publishing information has printed note: "This is a SPECIALLY BOUND, LIMITED EDITION of 100 Numbered copies, of which this is copy number 8" (numbers entered in ink). Sound copy with very clean, clear text. 130 pages. Newspaper cutting with review by William Kay Archer laid in. "This most unusual and beautifully written short novel is the work of the Persian disciple of Sartre .. an astonishing tale which conveys the movements of an insane mind. The whole cyclical world of madness, compulsion and obsession is not described but created .. the power of the novel comes from the extraordinary variations, the repeated but seemingly different aspects of the narrator's compulsion." (Publishers' description) Extremely uncommon edition. (Scan available). Very Good/No Jacket. USD 1000.00 [Appr.: EURO 667.25 | £UK 601 | JP¥ 88257] Book number: 003357 Click here to order or inquire at Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo). |
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