Author: William Boyd
Title: On the Yankee Station: Stories; Stars and Bars; the New Confessions: A Novel; the Blue Afternoon: A Novel
Description: New York, William Morrow and Company; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1984-1995. First edition. Cloth. Four works by William Boyd, including an advance review copy of a short story anthology, and a first US edition, and two uncorrected proof copies, of his novels. Two works in the publisher's original quarter cloth and boards, with the original unclipped dust wrappers, and two uncorrected proof copies in the original paper wraps.Loosely inserted is an advertisement for the book and an advance review slip to On the Yankee Station.Four works by British author and screenwriter William Boyd, including an advance review copy of the first US edition, first printing of his short story anthology On the Yankee Station, the first US edition, first printing of The Blue Afternoon, and the uncorrected proof copies of his novels Stars and Bars and The New Confessions.The set comprises:On the Yankee Station (1984, William Morrow and Company, New York; advance review copy), a collection of fifteen short stories including 'Love Hurts', 'Long Story Short' and 'Killing Lizards&apos. Two stories feature the character Morgan Leafy, the anti-hero from his novel 'A Good Man in Africa&apos.Stars and Bars (1985, William Morrow and Company, New York; uncorrected proof), a tragicomic novel exploring the cultural differences between the British and Americans, when British art appraiser Henderson Dore visits America.The New Confessions (1988, William Morrow and Company, New York; uncorrected proof), a critically acclaimed novel inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Les Confessions. The Blue Afternoon (1995, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. New York; first US edition, first printing), an award-winning novel in which an architect meets a mysterious stranger claiming to be her father. Two in the publisher's original quarter cloth and boards, with the original unclipped dust wrappers, and two in the original paper wraps. Externally, lovely. Light sunning to the spine of 'Stars and Bars&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrappers remain very smart, with a mark from a previous label to 'The Blue Afternoon&apos. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.
Keywords: William Boyd Short stories New Confessions Blue Afternoon Short stories Stars and Bars Not Stated
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Title: On the Yankee Station: Stories; Stars and Bars; the New Confessions: A Novel; the Blue Afternoon: A Novel
Description: New York, William Morrow and Company; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1984-1995. First edition. Cloth. Four works by William Boyd, including an advance review copy of a short story anthology, and a first US edition, and two uncorrected proof copies, of his novels. Two works in the publisher's original quarter cloth and boards, with the original unclipped dust wrappers, and two uncorrected proof copies in the original paper wraps.Loosely inserted is an advertisement for the book and an advance review slip to On the Yankee Station.Four works by British author and screenwriter William Boyd, including an advance review copy of the first US edition, first printing of his short story anthology On the Yankee Station, the first US edition, first printing of The Blue Afternoon, and the uncorrected proof copies of his novels Stars and Bars and The New Confessions.The set comprises:On the Yankee Station (1984, William Morrow and Company, New York; advance review copy), a collection of fifteen short stories including 'Love Hurts', 'Long Story Short' and 'Killing Lizards&apos. Two stories feature the character Morgan Leafy, the anti-hero from his novel 'A Good Man in Africa&apos.Stars and Bars (1985, William Morrow and Company, New York; uncorrected proof), a tragicomic novel exploring the cultural differences between the British and Americans, when British art appraiser Henderson Dore visits America.The New Confessions (1988, William Morrow and Company, New York; uncorrected proof), a critically acclaimed novel inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Les Confessions. The Blue Afternoon (1995, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. New York; first US edition, first printing), an award-winning novel in which an architect meets a mysterious stranger claiming to be her father. Two in the publisher's original quarter cloth and boards, with the original unclipped dust wrappers, and two in the original paper wraps. Externally, lovely. Light sunning to the spine of 'Stars and Bars&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrappers remain very smart, with a mark from a previous label to 'The Blue Afternoon&apos. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.
Keywords: William Boyd Short stories New Confessions Blue Afternoon Short stories Stars and Bars Not Stated
Price: GBP 125.00 = appr. US$ 178.50 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 951M15
- Book number: 951M15
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