Search Results: Author Collections / McEwan, Ian from Books Tell You Why, Inc.

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. ARC. 0224051709 . A handsome Uncorrected Book Proof of the first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition; McEwan's Booker Prize winning morality tale, cleverly disguised as a comic novel is about Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday who had been Molly Lane's lovers. In the days following Molly's funeral, Clive and Vernon make a pact with consequences and disastrous moral decisions and their friendship will be tested to its limits; 8vo ; [viii], 160 pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 022403572x . A handsome first printing of the first edition, unobtrusive tear near spine end, else unread Fine condition in Fine dust-wrapper.; Ian McEwan's tale about the encounter with two dogs by a young English couple who are honeymooning in a French mountain village in 1946. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they plan an idyllic holiday, only to encounter an experience of darkness so terrifying it alters their lives forever; 8vo ; [iv], 174, [2] pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 022402499X . A very attractive first edition/first printing in Unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket; McEwan's haunting tale of Stephen Lewis, author of children's books, who is experiences a parent's worst nightmare, his only child, three-year-old Kate, is snatched from him on a Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. Winner of the 1987 Whitbread Prize; 8vo .

London: Jonathan Cape. As New in As New dust jacket. 2014. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224101994 . A beautiful first Impression of the first edition in unread As New condition in alike dust-wrapper. Signed by author Ian McEwan directly on the title page; McEwan's account of Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court, renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude and sensitivity. Fiona gets the case of Adam, a beautiful seventeen-year-old boy who is refusing, for religious reasons, the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes ; 8vo ; [viii], 215, [1] pages; Signed by Author .

London: Jonathan Cape. As New. 2014. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224101994 . A stunning Signed Limited edition of 75 numbered copies, quarter-bound in Kaduna Green Goatskin with patterned boards in unread As New condition in slip-case. Signed by author Ian McEwan directly on the limitation page; McEwan's account of Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court, renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude and sensitivity. Fiona gets the case of Adam, a beautiful seventeen-year-old boy who is refusing, for religious reasons, the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes ; 8vo ; [x], 215, [1] pages; Signed by Author .

London: Sceptre. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340649348 . A handsome first edition/first printing in about Fine condition in alike dustjacket; The best of contemporary short fiction with contributions by more than thirty renowned authors such as Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro, Clive Sinclair. To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Creative Writing course at the University of East Anglia, co-founder Malcolm Bradbury presents his selection of the best short fiction by his brightest students over the years ; 8vo .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. ARC. 0224050311 . An attractive Uncorrected Book Proof of the first edition/first printing in just about Fine, unread condition, minor rubbing to covers; An afternoon picnic and the organized life of science writer Joe Rose are both shattered by a tragic accident. A man falls to his death as a hot-air balloon carrying a child is carried away by the wind. As a result, stranger Jed Parry becomes obsessed with Joe, threatening his marriage and his very life. A suspenseful novel about love and faith, and about how life can change in an instant; 8vo ; [vi], 247, [3] pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224010956 . First edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike, price-clipped dustwrapper. Scarce in collectible condition; Ian McEwan's first book, a collection of short stories, was regarded by him as an opportunity to experiment and find his voice as a writer. Multiple film adaptations for the various stories followed, e.g., for First Love, Last Rites, Butterflies, and Solid Geometry; 8vo .

London: Vintage Books. Fine+. 2008. Limited/Numbered Edition. Softcover. 0099526999 . Only 1000 copies of this Limited/Numbered edition libretto were published. This copy is in Very Fine condition and is SIGNED by author Ian McEwan and composer Michael Berkeley directly on the title page; Charles Frieth is a composer, conductor and prodigious womanizer. As he is preparing for a performance of one of his early works, and the world premiere of Demonic Aubade, he is awakened to the chaos and turmoil in his life. As he struggles to regain control, a terrible trajedy begins to unfold. This libretto for Michael Berkeley's opera was commissioned by Music Theatre Wales and received its first performance on May 31st 2008 at Theatr Brycheiniog; Small 8vo ; Signed by All Authors .

New York: Simon and Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671242903 . A beautiful first US edition/first printing in Fine condition, minor tanning to edges of boards in a Fine, unfaded dust-jacket, SIGNED by author Ian McEwan directly on the title page. Scarce in signed collectible condition; The seven stories in McEwan's collection have been called transcripts of dreams or deadly accurate maps of the tremor zones of the psyche. Includes Pornography, Reflections of a Kept Ape, Two Fragments, Dead As They Come, In Between the Sheets, To and Fro, and Psychopolis; 8vo ; 153, [3] pages; Signed by Author .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 038541370X . A handsome first edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper. SIGNED by author Ian McEwan directly on the title page; This psychological thriller into the world of espionage and secrets of the heart is a startling departure from the usual for McEwan. The story is based on the actual (but little known) secret tunnel under the Soviet sector of Cold War Berlin which the British and Americans built in 1954 to gain access to the Russians' communication system; 8vo ; [viii], 231, [1] pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Doubleday. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 038541370X . A handsome first US edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; This psychological thriller into the world of espionage and secrets of the heart is a startling departure from the usual for McEwan. The story is based on the actual (but little known) secret tunnel under the Soviet sector of Cold War Berlin which the British and Americans built in 1954 to gain access to the Russians' communication system; 8vo .

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151004471 . A bright first edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with lightly bumped corners in alike edgeworn dust-jacket; This collection of essays is an erudite, detailed inquiry into the philosophy of mind and language. Professor Eco tackles Kant's question, How does the mind transform the manifold of sense perceptions into knowledge? As Eco puts it, What would Kant have done had he come upon a platypus? Translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen; 8vo; [ii], viii, [2], 464, [4] pages .

London: London Review Bookshop. Fine+. 2016. Limited/Numbered Edition. 1/4 Leather. A lovely Limited/Numbered Edition in Very Fine condition in alike slipcase. Boldly SIGNED by author, Ian McEwan, on the limitation page. Printed on Logan Book Wove 150gsm paper of which 75 copies have been quarter-bound in Harmatan leather with patterned sides. The bindings have been designed by Andrew Stilwell and Patrick Roe and produced by the Fine Book Bindery, Finedon, Norhants ; Booker Prize winning author Ian McEwan has done it again. Nutshell is a classic tale of murder and deceit told from a perspective unlike any other; 8vo; [i-x], 1-198 [199-200] pages; Signed by Author .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2016. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1911214330 . A stunning first British Edition/First Printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust wrapper. Boldly SIGNED by author, Ian McEwan, on the half title page; Booker Prize winning author Ian McEwan has done it again. Nutshell is a classic tale of murder and deceit told from a perspective unlike any other; 8vo; [i-viii], 1-198 [199-200] pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385522401 . A most handsome first US edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dustjacket; "It Is July 1962, Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their fears of the wedding night to come...." (from the dust-wrapper) ; 12mo ; [xii], [2], 3-203, [11] pages .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 978022408118 . A most handsome first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by author Ian McEwan directly on the title page; "It Is July 1962, Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their fears of the wedding night to come...." (from the dust-wrapper) ; 8vo ; [vi], 166, [4] pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0385522401 . An attractive first American edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Ian McEwan directly on the first leaf; "It Is July 1962, Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their fears of the wedding night to come...." (from the dust-wrapper) ; 12mo; [xii], [2], 3-203, [11] pages; Signed by Author .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0224029479 . A most handsome first edition/first printing in Unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by author Ian McEwan directly on the title page; The Oratorio with words by Ian McEwan and music by Michael Berkeley was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Richard Hickox, on 6 February 1983 and broadcast later the evening on BBC Radio-3, with Heather Harper and Stephen Roberts as the soloists ; 8vo ; 32 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0224029479 . An attractive first edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper, SIGNED by author Ian McEwan directly on the title page; The Oratorio with words by Ian McEwan and music by Michael Berkeley was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Richard Hickox, on 6 February 1983 and broadcast later the evening on BBC Radio-3, with Heather Harper and Stephen Roberts as the soloists ; 8vo ; 32 pages; Signed by Author .