Search Results: Titles starting with C from Chris Martin Modern First Editions

Cape 2010 (1st UK) 0. Hardcover. As New. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first printing. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2010. Mint in a Mint acetate dustwrapper.

Viking 2021 (1st US). 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. First UK edition, first impression. Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in history when she famously recited her poem "The Hill We Climb" (included in this volume, pp. 206-11) as Joe Biden became President of the United States of America. "Whereas 'The Hill We Climb' was a celebration of what with effort is possible", the other poems of this collection "redouble back on what ails us in the first place. The objects of her gaze are America's refusal to own and atone for its history, the ominous changes to our climate and the coronavirus pandemic and its politicization" (Lythcott-Haims). Julie Lythcott-Haims, 'Amanda Gorman's "Call Us What We Carry" is as powerful as "The Hill We Climb"', Washington Post, 7 Dec 2021, accessible online. Octavo. Original blue paper-covered boards, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, blue endpapers. With dust jacket. Chapter titles… Read More

Bloomsbury 1987 (1st UK) 0. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, first impression. By the author of 'Higher Ground' here two worlds are connected by slavery in this powerful novel set in the Caribbean. One or two sl. foxing marks otherwise Fine in a Fine d/w.

Black1939 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing. With 65 photographs by the author taken in the British Hills and the Swiss Alps. At least Very Good in a Very Good NOT price-clipped d/w.

Hodder & Stoughton 1994 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First combined edition of these two classic King novels. Great cover art depicting a lightning bolt across the cover with Carrie's head dripping blood. Fine in a Fine dustjacket.

Canongate 2006 (1st UK). First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Booker 2006 short listed title. A few small foxing marks otherwise Near Fine paperback original in fine wraps.

Hodder and Stoughton 2011 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first impression book. The book has red boards with metallic red titles and 007 motif to front board. Signed by Jeffrey Deaver to the page immediately preceding the title page. ALSO included ia an A5 'Jeffery Deaver on Writing Carte Blanche' exclusive UK 16 Page Booklet. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Sceptre 2001 (1st UK). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. This debut novel is signed by the author. A fictionalised biography of Charles Joseph Carter (1874-1936), an American illusionist performing from c.1900-1936. He writes in a narrative style, and the book was hailed as a very respectable venture into historical fiction. The 1920s was a golden age for stage magic and Charles Carter (Carter the Great) is an American stage magician at the height of his fame and powers. At the climax of his latest touring stage show, Carter invites United States President Warren Gamaliel Harding on to stage to take part in his act. In front of an amazed audience, Carter proceeds to chop the president into pieces and cut off his head before feeding him to a lion, before restoring him to health. The show is a great success, but two hours later the president is dead and Carter finds himself the centre of some very unwelcome attention indeed. Gold is married to Alice Sebold, the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky.… Read More

Matador 2007 (1st UK) 0. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. As New. First edition, first impression. Signed presentation. Mint in wraps as issued

Collins 1996 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Author's second novel. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Heinemann 1984 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. Mint in laminated boards as issued.

Headline 1997 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first impression. Alex Cross novel. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Little Brown 1996 (1st UK). Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first impression. Seventh Scarpetta novel. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Little Brown 1994 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first printing. Winner of the 1995 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Prism Press 1990 ( UK). Soft cover. Fine. John Fowles' copy with his handwritten signature, 'John Fowles Lyme Regis Sept 2001' on the title page. Reprint. Fine in French wraps

The Dial Press 1984 (1st US) 0. Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first impression of this wonderful book signed, 'Love, Bill Wyman'. Wyman did the portrait photography for this book that contains an email from Bill Wyman to Allan Thompson thanking him for some information. Also includes a Chagall poster. From Wikipaedia - Wyman is a keen photographer. He has taken photographs throughout his career and in June 2010 launched a retrospective of his work in an exhibition in St Paul de Vence. The exhibition included images of his music acquaintances as well as famous artists from the South of France including Marc Chagall. - Fine in a Near Fine d/w.

Orion 2019 (1st UK). Hardcover. New. Superb novel. The Guardian explains "It was 1.30 in the morning in Melbourne and Adrian McKinty had just got home after dropping off his last Uber customer of the night at the airport. His phone rang. It was Shane Salerno, agent to authors including Don Winslow, and it was a call that would pull McKinty into some major league craziness, ending in a six-figure English-language book deal and, last week, a seven-figure film deal from Paramount for his forthcoming novel The Chain". Mint in a Mint d/w.

Century 1994 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first impression. Fifth thriller by the highly rated novelist. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Polygon Books 1985 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. Signed by the author on the title page. This novel is the first to be written by Kelman, but it was published after The Busconductor Hines. A superb example and quite scarce. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Dalesman 1989 (1stUK. First Edition. . Soft cover. Fine. Foreword by Betty Wainwright. Fine in photographic wraps as issued.