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

Square Peg 2016 (1st US). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. A wonderful first edition, first impression. Farida Khalaf (born circa 1995) is the pen name of a Yazidi woman who was abducted by ISIS in 2014 and sold into slavery. She escaped to a refugee camp, and in 2016 published this book about her experience, The Girl Who Escaped ISIS. Khalaf grew up in the village of Kocho in the mountains of Iraq. In 2014, when she was 18, ISIS invaded her village. The jihadists murdered all the men and boys of age in the village, including her father and eldest brother. Single women and girls, including Farida and her friend Evin, were forced onto a bus at gunpoint and brought to Raqqa, where they were sold into sexual slavery. She was once beaten so badly by her captors that she lost sight in one eye, and could not walk for two months. The young women managed to escape to a refugee camp in northern Iraq, and Khalaf was reunited with surviving family members. Among members of her community, however, she was seen as… Read More

Doubleday 1952 (1st US). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first impression. No d/w. Very Good.

Macmillan 1974 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Shortlisted for the 1974 Booker Prize. Sl. faded spine, dusty top edge and two small tears to rear of jacket o/w near Fine in a near Fine d/w.

Bloomsbury 1997 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. First edition, first impression. Mint in Mint d/w.

No Binding. Fine. Archbishop of Canterbury. Canterbury Cathedral card. Signed 'Donald Cantaur'.

Heinemann 1996 (1st UK) 0. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first impression. Laid in is a card signed by Dettori. Sl. browned page edges otherwise Fine in a Fine d/w.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson 2006 (1st UK) 0. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first impression. A personal journey to the heart of the Mediterranean. In 2013 Drinkwater worked on a series of five documentary films inspired by her two Mediterranean travel books, The Olive Route and The Olive Tree. The OLIVE ROUTE films were completed in February 2013 and have since been broadcast on international networks worldwide. Fine in a Fine d/w.

Faber 2000 (1st UK). Soft cover. Fine. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression. Paperback original. Fine in wraps as published.

Hutchinson 1994 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Author's first novel. Tear to bottom of front d/w otherwise Fine in a Near Fine d/w.

4th Estate (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction. First edition, first impression. Fine in Fine d/w.

Viking Penguin 1997 (1st US). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction. First edition, first impression. Fine in Fine d/w.

Orion 2007 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. First edition, first impression. Evocative text and vivid full-colour illustrations bring to life the themes, settings and personalities in the bestselling series. Topics covered include Flavia on the class system in Roman society, favourite myths and legends, and holidays and celebrations; Jonathan discovering the world of Roman sport and leisure and the different religions; Nubia on animals in Roman times and Lupus on childhood in Roman times, plus ancient cultures' fascination with number and alphabet puzzles and games. Includes a timeline of key events in Roman history and a map of the Roman Empire. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Penguin Viking 2021 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. First edition, first impression. "Waterstones Exclusive Edition. Includes after-word by Nick Cornwell and archive material." Also included is a promotional bookmark and a booklet "The Ultimate Guide to Reading John Le Carre with a full bibliography. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Trapexe 2022 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. First edition, first impression, signed by the author to the title page. She has also added a 'heart'. Her second novel after the highly successful Queenie. Wonderful, new copy with coloured edges. Mint in Mint d/w.

Bloomsbury 1987 (1st UK) 0. 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.

Faber 1997 (1st UK) 0. Hardcover. Fine. Sl. dusty top edge o/w Fine in a Fine d/w.

No Binding. Fine. Signed by Gaskin on a bookplate of Captain David. E. Green, M.B.E. Also included is a handwritten note on her personalised notepaper.

Viper Press 2021 (1st UK). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first impression. Incredibly well reviewed by Stephen King, Joanne Harris, Joe Hill and many others. Mint in a Mint d/w.

Macmillan 2001 (1st UK). Hardcover. Fine. Book 1 of the Bitterbynde trilogy. Mint in Mint d/w.

Bloomsbury 2000 (1st UK). Hardcover. Fine. First edition, first impression. A brilliant and moving novel set in the 1650s, dealing with a young woman's attempts to avoid persecution as a witch. Taking the form of a loosely dated journal, the emphasis on the voice of the narrator Mary makes this a compelling novel. Fine in a Fine d/w