Search Results: Authors starting with S from Everlasting Editions

Published by Vintage Press, New York; 1983. 8vo. 81pp. First edition. **Signed by the author**. Condition: Fine/Near Fine.
Bound in original dark blue cloth binding with title in silver to the spine. Other than some slight bumping to the spine ends and corners, the binding is in excellent condition, clean and free from marking.
Inside, the pages are clean and bright, free from damage or blemishes and in lovely condition. The book is signed and inscribed by the author to the ffep.
The book is housed in its original dust jacket, which is in bright, smart condition, with just a little wear to the edges, including a few very small closed tears.
Overall, the book is in very smart condition, and will sit well on any shelf, in any collection. The author draws on his life experience to create four deeply touching tales, with characters whose lives and experiences are caught in the crosscurrents of European life. The settings are varied and diverse, ranging from an archetypal sea voyage, to artists and… Read More

Published by Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester; 1987. 8vo. 175pp. First edition, first impression. Condition: Fine/Fine. Translated from Italian by Sacha Rabinovitch.
Bound in original black cloth boards with title in gilt to the spine. The binding is square and tight and in excellent condition, free from marks or blemishes. Inside, the pages are clean and free from damage, with just some toning to the edges.
The book is housed in its original first issue dust jacket, which is in equally smart condition, with no signs of wear or damage other than a touch of bumping to the corners.
In all, this is a very smart example of this book by Sciascia. It brings together two of his most controversial works of investigative fiction: the Red Brigades' kidnap, 'trial' and murder of Aldo Moro; and the disappearance of brilliant young physicist, Ettore Majorana, in 1938, both reconstructed and recreated from facts, records, press releases and speeches. The Moro Affair was too sensitive for publication in Italy and… Read More

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London; 2014. 8vo. First edition, first impression. **Signed by author** Condition: Fine/Fine.
Bound in original green cloth boards, the binding is square and tight and in excellent condition, free from damage or wear. Inside, the pages are clean and bright, with no blemishes or marks to note. It has the complete number line to the copyright page and reads "First published in Great Britain in 2014", denoting a true first edition, first impression. The book is signed by the author to the title page, reading "To Clare, All the best, Kamila Shamsie".
The book is housed in an equally smart, unclipped, dust jacket. ait is bright and smart with no marks or damage to speak of.
Overall, this is a particularly lovely example of this novel, by the author of 'Burnt Shadows' and 'Home Fire'. It was shortlisted for the Bailey's Prize in 2014 and is a powerful story of friendship, injustice, love, and betrayal. It takes you across the globe, into the heart of empires fallen and… Read More

Published by Jonathan Cape, London; 2007. 8vo. 383pp. First edition, first impression. **Signed by the author**. Condition: Fine/Fine.
Bound in original black cloth boards with gilt title to the spine. The binding is square and tight and in excellent condition, with no marks or damage to speak of. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from blemishes or wear, save a slight touch of toning to the edges. The book is signed by the author on the title page.
The book is housed in its original dust jacket, which is in equally smart condition, bright and vibrant with no marks or damage to speak of.
This is a beautiful example of this signed first edition by Wesley Stace. It tells the tale of two Georges. One, a peculiar but endearing 11-year-old, raised in the seedy world of '70s boarding houses and now packed off to school for the first time. The other is a garrulous ventriloquist's dummy, which belonged to George's grandfather and was a favourite travelling act of troops during World War II.… Read More

Published by Doubleday, London; 2005. 8vo. 303pp. First edition, first impression. Condition: Fine/Near Fine.
Bound in original black cloth boards with title in gilt to the spine. The binding is square and tight and in excellent condition, with just a little bumping to the corners and spine ends. Inside, the pages are clean and bright and free from marks or damage, with barely a hint of toning.
This beautiful book is housed in its original first issue jacket. It is vibrant and bright and in very smart condition. There is a little bumping to the edges and rubbing to the front and back. There is a little spotting at the bottom of the front panel.
Overall, this is a very smart example of this modern first, the first novel by Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup. It tells the rags to riches story of Ram Mohammed Thomas, a young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history, only to be arrested and jailed on accusations of cheating. This book was later loosely adapted into the multiple Oscar-winning… Read More