On the Beach
by Shute, Nevil
"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEThey are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end....From the Paperback edition.
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On the Beach
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used
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- 1957
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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$150.00
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Melbourne: William Heinemann Ltd, 1957. First Australian edition. [vi], 312 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt spine lettering. Very Good with lean to spine, foxing to edges, in an About Very Good foxed and slightly soiled jacket, unclipped (15s). The novel of nuclear apocalypse written by a British immigrant to Australia, adapted twice as film. Item Price
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On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1957
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- Hardback
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Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire, GBR
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$314.02
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London: Heinemann. London, Heinemann, 1957. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A nice copy. Classic work of Post-apocalyptic / disaster fiction. Slight lean, some dustiness, front hinge starting, some bumping to the spine tips. Stain to jacket illustration. Cover art by John Rowland [10783, Hyraxia Books]. . Near Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1957. Item Price
$314.02
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by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1957
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- Cloth
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London, Greater London, GBR
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$94.21
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London: Heinemann 1957. 8vo. 312 pp. Publisher's red cloth in pictorial dust wrapper. Unclipped jacket rubbed, marked and with short tears and nicks of loss. Some foxing to extremities. . Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1957. Item Price
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On The Beach
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Very good. With price-clipped d/j in cellophane wrapper, pages clean and unmarked
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- 1st
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- 1957
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- Hardback
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, GBR
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London: Heinemann, 1957. 1st. hardback. Very good. With price-clipped d/j in cellophane wrapper, pages clean and unmarked. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A classic and powerful novel of it's time describing the emotions and quiet heroism of ordinary people who must face extraordinary and tremendous events. Nuclear war has destroyed the northern hemisphere and the… Read more about this item Item Price
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On the Beach
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used
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- First Edition thus; Eleventh Printing
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- 1958
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- Glued binding is square and tight. Block and pages are clean and unmarked.
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Maysville, Georgia, USA
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$90.00
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Softcover. 238 pp. Signet Books/ New American Library, New York (1958). Eleventh Printing, February 1960. D-1562 in the Signet paperback series. "Complete and Unabridged". Very Good copy with minor creasing of covers and spine. Minor soiling of glossy cover. No markings inside or out. Foxing especially along page margins. More photos upon request. Shipped in a box within a box,… Read more about this item Item Price
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On the Beach
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Grey cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket
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- First American edition
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- 1957
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- 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$3,000.00
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New York: William Morrow, 1957. First American edition. 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Grey cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket. First American edition. 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED TO HIS WIFE. The acclaimed novel of Australians facing the consequences of a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere. Filmed in 1959 starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner and… Read more about this item Item Price
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On the Beach
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- First British Edition 1st Printing
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- 1957
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$399.99
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London, England: William Heinemann Ltd, 1957. First British Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Chilling mid-20th-century dystopian novel, basis for the 1959 film starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, & Anthony Perkins (& the 2000, far inferior, remake). 312 pp. DJ design by John Rowland. The true FIRST (British) EDITION from 1957, First Printing, this hardcover 8vo… Read more about this item Item Price
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On the Beach.
by Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960.
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Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
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$7.50
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Morrow, NY, 1957. Hard Cover. Fourth printing (dj says 5th). 320 p., 21 cm. Novel of the few surviving humans after an atomic war. dj edges chipped; good+. 34360. Item Price
$7.50
On the Beach
by SHUTE, Nevil
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- 1957.
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Lewes, East Sussex, GBR
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$37.68
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London: Heinemann, 1957.. First edition. 8vo. (vi), 312 pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped. Jacket a little tanned and edge worn with a small chips, else a decent copy. Item Price
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On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Very Good
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- 2009-01-01
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- Paperback
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- 9780099530251
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Thetford, Norfolk, GBR
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$4.47
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Vintage Classics, 2009-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 2.2883 in x 19.2853 in x 12.4405 in. Item Price
$4.47
On the Beach
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First, 4th printing
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- 1957
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- Hardcover
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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$65.00
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NY: Morrow. 1957. Stated Fourth Printing, August 1957. 1st edition 4th printing as stated on copyright page and on original DJ. VG/VG. Overall a solid copy. Small bookseller stamp, short inscription ffep, no other markings. Slight spine lean. Price-clipped Jacket chipped head of spine, short tears and rubs at some corners. 320 pp. Item Price
$65.00
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On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
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- First American edition, 1st printing
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- 1957
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Palm Harbor, Florida, USA
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$100.00
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1957. First American edition, 1st printing. None. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket (unclipped; $3.95). 21 cm. 320 pages. In very good condition. Small PO label affixed to the front fixed end page. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, pages bright. Some insect damage to the cloth covers. Moderate… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780099530251
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$3.83
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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On the Beach
by Shute, Nevil ( Nevil Shute Norway)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good DJ
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1957
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- Red Cloth
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Pasadena, California, USA
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$42.50
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Melbourne London Toronto: Heinemann, 1957. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good/Good DJ. 312 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Australian / Uk Printing. Light Wear, Small Damp Stain On Top Edge Of Page Block, Tiny "H. E. H. Dupl." Stamp On Rear Endpaper. Dust Jacket Not Price Clipped, 15S, Small Red Stamped "7" At Top… Read more about this item Item Price
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ON THE BEACH
by Shute, Nevil f5b
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- Used - FINE book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart). Bright book & DJ. 8"x5",320pp.
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- 1st edition
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- 1957
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- Hardcover
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Lyndonville, New York, USA
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$150.00
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NY: Morrow. FINE book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart). Bright book & DJ. 8"x5",320pp.. 1957. 1st edition. Hardcover. FINE book, GOOD DJ. Bright but worn DJ, $3.95 price, several 1/4" chips & associated tears. Bumped spine heel, as in pix 1. . Pastedowns, eps & all three text block edges white as new. When stood on spine book stays closed, a sign… Read more about this item Item Price
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On the Beach
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Grey cloth. Very good in very good minus pictorial dust jacket (price clipped, some scuffs and closed tears). Small owner signat
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- First American edition
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- 1957
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- 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, USA
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$125.00
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New York: William Morrow, 1957. First American edition. 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Grey cloth. Very good in very good minus pictorial dust jacket (price clipped, some scuffs and closed tears). Small owner signature. First American edition. 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The End of the World. The acclaimed novel of Australians facing the consequences of a nuclear… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 5th or later Printing
- Published
- 1981
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- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780345297327
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WESTBANK, British Columbia, CAN
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$8.95
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Ballantine Books, 1981. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Nevil Shute's most powerful novel-a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication-is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world. After a nuclear World War III has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern Australia… Read more about this item Item Price
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On the Beach
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1957
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- Hardcover
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Canterbury, Kent, GBR
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$376.83
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Heinemann. London: Heinemann, 1957 8vo., red publisher's cloth lettered in gilt to spine; in the striking pictorial dust jacket (15s. net) with wraparound illustration by John Rowland; pp. [viii], 312; the cloth lightly rubbed to corners but else near-fine; in like dust jacket, a touch toned along the spine, with some small nicks and creases to edges, particularly to spine… Read more about this item Item Price
$376.83
On The Beach
by Shute Nevil
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Published
- 1957
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- Hardcover
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Vars, Ontario, CAN
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$110.86
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William Morrow and Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. First edition. Grey Hardcovers, white titles to the spine. In Very Good+ condition, a tight binding, through the book are some tiny check marks in the margins, otherwise a clean, unmarked text. Sharp corners with light spine end bumping. The DJ is clipped and… Read more about this item Item Price
$110.86
On the Beach
by SHUTE, Nevil
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Complete Works.
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Imitation Leather
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Auckland, NZL
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$9.00
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London: Heron Books, 1968 Part of a set of the author's complete works, very nicely bound in red imitation leather with gilt decoration and titles, decorated endpapers, portrait of author, illustrations and silk page marker tassel. A near fine copy with just light foxing in the edge. Item Price
$9.00