About this title: A collection of macabre short stories. Ian McEwan received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1976 for his collection of short stories entitled "First Love, Last Rites" and is the author of "The Comfort of Strangers" and "A Child in Time".
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador, London
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780330256650ISBN:0330256653
Description: Fair Good. Fiction. Call them transcripts of dreams or deadly accurate maps of the tremor zones of the psyche, the seven stories in this collection engage and implicate u s in the most fearful ways imaginable. A two-timing pornographer becomes an unwilling object in the fantasies of one of his victims. A jaded millionai re buys himself the perfect mistress and plunges into a hell of jealousy an d despair. And in the course of a weekend with his teenage daughter, a guil t-ridden father discovers ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780330256650ISBN:0330256653
Description: Good. PAPERBACK BOOK-GOOD OVERALL CONDITION-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Alpha Book Dist
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780330256650ISBN:0330256653
Description: Fair. Paperback, larger format, a good reading copy. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780330256650ISBN:0330256653
Description: Good. The edge of this book is yellow **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pan Books, London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780330256650ISBN:0330256653
Description: Good/No Jacket. 0330256653 Clean Copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780671242909ISBN:0671242903
Description: Good in Good jacket. First Edition. First American edition, first printing. Good with very good d/j in mylar. Edges faded, clean pages, tight spine. Light edge wear on d/j. read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780671242909ISBN:0671242903
Description: Near fine copy in fine dust jacket w/ only minor bump to both lower corners. 8vo 8 1/2"x 5 3/8" dark-blue cloth w/ lavender paper boards; silver lettering on spine; lavender endpapers; 153 pgs, 7 stories; illus dust jacket w/ $8.95 0n front flap, author photo by Jerry Bauer on rear. quotes by John Leonard, Robert Towers, William McPherson, D.H. Myers, John Fowles, John Calvin Batchelor & John Irving on back cover. cover design by Carol Wald w/ typography by Anne Winslow. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, NY
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780671242909ISBN:0671242903
Description: First US edition, first prnt. Beginning toning on board edges and front free endpage; dustjacket with beginning toning on spine and rear panel. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with a Durafold mylar cover. Actual image of the book; not a stock photo. read more
Edition: First US Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780671242909ISBN:0671242903
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0-671-24290-3. Third book by the Booker Prize-winning author. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780224015561ISBN:0224015567
Description: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition, first prnt. Beginning foxing on the topedge and slight scuff on the foreedge; dustjacket with slight laminate loss at spine topedge and one corner and beginning toning on spine (not immediately apparent). Very Good+ condition in a Very Good+ dustjacket with a Durafold archival cover. McEwan's second book, a collection of stories written betwenn 1974 and 1976. Image is of the book described; not a stock photo. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Jonathan Cape,
Date Published: [1978]
ISBN-13:9780224015561ISBN:0224015567
Description: Octavo, boards. First edition. The author's second book. A collection of seven stories by the author of THE CEMENT GARDEN (1978). A fine copy in fine price-clipped dust jacket. (#115017) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780224015561ISBN:0224015567
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Price clipped. A nice tight copy. Pictures available upon request. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London, Great Britain
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780224015561ISBN:0224015567
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 8vo. 0224015567. A beautiful First Edition/First Impression in Fine condition in alike, unfaded dustwrapper, 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 ... read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 06/04/1979
ISBN-13:9780330256650ISBN:0330256653
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 06/04/1979
ISBN-13:9780330256650ISBN:0330256653
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
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