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A Clockwork Orange
de Anthony Burgess
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Tomball, Texas, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Stated First American Edition; A Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this classic work of 20th century literature. Although not the true first edition (the US first was preceded by the UK edition), this edition appears to be much more scarce in the marketplace, particularly in collectible condition. This volume is in near fine condition with clean red boards and bright spine lettering, a crisp tight binding, and clean white pages; the book does show some very light rubbing to the spine ends and corners, and a PO name to the front free paper, else fine. Housed in a clean and crisp very good dust jacket which shows some minor rubbing and creasing to the ends, edges, and corners; mild sunning to the spine, and a couple of short closed tears, one to the spine foot and one to the top of the back panel, else near fine or better. Overall, a highly collectible and presentable copy of a title hard to find in this condition. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($3.95 intact), and not ex-library; in archival protection and shipped in a sturdy box.
Sinopsis
Anthony Burgess wrote more than 40 novels, but A Clockwork Orange is certainly his most famous. The novel is set in a not-too-distant future English society, namely characterized by a subculture of extreme youth violence. Alex, the unapologetic teenaged protagonist, narrates his exploits and experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. This narration — in a fictional slang called nadsat — is an experiment in language, combining elements of Russian and Cockney English. In fact, the title of the novel itself is taken from an old Cockney expression: “As queer as a clockwork orange.” The US edition of the novel was published without the final chapter, in which Alex grows up to renounce violence. Burgess strongly disapproved of the decision, arguing that it distorted the novel into a tale of unredeemable evil — far from the author’s original intention. Ironically, the US edition of A Clockwork Orange became a cult classic and was used by Stanley Kubrick for his 1971 film adaptation. A Clockwork Orange is ranked 65th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. It is also listed in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923).
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Detalles
- Librería
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 3291
- Título
- A Clockwork Orange
- Autor
- Anthony Burgess
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Norton
- Lugar de publicación
- USA
- Fecha de publicación
- 1963
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- First Edition, Hardcover
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Science Fiction; Classic Literature;
Términos de venta
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Bryan H. Young D.V.M.dba Grayshelf Books, 19111 Desert Eagle Dr., Tomball, Tx 77377Email - bhydvm@gmail.comWe accept payment by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders.Texas residents please add 8% sales tax.We guarantee all books to be as described.Additional scans of books will be provided upon request.
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Sobre el vendedor
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2018
Tomball, Texas
Sobre Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Grayshelf Books is an online collectors library originating out of the love of collecting rare books. We specialize, but are not limited to, modern first editions from the 20th and 21st century. We also maintain inventory of rare works in the Science Fiction and Horror genres. We guarantee all of our books in regards to condition stated on the listings and all books are protected in mylar covers and shipped with the utmost care in sturdy boxes. Thanks for viewing our listings!
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- Price Clipped
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
