The Collector

Stated First American Edition/First Printing with no mention of subsequent printings (first state point at the time, number lines included starting in 1988); A Near Fine book in a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket. Flat SIGNED by the author on the title page. A beautiful copy of this extraordinary novel by the award winning and critically acclaimed author of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963 First edition, first printing of the author's first book. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Fowles to the front endpaper: "To Margaret Davies/ with the author's regards/ John Fowles/ [crossed out number] October 1st, 1963/ Cheltenham." Original publisher's orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt; original first issue dust jacket, designed by Tom Adams. About fine with… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine-. First Impression of the author's important first novel. 8vo: 283 [1]pp. Publisher's rust-colored cloth with matching top stain, spine stamped in gold; price-clipped first issue dust jacket (without reviews) illustrated by Tom Adams. A Fine, bright example, probably unread, with crimp to head of spine; about Fine jacket (light dust-soiling… Saber más sobre este artículo

Signed/Inscribed by John Fowles, stated First American Edition. Dust Jacket in protected plastic sleeve. Book is in nice shape, about a 6 on a 10 scale. SHIPS FREE VIA PRIORITY MAIL in protected box.

Jonathan Cape. London. 1963. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.2 inches). The Authors first novel. Neat three line inscription (interestingly from a J. Fowles, but not the author) on the front blank endpaper, otherwise a very good copy in a very good dustwrapper with some light rubbing to the extremities and marking to the rear panel but still overall… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1963. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; rust-colored paper-covered boards, titled and blocked in gilt and dark brown on spine; yellow topstain; dustjacket; 305pp, [4]. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in, with the brief note "a cold day, 1996" below his written name. Rough erasure to contemporary owner's name and date on… Saber más sobre este artículo

UK: Cape, 1963. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition 1963. A good example of the authors first book. Correct 1st state wrapper. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents very good. The complete wrapper is very good++ and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Miniscule loss to spine… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paperback. Very Good.

Boston, Massachusetts: Little Brown & Company, 1963. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Author's first novel, a classic tale of erotomania & sexual obsession featuring a timid butterfly collector, Frederick Clegg. A FIRST EDITION, Fourth Printing, this hardcover octavo has orange tweed cloth-covered boards with publisher's embossed seal to front cover & black/gilt title box… Saber más sobre este artículo

Vintage, London, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Fifth Impression or later. Size: Small Octavo. 283 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Edges browned slightly. A fine unread copy.. This book is available and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jonathan Cape. London, Jonathan Cape, 1963. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. The issue in orange boards (some were issued in black, in a very small number. No precedence has been established and thoughts vary from it being a trial or review binding, to the orange running out toward the end of the process). Some tears… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. First edition. Fine in near-fine jacket.. Inscribed first printing of the still-shocking story of captivity and resistance. Fowles's first published novel, a brutal work whose end is promised in its beginning, and which keeps every promise it makes. Full of allusions to THE TEMPEST - the Collector takes the false name Ferdinand; his captive… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jonathan Cape 1963. 8vo. First edition. 283 pp. Publisher's brown boards in pictorial dust jacket. Dj now protected in a clear plastic sleeve. Very slight wear to dj spine ends. Not price-clipped with '18s net' on the flap. Internally clean. No ownership marks. A Near Fine/Near Fine copy of the author's first book. . Near Fine. Hardback. First Edition.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Razor thin 1" scratch on rear cover else a fine copy in fine dust jacket with a corresponding scratch on the rear panel. An unusually crisp and bright copy of the author's first book.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages; Dust jacket with minor rubbing, soiling and wear. Chip about 1 x 1 inch to upper spine. Named inked on inside front cover of book. .

Signed Artist Edition; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, as new and unread (only opened to photograph); housed in a sturdy slipcase. One of 1000 copies. SIGNED by the artist on a limitation page. A stunning publication of the now classic Fowles novel, adapted to an Academy Award nominated film starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. Promotional book… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition in brown boards [preceded by a very rare first issue in black boards]. Crown 8vo, pp. 283. First edition in a very fine, first state [p/c] dustwrapper without reviews [this dustwrapper review thing is a red herring - no one has ever seen… Saber más sobre este artículo

Little Brown, Boston MA,, [1963]. 8vo., First US Edition; terracotta cloth, upper board blocked in blind, backstrip lettered in gilt, yellow top, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned on (predominantly white) rear panel. Nice copy of the first US edition of Fowles' first novel. The book forms the basis of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Pan, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. GOOD+. Light opening crease to front cover along spine. Pages are tanned. A bit of general wear. Spine is not creased. No writing or markings. Binding is sound. 283 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paperback. Good.