Xan fielding translator (26 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 272 pages. 7.00x4.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 272 pages. 7.00x4.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 362 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine-. 1st Edition. The Vanguard Press, Inc., New York, New York, USA, 1965. "Fourth [4th] Printing" (stated) of the First (1st) American Edition. Ex-Library with the following markings only: (1) glue residue on the lower spine of the dust jacket; (2) glue residue on the front endpaper, the rear endpaper, and the rear free endpaper; (3) library book plate on the front free endpaper; (4) perforated library stamp on the half title page; (5) library stamps on the title page, the "other books" page, and top and bottom edges of the text block. Near Fine+ in a Fine- mylar-protected Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, soft white, tight, straight and square with yellow topstain and no markings other than those described above. The Binding is black one-eighth cloth to blue boards, colors faded at the top 1/16" of the boards, otherwise uniform throughout, with bright silver moon to the front board and spine, bright silver title, etc., to the spine with publisher in orange, patterned endpapers unmarked except as described above, and three corners square and sharp, top front corner bumped. The mylar-protected Dust Jacket is bright, colors uniform throughout but for the glue mark on the spine, and fully intact with the original price ($4.95) intact at the foot of the front flap. See the accompanying photos. 315 pages. 5 5/8" x 8 1/2". Translated from the French Le jardin de Kanashima (Rene Julliard, 1964) by Xan Fielding, A speculative fiction/ alternative history novel set in the then future of 2022, this is a roman à clef with the main character, Dr. Stern, a stand-in for Dr. Wernher von Braun, the Nazi rocket scientist co-opted by the USA after World War Two to run the American space program. But it is the Japanese aerospace engineer Dr. Kanashima who cannot be discounted.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . B00005WN1S Mass market paperback . Sixth printing in Front cover is the movie tie in format with photo cover of large ape head with Carlton Heston and shipmates in rubber raft inset below. Near Fine condition. Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. Collectors grade condition with flat spine and no creasing to the covers. Signet Book P3399 with 60 cent cover price. No Signature.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 544 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 544 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Hardcover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is marked and scuffed, with surface colour loss noted. Edges are creased and nicked. Board spine ends are bumped. Page block and pages edges are lightly tanned. Boards are clear, binding is sound and pages are otherwise clear. LW. Used.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Covers are scuffed and creased. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Slight lean to the spine. Page block is lightly tanned and blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Book Club Edition with code 37 J on page 187. Tightly bound in black boards with red titles. Extremely slight mottling on the covers (only visible in bright light). The contents are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket has light chipping and minor signs of insect damage on the spine fold. Remains Very Good.…

Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, 352 pages. In Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print. Dust jacket is orange and black with black and white print, illustration. Edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine, surface tear to front panel, tear to top edge of front flap fold. Price unclipped: "$4.95". Boards in orange cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1391068. FP New Rockville Stock. …

3rd impression, 1st edition. Very good green cloth hardcover with very good unclipped dustjacket.170p.

Reprint. Octavo hardcover; illustrated boards with green spine label and gilt titling, gray map endpapers; 221pp., monochrome plates and photographic frontispiece. Minor wear only; near fine in slightly rubbed green slipcase with tiny tear on top edge. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. George Psychoundakis was a young shepherd boy who knew the island of Crete intimately when the Nazis invaded by air in 1941. He immediately joined the resistance and took on the crucial job of war-time runner. It was not only the toughest but the most dangerous job of all. It involved immense journeys carrying vital messages, smuggling arms and explosives and guiding Allied soldiers, agents and commandos through heavily garrisoned territory. This brilliant account of George's activities across mountainous terrain, come blazing summer or freezing winter, is a gripping story of bravery against impossible odds.…

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. A smart English translation of this satirical novel from French writer, Gabriel Chevallier. When a spring of mineral water gushes out of a field in Clochemerle, no one is particularly concerned. That is, until young Dr. Suffock moves into the area and has an idea to transform the village forever. Written by Gabriel Chevallier, a French novelist widely known for this satirical work. Translated from the original French by Alexander Wallace Fielding, a British author, translator, journalist, and traveller. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and the odd small closed tear. Sunning to the spine and the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the half-title. Very Good Indeed. None (illustratore). book. …

Hardcover. Octavo, 224 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine beige spine purple and green lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Moderate age toning with few, minor chips to the head/tail edges. Boards have slight tilt to the spine and light sunning to the edges. Text block has head edge colored red and light age toning to fore and tail edges. Faint offsetting to the end papers. 1372239. FP New Rockville Stock.…

HARD BACK RED. Condizione: GOOD. JACKET: WORN DJ. FIRST ED ENG. General wear: small bookplate, foxing, , previous owner marking on title page, partially rubbed off at bottom and intact POM at top of title page DATE PUBLISHED: 1965 EDITION: FIRST ED ENG 367.

Hardcover. dj. Octavo, vii, 481 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine white with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut. General shelf wear. Moderate scuffing and soiling to dust jacket. Fraying to cloth on bottom edge of front board. Shelved in Case 6. 1416421. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First English Language Edition, First Printing.…

Hardcover. dj. Octavo, 487 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is orange with brown print. Dust jacket has light edgewear with short tears at spine ends and flap corners. Price unclipped: "21s net". Boards in red cloth; slight wear to spine caps and corners, slight warping. Text block has name in ink on front pastedown. Clipped book review laid in. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. 1413948. FP New Rockville Stock. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 8vo. 224 p.p. Collector's edition bound in genuine leather. Full black morocco with gilt detailing on covers and spine with red spine labels. Moire endpapers. Ribbon marker. A.E.G. Colour frontis & title, 5 b&w plates. Printed on archival-quality acid-neutral paper.

HARD BACK BRICK. Condizione: GOOD. JACKET: GOOD DJ. FIRST ED. General wear, shadowing, small bookplate, foxing of EPS and fore edges--text is clear but small DATE PUBLISHED: 1966 EDITION: FIRST ED 481.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dj cover. First UK edition-first impression. VGC plus.Hutchinson,1961.First UK edition-first impression.Translated from the French by Xan Fielding.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks and scratch on the edges of the cover and spine)in VGC, no Dj cover.Nice and clean pages with a couple of small foxing marks and nick on the outer edges,two small foxing marks and a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC plus for its age with light shelf wear.487pp including Author's note.A collectable and scarce first edition but without the Dj cover.…

Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. First American Edition. A Fair Book in a Fair Dust Jacket, Unclipped (Unpriced). Book and Jacket Each Present Better but Moisture has Affected Both. Book is lightly bumped and moderately sunned to extremities. Red top stain is intact but has moisture damage near crown, text block otherwise lightly soiled. Top stain has bled a few mm's on most leaves, text is unaffected. Text is unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket is bumped to extremities resulting in several wrinkles and small closed tears. White of jacket panels is toned and soiled. Bottom edge is browned from moisture (notably to verso. Tape repairs near crown to verso as well. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 9-224pp. Publisher's Quarter Brown Cloth Over Green Boards, Stamped Red, Green and Red Detailing.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Arrow edition. GC plus.Arrow book,1966.First Arrow edition, 1966.Originally published in English under title: The Centurions,1961.First published in France under the tile: Les Centurions, 1960. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding.Small size paperback(small tear on the edge of the back cover,some creases,nicks and ink marks on the cover and spine,small pen mark on the edge of the front cover) in good condition plus.Clean pages but tainted on the outer edges,small creases,nicks and tainted on the edges of the pages,small foxing marks inside the edges of the front and back cover.The book is in good condition for its age with some shelf wear.448pp including Author's note.A collectable and scarce book.…

Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First British Edition. First British edition, first printing of the book that inspired the film Planet of the Apes. 223 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth-affect paper-covered boards lettered in silver gilt on spine. Near Fine with tiny bumps to rear corners, and neat ownership inscription dated 11/68 along gutter of title page. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with light sunning to spine panel and small chip to upper edge of rear panel. A beautiful copy of Pierre Boulle's satirical science fiction novel, published in France the previous year.…

Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine lettered in a darker blue. Near Fine or better, with slight wear to the spine ends, faint stains to the textblock edges. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with trivial wear. One would be hard-pressed to find a nicer copy.…