Isbn: 9780584311778 - before the cock crow: vol 3 (11 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Very good condition. Former library book but in excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition. Jacket is present with a little shelfwear, but nothing severe. Price on jacket flap is not clipped. Jacket under a removable mylar cover. First edition. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Light edge wear to dustjacket and book; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped.; The First-born of Egypt #3; 1.02 x 8.43 x 5.51 Inches; 274 pages; This is the third volume in Simon Ravenâs First Born of Egypt saga, following Morning Star and The Face of the Waters. The story opens with Lord Canteloupeâs strange toast to âabsent friendsâ. His wife Baby has recently died and Canteloupe has been left her retarded son, Lord Sarum of Old Sarum. This child is not his, but has been conceived by Major Fielding Gray. In Italy there is an illegitimate child with a legitimate claim to the estate, whom Canteloupe wants silenced. The plot also sees young Marius Stern and his school friend, Tessa Malcolm, drawn into Milo Hedleyâs schemes and into a dramatic finale orchestrated by Raisley Conyngham, Miloâs teacher.…

Condizione: FINE. First printing. The third novel in this saga by this English novelist, essayist, and dramatist, who was also controversial amusing and offensive - a series whose theme is "the purposes, beliefs and ways of life of the growing young as observed, encouraged or deplored by their elders." Written primarily for money (Raven was for many year's on Blood's payroll), in these he also had "fun killing off many of the survivors from the earlier sequence, usually in absurd and/or humiliating circumstances." 250 pp. Wraparound dust jacket painting by Lawrence Toynbee. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (slight crease to laminate of dj, a publishing flaw).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Moderate markings, minor wear. Intact well protected dust jacket, slight wear to one corner and crown of spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Very tidy, just a name in front. Dust jacket is intact, slightly faded at the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression, SIGNED to half-title page with name only. Fine in fine unclipped jacket. Signed by Author.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. 274 pages. Name of reviewer on front endpaper. One nick in dust-jacket at top of spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£9.95). The First-born of Egypt : Volume Three. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd small crease/rub to edges, a few small marks, a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, patchy browning/few marks/minor foxing/little dustiness to reverse (white side) and one very small (approx. 5mms) tear to back lower corner of spine. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are slightly tanned. Odd small mark/minor foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Book Condition — As New: An unread, unused book in perfect condition. The dust jacket is pristine, free from blemishes or tears. Mint black cloth binding, Clean text block, crisp page edges. Pages are tightly bound, clean and tidy throughout, never thumbed or opened. A first edition hardback, offering a highly collectible example of this early twentieth-century historical novel. First edition hardbacks of this period are sought after because they represent the book's original form of publication and are increasingly scarce, particularly among collectors of classic historical and religious fiction. Before the Cock Crow: The First Born of Egypt is a dramatic historical novel set against the world of the New Testament, exploring themes of faith, power, and moral conflict through richly imagined characters and settings. Combining historical atmosphere with emotional intensity, the novel reflects the era's fascination with biblical history rendered in narrative form. Its scope and seriousness make it appealing to readers of classic historical fiction, while its first edition hardback status gives it added importance for collectors of early twentieth-century literature.…