Flamingo harpercollins sydney (13 resultados)

First Australian edition. 75 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. A short story and a number of poems. A volume in the 'Open Door' literary series.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good +. First Australian Paperback Edition. VG+, Mild wear, crease, browning/NO DUST JACKET. A 'Flamingo Express' title. No. 5 in the 'Open Door literacy series'. 80 pages. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good +. First Australian Edition. VG+, Mild edgewear, crease, sun spotting/NO DUST JACKET. Short fiction in the Flamingo Express Series. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Condición: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. A bright, clean copy in firm binding.

Soft cover. Condición: VG++, Mild Wear, Crease. NO DUST JACKET. Uncorrected Book Proof. 'A quirky tale of hairdressing, love and revenge'. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Trade Paperback. Condición: As New. 1st English Language Edition,3rd Print. 510pp. MINT copy. This translation by noted Australian scholar, Mabel Lee, was the only English language edition at the time it won the 2000 Nobel Prize for literature. This copy is from the THIRD printing, with announcement of Nobel Prize on cover. At the time of winning the prize less than 500 copies had been sold worldwide in the English translation. The author, preeminent playwright in China, was misdiagnosed as having cancer in 1982 and decided to end his days having the best of everything he could afford. After a second test revealed he did not have cancer, and facing time in a prison farm, Xingjian fled Beijing. For 6 weeks he entered a transcendental state of imminent death then received his reprieve from death. This is the story of his journey. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

1st Ed. XII, 484 PP, plus 32 pages with 1 facsimile of crew list, 5 newspaper clippings and 61 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Slight ageing of paper and occasional foxing. Fine. 24 x 15.7.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine First Edition. Softcover. SIGNED by the author (+ small dedication) on title page. Minor vert. crease to rear cover. Scarce. 303pp + 3pp ads at rear.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First English Language Edition. 510pp. FIRST PRINTING IN ENGLISH. This example has had a nasty bump to top right rear corner, resulting in a short tear to spine, and wrinkling of the clear laminate covering of the card covers. This translation by noted Australian scholar, Mabel Lee, was the first English language edition of this winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for literature. At the time of winning the prize less than 500 copies had been sold worldwide in the English translation, this from a tiny initial print run. The author, preeminent playwright in China, was misdiagnosed as having cancer in 1982 and decided to end his days having the best of everything he could afford. After a second test revealed he did not have cancer, and facing time in a prison farm, Xingjian fled Beijing. For 6 weeks he entered a transendental state of imminent death then received his reprieve from death. This is the story of his journey. Extremely rare as true first. Size: 8vo.…

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First English Language Edition. 510pp. FIRST PRINTING IN ENGLISH. Front cover creased, page edges evenly toned, minor foxing to first/last pages. This translation by noted Australian scholar, Mabel Lee, was the first English language edition of this winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for literature. At the time of winning the prize less than 500 copies had been sold worldwide in the English translation, this from a tiny initial print run. The author, preeminent playwright in China, was misdiagnosed as having cancer in 1982 and decided to end his days having the best of everything he could afford. After a second test revealed he did not have cancer, and facing time in a prison farm, Xingjian fled Beijing. For 6 weeks he entered a transendental state of imminent death then received his reprieve from death. This is the story of his journey. Extremely rare as true first. Size: 8vo.…

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First English Language Edition. 510pp. FIRST PRINTING IN ENGLISH. Light even toning to page edges. This translation by noted Australian scholar, Mabel Lee, was the first English language edition of this winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for literature. At the time of winning the prize less than 500 copies had been sold worldwide in the English translation, this from a tiny initial print run. The author, preeminent playwright in China, was misdiagnosed as having cancer in 1982 and decided to end his days having the best of everything he could afford. After a second test revealed he did not have cancer, and facing time in a prison farm, Xingjian fled Beijing. For 6 weeks he entered a transendental state of imminent death then received his reprieve from death. This is the story of his journey. Extremely rare as true first. Size: 8vo.…

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First English Language Edition. 510pp. FIRST PRINTING IN ENGLISH. Previous owners name whited out onhalf-title page otherwise a fine copy of this modern rarity. This translation by noted Australian scholar, Mabel Lee, was the first English language edition of this winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for literature. At the time of winning the prize less than 500 copies had been sold worldwide in the English translation, this from a tiny initial print run. The author, preeminent playwright in China, was misdiagnosed as having cancer in 1982 and decided to end his days having the best of everything he could afford. After a second test revealed he did not have cancer, and facing time in a prison farm, Xingjian fled Beijing. For 6 weeks he entered a transendental state of imminent death then received his reprieve from death. This is the story of his journey. Extremely rare as true first. Size: 8vo.…

First edition. Signed (inscribed) by the author (and uncommon thus). Hardcover. Page edges toned (as usual), with a little foxing on the top edge, otherwise fine in fine dustjacket. A fine, extensive biography of an important Australian literary and cultural figure. Illustrated with photographs. This copy is inscribed (not to a specific person) simply "Best Wishes, Nadia Wheatley, 2001". This heavy book will cost more to send overseas, than any default postage rate noted. …