Going de elliott sumner (20 resultados)

1st edition. 170 pp. 'A story of a frightening future and romantic past -- ironic and witty, funny and sad, filled with poetic tenderness.' -- Sue Kaufmann. Half cloth in dust jacket. Light shelfwear. Very good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of the fifth novel by Elliott. Light tanning to the white dustjacket. Slight edge wear. In very good / very good condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. D.J. plastic wrapped. Slight wear to outer extremities of leaves due to storage.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Small closed tear at bottom of dj spine.

Condición: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition. True first printing published in America in January 1975. Dk. grey cloth boards, lt. grey cloth spine wrap, silver spine titles. Deckled pages fine, clean. Dj slight edge wear; unclipped 6.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic, sparse '70's jacket art of lady on people mover in perspective on white b.g. A novel akin to dystopic science fiction by Sumner Locke Elliott; author of Edens Lost and The Man Who Got Away. Elliot's fifth novel, this tiny gem is a fightening tale of a dystopian future and romantic past - ironic and witty, funny and sad, filled with poetic tenderness. Elliott won the 1977 Patrick White Award and received a Miles Franklin for his first novel Careful, He Might Hear You. 170 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

First edition. Hardcover. Top edge faintly foxed, otherwise very good in like dustjacket. Speculative novel (set in 1990) dealing with euthanasia.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 170 pages. First American edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Paul Bacon. His fourth book. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy.

[vi]+170pp. 8vo. Original 1/4 cloth with dustwrapper. Previous owner's name. Very good copy. First Australian edition.

First edition. Hardcover. Very faint foxing on top edge, o/w fine in very good dustjacket with a noticeable long closed tear on front panel, small closed tear at corner and a little rubbed.

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

First edition. Hardcover. Fine in like dustjacket. This British edition has a handsome pictorial dustjacket illustrated by Val Biro, whereas the preceding Australian and American editions share a rather uninteresting design by Paul Bacon (a talented artisit, perhaps having a Friday off-day).

[vi]+170pp. 8vo. Original 1/4 cloth with dustwrapper. Previous owner's name. Very near fine copy. First Australian edition.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper.

First edition. 170 pp. Small sticker shadow on front free endpaper, else fine in very near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Young 1150.

Hardback. Sumner Locke Elliott, Macmillan. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA deeply introspective work of literary fiction, Going by Sumner Locke Elliott chronicles the final chapter in the life of an aging man confronting his own mortality with quiet dignity and unflinching honesty. Elliott, celebrated for his psychologically rich character studies, presents a narrative that is both tender and unsentimental, tracing the emotional landscape of a life nearing its end. With elegant, restrained prose, the novel illustrates the complex interplay between memory, regret, and acceptance as its protagonist reflects on the choices that have shaped him. Going stands as a poignant meditation on what it means to let go, cementing Elliott's reputation as a master of intimate, humanist storytelling. Hardback.…

Hardback. Sumner Locke Elliott, Macmillan. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA quietly devastating work of literary fiction, Going chronicles the final chapter in the life of an aging man confronting mortality, memory, and the slow unraveling of a life once fully lived. Sumner Locke Elliott, celebrated for his deeply humane and psychologically precise prose, presents an intimate portrait of a character navigating the indignities and unexpected grace notes of old age with unflinching honesty. The novel's tone is elegiac yet unsentimental, balancing tenderness with a sharp awareness of how time reshapes identity and relationships. Elliott illustrates, with characteristic restraint and emotional intelligence, the quiet courage required simply to keep going when the world has largely moved on without you. Hardback.…

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 170pp. Very good copy. 1st UK ed. Set in the futuristic year of 1990, Tess Bracken dwells in a seemingly ideal Utopi, & as she turns 65 the euthanasia bus will soon arrive for her. She reflects on her life & thoughts of escaping.

First edition. Hardcover, octavo; quarter bound dark grey boards with pale gray spine and white and grey spine titling, black endpapers; 170pp., untrimmed page edges. Minor wear; fraying to lower board edges; lightly toned text block edges with one or two spots on top edge. Very good in like dustwrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.…

First Edition. Pp. 170; qr. grey cloth, spine lettered in silver, grey papered boards, a trifle canted, with faint bruise to bottom edge of upper board; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; bookseller's stamp at foot of half-title page, top edges of leaves lightly foxed; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1975. First Australian edition.…