Rotten elements de edward upward (26 resultados)

Condición: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Book shows some shelf & handling wear, including minor edge wear and cover scuffing. Pages are slightly worn. Interiors are intact with unmarked text/pictures. Good reading copy.

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Penguin 1972 first edition thus. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Condición: Good. 1969. First Edition. 215 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Paperback (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 cost.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Reprint. - 181 mm. Mass market paperback. Pp. 201. The second part of a trilogy. Mild page age discolouration. Minor wear and creasing to cover. Overall, VG.

Condición: Very Good. 1969. Paperback. Ex Libris with usual markings. Clean copy with minor shelf wear, sunning and minor nicks and bumps to cover and spine, otherwise clear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Soft cover. Condición: Fair.

Condición: Very Good. 1969. Paperback. Ex Libris with usual markings. Clean copy with minor shelf wear, sunning and minor nicks and bumps to cover and spine, otherwise clear. . . . .

Paperback. Edward Upward, -. Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner. The Rotten Elements is the second volume in Edward Upward's acclaimed Spiral Ascent trilogy, a semi-autobiographical work of modern literary fiction set against the turbulent political landscape of post-war Britain. The novel chronicles the deepening ideological crisis of Alan Sebrill, a schoolteacher and committed Communist Party member, as he grapples with the party's increasingly rigid orthodoxy and its conflict with his artistic ambitions. Written with a precise, unflinching introspection, Upward illustrates the painful tension between personal integrity and political loyalty, presenting Sebrill's gradual disillusionment as both an intimate human drama and a sweeping indictment of institutional dogma. The narrative captures the moral and intellectual fractures within the British left during the 1950s with rare authenticity, drawing on Upward's own experiences as a party member to deliver a portrait that is as psychologically acute as it is historically resonant. Paperback.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1972 Penguin Paperback 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding with wonderful cover design as shown.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1972 Penguin paperback 1st edition 1st impression. Very good+ clean tight copy.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Review copy. Physical description; [6], 216 p. ; 21 cm. Subject; Fiction. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. This is a 3 Volume Set, of which this is volume 2 of 'The Spiral Ascent'. / This continues the story of Alan and Elsie Sebrill a few years after the first one. The previous novel ended as World War II was starting. This one starts some time after the end of the war. Elsie and Alan are happily married with two children, a boy and a girl. Both are committed members of the Communist Party and Elsie is the branch secretary of the local party. However, there is a problem. Both but Elsie in particular feel that the Party is deviating from the correct Marxist-Leninist line. / This is a 1st impression (in this format) paperback in good condition-spine a little creased & on the front 'end-paper' the previous owner has written there name. (224 pages). Originally published 1969.…

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Review copy. Physical description; [6], 216 p. ; 21 cm. Subject; Fiction. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. 200 pages. Text tanned, spine faded.

reprint hardback with dust jacket Nice copy small octavo xiii + 207pp., text ills., index.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Cloth. Condition: Near Very good. First edition. A very well presented first edition of Edward Upward's second novel in 'The Spiral Ascent' trilogy, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original black cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is smart, with light very edge wear. Spine slightly grubby and very slightly sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, but with light external foxing to page ends. Good. Written by British novelist and short-story writer, Edward Upward, who was known for his surrealist writing, shifting towards Marxist realism after joining. …

216pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper, a little rubbed. Previous owner's name on ffep. A very good copy. First edition.

Uncorrected proof. 216 pp. Slight lean to spine, else near fine in printed wrappers that are a bit dusty.

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A well presented first edition of Edward Upward's second novel in 'The Spiral Ascent' trilogy, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original black cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British novelist and short-story writer, Edward Upward, who was known for his surrealist writing, shifting towards Marxist realism after joining the Communist Party of Great Britain in the 1930s. Upward suffered a difficult time in the 1950's, resulting in a creative block. This was lifted when he started working on a semi-autobiographical trilogy entitled 'The Spiral Ascent', of which 'The Rotten Elements' is the second installment. 'The Spiral Ascent' presents the struggle of a fictional poet, Alan Sebrill as he tried to balance his creative work with involvement in the Communist Party. 'The Rotten Elements' depicts Sebrill's clash with the groups management and his decision to leave the party. In the publisher's original black cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is smart, with light edge wear and the odd small tear. Sunning to the spine of the wrap and the occasional mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. None (ilustrador). book.…

First edition. Fine in very near fine, price-clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1969 Heinemann Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket . Classic jacket design as shown. Slight loss of colour on spine of dustjacket.