A Month in the Country by J L Carr, First Edition (15 results)

Condition: New. One summer, just after the Great War, Tom Birkin, a demobbed soldier, arrives in the village of Oxgodby. He has been invited to uncover and restore a medieval wall painting in the local church. At the same time, Charles Moon - a fellow damaged survivor of the war - has been asked to locate the grave of a village ancestor. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 70. . 2014. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . .

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; (xv, 111 pages). Subjects; World War (1914-1918). World War, 1914-1918 Veterans England ; Fiction. Country life England ; Fiction. Carr, J. L. (James Lloyd), 1912-1994 English literature, 1945- Individual works. Mural painting and decoration, Medieval Conservation and restoration ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

paperback. Condition: New. Special order direct from the distributor Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated.

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket ( as Issued ). Stephens, Ian (illustrator). First Thus. First printing of the 1999 Folio Society edition. Introduced by Ronald Blythe and illustrated by Ian Stephens. A bright, clean, tidy copy ( no inscriptions, no blemishes, tight binding ). Housed in a Very Good slipcase which is faded to the upper edges and lightly bumped to the spine ends. A decent copy.Paypal accepted.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First paperback edition. Fine. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. A Month in the Country - Folio Society Edition. With slipcase. With illustrations. Introduced by Ronald Blythe. Illustrated by Ian Stephens. Condition: The book is in very good condition with no obvious signs of wear. The slipcase is in very good condition with only a couple of light marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dustwrapper. First edition. ~Very Good slipcase, faded and slightly marked but sound. ~Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders on request. Size: 121pp. 8 illus.

HB. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Ian Stephens (illustrator). First Edition. Clean illustrated cover. Edges: light foxings. Clean contents. Binding is As New. 121p Slipcase: VG: faint dusting of a little soiling. Lightly sunned to top area. Solid.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing hardback in unclipped dustjacket with no inscriptions. Book and dustjacket both in near fine condition, with typical lightening to the spine of the jacket (see image). Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good condition First Edition hardcover, in Brodart covered unclipped dust jacket designed by Craig Dodd, and Harverster price reduction sticker to inner front flap. Harverster Mailing List Flyer laid in. Some shelf wear to the jacket, spine is slightly cocked, and page block head is slightly tanned. Pages are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Used.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 'A Month in the Country' by J L Carr This book is a paperback. Penguin in association with Harvester Press. UK.1980. Paperback. First thus. Slim Paperback of this Booker Prize nominated novel. Strapline to corner of front cover states 'Booker Prize Nomination 1980'. Covers are clean and bright. Spine has a little rub, closed tear to bottom with two small nicks at bottom. One page is loose but contents are clean and unmarked with a little age-toning. A soldier who has survived the First World War but is traumatised, starts working in a church by uncovering and restoring an historical wall painting. Made into a movie with Colin Firth. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by The Harvester Press, UK in 1980. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Apart from a hint of pushing at the spine tips, the book is in excellent condition. Internally clean. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. The usual fading of the orange colour. The rear panel is remarkably clean. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The Book has been warmly inscribed by the author with reference to the book's title to the front blank end-paper : 'Remembering several pleasant hours spent as your guest 'in the country', Jim , April 1980'. The book has been inscribed shortly after publication. The recipient was a close friend of the author and the book has been in their possession until very recently. The book has not appeared in commerce before. 'A Month In The Country', J. L. Carr's masterpiece short novel, tells the tale of Tom Birkin, a damaged survivor of the First World War, who finds refuge in the quiet village church of Oxgodby where he is to spend the summer uncovering a huge medieval wall-painting. Immersed in the peace and beauty of the countryside and the unchanging rhythms of village life he experiences a sense of renewal and belief in the future. Now an old man, Birkin looks back on the idyllic summer of 1920, remembering a vanished place of blissful calm, untouched by change, a precious moment he has carried with him through the disappointments of the years. Joseph Lloyd Carr (20 May 1912 - 26 February 1994), who called himself 'Jim' or 'James' was a Yorkshire born English novelist, publisher, teacher and eccentric. He is best remembered for his acclaimed 1980 novel A Month In The Country. The novel won the 'Guardian Fiction Prize', was shortlisted for the 'Booker Prize' and was adapted into a celebrated 1987 film of the same name directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Colin Firth, Natasha Richardson and Kenneth Branagh. A very sharp copy of a title rarely found signed , more-so with such a warm inscription. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Signed by Author(s).

8vo. First edition. Original maroon hardcovers, silvergilt. Jacket design by Craig Dodd. Neat ink ownership on verso of flyleaf. Clipped d/w is a little faded on the spine as usual. Near fine in near fine d/w. The author's fifth novel which was filmed with Colin Firth and Kenneth Branagh.