The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst, First Edition (106 results)

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Light edgewear. ; 9.10 X 6.60 X 1.40 inches; 448 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, second printing. Hardcover with lightly bumped spine ends. Slightly scuffed dust jacket with minor signs of wear to edges. Faint traces of sticker on front jacket. Page block has slight grubby marks. Pages are clean and tight throughout. T. Used.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Like New dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. In protective mylar cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST PRINTING,UNMARKED FINE CONDITION,SHIP SAME DAY.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Nice copy, clean. No marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. First edition in very good condition. Small abrasion to jacket front and light edgewear to jacket generally. Faint foxing to page block. Clean throughout. AD. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition / 1st print. Signed by author to title page without dedication. Some evidence of sticker removal to jacket otherwise fine. Signed by the author at Waterstone's sticker on jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 235 x 152mm, black cloth, spine lettered & ruled in silver, pp.[vi] 564, 3 final blank leaves, green-coated endpapers. Dustwrapper design by Keenan.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Signed by the author. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good complete DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First American Edition, 1st Printing. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed, first edition. Dust jacket in near fine condition some small bumping to the edges, not price clipped or faded. Book in near fine condition spine straight, corners square, boards clean, text block and pages has some foxing. In the late summer of 1913 the aristocratic young poet Cecil Valance comes to stay at Two Acres , the home of his close Cambridge friend George Sawle. The weekend will be one of excitements and confusions for all the Sawles, but it is on George s sixteen-year-old sister Daphne that it will have the most lasting impact, when Cecil writes her a poem which will become a touchstone for a generation, an evocation of an England about to change for ever.Linking the Sawle and Valance families irrevocably, the shared intimacies of this weekend become legendary events in a larger story, told and interpreted in different ways over the coming century, and subjected to the scrutiny of critics and biographers with their own agendas and anxieties. In a sequence of widely separated episodes we follow the two families through startling changes in fortune and circumstance.At the centre of this often richly comic history of sexual mores and literary reputation runs the story of Daphne, from innocent girlhood to wary old age. Around her Hollinghurst draws an absorbing picture of an England constantly in flux. As in The Line of Beauty, his impeccably nuanced exploration of changing taste, class and social etiquette is conveyed in deliciously witty and observant prose. Exposing our secret longings to the shocks and surprises of time, The Stranger s Child is an enthralling novel from one of the finest writers in the English language. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Type: Book 2nd printing. An unread book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Softcover, first edition, 770gms, 563 pages. This book draws an absorbing picture of an early 1900s England constantly in flux. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

First edition, super 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 cost.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page with a dedication. The boards have a little light marking at the top of the front and rear panels. Browning to the page edges. The pages are a little browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has a tiny tear to the top right corner of the front panel and a small crease to the edge of the front flap but otherwise only slight edge rubbing. First printing. Heavy item so there will be an additional postage charge for overseas orders. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good ++. First Edition. 564 pages. Green and black background dustjacket with light wear, to edges NOT price/clipped. Very clean black hardback binding. Light yellowing to page-edges o/w pages very clean,

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is a UK first edition hardcover published by Picador in 2011 AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR DIRECT TO THE TITLE PAGE. The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped (£20). The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the numbers 1-9 present to confirm the first edition state. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First edition-2nd printing. Near fine condition.Picador,2011.First edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with a couple of small nicks on the edges of the pages.564pp.Price clipped.Heavy book(approx 1.1 Kg).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. New York. Knopf Publishing Group. 2011. First US printing stated on copyright page. Hard Cover. Quarter bound blue spine over pale blue boards. Very minor bumping at spine ends and one corner; hardly discernible. Attractive illustrated jacket with extremely minor crease at spine head otherwise fine along with book. Signed without dedication to the title page by the author. The phrase "Stranger's Child" comes from the poem In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: "And year by year the landscape grow / Familiar to the stranger's child". The book tells the story of a minor poet, Cecil Valance, who is killed in the First World War. In 1913, he visits a Cambridge friend, George Sawle, at the latter's home in Stanmore, Middlesex. While there Valance writes a poem entitled "Two Acres". The poem goes on to become famous and the novel follows the changing reputation of Valance and his poetry in the following decades. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine, black boards &  green end papers, unclipped, silver embossed gilt spine, ticket residue front d/j, flat SIGNED ( photo ), bubble wrapped, mylar pro: 5* seller. In the late summer of 1913 the aristocratic young poet Cecil Valance comes to stay at 'Two Acres', the home of his close Cambridge friend George Sawle. The weekend will be one of excitements and confusions for all the Sawles, but it is on George's sixteen-year-old sister Daphne that it will have the most lasting impact, when Cecil writes her a poem which will become a touchstone for a generation, an evocation of an England about to change for ever. Linking the Sawle and Valance families irrevocably, the shared intimacies of this weekend become legendary events in a larger story, told and interpreted in different ways over the coming century, and subjected to the scrutiny of critics and biographers with their own agendas and anxieties. In a sequence of widely separated episodes we follow the two families through startling changes in fortune and circumstance. . Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First North American edition. Light bumping at the spine ends, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with corresponding bumping. A novel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed 1st ed 1st printing with full number line. Slight marking and top edge creasing to the DJ and a crease to the back rear of the jacket but the book itself is excellent. A clean copy from a smoke free home. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. good condition copy, first paperback edition and printing. In the late summer of 1913. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcovers. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First US edition, first prnt. Signed by Hollinghurst on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hollinghurst's fifth novel. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. True first British printing (full print run includes '1'). With original unclipped jacket (£20.00). Signed by the author in black ink directly to title page without dedication. Also includes the original 'Signed copy' wraparound band. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd minor crease/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. Pages are slightly tanned. No other internal faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A signed and dated U.K 1st edition 1st printing.All of our books are in a mint new unread condition unless otherwise stated.They are fitted with a removable mylar protective cover and are sent in plenty of bubble wrap in a secure ready made book box so that they reach you in perfect condition.Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further assistance with this or any other books we have listed or if you require any photographs.Please bookmark the website as we are updating stock on a regular basis.We offer a 100% no quibble refund if for any reason you are unhappy with your purchase. PLEASE NOTE THIS WILL BE SHIPPED FROM THE U.K , LONDON. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First North American Edition. Signed by Author on second title page. Otherwise a clean unmarked copy. D/j now protected in a mylar cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Fine UK first edition, first printing hardback - in a near Fine slipcase - no dustjacket (as issued) - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - "In the late summer of 1913 the aristocratic young poet Cecil Valance comes to stay at 'Two Acres', the home of his close Cambridge friend George Sawle. The weekend will be one of excitements and confusions for all the Sawles, but it is on George¿s sixteen-year-old sister Daphne that it will have the most lasting impact, when Cecil writes her a poem which will become a touchstone for a generation, an evocation of an England about to change for ever. Linking the Sawle and Valance families irrevocably, the shared intimacies of this weekend become legendary events in a larger story, told and interpreted in different ways over the coming century, and subjected to the scrutiny of critics and biographers with their own agendas and anxieties. In a sequence of widely separated episodes we follow the two families through startling changes in fortune and circumstance. At the centre of this often richly comic history of sexual mores and literary reputation runs the story of Daphne, from innocent girlhood to wary old age. Around her Hollinghurst draws an absorbing picture of an England constantly in flux. As in The Line of Beauty, his impeccably nuanced exploration of changing taste, class and social etiquette is conveyed in deliciously witty and observant prose. Exposing our secret longings to the shocks and surprises of time, The Stranger's Child is an enthralling novel from one of the finest writers in the English language." - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - One of 500 copies - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).