Shrines Gaiety by Atkinson Kate, Signed (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed to the Title Page, with exclusive endpaper and extra short story. Brand new copy. Signed by Author(s).

hard. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first edition (First edition, first printing, signed by the author) ' Atkinson on her finest form . A marvel of plate-spinning narrative knowhow, a peak performance of consummate control. ' OBSERVER 'This is the perfect novel for uncertain times .' THE TIMES 'I can think of few writers other than Dickens who can match it' SUNDAY TIMES 'Brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN 'Kate Atkinson is simply one of the best writers working today, anywhere in the world ' GILLIAN FLYNN ____ 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time. At the heart of this glittering world is notorious Nellie Coker, ruthless but also ambitious to advance her six children, including the enigmatic eldest, Niven whose character has been forged in the crucible of the Somme. But success breeds enemies, and Nellie's empire faces threats from without and within. For beneath the dazzle of Soho's gaiety, there is a dark underbelly, a world in which it is all too easy to become lost. With her unique Dickensian flair, Kate Atkinson brings together a glittering cast of characters in a truly mesmeric novel that captures the uncertainty and mutability of life; of a world in which nothing is quite as it seems. _____ 'Seduction, betrayal, and larger-than-life characters that will have you hooked until the last pag e' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'This book is one to savour , for the energy, for the wit, for the tenderness of characterisation that make Atkinson enduringly popular' GUARDIAN 'As vividly filthy, populous, dangerous as anything described by Dickens, but writing is closer to Thackeray's. Atkinson is a novelist of unrivalled immediacy, authority, and skill .' FINANCIAL TIMES.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A signed first in fine cj. Includes the short story with the uncorrected Warwick Error. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. First printing. SIGNED by the author. Blue and gold patterned endpapers and an exclusive extra short story not in other issues. Fine in fine dustjacket, protected by an archival quality, removable, transparent, inert jacket protector.Overseas buyers please read shipping terms and estimated transit times prior to ordering.' 'We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging'. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. SIGNED, FIRST UK LIMITED EDITION, FIRST PRINTING ("1" on copyright page), London, Doubleday in association with Goldsboro Books, September 2022. NEW, UNREAD. Signed by the Author on the Title/Limitation Page. This copy is number 864 of 1500 numbered copies. No dust jacket, as issued. Text Clean, no marks. Binding Tight and Square. Pictorial Black Cloth Boards with Gilt Design and Lettering on the Front, Back, and Spine. The Boards are Clean, no wear, no bumps. Has a gold sewn-in ribbon marker. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with USPS Tracking from a Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Signed, First UK Limited Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Doubleday 2022, London. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Stated "First published in Great Britain in 2022 by Doubleday", assumed first edition, assumed first printing with a "1" at the very bottom of the copyright page. 9-1/2" tall, 439 numbered pages which includes "Author's Note", a photo copy of an newspaper article "Dr. Meyrick at Wife s Burial" and "A Q & A with Kate Atkinson" followed by the unnumbered last page of that Q & A.; one-piece dark blue binding, gilt lettering on spine; front board is elaborately decorated in gilt (the same design that is on the front of the jacket); plain medium blue end pages; fore edge is trimmed; all three edges are stained a blue that is slightly lighter than the end pages. The book is brand new and is pristine: it is square, spotlessly clean, free of corner bumps and edge dings; head and heel of spine undamaged; hinges are very tight and not damaged in any fashion. The interior is completely free of writing (except for author's signature), stray marks, stains of any sort and page damage of any type; it has a thin medium blue book mark sewn in. Paper is very flexible. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving; pages are tight and clean with no marks. Jacket is also brand new and nearly pristine: it is perfectly clean; no tears, folds or fading; no bumps on corners or edges; raised letters of author's name and title on the spine and the front panel evident (they have not been crushed); head of spine has slight crease as does the top of the rear flap; 1-1/16" gold-on-blue sticker ("SIGNED / INDEPENDENT / BOOKSHOP/EDITION") on lower left corner of front jacket panel; publisher's original price of "£20.00" listed on the lower right corner of front flap. Condition of book and jacket consistent with being brand new and not read. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. Signed very legibly by the author in medium thick blue pen about an inch below her printed name on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is UK SIGNED LIMITED EDITION hardcover published by Doubleday in 2022. It is number 67 of 1500 copies. Issued in pictorial boards without jacket, the book is Very Fine with straight spine and sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the number 1 present to confirm the first edition state. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. First UK edition. 437pp. 8vo. Gilt on soine and front and rear boards with a graphic design. No dustjacket as issued. Signed by the author on the title page, this being #509 of 1500 numbered copies. Book is unread, unmarked, tight, bright, and straight. Story takes place in 1926 London. Book has a ribbon marker, and is gift quality.

Hardback. Condition: Very Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First Printing. The Book is very fine, square, tight and unread. It has clean pages free of inscriptions or marks and has a gold coloured ribbon marker. The book has been signed by the author and numbered (1161 of 1500) directly to the limitation title page.The book was published in decorative boards without a dust jacket. The back board carries a rectangular self adhesive ISBN bar code label. First Edition, First Printing - Signed by the Author. All our books are covered with a clear, removable, chemically inert, protective wrapper before being securely bubble wrapped and dispatched in strong corrugated cardboard boxes. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback - 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) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - One of 1500 numbered copies - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).