This Sporting Life

London: Longmans, Green and Co Ltd, 1960. First Edition of the author's first book. Small 8vo, publisher's original gray cloth, gilt lettered on the spine, and in the illustrated dustjacket. 256 pp. A fine copy with little evidence of age. FIRST EDITION OF THIS MACMILLAN FICTION AWARD… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Longmans, 1960. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A first edition of David Storey's Macmillan Award winning novel. Found in the original dust wrapper. A first edition of David Storey's award winning debut novel. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Storey's novel tells the story of Arthur's… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Popular Library, 1961. Paperback. 224p.,stained and lightly-worn first Popular Library edition stated mass-market paperback edition in pictorial wraps. Movie tie-in. Basis of the film starring Richard Harris as a working class rugby player. Originally published in 1960 and filmed in 1963 by Lindsay Anderson. Storey's first novel which debuted in the UK in 1960.

New York: Macmillan, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First American edition. Pages browned, lightly cocked, tape shadows on the endpapers, a good copy in very good dustwrapper with corresponding tape stains on the flaps. Author's first book, winner of the Macmillan Fiction Award and made into an excellent film directed by Lindsay Anderson.

Longmans: Longmans, 1960. A first edition, first printing published by Longmans in 1960. A very good book with 'Showroom Copy' stamped to the front endpaper and the dates of the second and third impressions written on the copyright page. In a very good unclipped wrapper with some light chipping to the spine tips and corners. From the Longmans archive.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Longmans, 1960 1st ed. 256pp. hardback 12mo: near Very Good in a Good dj in Brodart poly cover [some edge foxing; some browning of endpp; else a clean, complete & tight copy; dj = some age spots and foxing] A nice original first of British writer Storey's (1933-2017) celebrated first novel about a professional rugby league football player in… Ler mais sobre este item

(Harmondsworth, Middlesex): Penguin Books, 1977. Softcover. Near Fine. Later printing. Mass market paperback. Cover illustrated by Allan Manham. Light wear, near fine. Inscribed by the author. A behind-the-scenes look at Professional Rugby Football, winner of the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award and basis for the 1963 film starring Richard Harris.

(New York): Avon Books, 1975. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Pages lightly age-toned, else near fine.

New York: Avon, 1975. Paperback. 255p., very good first Avon printing stated mass-market paperback edition in pictorial wraps. Basis of the film starring Richard Harris as a working class rugby player. Originally published in 1960 and filmed in 1963 by Lindsay Anderson.

Longmans, 1968. Hardcover. Good. 1968. This edition. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated grey cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding is loose to front. Insert pocket glued to front pastedown. Pen inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Spine is… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition of author's first novel. Pages age-toned, cloth mottled, very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with internal foxing and edgewear. A novel.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Stated First printing. Blue cloth, octavo. Interior clean, no marks etc. with even age toning to pages. Cover is fine. In a complete dust jacket in a mylar protector. Winner of the Macmillan Fiction award for 1960 and made into the 1963 film.

Longmans, 1968. Hardcover. Good. 1968. Reprint. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Grey boards with white lettering. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine and board edges, with minor scuffing and marking to boards.

Penguin Books, 1965. Paperback. Acceptable. 1965. Reprint. 253 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout and mild cracking to front hinge. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning. Book is slightly curled.

Penguin Books, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. Reprint. 252 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Slight cracking to binding, covers slightly loose. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Tear to front cover. Wear marks overall.

London: Longmans. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1960). First Edition. Hardcover. 1125618019 . Owner's signature. Slight bruising to head of spine. Minor spotting and slight staining to top page edges. Some small stains to dust wrapper. A couple of 1/2" tears at head of dust wrapper spine. 1" tear in rear panel of dust wrapper.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Longmans. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. A gray cloth 1st edition copy, gilt letters. Slight spine lean, top textblock edge lightly foxed. Dampstain to rear endpages. Stamp to ffep. The unclipped jacket in mylar chipped to spine ends, evenly soiled. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Longmans, 1959. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in lightly spine-toned, very good or better dust jacket. Novelist and playwright's first book, winner of the Macmillan Fiction Award and made into an excellent film directed by Lindsay Anderson (his first feature film), scripted by Storey, and starring Richard Harris as a Yorkshire coal miner who "betters" himself… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Popular Library, 1963. Softcover. Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. First page loose and laid in, pages age-toned, thus good only. Winner of the Macmillan Fiction Award.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1960. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Pages quite age-toned as usual, else near fine in very good or better dust jacket with slight wear at the spine ends. Author's first novel.