Isbn: 9780385485180 - girl in landscape (38 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. One the irrepressibly inventive Jonathan Lethem could weld science fiction and the Western into a mesmerizing novel of exploration and otherness, sexual awakening and loss. At the age of 13 Pella Marsh loses her mother and her home on the scorched husk that is planet Earth. Her sorrowing family emigrates to the Planet of the Archbuilders, whose mysterious inhabitants have names like Lonely Dumptruck and Hiding Kneel--and a civilization that and frightens their human visitors.
 On this new world, spikily independent Pella becomes as uneasy envoy between two species. And at the same time is unwilling drawn to a violent loner who embodies all the paranoid machismo of the frontier ethic. Combining the tragic grandeur of John Ford's The Searchers and the sexual tension of Lolita and transporting them to a planet light years, Girl in Landscape is a tour de force. …

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. One the irrepressibly inventive Jonathan Lethem could weld science fiction and the Western into a mesmerizing novel of exploration and otherness, sexual awakening and loss. At the age of 13 Pella Marsh loses her mother and her home on the scorched husk that is planet Earth. Her sorrowing family emigrates to the Planet of the Archbuilders, whose mysterious inhabitants have names like Lonely Dumptruck and Hiding Kneel--and a civilization that and frightens their human visitors.
 On this new world, spikily independent Pella becomes as uneasy envoy between two species. And at the same time is unwilling drawn to a violent loner who embodies all the paranoid machismo of the frontier ethic. Combining the tragic grandeur of John Ford's The Searchers and the sexual tension of Lolita and transporting them to a planet light years, Girl in Landscape is a tour de force. …

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. One the irrepressibly inventive Jonathan Lethem could weld science fiction and the Western into a mesmerizing novel of exploration and otherness, sexual awakening and loss. At the age of 13 Pella Marsh loses her mother and her home on the scorched husk that is planet Earth. Her sorrowing family emigrates to the Planet of the Archbuilders, whose mysterious inhabitants have names like Lonely Dumptruck and Hiding Kneel--and a civilization that and frightens their human visitors.
 On this new world, spikily independent Pella becomes as uneasy envoy between two species. And at the same time is unwilling drawn to a violent loner who embodies all the paranoid machismo of the frontier ethic. Combining the tragic grandeur of John Ford's The Searchers and the sexual tension of Lolita and transporting them to a planet light years, Girl in Landscape is a tour de force. …

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good +. Advance Reading Copy/Uncorrected Proof. BOLDLY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Fifth book by the author of "Motherless Brooklyn." Bookseller stamp on inner cover, cover slightly rubbed else a clean unmarked copy.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good +. Advance Reading Copy/Uncorrected Proof. BOLDLY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Fifth book by the author of "Motherless Brooklyn." Cover slightly rubbed, else a clean unmarked copy.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good +. Bound galley. BOLDLY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Fifth book by the author of "Motherless Brooklyn." Cover slightly rubbed else a clean unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 280 pages. Black board with blue spine gilt title and all corners sharp. Unclipped fine dust cover. First edition stated with line number "1".

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Sharp and tight, looks once gently read.

Zustand: new.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Advance Reading Copy with complete number line (1-10). Flat SIGNED by Lethem on title page. Unmarked, very bright, extremely tight, crisp unread copy in superb condition. Small crease on back bottom left corner. No dust jacket as issued. carefully bubble wrapped and ships in sturdy box. Signed by Author.…

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Small octavo hc w/jacket in mylar, signed by Lethem, 280pp, tight binding, clean throughout, clean boards with sharp corners & bright spine titles, Fine. Clean, tight & colorful jacket, Fine. Signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by the author on title page; 5.75 X 1 X 8.5 inches; 288 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Simply signed by Jonathan Lethem on the title page. Full number line.; 288 pages; Signed by Author.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good in Dustjacket. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1998. March 1998. Doubleday. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0385485182. 280 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by David J. High. keywords: American Literature. DESCRIPTION - The heroine is fourteen-year-old Pella Marsh, whose mother dies just as her family flees a postapocalyptic Brooklyn for the frontier of a recently discovered planet. Hating her ineffectual father, and troubled by a powerful attraction to the virile but dangerous loner who holds sway over the little colony, Pella sets out on a course of discovery that will have tragic and irrevocable consequences for the humans in the community, as well as the odd and exotic natives. GIRL IN LANDSCAPE is a daring exploration of the violent nature of sexual awakening, a meditation on language and perception, and a homage to the great American tradition of the western. inventory #24997.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. "First Edition" and full printing line with "1" on its copyright page. Signed by author Jonathan Lethem on its title page and inscribed, "To Gail -- Thanks for making me comfortable in Seattle -- See you next time!" This book is in near fine condition, marred only by a very light bump on top of its spine, and a faint trace of lean. Its binding is tight, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn. Pages are unworn and -- other than the author's inscription -- unmarked. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in fine condition: whole, bright, unmarked, and unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition, Special Edition. Advance reading copy. Wraps show a touch of edgewear; very light wrinkling to top front corner. Autographed on title page. 260 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Foxing on the page edges thus very good in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Third Printing. Signed by Jonathan Lethem on title page. Minor wear (no tears) to top edge of DJ. Binding is tight, text is clean. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Signed by the author. 1st printing. Minimal wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Lethem's fourth novel presents Pella Marsh,a 14 year old heroine, who escapes a dying Earth with her family to a new world and much to learn and experience. This copy is in good condition for an EX-LIB copy with the usual stampings, labels of a withdrawn public library book but with a tight, straight binding.It is a first printing simply signed by Lethem on the title page . The bright dustjacket is in clear mylar covering and the book will be carefully wrapped and boxed for shipping. Signed by Author(s).…

[0-385-48518-2] 1998, Advanced Reading Copy. (Mass market paperback) Near fine. 260pp. 8vo. Signed. Advanced Reading Copy / Uncorrected Proof. Corners very softly bumped with light, barely noticeable wear at the front upper edge. Near fine to fine copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Hardback, Fine in a Fine DJ, 3rd printing of the first edition; signed by the author on the title page. A very nice copy in a protected DJ with no names or internal markings, 8vo., 280 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author.

Zustand: FINE. First printing. An unconventional tale that is a genre-bending post-apocalypic science fiction novel as well as "an exploration of the nature of sexual awakening, a meditation on language and perception, and a homage to the great American tradition of the western." SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. This copy has been SIGNED by Jonathan Lethem on the title page. A completely unconventional tale that manages simultaneously to amaze and move the reader. "Girl in Landscape" is a daring exploration of the violent nature of sexual awakening, a meditation on language and perception, and a homage to the great American tradition of the western. It is further evidence of Jonathan Lethem's emergence as a singular literary talent. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. 1st. Bound in the publisher's original blue quarter cloth and black boards, spine stamped in gilt. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. Signed.