ISBN: 9780394412733 - refiner's fire: the life and adventures of marshall pearl, a foundling (34 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. First Thus. Trade Paperback, Edges Worn, Top corner creased, Owner initials stamped on bottom. Square and Tight.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good. Stated First Edition. Stated First Edition. Book- Good. 373 pp. All books are clean and unmarked unless stated.

Zustand: Good. 1st. 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.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

unknown_binding. 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.

unknown_binding. 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.

Unknown. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

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

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

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

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

Unknown. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition/First Printing. A nice solid copy but there are four quarter inch brown spots to rear jacket panel.

Hardcover. Zustand: Almost Like New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Almost Like New. First Edition. (First Edition) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy. Slight oxidizing on page edges.(Foxing) Dust jacket is price-clipped.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1977 Knopf, stated first edition. Near fine dust jacket is protected in a new clear poly cover. Hard cover shows light wear but pages are clean inside and free of any markings- appears unread. Top pages edges are stained violet. Not a remainder. A very good collectible copy of his first novel. Orders shipped promptly in a sturdy well padded box. Priority shipping available.…

Hardcover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. First Edition. 2 closed tears to the unclipped dj.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages clean. Ex-Library with usual stamps and marks. Dust jacket in good condition with moderate wear, small tears, chips and rubbing present. Pictures available upon request.…

Soft Cover, Pictorial Wraps. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket as Issued. Stated first edition on copyright page. book has mild soiling and wear most notably a light crease at the corner of front panel and a small spot at bottom of pack panel/page block and some wear at top of spine. An "MD" stamp remainder mark to bottom of page block. Signed by Author on Title Page.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Remainder mark on topedge, offsetting from dust jacket title on cover, very good in a very good dust jacket with the lamination lifting on the rear flap, and tiny stains along the bottom edge of the rear panel.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. 373pp. Helprin's debut novel. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in FINE condition. "An immense novel, both serious and comic, filled with character, incident, and the sweep of history, REFINER'S FIRE is the story of Marshall Pearl, born in a sea battle on an illegal immigrant ship off the coast of Palestine in 1947. Sent to America by the ship's captain, he is adopted by the wealthy and childless Livingstons and grows up on their Hudson Valley estate--riding ice floes on the river, jumping freights, climbing cliffs. Yet he is shaped by the imperatives of his origins and destiny, by his peculiar sensitivity to light, and by his astonishing seizures and visions. Always restless and attracted by forces and affinities just beyond his grasp, he begins to move outward: as a child, to an idyllic summer in the Rockies; as an adolescent, to the tropical forests of Jamaica and the Rastafarian rebellion; as a young man, to the taxing traditions of Harvard, to the Great Plains, to Charleston, to the highest ridges of the Alps, and finally to Israel. We see him en route in feast and famine--in trouble, broke, hungry, on the bottom, or surrounded by riches, on top, and in command. And he is often in love: with the sunburnt (always perfect) Lydia, or the lithe, unattainable Dash, or gentle Alexa, or strong-willed Nancy May Baker . . . until one of them becomes central to his life." [jacket copy] "Every once in a while a book appears that engulfs you in its limitless beauty . . . This is such a book. Helprin's use of language and imagery is an ineffable joy."--The Philadelphia Inquirer. "As if The Odyssey had been updated and rewritten by Dylan Thomas."--The Listener, London. "Superb . . . A first-rate odyssey, full of insight and humor and hard-earned wondrous truths . . . That best of all possible novels: read ten pages and you can't put it down; finish it and you'll feel it haunt your days and nights."--San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle. Pristine hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp deckle edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in a NF intact jacket, all quite presentable.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good blue boards, sun-faded along the edges in a very good dust jacket with a triangular piece missing from the front cover and a small piece along the top of the back cover, not price clipped, in a mylar cover. Inscribed to someone (can't read it) dated March 31, 1981 and signed. Helprin's first novel. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Zustand: Good. SIGNED BOOKPLATE! New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. 373pp. Signed by author on laid-in bookplate. Near Very Good book. Good dust jacket. Jacket has moderate edge wear and small tears. Binding defect to rear pastedown/endpage. In protective mylar cover. With remainder mark. (Adventure, Foundlings, Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. Helprin's second book and first novel. The life and adventures of Marshall Pearl, a foundling. Fine in near fine dustjacket with only minor creasing at lower edges.

Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. This copy is conservatively graded in Near Fine condition with clean, crisp text and a tight, square binding. As a small family shop, we store our inventory in a smoke-free, climate-controlled environment to ensure maximum preservation, and the majority of our books are fitted with protective covers. We price our inventory competitively to move fast. Actual photos are pending due to rapid listing, but we will gladly send real photos directly to your inbox upon request-simply contact our shop. Your book will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a sturdy box for secure transit. International shipping is available to select countries. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). The book has a small gouge to the top of the page block. The dust jacket has wear and small tears to the top and bottom of the spine panel, light soiling to the rear panel, and is unclipped ($10). First Edition Stated. Signed by the author on the title page. Muriel Nasser, dj design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. dj. First edition. Author's first novel, that is immense, both serious and comic, filled with character, incident, and the sweep of history. The story of Marshall Pearl, born in a sea battle on an illegal immigrant ship off the coast of Palestine in 1947. Sent to America by the ship's captain, he is adopted by the wealthy and childless Livingstons and grows up on their Hudson Valley estate riding ice floes on the river, jumping freights, climbing cliffs. Yet he is shaped by the imperatives of his origins and destiny, by his peculiar sensitivity to light, and by his astonishing seizures and visions. Always restless and attracted by forces and affinities just beyond his grasp, he begins to move outward; as a child, to an idyllic summer in the Rockies; as an adolescent, to the tropical forests of Jamaica and the Rastafarian rebellion; as a young man, to the taxing traditions of Harvard, to the Great Plains, to Charleston, to the highest ridges of the Alps, and finally to Israel. We see him en route in feast and famine, in trouble, broke, hungry, on the bottom, or surrounded by riches on top and in command. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. dj. First edition. Author's first novel. Tells the story of Marshall Pearl, born in a sea battle on an illegal immigrant ship off the coast of Palestine in 1947. Sent to America by the ship's captain, he is adopted by the wealthy and childless Livingstons and grows up on their Hudson Valley estate, riding ice floes on the river, jumping freights, climbing cliffs. Yet he is shaped by the imperatives of his origins and destiny, by his peculiar sensitivity to light, and by his astonishing seizures and visions. A fine copy in blue cloth and boards in a fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. dj. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 373 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Blue spine with white and orange lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$10.00", has a closed tear along the rear tail edge, stains along the rear cover, chipping along the fore corners, chipping along the spine tail edge and tail joint corners, and mild bending wear along the extremities. Boards have tears on the tail edges, mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges, discoloration along the head and tail edges, and mild wear along the edges. Textblock has adhesive stains on the pastedowns and end-pages, a dent along the tail edge of pages 221-337, and mild age toning along the edges. Signed flat by Mark Helprin and dated "14.VI.95" on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1390261. Special Collections - Downstairs. Signed.…