unconditional surrender von humphreys emyr (24 Ergebnisse)

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. BH4 - A tight, clean, sound copy in textured blued paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket mylar sleeve endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the front and back free endpapers, and the title page. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel set in rural north Wales in the months between May and August 1945. The world war is winding down and Britain and the world are changing. The situation is explored through the story of two characters, the rector of a rural parish in north Wales and a mysterious German countess being housed under his care as a displaced person. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: New. New edition. In the months between May and August 1945 the world is both winding down and changing forever. The European war over, Britain looks to the future and prepares for a general election. Unknown to all but a few, life is about to be pitched into the atomic age.Unconditional Surrender charts these changes though two voices, the rector of a rural parish in north Wales, and a mysterious German countess housed under his care as a displaced person. At the centre of their attention is Meg, the rector's daughter, and her increasingly fraught relationships with a conscientious objector and a young prisoner-of-war held nearby. The results of these relationships are as momentous, in their way, as the bombing of Hiroshima.Unconditional Surrender sets young against old, local against international, and follows the changing social mores of a unique period in history. Fascinating in its characterisation and scope, beautifully executed, this is Emyr Humphreys at his best.Emyr Humphreys is the author of twenty novels in English and Welsh, and has also published collections of stories and poetry. He has written screenplays and adapted other works for television and radio, in addition to producing and directing in both of those media. His novels have won the Arts Council of Wales Book of the Year, Hawthornden and other prizes.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In the months between May and August 1945 the world is both winding down and changing forever. The European war over, Britain looks to the future and prepares for a general election. Unknown to all but a few, life is about to be pitched into the atomic age.Unconditional Surrender charts these changes though two voices, the rector of a rural parish in north Wales, and a mysterious German countess housed under his care as a displaced person. At the centre of their attention is Meg, the rector's daughter, and her increasingly fraught relationships with a conscientious objector and a young prisoner-of-war held nearby. The results of these relationships are as momentous, in their way, as the bombing of Hiroshima.Unconditional Surrender sets young against old, local against international, and follows the changing social mores of a unique period in history. Fascinating in its characterisation and scope, beautifully executed, this is Emyr Humphreys at his best.Emyr Humphreys is the author of twenty novels in English and Welsh, and has also published collections of stories and poetry. He has written screenplays and adapted other works for television and radio, in addition to producing and directing in both of those media. His novels have won the Arts Council of Wales Book of the Year, Hawthornden and other prizes. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 180 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

156pp. Laminate p/b. NEW.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Faultless copy, d/j light shelf wear o/w fine.

Paperback. Very Good condition. Not Inscribed. 156 pages. This book charts the changes following the end of the Second World War through two voices, one the Rector of a rural parish in North wales and a mysterious German Countess housed under his care as a displaced person.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Like New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Like New. First Edition. Ex-Library. Light library markings, dj in mylar, otherwise fine.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. 156pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly bumped spine ends. Lender's 'withdrawn' stamp and evidence of previous label on front free endpaper. Security device on rear free endpaper. Lender's label on title page. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket is Mylar wrapped (adhered to itself) has very light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. A novel charting the changes in post-war Britain through the voices of a rector in North Wales and a mysterious German countess, housed under his care as a displaced person.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. New Edition. paperback,156 pages,fine.shelf 108.

Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 156pp. Blue boards lettered in gold at the spine. Top edge fractionally spotted. A virtually fine copy in fine non-price-clipped dust wrapper.

First edition. 156 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket with discreet US distributor stickers on the title page and front flap.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In the months between May and August 1945 the world is both winding down and changing forever. The European war over, Britain looks to the future and prepares for a general election. Unknown to all but a few, life is about to be pitched into the atomic age.Unconditional Surrender charts these changes though two voices, the rector of a rural parish in north Wales, and a mysterious German countess housed under his care as a displaced person. At the centre of their attention is Meg, the rector's daughter, and her increasingly fraught relationships with a conscientious objector and a young prisoner-of-war held nearby. The results of these relationships are as momentous, in their way, as the bombing of Hiroshima.Unconditional Surrender sets young against old, local against international, and follows the changing social mores of a unique period in history. Fascinating in its characterisation and scope, beautifully executed, this is Emyr Humphreys at his best.Emyr Humphreys is the author of twenty novels in English and Welsh, and has also published collections of stories and poetry. He has written screenplays and adapted other works for television and radio, in addition to producing and directing in both of those media. His novels have won the Arts Council of Wales Book of the Year, Hawthornden and other prizes. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand: Very Good. Slight shelf wear otherwise fine.

Paperback. Zustand: New. New edition. In the months between May and August 1945 the world is both winding down and changing forever. The European war over, Britain looks to the future and prepares for a general election. Unknown to all but a few, life is about to be pitched into the atomic age.Unconditional Surrender charts these changes though two voices, the rector of a rural parish in north Wales, and a mysterious German countess housed under his care as a displaced person. At the centre of their attention is Meg, the rector's daughter, and her increasingly fraught relationships with a conscientious objector and a young prisoner-of-war held nearby. The results of these relationships are as momentous, in their way, as the bombing of Hiroshima.Unconditional Surrender sets young against old, local against international, and follows the changing social mores of a unique period in history. Fascinating in its characterisation and scope, beautifully executed, this is Emyr Humphreys at his best.Emyr Humphreys is the author of twenty novels in English and Welsh, and has also published collections of stories and poetry. He has written screenplays and adapted other works for television and radio, in addition to producing and directing in both of those media. His novels have won the Arts Council of Wales Book of the Year, Hawthornden and other prizes.

First Edition. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. 156 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. A novel set in rural Wales between May and August of 1945 just after the end of World War II and told in two distinct voices, the rector of the parish and a displaced German countess. Sprache: english.