Dear Tom - LETTERS FROM HOME.
by COURTENAY, TOM
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE-./FINE.
- ISBN 10
- 038560095X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385600958
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,subject/author b/w portrait photographic illustrated front of dw/dj with author's capitalised, black lettered name,black-lettered part title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name,title as the front's and publisher's black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon respectively,to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with subject's mother's b/w portraait photograph and black-lettered attributed quotation.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore -edges with inevitable age-acquired ageing/toning but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine,a b/w striped headband,and immaculate plain beige endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,1-294pp [paginated] includes a Preface,22 unnumbered but titled chapters relating to his mother's letters,16pp of subject's contemporary b/w biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp86/87 and pp198/99 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table and Acknowledgements. Author's debut book. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its near 25-year-old age.It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. A collection of letters between Tom Courtenay and his mother interwoven with a portrait of what was going on in his life at the same time, during the heady days of the early sixties when successful young working-class actors were coming to the fore for the first time. Tom Courtenay shot to fame in the early Sixties with a string of successful films - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Billy Liar and Dr Zhivago to name but a few. Since then he has worked mainly in the theatre, but has also starred in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,created the part of Norman in 'The Dresser' on both stage and screen,performed solo in the brilliant Russian dissident play Moscow Stations in Edinburgh,London and New York, created the role of Serge in the original West End production of 'Art' and played King Lear at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. His latest film is Last Orders (then 2001). He was knighted in the 2001 New Year's Honours List. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **
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- Bookseller
- R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Dear Tom - LETTERS FROM HOME.
- Author
- COURTENAY, TOM
- Illustrator
- illustrated with subject's contemporary b/w biographical photographs.
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE-.
- Jacket Condition
- FINE.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 038560095X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385600958
- Publisher
- LONDON.DOUBLEDAY/a division of Transworld Publishers,2000.
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2000
- Keywords
- q52.BIOGRAPHY.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.ISBN 038560095X.English actor_1960s_British New Wave.Tom Courtenay_knighthood,2001_service to cinema and theatre.Tom Courtenay_films_The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner_Billy Liar_King Rat_Doctor Zh
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