The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend an alien culture--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of North Africa, The Sheltering Sky is at once merciless and heartbreaking in its compassion. It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence--perhaps even the limits of human life --when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert. (via-GoodReads)
First Edition Identification
New Directions published the First US Edition in New York, 1949. The edition is bound in the publisher’s tan cloth, with blue and black stamping on the spine.
John Lehmann published the First UK Edition in London, 1949. The original jacket was designed by Red Uhlman.
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THE SHELTERING SKY
by BOWLES. PAUL
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London, Greater London, GBR
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€1,007.93
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John Lehmann. London. 1950. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.3 inches). A fine copy finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather. Spine with five raised bands, compartments lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Single gilt ruled border to boards. Top edge gilt. A Fine copy of Bowles' influential first novel. Famously rejected… Read more about this item Item Price
€1,007.93
The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dj
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- 4th printing
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- (c.1949)
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- Hardcover
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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€95.19
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New York: New Directions. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1949). 4th printing. Hardcover. [a good sound copy, very slight bumping to upper corners, light age-toning to edges of text block; the jacket has tiny bits of paper loss at several corners, some darkening to spine, overall light soiling]. A presentable copy of Bowles's highly-regarded tale… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Third Impression
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- 1949
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- Cloth
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London, Greater London, GBR
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€296.45
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London: John Lehmann 1949. 8vo. Third impression, one month after the first edition. 304 pp. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and in pictorial dust wrapper. Jacket chipped at spine ends & corners, with 1-1.5cm loss to head of spine. Cloth clean. Internally clean. No ownership names. The author's first book, and a classic of beat literature. .… Read more about this item Item Price
€296.45
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The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First American Edition
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- 1949
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€1,427.85
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New York: New Directions, 1949. First American Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original tan cloth, with spine stamped in black and blue. Near Fine with strips of browning to edges of front and rear free endpapers, pages toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket designed by Alvin Lustig, with several… Read more about this item Item Price
€1,427.85
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The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First edition
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- 1949
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- Cloth
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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€1,007.93
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London: John Lehmann, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5". None . A bright first edition, third impression of this novel by Paul Bowles. The first edition, third impression of this work. A novel telling of alienation and existential despair by American author Paul Bowles. Following the tale of Port Moresby and his wife Kit… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SHELTERING SKY [Signed]
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1949
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- Hardcover
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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€2,617.72
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New York: New Directions, 1949. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 318 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is speckled with black lettering. Dust jacket is in a mylar covering, and shows minor wear and chipping along extremities, along with a small chip missing along upper rear hinge. Price uncut: "$2.75." Inscribed on… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sheltering Sky.
by Bowles, Paul.
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- Used - Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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- Facsimile reprint with no printings noted and no price on the du
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- No date
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- Tan cloth, black spine title on a sky blue background.
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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€104.71
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Norfolk, Connecticut.: New Directions., No date. Facsimile reprint with no printings noted and no price on the dust jacket flap.. Tan cloth, black spine title on a sky blue background.. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.. 21x14 cm.. A nice uncommon reprint of the author’s first book. weight: 1.0 lb. Item Price
€104.71
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THE SHELTERING SKY - SIGNED
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used
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- First American Edition
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- 1949
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Stephenson, Virginia, USA
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€2,855.70
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New York: New Directions Books, 1949. First American Edition. Bowles's first novel, following a trio of Americans who travel deep into the Sahara desert after the conclusion of World War II, who embark seeking different things, but ultimately find only deception, despair, and death. Basis for Bernardo Bertolucci's 1990 film of the same name, starring John Malkovitch, Debra Winger,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
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- 1949
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€904.30
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New York: New Directions, 1949. First American Edition. Fine/Very Good. First American edition, first printing. 318 pp. Publisher's tan cloth, spine stamped in black and blue. Hint of reading wear, else Fine in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket, chipped at extremities, a little rubbed and toned, with a tiny stain to the back panel and tear near… Read more about this item Item Price
€904.30
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The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good+
- Edition
- First American Edition
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- 1949
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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€3,331.65
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New York: New Directions, 1949. First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First American edition. Neatly signed by Paul Bowles on half title. 318 pp. Publisher's tan cloth with blue and black stamping on spine. Near Fine with a little staining to edges, offsetting to endpapers, in a slightly toned, unclipped dust jacket with two small tears in spine… Read more about this item Item Price
€3,331.65
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The Sheltering Sky. [A Novel]
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - Binding has uneven, light fading on spine, with faint stain (barely visible) at base of spine, moderate foxing on edges of text
- Edition
- Third impression
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- 304pp. 8vo
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- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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€571.14
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London: John Lehmann, 1949. Third impression. 304pp. 8vo. Binding has uneven, light fading on spine, with faint stain (barely visible) at base of spine, moderate foxing on edges of text block, endpapers and a few pages of text are quite foxed (including half-title page and title page, with a very small chip at top edge of half-title page); a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1949
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- Hardcover
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Ridgewood, New York, USA
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€237.98
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NY: New Directions, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 318pp. First edition (no subsequent printings stated on copyright page). Spine ends and board corners lightly bumped/softened. Some light soiling to boards. As usual, the pastedowns and endpapers show some adhesive-based offsetting, though nothing too severe. A quite presentable copy of Bowles' classic first novel, lacking… Read more about this item Item Price
€237.98
The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - 8vo pb 256pp VG++ 210 gms
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Southport, GBR
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€4.74
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The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1998
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- 9780880015820
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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€4.76
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A small amount of wear, including a bumped corner, a sticker and two shallow creases on the spine, and the owner's name inside the front cover. Originally published in 1949, this is the tale of three Americans adrift in Northern Africa in the years right after WWII. Item Price
€4.76
The Sheltering Sky
by Bowles, Paul
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780586089323
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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€0.95
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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The Sheltering Sky
by BOWLES, Paul
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
- Published
- 1949
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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€1,903.80
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(New York): New Directions, 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a very short tear on the front panel. Housed in a custom quarter morocco gilt and cloth clamshell case. The author's first and best-known book, in which a disaffected American couple meet the harsh reality of the Moroccan desert,… Read more about this item Item Price
€1,903.80
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780880015820
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- 1
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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€6.17
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HarperCollins Publishers, 1998. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
€6.17
Sheltering Sky, The
by Paul Bowles
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- Used - Markdown
- Published
- September 2014
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780062351487
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- 1
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Holland, Michigan, USA
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€2.28
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EccoPress, September 2014. Trade Paperback . Markdown. Between the Covers Bookshop sells gently used books at 35-95% off retail price. Book may have creases on spine. May have bent corners on cover or pages. Slight shelf wear. Item Price
€2.28
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The Sheltering Sky.
by BOWLES, Paul.
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London, London, GBR
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€2,668.05
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London, John Lehmann, 1949. . First edition, first printing; 8vo; previous owner's initials to front free endpaper, last leaf with chip to fore-edge from clumsy opening presumably at time of publication, overall internally fine; publisher's grey cloth, slightly sunned at spine ends and corner tips, dust-jacket by Fred Uhlman, slight wear to fore-corners of front panel and… Read more about this item Item Price
€2,668.05
Head Injury: A Practical Guide
by Trevor Powell
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- Used: Acceptable
- Published
- 1994
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780863881268
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- 1
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Chester, GBR
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€7.47
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Speechmark Publishing Ltd, 1994. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition good. A guide to the psychological, social, behavioural and emotional problems created by head injury. It is written in a non-technical, jargon-free style and addresses the medical problems, rehabilitation and adjustment of individuals and families to the realities of life after a head injury. The author's presentation of essential factual… Read more about this item Item Price
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