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Hardback. Second Printing. Book is a Tight square unmarked copy in Very Good Condition with very slight page browning at the edges. Dustjacket is in Good to Very Good condition with slight browning at the edges which looks like accumulative cigarette smoke browning. Two inch closed tear at the top of the front cover was once repaired with scotch tape and has yellowed and come off. No creasing or chipping to the dustjacket, the browning and the repaired tear being the two major faults.$4.50 original price is present and unclipped.

first printing of the first American edition; 185 pp., hardcover, top corner slightly bumped, else fine in a very good dust jacket; the author's first book. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

A fine copy of the author's first book in a crisp, very good dust jacket, slightly toned and soiled at rear, nicked at spine ends.

Shows minor wear, tanned pages.

Small scrunched spot at upper front joint, with a short closed tear. Still a nice copy.

1st paperback edition published in 1968 by Pan Books Ltd in London, originally entitled Shadow Dance.172 pp. Cover shows white spot with writing on it. Pages show yellowing commensurate with age. See pictures for more details. This item is being sold under the Retail Gift Aid Scheme to support Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust. Gift Aid enables us to increase the value of donations by 25%. Amnesty International UK Section is acting as an agent selling this item on behalf of one of our Gift Aid Donors.

Remainder mark. Half-inch tear to Very Good+ jacket.

12mo. pp: 171. U.K. edition with U.S. title. Original publisher's photo-illustrated paper covers with blue and white lettering at spine. Originally entitled "Shadow Dance". Very good plus. Bookplate to reverse of front cover. Some edgewear. Pages slightly toned with age. Otherwise compact and internally clean copy.

Clean tight copy, no marks or inscriptions. Light reading wear. First UK paperback edition.

First American edition. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper with a tiny tear and a touch of soiling. A very nice copy of the author's first book, published in the U.K. as *Shadow Dance*.

First printing of the first UK paperback edition of the author's first novel (using the American title). ****Near fine in colour-illustrated thin card covers. The covers show some light marks and rubbing commensurate with age and handling over the last 55+ years, but are remarkably fresh and clean. No reading lean and no reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. No bumps, tears or creases. No fading. Covers bright. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing. No creases or tears. Paper stock just lightly tanned. ***178mm x 110mm. 172 pages. *** 'Dark glasses, casual lust and violence --- a decided talent for the grotesque scene, the nightmarish atmosphere' New Statesman ***'A kind of glowing nightmare picture' - Evening Standard (Review quotes from back cover). ***'Angela Olive Pearce (formerly Carter, née Stalker; 7 May 1940 - 16 February 1992), who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realism, and picaresque works. She is mainly known for her book "The Bloody Chamber" (1979). In 1984, her short story "The Company of Wolves" was adapted into a film of the same name. In 2008, The Times ranked Carter tenth in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In 2012, "Nights at the Circus" was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. She married twice, first in 1960 to Paul Carter, ultimately divorcing in 1972. In 1969, she used the proceeds of her Somerset Maugham Award to leave her husband and relocate for two years to Tokyo, where, she claims in "Nothing Sacred" (1982), that she "learnt what it is to be a woman and became radicalised". She wrote about her experiences there in articles for New Society and in a collection of short stories, "Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces" (1974). Evidence of her experiences in Japan can also be seen in "The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman" (1972). She then explored the United States, Asia, and Europe, helped by her fluency in French and German. She spent much of the late 1970s and 1980s as a writer-in-residence at universities, including the University of Sheffield, Brown University, the University of Adelaide, and the University of East Anglia. In 1977, Carter met Mark Pearce, with whom she had one son and whom she eventually married shortly before her death in 1992.' (Wiki) ***First printing of the first UK paperback edition in near fine condition. An extremely hard book to find now in such nice, bright collectable condition. Of interest to collectors of rare Angela Carter first edition vintage paperbacks. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Octavo, boards. Author's first book, published in England as SHADOW DANCE. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-35]. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. (4778)

8vo., 185pp. Sharp Stated First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint of bump at the bottom front tip but barely. No toning. Unfaded blue top-stain. Sticker ghost on the rear paste-down. Small black mark on the bottom of the text block. Looks like the letter "N". Small black remainder mark on bottom of the text block. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.50), has a couple of small nicks and close tears. Light soiling on rear panel. Still bright and complete and presents very well. A very pretty collectable copy of the author's first book and at a great price.

Author's First Book.Fine copy in a near fine jacket.First Edition.$4.50 on flap.Small remainder mark.Excellent Copy.Scarce.

First American edition. Near fine in very good price-clipped dust jacket. ( 2" 1/2"-inch tear at bottom of front cover jacket. Couple short edge tears & creasing as well. Spotting to cloth covers. No remainder marks! ) Author's uncommon FIRST book. Published in the U. K as "Shadow Dance."

First American edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (Couple short edge tears & trifle shelf wear at edges. Very tiny chip at crest of spine. Mild crease at head of front flap. Blue top-stain slightly faded. No remainder marks. ) Sharp copy of the author's FIRST mainstream publication. (Published in England as "Shadow Dance." ) (B)