Buy this book on-line HANKS**, TOM: : UNCOMMON TYPE - some stories. **LONDON.WILLIAM HEINEMANN,2017. ISBN 9781785151514.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,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,red background to spine and front panel of dw/dj with a white glossy single line panel border with glossy,embossed,capitalised white lettered author's name and flat printed part- capitalised,part-lower cased,black-lettered title within the bordered panel which also includes a glossy,part-embossed artwork design of a typewriter with a sheet of paper in situ and a pair of spectacles,b/w glossy capitalised lettering repeated to spine/backstrip which also has a thumbnail repetition of front's illustration,and publisher's white colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's b/w portrait photograph and 3 critics' red+white lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without blemish or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – pristine - possibly unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with impressed typewriter silhouette to centre of upper board and bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,a black+silver striped headband and sewn-in black silk ribbon bookmark and immaculate/clean typewriter keys/ letters design illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,vii-viiipp+3-405pp [paginated] includes contents list/table title separator page with b/w photograph ot a vintage typewriter,as each of the other stories all also have a typewriter of different age b/w photograph preceding it,17 short stories and acknowledgements at rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with a blank verso and at the rear,2pp blanks.
Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness.
A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories which show that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A woman adjusting to life in a new neighbourhood after her divorce. Four friends going to the moon and back in a rocket ship constructed in the backyard. A teenage surfer stumbling into his father's secret life.These are just some of the people and situations that Tom Hanks explores in his first work of fiction, a collection of stories that dissects,with great affection,humour and insight,the human condition and all its foibles.
The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor,sometimes central.To many,typewriters represent a level of craftsmanship,beauty and individuality that is harder and harder to find in the modern world.In his stories,Mr Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. Known for his honesty and sensitivity as an actor,Mr Hanks brings both those characteristics to his writing.
By turns whimsical, moving and occasionally melancholy,'Uncommon Type' is a book that will delight as well as surprise his millions of fans.It also establishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction,a voice that perceptively delves beneath the surface of friendships, families,love and normal,everyday behaviour.
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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,wrap-around red background to spine and front panel of dw/dj with a white glossy single line panel border with author's capitalised,glossy,embossed white-lettered name and flat printed part-capitalised, part lower case,black-lettered title within the bordered panel which also includes a glossy, part-embossed artwork design of a typewriter with a sheet of paper in situ and a pair of spectacles,b/w glossy capitalised lettering repeated to spine/backstrip which also has a thumbnail repetition of front's illustration, and publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's b/w portrait photograph and 3 critics' red+white lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners,both head+foot of spine with miniscule bumping with reciprocal creases – but no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – pristine - possibly unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with impressed typewriter silhouette to centre of upper board and bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,a black+silver striped headband and sewn-in black silk ribbon bookmark and immaculate/clean typewriter keys/letters design illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,vii-viiipp+3-405pp [paginated] includes contents list/table title separator page with b/w photograph of a vintage typewriter,as each of the other stories all also have a typewriter of different age b/w photograph preceding it,17 short stories and acknowledgements at rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with a blank verso and at the rear,2pp blanks.
Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness and its lack of detracting faults. A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories which show that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.A hectic,funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A woman adjusting to life in a new neighbourhood after her divorce. Four friends going to the moon and back in a rocket ship constructed in the backyard. A teenage surfer stumbling into his father's secret life.These are just some of the people and situations that Tom Hanks explores in his first work of fiction, a collection of stories that dissects,with great affection,humour and insight,the human condition and all its foibles. The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part,sometimes minor, sometimes central.To many,typewriters represent a level of craftsmanship,beauty and individuality that is harder and harder to find in the modern world.In his stories,Mr Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. Known for his honesty and sensitivity as an actor,Mr Hanks brings both those characteristics to his writing.
By turns whimsical,moving and occasionally melancholy,'Uncommon Type' is a book that will delight as well as surprise his millions of fans.It also establishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction,a voice that perceptively delves beneath the surface of friendships,families,love and normal,everyday behaviour.
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** 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. ** Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of HANKS**, TOM: : UNCOMMON TYPE - some stories. **. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, livres rares, out of print books, incunabula and antiquarian books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |