Buy watership down by richard adams from waterstones today. A novel puffin books book 1 kindle edition by adams, richard. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, to reg sones with gratitude and warm feelings richard adams november 1972. The author has written on the letter saying he would and has signed it also. Watership down and the power of notquiteappropriate. A first edition, first printing published by kestrel in 1976. First american edition, signed by adams on title page. But they dont sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures lives and.
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Watership down was the first novel for richard adams. The title refers to a hill in the north of hampshire, england, near the area where adams grew up. Adams, the authors wife, signed by adams and countersigned by her. Richard adams 1972 watership down, uk first edition, first printing, published by rex collings.
Inscribed and signed to kathleen with sincere good wishes of richard adams perth12 october 1978. All of a sudden the book watership down was absolutely everywhere and people were reading it on buses, trains, park benches all over the place. Plus a penguin paperback, signed and inscribed by richard admas. Richard adamss watership down is a timeless classic and one of the most. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. In addition, correspondence letters of dean baker with richard adams secretary regarding the signing of the book as well as a letter. Watership down signed by richard adams and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The boston globe a lyrical, engrossing tale, by the author of watership down, richard adams creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, snitter and rowf, fugitives from the horrors of an animal research center who escape into the isolationand terrorof the wilderness. Watership downis asurvivalandadventure novelby english authorrichard adams. Set in southcentral england, the story features a small group of rabbits. Watership down by adams, signed not owner, signed abebooks. Note nuthanger farm is a real place, like all the other places in the book. Watership down first illustrated edition signed by the author and illustrator by adams, richard. Collecting watership down by adams, richard first edition. Watership down by richard adams, first edition, signed abebooks. Watership down signed by the author and the illustrator. The author has signed his name without dedication to the title page.
First edition of the authors sequel to his beloved watership down. Publishers boards in unclipped dustjacket in colour by john lawrence 24 x 16cm with line drawings by john lawrence included is a cheque made out to mrs b. Goodreads members who liked watership down watership. Richard adams has 75 books on goodreads with 8889 ratings. The main characters of watership down novel are bigwig, fiver.
Watership down library edition more editions of watership down library edition. The title page has been inscribed directly onto the page by the author richard adams. Signed by the author on the title page, yours sincerely richard adams. The wrapper is protected in a removable brodart archival cover. Adams, richard 1972 watership down, uk first edition plus. Watership down signed author richard adams book condition used near fine quantity available 1 edition 1st edition binding hardcover isbn 10 0027000303 isbn 9780027000306 publisher macmillan publishing co.
I remember when watership down was first published in 1972. Watership down richard adams first edition signed rare book. Adams returns to the vivid and distinctive world he created in that enduring work, reacquainting readers with the characters we know and love, including fiver, hazel. Cane, their little girl lucy and their farmhands are fictitious and bear no intentional resemblance to any persons known to me. Over the past decade, the image of watership downs cartoon rabbits have been revived for a.
Established in 1969, peter harrington is one of the leading rare book firms. Published in november 1972 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in classics, fiction books. The book also comes with provenance as the previous owner wrote a letter to the author asking for him to sign the book. Set in the beautiful english countryside of the berkshire downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival follows a band of very special rabbits fleeing the destruction of their home by a developer. Adamss first novel, watership down was initially turned down by the major publishing houses, before publication by rex collings in 1972, and it was quickly established as a major work of british postwar literature. A first edition, first printing published by rex collings in 1972. Richard adams watership down first uk edition 1972 signed. Included are 10 of the 32 original lithographs from picture book printed in 6 or 7 colors on zinc signed in the plate by charlot with a colophon page signed by the artist, the printer, lynton kistler, and the designer, merle armitage.
First edition of the authors first and most beloved work. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. The lessons in watership down are hard, life lessons, but presented in a compassionate way to show teen readers that, even tho life has hard lessons, the courageous can perservere. We do not accept books with water damage, strong smoke smell, or just plain beat up. He originally began telling the story of watership down to his two daughters, juliet and rosamond, on a trip to stratfordonavon, to see a play. Fully rebound in leather with gilt page edges with gilt tiles and a bookplate for rt pemberton roly pemberton to mark the 250th anniversary of portals first contract to supply bank note paper to the bank of england. Watership down signed by richard adams first us edition, 3rd printing, 1972. Adams, richard watership down signed by the author and the. Evident in novels including traveller and the plague dogs but his imagination also strayed into mythical fantasy with the novels shardik and maia. Adapted to film in 1978 and into tv series in 1999 and 2018. It took 25 years, but richard adams eventually wrote a sequel to watership down in 1996, titled tales from watership down. The book then went on to become an international bestseller, a story read by adults and children alike. Evokingepicthemes, the novel follows the rabbits as they escape the.
Watership down has become a modern classic and won both the carnegie medal and the guardian childrens fiction prize in 1972. Richard george adams born 9 may, 1920 is bestremembered as the author of watership down, but wrote many other novels, short stories, poems and a biography. Set in southern england, aroundhampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. In 1974 he retired from the civil service and published a series of further books, including shardik, tales from watership down, maia, the plague dogs, and the girl in a swing. It also inspired many other authors to write stories about animals that incorporated mature themes. This stirring tale of courage and survival against the odds has become one of the bestloved animal adventures of all time. Watership down signed by richard adams kaninbjerget. Watership down is a classic adventure novel, written by english author richard adams, published by rex collings ltd of london in 1972. Richard adams watership down signed by the author and film director m.
Tales from watership down is the enchanting sequel to richard adamss bestselling classic watership down, which won the carnegie medal and the guardian childrens fiction award. Others of his books include shardik, maia, tales from watership down, the girl in a swing and the plague dogs, the last two of which, together with watership down. Watership down signed by richard adams signed first. Although they live in their natural wild environment, withburrows, they areanthropomorphised, possessing their ownculture,language,proverbs,poetry, andmythology.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Adams, richard 1972 watership down, uk first edition. The book has been awarded with mythopoeic fantasy award nominee 1975, guardian childrens fiction prize 1973 and many others. The story of watership down, edited originally in 1972, starts when the rabbit fiver begins to have visions showing a great catastrophe destroying his colony. To dean baker, with all good wishes from richard adams, whitchurch 7th july 1998. Adamss first novel, watership down was initially turned down by the major. Reviews 1 watership down is an allegorical fantasy novel written by british author richard adams, narrating the adventures of a small group of anthropomorphized rabbits as they escape the destruction of their homeland. First american edition of the author s first and most beloved work. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows some light rubbing to the extremities.
The world in the book is viewed through the eyes of a cat named fritti tailchaser and features plenty of anthropomorphic animals. Thousands and thousands of people will love this book. Watership down is an adventure novel by english author richard adams, published by rex collings ltd of london in 1972. Pdf watership down book by richard adams 1972 read. It was a novel by an unknown english author, richard adams. One of 250 numbered copies with the original slipcase to be signed by the author and illustrator, of. The story is set in englands downs, an idyllic rural home to the small native creatures who possess their own cultures, languages, poetry and mythology. Tales from watership down at the internet book list sally eckhoff 26 november 1996. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren he felt sure of it. Although watership down was rejected by publishers before collings accepted it, it has never been out of print, and is penguin books bestselling novel of all time.
Watership down by adams, first edition, signed abebooks. Adams is the author of several other novels and volumes of poetry, including tales from watership down, the muchanticipated followup to his first novel. Tales from watership down by richard adams alibris. Rex collings, 1974, second edition, later printing. He wasnt, in short, a career writer, saying he never thought of myself as a wri. First edition of the author s first and most beloved work. Octavo, original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine. More information about this seller contact this seller 1. A first edition, first printing published by kestrel books in 1976. Watership down, macmillan, 1974, first american edition, a near fine copy in like dustwrapper with a hint of tanning to the dustwrapper spine. Paradine, 1976 limited edition of 250 copies printed.
Tales from watership down more editions of tales from watership down. Watership down is an allegorical fantasy novel written by british author richard adams, narrating the adventures of a small group of anthropomorphized rabbits as they escape the destruction of their homeland. Watership down signed plus signed film tieins adams, richard. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading watership down. The two worked in the civil service together and would often play chess together on their lunch breaks. Richard adams is the author of many bestselling novels, including watership down 1974, shardik 1976, the plague dogs 1978, the girl in a swing 1980, maia 1985, and traveller 1988, as well as several works of nonfiction, including his autobiographical the day gone by 1991. The author has always maintained that watership down is not a book for. In 1974, two years after watership down was published, adams became a. Feels unread and has some marks, toning to inside front cover, light foxing and tanning.
It won both the carnegie medal and the guardian prize. Richard george adams 9 may 1920 24 december 2016 was an english novelist and writer of the books watership down, shardik and the plague dogs. The title refers to a hill in the north of hampshire. Set in southern england, around hampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. All of our books are in clean, readable condition unless noted otherwise. Dec 18, 2018 it was eventually awarded both the carnegie medal and the guardian award for childrens fiction for 1972.
The first uk printing published by oneworld publications, uk in 2014. Reg sones was one of richard adams closest friends, who read and corrected the proofs of watership down. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. Watership down scribner classics by adams, richard. Just like watership down was the debut novel of richard adams, so is tailchasers song the first book tad williams ever published. The result is one of englands most beloved young readers novels. Inscribed by the author, yours sincerely, richard adams whitchurch, hampshire, 28th february 2004. Published by macmillan pub co, new york, new york, u. Adams, richard 1972 watership down, uk first edition plus signed.
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