The Bat Tattoo
by Hoban, Russell
Russell Hoban's delicious new novel combines much about art- traditional and conceptual- with new angles on Christ, crash-test dummies, antiques, pornography and a charming tale of romance.Recently widowed and increasingly lonely, Roswell Clark's life had arrived at the point when he felt he needed a tattoo. His ideal image was that of a bat featured on an 18th century bowl in the Victoria and Albert Museum, but strangely, on a visit to the museum, he encountered a woman called Sarah Varley, who was clearly compelled by the same bat. What did it mean? Sarah dealt in antiques and Roswell soon ran into her stalls in Chelsea and Covent Garden. His calling, which grew out of an obsession with crash-test dummies was a bit harder to explain. It led from the invention of a popular children's toy to lucrative commissions from a Parisian sybarite for wooden working models with very adult moving parts. Both Roswell and Sarah had lost their spouses and were still grieving in very different ways. Then Christ started putting a hand in- literally- when a fragment of an ancient crucifix fetched up in one of Sarah's antique lots. Between some compulsion conveyed by this hand and Sarah's natural urge to make improvements in people, Roswell's work took a surprising new turn...
Reviews
Review this book!
Available Copies
THE BAT TATTOO
by HOBAN Russell
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN 10
- 0747560226
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Dulverton, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$19.60
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002. 0747560226. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original bronze lettered black cloth (faint spottin on top edge - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 238 (previous owner's gift inscription on half title). Item Price
A$19.60
The Bat Tattoo
by Russell Hoban
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0747560226
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Palgrave, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
A$20.20
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Place ribbon intact.Full run of numbers. Slight edge wear otherwise very good.
Item Price
A$20.20
The Bat Tattoo
by Russell Hoban
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 074756163X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
A$9.36
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Press, 2003. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
A$9.36
The Bat Tattoo
by Hoban, Russell
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 074756163X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$3.29
Show Details
Description:
Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
A$3.29
The Bat Tattoo
by hoban russell
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0747560226
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
A$19.60
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
A$19.60
The Bat Tattoo
by Hoban, Russell
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 074756163x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Dunfermline, Fife, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$7.77
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
A$7.77
The Bat Tattoo
by Hoban, Russell
- Condition
- UsedLikeNew
- ISBN 10
- 074756163X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Skokie, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
-
A$8.00
Show Details
Description:
UsedLikeNew. Item Price
A$8.00
The Bat Tattoo
by Russell Hoban
- Condition
- USED Good
- Published
- October 2003
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 074756163X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
- Item Price
-
A$9.32
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Publishing, October 2003. Paperback. USED Good. Item Price
A$9.32
The Bat Tattoo
by HOBAN,RUSSELL
- Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
DUNEDIN, NZL
- Item Price
-
A$23.76
Show Details
Description:
bloomsbury london 2002. first edition 238pp NF (black cloth,sl.cocked) in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled) Item Price
A$23.76
The Bat Tattoo
by RUSSELL HOBAN
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0747560226
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
- Item Price
-
A$15.53
Show Details
Description:
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC. Used - Good. Item Price
A$15.53
Bat Tattoo
by Russell Hoban
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 2004-04
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 074756163X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, USA
- Item Price
-
A$20.81
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, 2004-04. Paperback. Good. Item Price
A$20.81
The Bat Tattoo
by HOBAN, RUSSELL
- Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
DUNEDIN, NZL
- Item Price
-
A$8.39
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury 2003. Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost. Item Price
A$8.39
The Bat Tattoo.
by HOBAN, Russell.
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 2002
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
LONDON, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$49.00
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury, London., 2002. First edition. Octavo. pp [x], 238, [4].Fine in fine dustwrapper. Item Price
A$49.00
The Bat Tattoo
by Hoban, Russell
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 074756163x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
- Item Price
-
A$12.42
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd. Used - Good. In our warehouse Item Price
A$12.42
The Bat Tattoo
by Russell Hoban
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2003
- ISBN 10
- 074756163X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
WESTBANK, British Columbia, CAN
- Item Price
-
A$31.00
Show Details
Description:
A tight and unmarked copy- " Recently widowed and increasingly lonely, Roswell's life had arrived at the point when he felt he needed a tattoo. His ideal image was that of a bat featured on an 18th-century bowl in the Victoria and Albert Museum, but strangely, on a visit to the museum, he encountered a woman called Sarah, who was… Read more about this item Item Price
A$31.00
The Bat Tattoo
by Hoban, Russell
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 074756163x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
- Item Price
-
A$12.42
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd. Used - Very Good. Item Price
A$12.42
The Bat Tattoo
by Russell Hoban
- Condition
- Used:Good
- Published
- 2004-04-01
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 074756163X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, USA
- Item Price
-
A$42.41
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, 2004-04-01. Paperback. Used:Good. Item Price
A$42.41
The Bat Tattoo
by Hoban, Russell
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 074756163x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
- Item Price
-
A$17.90
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Item Price
A$17.90
The Bat Tattoo
by Hoban, Russell
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 074756163x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Dunfermline, Fife, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$7.77
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Item Price
A$7.77
Bat Tattoo
by Hoban, Russell
- Condition
- New
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 074756163X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Exeter, Devon, GBR
- Item Price
-
A$42.73
Show Details
Description:
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, 2003. Paperback. New. 256 pages. 7.72x4.80x0.71 inches. Item Price
A$42.73