The Care Of Time

This is the last novel from Eric Ambler (1909-1998), the great English spy novelist known for bringing realism to the genre. From an online synopsis: One Monday, Robert Halliday receives a bomb threat in the mail. Two days later, the bomb arrives—accompanied by an offer of employment from one Karliss Zander, an international fixer. Unless Halliday agrees to help him edit the… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First trade edition. Foxing on top page edges, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with spine lightly sunned, short closed tear on bottom edge of rear panel.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, 8vo, violet cloth with silver lettering over gun-metal gray-blue boards, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket with a kafiya surrounding an empty Arab face, [vi] + 277 pages. Eric Ambler, who has been called the "inventor of modern spy fiction,"… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a very faintly toned near fine dust jacket. A spy novel featuring Robert Halliday, set in the Persian Gulf.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1981. Stated First printing. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. 8vo. Quarter maroon cloth and blue boards, with silver spine lettering. 277 pages. No names, remainder marks, or marks to text. In illustrated dust-jacket, designed by Janet Halverson (with price intact).

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. Limited Edition (189/300). Hardcover. Octavo, 277 pages; VG; bound in full dark blue cloth, spine has gilt lettering; binding has minimal shelf wear, pages clear; signed by the author on the limitation page; housed in red publisher's slipcase; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to Ephemera section. 1326474. FP New… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo. [10], 3-277, [1] pp. Quarter purple cloth over navy paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $11.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Remainder mark to bottom textblock, bit of fading to edges of boards.

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1981. Book. Very Good Book. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. #71/300. Signed by amber on limitation page and inscribed by author on second free end page to 'Walter'. Clean, tight and otherwise unmarked in publisher's slipcase..

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (1981).. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth spine with silver lettering. 277 pp. Dust jacket has a couple of short tears. "Robert Halliday, an American free-lance writer is coerced into negotiations between NATO and the 'Ruler,' a powerful Persian Gulf sheik of questionable sanity.

VG. Jacket in mylar. Inscribed by author. 1st printing

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374118973 . Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Light creasing on front flap. ; 9.0 X 6.1 X 1.0 inches; 277 pages .

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1981. First edition, 8vo., fine in like jacket.

NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1981).. First edition, numbered & signed issue.. 277 pp. A few spots of foxing to page edges, else near fine in full cloth and fine publisher’s slipcase. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Ambler.

FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX. NY 1981. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth in Slipcase.. SIGNED Limited Edition. One of 300 numbered copies. Near fine in the publisher's slipcase. (Trace of light foxing at top of slipcase. A few mild spots of soiling at margins on last few pages. ) .

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Some light fading on top edge of covers, else fine in near fine dustwrapper lightly worn at spine ends and a hint of light browning. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual… Read more about this item

First edition, first printing (so stated). Octavo. Original gilt stamped dark blue cloth. Fine. Original publisher's red cloth slipcase. As issued, without dust jacket. 277 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Number 24 of 300 numbered copies, signed by Ambler on limitation page.

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 250p. ; 22cm. Subjects: English fiction.

Berkley, 1986-01-01. Paperback. Good.

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1983-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover. Slight musty smell with light foxing/dust dulling on top page edge.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next… Read more about this item

Farrar Straus Giroux. 1981. Hardcover. 1st printing. #279 of 300 copies SIGNED by Ambler. VG, clean & tight, in VG slipcase.; Signed by Author .