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Amis, Kingsley. That uncertain feeling: a novel. London: Victor Gollancz, 1955.
Price: US$12.17 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Amis, Kingsley.That uncertain feeling: a novel. London: Victor Gollancz, 1955. First edition. Hardback, good, no dustjacket. Red boards with Boots Booklovers Library sticker on the front. Boards slightly bumped at corners with small dent on the spine. Binding good. 254pp., a few pages slightly creased, contents clean and bright. In That Uncertain Feeling competition is stiff for the position of sub-librarian in Aberdarcy Library. For John Lewis, the situation is complicated by the attentions of daunting and desirable village socialite, Elizabeth Gruffyd-Williams, who is married to a member of the local Council. Pursuing an affair with her whilst keeping his job prospects alive is John's predicament, as he finds himself running down Welsh country lanes at midnight in a wig and dress, resisting the advances of local drunks and suffering the long speeches of a 'nut-faced' clergyman. At times tenderly satirical and at times riotously slap-stick, Amis sends up an array of rural stereotypes in this story about a man who doesn't know what he wants. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.
Seller: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, United Kingdom
AMIS, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling *First Edition, 1st printing*. London: Gollancz 1955, 1955.
Price: US$12.80 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. First printing. The author's second novel. Very Good copy with lettering fading upon the spine. Lacking the fragile jacket. Overseas buyers please read shipping terms and estimated transit times prior to ordering.' 'We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging'
Seller: Malden Books, Kingston-upon-Thames, SURRE, United Kingdom
Kingsley Amis. That Uncertain Feeling. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$12.80 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2nd imp. (1955). 254pp. VG book with small ink name to ffep, in G+ slightly edgeworn jacket with some chipping particularly to spine ends, spine darkened, now preserved in mylar jacket protector
Seller: Object Relations, IOBA, London, United Kingdom
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: pp. 254. 8vo. Red binding with gilt lettering to spine. General shelfwear, musty smell. Dustjacket age toned and edgeworn, lightly soiled, with darkening to spine; good in good dustjacket.
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Kingsley Amis. That Uncertain Feeling. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$16.01 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Top of block a little spotted but pages are clean and bright in this first printing. Former owner's name neatly to fep. Red boards lightly marked with fading at head and foot of spine. Unclipped d/j heavily worn to edges with closed tears and some minor loss. Now in protective sleeve. 12mo. 254pp
Seller: Dodman Books, Morston, United Kingdom
Price: US$25.54 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (12/6). Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, little patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), few small (approx. 5mms) tears, patchy browning (including to spine), few small marks, little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, little pushing/bumping to corners, is a little fragile and is in only good condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with minor pushing/bumping to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Little spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Front end-paper has been a little roughly cut. Top of pages slightly dusty. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Couple of small dents/bumps to edge of a few pages. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. London: Gollancz, 1955, London, 1955.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good Plus. First Edition. Amis' second novel, after the runaway succes of Lucky Jim. Clean, sound copy, lacking the dw.
Seller: Dr Jeremy Parrott, London, United Kingdom
Amis, Kingsley. That uncertain feeling. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$32.82 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 254 pag Size: 3m5
Seller: Von Meyenfeldt, Slaats & Sons, Breda, Netherlands
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling: a Novel. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$38.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second impression, in same month as first. DJ rubbed and lightly chipped, with tanned spine. Top edge a little dusty with a few spots, else clean and tight. Size: 12mo 0.0
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Kingsley Amis. That Uncertain Feeling. Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A comic novel by Amis, adapted to film in 1961, starring Peter Sellers under the title Only Two Can Play. In 1986 BBC adapated it for a TV Series. VG book, general wear, dealer note in pencil in front. VG+ dust jacket, typical browning of the spine, unclipped 12/6. Now with a clear protective cover; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, Australia
AMIS, Kingsley. THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$51.21 + shipping
Description: First Edition in the slightly toned and chipped dust-jacket, unclipped. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. A clean and bright copy of the author's second book.
Seller: Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$59.27 + shipping
Description: First printing. A clean and bright NF copy lin a VG dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Basis for the 1962 film "Only Two Can Play" directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling and Virginia Maskell.
Seller: AcornBooksNH, New Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$59.27 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing. A VG+ copy in a VG dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Basis for the 1962 film "Only Two Can Play" directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling and Virginia Maskell.
Seller: AcornBooksNH, New Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$62.40 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A decent copy of the first British edition, first printing of Amis' second book. Text is tight and clean. Appears unread or barely so. Lettering to spine is bright and unflaked. Small shallow ding to front board top edge. In a Near Fine - dust jacket (in mylar) w/moderate to heavy toning to spine, much less so to edges, unobtrusive short crease (not a tear) to front panel top edge. No previous owners' names. No remainder mark or spray. Not Price Clipped. Not ex-lib. Not a Book Club Edition. This is a nice copy at a very good price. Compare and see. Photos sent upon request. Accurate Descriptions/Quality Books/Unmatched Prices
Seller: Novel Ending Books, Franklin, TN, U.S.A.
KINGSLEY AMIS. THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING. GOLLANCZ, LONDON, 1955.
Price: US$64.01 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: THE BOOK IS IN GOOD ORDER WITH BROWING TO THE PAGE EDGES. THE DUST JACKET IS COMPLETE AND NOT PRICE CLIPPED. (12/6) WITH SOILING TO THE FRONT AND BACK. THE SPINE IS A LITTLE DULLED. NOT A BAD COPY Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Sydney Charles Books, SURREY, United Kingdom
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. London Gollancz 1955, 1955.
Price: US$64.01 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published by Gollancz in 1955. A near fine book without inscriptions. Some bumping to the head and base of the spine. Some spotting to the text block and paste downs. In a very good, unclipped wrapper with some chipping to the head and base of the spine. Loosely inserted is a newspaper literary review of the novel.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Amis, Kingsley.. That Uncertain Feeling. Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Amis's second novel, in VG condition red cloth first edition, with gilt on spine. Yellow and red dust jacket cover has some minor chips and tears, else good, with plastic protective slip. Inside perfectly clean, bright and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, London, 1955.
Price: US$96.02 + shipping
Description: Hardback. Very Good/Fair. First Edition. 8vo. Amis' 2nd book. A few closed tears on dustwrap and spine of dustwrap yellow dulled. Clean tight copy. 254 pp.; 61099
Seller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books, CARMARTHEN, United Kingdom
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$121.63 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red, cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Minor wear and ageing only. No inscriptions; the price-clipped dust jacket is protected by a clear, removable cover. Author's second book. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics.
Seller: Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA, HINDHEAD, United Kingdom
[LARKIN, Philip]. Amis, Kingsley.. That Uncertain Feeling: A Novel.. London: Gollancz,, 1955.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: 254 pp. Foxing to fore-edge extending to endpapers. Chip to fore-edge of last text leaf and free endpaper. In all, a very good only copy in very good plus dust jacket with toned spine. Amis generously borrowed aspects of his friend Larkin to form the protagonist librarian John Lewis. Larkin was not thrilled.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
AMIS, [Sir] Kingsley (1922-1995). That Uncertain Feeling. London: Victor Gollancz, 1955, 1955.
Price: US$153.63 + shipping
Description: [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.254; [2]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, typographic dust-jacket with printed price of 12/6 to front flap. Toning to edges of dust-jacket, rolling to spine, sunning to top edge of front board and crown of spine, some tearing to edges of jacket. Very good. 'That Uncertain Feeling' follows the story of a married librarian who starts an affair with a board local wife.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Amis, Kingsley. THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$172.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 254 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's signatures on the ffep. Page edges are lightly darkened. Bound in red hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Lightly worn around the edges. Yellow dustjacket in good condition with black titles. Darkened and scuffed on the spine. Worn around the edges with small chips, creases, and tears. 1ST UK EDITION. VG/G
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Amis, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Slight wear to jacket along top edge. The author's second book.
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller , Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
AMIS, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$224.05 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 254. Original red boards, lettered in gilt to spine. A little spotting to top edge of text block, but a near fine copy in a better than very good dustwrapper, slightly darkened, some faint spotting to spine and just a little wear to the spine head. First edition of the author's second novel. Amis père is currently out of literary favour -- which makes now a good time to gather him up, since he is far too important a figure and far too good a writer to be forgotten permanently. A superior copy of an early title.
Seller: Neil Pearson Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
AMIS, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Pages the slightest bit toned, still fine in lightly age-toned, else near fine dustwrapper. The author's second novel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
AMIS, Kingsley. That Uncertain Feeling. Victor Gollancz, London, 1955.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Top corner a trifle bumped, else fine in fine dustwrapper. The author's second novel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
AMIS (Kingsley). That Uncertain Feeling. A Novel. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1955.
Price: US$832.19 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. 8vo. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full terracotta morocco, the covers with a gilt fillet border on three sides, the spine divided into six panels with raised bands, lettered in the second and fourth on purple and bright green morocco labels and dated at the foot on a purple label, hand-marbled endleaves, gilt edges.
Seller: George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom