Italy, the setting an enchanted lake southeast of Rome, and American heiress Maggie - famed for her beauty, wealth and steely will - is the target for an assortment of con men, jewel thieves, counterfeiters, adulterers and spongers. A dazzling, pacy thriller. This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All are being published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between November 2017 and September 2018.
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Italy, the setting an enchanted lake southeast of Rome, and American heiress Maggie - famed for her beauty, wealth and steely will - is the target for an assortment of con men, jewel thieves, counterfeiters, adulterers and spongers. A dazzling, pacy thriller. This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All are being published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between November 2017 and September 2018.
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Add this copy of The Takeover to cart. $5.45, fair condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Penguin.
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Fair. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for.
Add this copy of The Takeover to cart. $26.20, like new condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1976 by New York: Viking Press.
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Price-clipped. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 266 pages; Description: 266 p.; 22 cm. Subjects: Mythology, Classical--Fiction. Italy--Fiction. Form/Genre: Didactic fiction.
Add this copy of The Takeover to cart. $54.11, like new condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1976 by Macmillan and Co., Limited.
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None. Fine in Very Good jacket. A smart first edition of this novel set in Italy by Muriel Spark, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Set in Nemi, Italy in the 1970s, this novel follows the story of wealthy and glamourous Maggie Radcliffe and her neighbour Hubert Mallindaine, who believes himself to be the descendant of Emperor Caligula and the mythical Diana. At the time of writing, Spark was a permanent resident of Italy, having moved there in the late 1960s. Written by Dame Muriel Sarah Spark, a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear to the extremities and sunning to the spine. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine.
Add this copy of The Takeover to cart. $64.70, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1976 by Macmillan.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good jacket. A neat, first edition of this novel set in Italy by Muriel Spark, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original green cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by Muriel Spark, a Scottish novelist, poet and short-story writer known for her satire and wit, with which she presents serious themes. 'The Takeover' is set in Nemi, Italy in the 1970s, following the story of wealthy and glamourous Maggie Radcliffe and her neighbour Hubert Mallindaine, who believes himself to be the descendant of Emperor Caligula and the mythical Diana. At the time of writing, Spark was a permanent resident of Italy, having moved there in the late 1960s. In the publisher's green cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The odd small mark to boards. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light sunning, mainly to the spine. Light edge wear to the wrap, with a small tear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine.
Add this copy of The Takeover to cart. $65.07, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1976 by Macmillan.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. An excellent set offering both the uncorrected proof and first edition of 'The Takeover', from Scottish author Muriel Spark. A set of two, including both the uncorrected proof copy and first edition, first impression of 'The Takeover'. Proof copy bound in the publisher's wraps. First edition bound in the original cloth, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Â 'The Takeover' is an entertaining novel set against the backdrop of the oil crisis in 1973 Italy. It follows the shift in power dynamics between three group of residents housed in villas owned by the wealthy American Maggie Radcliffe. Â From prolific Scottish writer Muriel Spark, who is often noted for her darkly comedic and satirical tones and characters. Proof copy bound in the publisher's wraps. First edition bound in the original cloth, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Â Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear to cloth and light sunning to the proof's spine. With an ink impression and inscription of publication date and price to the front cover of proof. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine.
Add this copy of The Takeover to cart. $8.80, good condition, Sold by Hamelyn rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coslada, SP, SPAIN, published 1978 by Penguin.
Add this copy of The Takeover to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Black Cat Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sag Harbor, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by The Viking Press.
Add this copy of The Takeover to cart. $26.50, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Viking.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good hardcover with Very good dust jacket. The book back cover has a slight soil mark. The book endpapers have light discoloration. The text is nice and clean. The dust jacket panel corners and spine ends have light chipping.
Add this copy of The Takeover Spark, Muriel to cart. $29.99, like new condition, Sold by Arbor-Scout rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ann Arbor, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Viking Books.
