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20169781101967324-2025Del Rey 2016. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> China Miéville</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Del Rey</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9781101967324</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2016</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 224</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> For readers of George Saunders Kelly Link David Mitchell and Karen Russell This Census-Taker is a stunning uncanny and profoundly moving novella from multiple-award-winning and bestselling author China Miéville.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR In a remote house on a hilltop a lonely boy witnesses a profoundly traumatic event. He tries—and fails—to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged parent he dreams of safety of joining the other children in the town below of escape. When at last a stranger knocks at his door the boy senses that his days of isolation might be over. But by what authority does this man keep the meticulous records he carries What is the purpose behind his questions Is he friend Enemy Or something else altogether Filled with beauty terror and strangeness This Census-Taker is a poignant and riveting exploration of memory and identity.Praise for This Census-Taker“China Miéville is a magician . . . who can both blow your mind with ideas as big as the universe and break your heart with language so precise and polished it’s like he’s writing with diamonds.â€â€”NPR “The book haunts the reader; what actually happened seems always just out of reach glimpsed in shadow as it rounds a corner ahead of our vision.â€â€”Los Angeles Review of Books “Mieville’s been compared to Karen Russell and George Saunders and rightfully so.â€â€”The Huffington Post “Marvellous.â€â€”The Guardian “Lingers in the mind like an unsettling dream.â€â€”Financial Times “A thought-provoking fairy tale for adults . . . This Census-Taker resembles the narrative style quirkiness and plotting found in the works of Karen Russell Aimee Bender or Steven Millhauser.â€â€”Booklist “Brief and dreamlike . . . a deceptively simple story whose plot could be taken as a symbolic representation of an aspect of humanity as big as an entire society and as small as a single soul.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews</p> Del Rey hardcover
20169781101967324-2025Del Rey 2016. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> China Miéville</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Del Rey</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9781101967324</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2016</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 224</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> For readers of George Saunders Kelly Link David Mitchell and Karen Russell This Census-Taker is a stunning uncanny and profoundly moving novella from multiple-award-winning and bestselling author China Miéville.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR In a remote house on a hilltop a lonely boy witnesses a profoundly traumatic event. He tries—and fails—to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged parent he dreams of safety of joining the other children in the town below of escape. When at last a stranger knocks at his door the boy senses that his days of isolation might be over. But by what authority does this man keep the meticulous records he carries What is the purpose behind his questions Is he friend Enemy Or something else altogether Filled with beauty terror and strangeness This Census-Taker is a poignant and riveting exploration of memory and identity.Praise for This Census-Taker“China Miéville is a magician . . . who can both blow your mind with ideas as big as the universe and break your heart with language so precise and polished it’s like he’s writing with diamonds.â€â€”NPR “The book haunts the reader; what actually happened seems always just out of reach glimpsed in shadow as it rounds a corner ahead of our vision.â€â€”Los Angeles Review of Books “Mieville’s been compared to Karen Russell and George Saunders and rightfully so.â€â€”The Huffington Post “Marvellous.â€â€”The Guardian “Lingers in the mind like an unsettling dream.â€â€”Financial Times “A thought-provoking fairy tale for adults . . . This Census-Taker resembles the narrative style quirkiness and plotting found in the works of Karen Russell Aimee Bender or Steven Millhauser.â€â€”Booklist “Brief and dreamlike . . . a deceptively simple story whose plot could be taken as a symbolic representation of an aspect of humanity as big as an entire society and as small as a single soul.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews</p> Del Rey hardcover
2016007574UK: Picador. A Superb UK first edition first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched within 2-3 days - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - 250 numbered copies - Pictures available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2016. Picador hardcover
2016BBS-2019850Picador 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Fine. 7x4x0. Signed. #87 of 250 signed numbered limited first edition copies. Signed by author China Mieville at the title page. First printing with number line to 1. Black boards with gold spine titles near fine with faint bump to spine head. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket fine in Mylar. Pages clean and bright unmarked. Picador hardcover
20161403322Burton Michigan: Subterranean Press 2016. Limited Edition #323/750. Hardcover. Small octavo 181 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket. Spine is black with white and mustard yellow lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "$45" on front flap. Boards fully bound in publisher's dark green cloth. Signed flat by China Miéville on publisher's limitation page. Shelved Room C. 1403322. Special Collections. Subterranean Press hardcover
20161403358London UK: Picador 2016. Limited Edition #81/250. Hardcover. Small octavo 139 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket. Spine is gray with bronze and white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "£12.99" on front flap. Boards have small dent to front head joint. Textblock edges have moderate age-toning; mild age-toning throughout interior. Signed flat by China Miéville on title page. Shelved Room C. 1403358. Special Collections. Picador hardcover
2016024581Subterranean Pr 2016. Book. Illus. by Chong Vincent. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Subterranean Press Limited Edition #262 of 750 copies. Subterranean Pr Hardcover
20161-1101967323Del Rey 2016. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.25 inches. Del Rey hardcover
2016BBS-2016669Subterranean Press 2016. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8x5x1. Signed. #531 of 750 signed numbered limited edition copies. Signed by Mieville at the limitation page. Green cloth with gold spine titles near fine with small spot of scuffing to front and back panel. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket fine in Mylar. Pages bright text unmarked. Subterranean Press hardcover
2016004727London United Kingdom: Picador 2016. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. First UK Edition First Printing. This is a true first edition first printing first impression with the number "1" to the copyright page to indicate a true first print in a excellent as new unclipped Dust Jacket one of 250 signed numbered copies this being #186. SIGNED by China Mieville to the title page. Picador Hardcover
20161757 M392SIGNED LIMITED and NUMBERED FIRST UK EDITION complete number line to 1 London Picador 2016. Signed by the Author directly on the Title Page no inscription. Numbered 82 of 250 on a publisher's bound in Limitation Page. NEW Unread. Dust Jacket Bright in Brodart protective cover Clean no wear no tears not price-clipped £12.99. See photos of this copy on this page. Text Clean no marks. Binding Tight and Square. Black Cloth Boards with Gold lettering Clean no bumps no wear. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with USPS Tracking from Dry Smoke-Free shop. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed. Picador hardcover
2010306610Minsheng Art Museum 2010. First. hardcover. fine. Numerous illustrations thick 4to white cloth box with red lettering and a wrap around paper band red edges. Minsheng Art Museum 2010. A fine copy as new in the original shrinkwrap.<br/> <br/> Bi-lingual Chinese and English.<br/> <br/> Minsheng Art Museum unknown
2012x-0415689996Routledge 2012. Hardcover. New. 704 pages. 9.49x6.42x1.46 inches. Routledge hardcover
2024__3111329690De Gruyter 2024. Paperback. New. 273 pages. 9.45x6.69x0.62 inches. De Gruyter paperback
2001203378Heft Nr. 721. Zürich, November 2001. Fol. Durchgehend mit fotografischen Abbildungen. 112 S. Or.-Kart. - Inhaltsverzeichnis mit kleinem privaten Besitzvermerk
2001194347Heft Nr. 721. Zürich, November 2001. Fol. Durchgehend mit fotografischen Abbildungen. 112 S. Or.-Kart. [3 Warenabbildungen]
2011203462Sonderedition. Zürich, Du Kulturmedien AG, (2011). Fol. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. 66 S. Or.-Kart.; leichte Gebrauchsspuren. - Erste Seite mit kleinem privaten Besitzvermerk
2011203459Heft Nr. 817. Zürich, Du Kulturmedien AG, Juni 2011. Fol. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. 133 S. Or.-Kart.; leichte Gebrauchsspuren. - Erste Seite mit kleinem privaten Besitzvermerk
2010259740Diss. Georgia Inst. of Technology um 2010. XIV, 389 S., einge Abb. 4° mod. Kst. Ln.
2011103287London: Corvus 2011. Paperback Octavo. Paperback. Very good. wraps 1126 pp owner's name and date written on the title page <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Standard shipping no tracking or insurance / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Corvus paperback
200143981BBNew York:, Foreign Affairs, 2001. Gr.-8°. S. 2-48, sw-Abbildungen, (insgesamt 232 S.), broschiert (gut erhalten) (=Foreign Affairs, Vol. 80 (January-February 2001), No. 1)
2003Q-1892389541Night Shade Books 2003-12-08. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Night Shade Books hardcover
20038761BBLondon:, Headline, 2003. 8°. 298 S., zahlreiche Farb- und sw-Abbildungen, Bibliographie, Register, Broschiert (gut erhalten)
200318532China Intercontinental Press, 2003. 198 Seiten. Gr.-8°, Original Karton
200209477PS Publishing: UK 2002. First edition & 1st printing. Hardcover. SF novella. Introduction by M. John Harrison. LIMITED EDITION: 900 copies printed 500 paperback of which this is one of 400 numbered hardbound copies signed by both authors. ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY DUSTJACKET ARTIST EDWARD MILLER ON TITLE PAGE. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket as new. PS Publishing: UK hardcover
