Ian McEwan — In between the Sheets and on Chesil Beach

London, Jonathan Cape, 1978-2007. First edition. Cloth. Two first editions from the award-winning British author Ian McEwan, both works showcasing his development as an authority within modern literature. The first editions of Between the Sheets, a short story collection, and On Chesil Beach, a short novel, both written by critically acclaimed British author Ian McEwan. Published by Jonathan Cape in 1978 and 2007 respectively.In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Considered to be one of the greatest British writers in modern literature, Ian McEwan has had a fascinating career and these two works show his transformation as a writer. In the first stage of his career, when he wrote the short story collection Between The Sheets, he was known as Ian Macabre, particularly for his Gothic tales. McEwan later said that the collection was an experimental process for discovering what kind of writer he wanted to be.On Chesil Beach, a short novel written after his Booker-Prize winning novel Amsterdam (1998) and modern classic Atonement (2001), considers broader themes of relationships during the 1960s. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart, with the odd small mark to boards of Beach and minimal edgewear. Dust wrappers are bright and clean, with minimal edgewear, and the odd small sunning mark to Sheets wrapper. End papers are bright and clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.