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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780241125519ISBN:0241125510
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1988 Hamish Hamilton, London. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Top page edges lightly soiled. A few light spots of foxing on front free endpaper. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 250 pages. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear with minor fraying at ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd
Date published: 1935
Description: Good; No jacket. 1935 J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Everyman's Library, No. 920. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Front cover has blind-stamped Everyman's Library logo. NOT ex-library. Hinges NOT cracked. Light binding crack after contents page. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers lightly soiled. Covers have a few small stains; spine darkened near tail. Front free endpaper has been removed. Endpapers have light orange spider web and leaf repeating pattern. Page edges ... Read More
Binding: Audio Book Cassette
Publisher: Books on Tape
Date published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780736641371ISBN:0736641378
Description: Very Good+. 1998 Books on Tape. Ten 1.5 hour audio cassettes in a hard white plastic clamshell case, with fitted slots to hold the tapes. NOT ex-library. Unabridged. Appears to be unused. Case has very light edge and surface wear. Read by the author. Beginning of first tape has recorded message about how to return tapes if you are a library user, or if you rented this set from Books On Tape rental service. However, there is nothing on the tapes or case that would indicate this set was ever ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Walter J. Black, Inc
Date published: 1928
Description: Good; No jacket. 1928 Walter J. Black, Inc. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with rectangular border design surrounding floral decorations in black and gold on front and spine. Spine has simulated raised panels and gold lettering on black. Top pages edges colored red. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Covers very lightly soiled. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Altemus Company
Date published: ca. 1915
Description: Good+; No jacket. Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1915. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover has green cloth-covered boards gold spine and cover lettering. Front cover has gold stamped Art-Nouveau-style rose bush design surrounding title. Gold has some darkened areas. Some of gold on spine decorations and lettering is also rubbed off, but lettering is still visible. Black and white frontispiece. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780374248611ISBN:0374248613
Description: Near Fine; Near Fine Jacket. 2001 Farrar, Straus and Giroux. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription, dated 10-06-01. First Edition, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has orange and brown textured paper-covered boards with orange spine lettering. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. 288 pages. Matte-finish illustrated dust jacket has ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hurst and Company
Date published: no date
Description: Good; No jacket. No date. Circa 1895. Hurst and Company. Hardcover has olive cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Decorative endpapers have overall pattern of green leaves and flowers. Top edges gilt. NOT ex-library. Both hinges cracked inside of endpapers, some webbing showing, not broken. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have edge wear and surface rubbing. Spine lettering fades, but still visible. Covers lightly soiled. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Date published: 1901
Description: Good; No jacket. 1901 Grosset & Dunlap. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has light green, textured cloth-covered boards with decorative green spine and cover lettering. Front cover has central oval medallion portrait illustration of a woman surrounded by a gilt frame. Black and white frontispiece. Hinges NOT cracked. Binding cracked at title page; webbing visible. Title page torn along gutter at top and bottom, but still attached along half of length. Spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
Date published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781568581293ISBN:1568581297
Description: Near Fine; Near Fine jacket. 1999 Four Walls Eight Windows First edition, first printing stated. Signed by author on front free endpaper with personalized inscription. Black hardcover book has paper-covered boards and silver spine lettering. Bottom spine end lightly bumped. A small dent on top edge of front cover. 443 pages. Matte-finish illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co
Date published: 1938
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1938 Longmans, Green and Co. First Edition, stated. First printing. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 250 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, ... Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780312981662ISBN:031298166X
Description: Very Good. 2002 St. Martin's Press. Paperback. 276 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. St. Martins Minotaur Mysteries. Read More
Format: DVD
Studio: A&E / Thames Television
UPC:733961735918
Description: Elizabeth Adare, Nicholas Young, Mike Holoway, Dean Lawrence, Peter Vaughan-Clarke, Sammie Winmill, Gabrielle Beaumont,... Very Good/Very Good. 1975-77 Run time: 624.00. Very good in very good cases and box. All 26 episodes from the third, fourth, and fifth seasons. Four discs, each in its own gem case, all in a box. Box has light edge and surface wear. "The Long Lost British Sci-Fi Classic." Features: Commentary, Origins of THE TOMORROW PEOPLE Part 2, Cast Biographies. Read More
Format: DVD
Studio: Image Entertainment
Date: 2000
UPC:014381660326
Description: Wendell Corey, John Carradine, Tom Pace, Joan Patrick, Tura Satana. Very Good/Very Good. 1969 Run time: 91.00. Very good in very good case. Includes theatrical trailer. Cult Cinema Collection. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Date published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780312976323ISBN:0312976321
Description: Very Good. 2001 St. Martin's Paperbacks. A Hawkenlye Mystery, first in the series. Paperback. 256 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. A St. Martin Minotaur Mystery. Read More
Edition: Us edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780312081669ISBN:0312081669
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1992 St. Martin's Press. First U.S. Edition, stated, December 1992. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. One page is wrinkled in a small area of the fore edge. Pages clean and unmarked. 443 pages. A Thomas Dunne Book. "A Charlie Muffin ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co
Date published: 1937
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1937 Longmans, Green & Co. Orange cloth-bound hardcover has black lettering and cover decorations, including a cowboy on a horse. One corner lightly bumped. Very light cover soil. Endpapers illustrated in cream and orange with horse pulling a stagecoach. Illustrated by Richard H. Rodgers. No dust jacket. 264 pages. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Co
Date published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780152017279ISBN:0152017275
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1998 Harcourt Brace & Co. First US Edition. First printing. Full letter line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has textured brown paper-covered boards with black paper-covered spine and copper spine lettering. 265 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Top back corner and spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light rubbing at the corners, spine ends ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Date published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780312265045ISBN:0312265042
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 2000 St Martin's Press, Thomas Dunne Books. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Map endpapers. 348 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Bottom corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the spine ends. Dust jacket is price ... Read More
Edition: Revised edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Station Hill Literary Editions
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780882681412ISBN:0882681419
Description: Fine. 1991 Station Hill Literary Editions. Trade paperback. 316 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Date published: 1911
Description: Good; No jacket. 1911 Charles Scribner's Sons. First Edition. First printing. Published April, 1911, stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has tan cloth-covered boards with brown spine and cover lettering and decorations; spine has small thistle illustration and front cover has small oval portrait of Stevenson. 457 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Covers have a few light smudges. Name stamped in ink on front free ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Date published: 1922
Description: Good; No jacket. 1922 Harcourt, Brace and Company. First Edition. Second state, with textual corrections on page 49. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with orange and reverse orange spine and cover lettering. 401 pages + 5 pages of ads at rear. Binding cracked at half-title page; webbing visible, but pages not loose. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Covers have a few small stains. One page is dog eared; a few pages have a ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HQN-Harlequin Books
Date published: 2010
ISBN-13:9781616648503ISBN:1616648503
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 2010 HQN-Harlequin Books. A Fool's Gold Romance. Larger print edition. Book Club Edition. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. 346 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Bottom corners bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Includes dust jacket. Read More
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
Date published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780425177037ISBN:0425177033
Description: Fine. 2000 Berkley Prime Crime. A Loon Lake Fishing Mystery. Paperback. 283 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Walker and Company
Date published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780802732118ISBN:0802732119
Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1992 Walker and Company. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has dark green paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. 164 pages. "A Walker Mystery" Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Dust ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
Date published: 1893
Description: Good; No jacket. 1893 D. Appleton and Company. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black and gold floral patterned cream-colored paper-covered boards, and blue cloth-covered spine; cloth covering extends halfway across covers (half-bound). Cloth has gold spine and cover lettering and decorations; front cover has silver castle illustration on cloth. Brown coated endpapers. Top page edges gilt. Black and white frontispiece, plates, and illustrations by J. ... Read More
