Search Results: Advance Reading Copies from Brass DolphinBooks

New York: Knopf, 1987, 1987. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof. The book's covers may have a trace of gradient fading, spine looks a bit rough but surely this is a binding issue. The appearance over all is handsome, straight, uncreased but for a mild barely noticeable one front lower corner. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

New York: Knopf, 2001. Advance Reading Copy . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. As with many Advance Reading Copies, the ISBN given is likely for the hardcover trade first. This is a trade paperback ARC in beautiful condition, unread, no spine creasing. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

FSG, 1984. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. Advance reading copy, wraps. This uncorrected proof contains editing notes; large paperback format. Some traces of staining but generally has good appearance. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: HMco, 1996. Advance Uncorrected Proof . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. Noted writer of the Filipino-American experience 2nd novel, in ARC. Handsome copy, no real wear, perhaps read once, front cover has very mild trace crease and minimal edge/tip wear, probaly all invisible in the foto to come. Text is unthumbed and bright. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

North Point Press, 1986. Advance Reading Copy . Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. ARC, (uncorrected pageproofs, trade paperback format). A bit of wrinkling and 1/8-inch tear at head of spine, "boards" have a bit of shelfwear and scuffing, not severe; small light purple speckled area inside front "board," believe this is transfer from printing the boards. SIGNED and dated 3/1/86 (two months before publication) by author on half title page. Author's first book. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Harper & Row, 1986. Advance Reading Copy . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Advance Reading Copy. A clean, sound copy with some traces wear at extremities of covers and a trace creasing of lower front. No soiling. Spine minimally creased. IMPORTANT NOTE-the same isbn is often used for these ARCS as for the hardback trade edition, this is earlier advance copy. The authors first novel. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

New York: Random House, 1998. Advance Reading Copy . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. As with many advance reading copies, the ISBN given is actually that of the first hardcover. Crisp, bright trade paperback copy. No cover wear or spine creasing. no marking of any kind. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Simon & Schuster, 1998. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. Tr. pb. First Edition. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). Beautiful copy of author's second novel, unmarked and unread. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

Sag Harbor: The Permanent Press, 1998. Advance Reading Copy . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/None. Pretty, clean copy of the advanced uncorrected proofs/bound galley. Text bright, spine uncreased, microscopic trace tipwear. The ISBN used here is the one given in this copy but presumably is for the hardcover trade edition, which of course this is not. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. *

Woodstock: Overlook, 1993. First Thus, Uncorrected Proofs . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. suspect has not beem read, Gently handled and quite nice, though the dark colored covers extremitiess have trace wear. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

Kensington Books, 1998. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. First Edition/Advance Reading Copy. Straight, no notable flaws. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*

NY: Random House, 1997. Advance Reading Copy . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Advance Reading Copy. Book is straight and newish, no notable flaws. isbn given (likely same as for the hardcover trade 1st, is on this trade pb, earlier, ARC) *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, using the strict, traditional standards.*