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Black boards with silver writing on spine; book issued with no dust jacket, only panels on front and back boards. Some very minor scratch dents on back panel, but tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $28.95, author pic and bio, and summary on back panel.Morrow First Edition, First Printing as indicated by complete number line on copyright page.Stephen King's son, this is Hill's first short story collection; The Black Phone story included has been made into a movie in 2021. Hardcover, but no dust jacket so book unable to be protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Front board has slight bump to top corner; very slight discoloration at top edge of back board. Very slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust spine; price of $19.99 on front dust jacket flap. Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Putnam First Edition, Tenth Printing as "10" listed on copyright page. Author's signature on second interior page.Yancey's novel is "a gripping epic of catastrophic loss, unthinkable odds, and unflinching courage." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue and gray boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Bottom of back dust jacket slight wrinkled; slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $25.00 on front dust jacket fold. Scribner First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Doerr's second novel, following The Shell Collector, is "heartbreaking, radiant, and astonishingly accomplished." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue boards with gold writing on spine; bottom of book spine rumpled. Quotes from authors like Neil Gaiman and Amy Sedaris on back dust jacket; top and bottom of dust jacket spine have slight shelf wear. Cover price of $16.99 on front dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Little, Brown and Company First Edition, Second Printing as indicated by "First Edition: September 2007" and number line ending of "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2" on copyright page. Author's signature on title page.
Alexie's young adult novel that chronicles a Native American boy's struggles to maintain his cultural identity. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Speckled tan and black boards with silver-green lettering on spine; bottom of book spine rumpled. Publisher's stamp on bottom page edges near book spine; top page edges very slightly foxed. Bottom corner of back board bumped; rubbing on back dust jacket. Dirt marks on edge of rear dust jacket flap; cover price of $9.95 on front dust jacket flap. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Simon & Schuster First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Signed by author on title page.
Book 3 in Chesbro's Mongo series that features Dr. Robert "Mongo" Fredrickson, "a fictional private eye and criminologist who has dwarfism". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with gold writing on spine; dust jacket and book are both in Fine condition. Price of $25.95 on front dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Algonquin Books First Edition, First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature on title page. Latina writer Alvarez's novel that is a "compact, nimble, and sharply droll novel." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket are small, therefore unable to be protected by archival Mylar cover.

Yellow and sky blue boards with white writing on spine; author's initials outlined in embossed white box on front board. Top and bottom of book spine rumpled; white circle with "Read with Jenna" at top on bottom of front dust jacket. Slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; cover price of $27.00 on front dust jacket flap. Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Riverhead Books First Edition, First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature and drawn heart, along with printed name being lined through, on title page.Straub's novel is described as having a "unique alchemy of wisom, humor, and insight". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue and teal boards with black writing on spine; top of book spine slightly rumpled. Top of front board has two slight dings; binding slightly pulled from top of book spine. Gold sticker stating "Winner of the Pulitzer Prize" on front dust jacket; top and bottom of dust jacket spine has very slight shelf wear. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; cover price of $27.00 on front dust jacket fold.Scribner First Edition; Fifty-Fifth Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "55 57 59 60 58 56" on copyright page. Dual-signed (full signature and inscription with "Love, Anthony" at end) by author on title page.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the San Francisco Chronicle lauds the author's "stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors" in this novel set in World War II Europe. Netflix has scheduled a television adaptation to debut in November 2023. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue and teal boards with black writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Top of back board has slight ding; binding slightly pulled from top of book spine. Very small chips on front dust jacket corners where fold happens; also minor wear down front fold of dust jacket. Very small chips on back dust jacket corners where fold happens; very small chips on top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; cover price of $27.00 on front dust jacket fold.Scribner First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the San Francisco Chronicle lauds the author's "stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors" in this novel set in World War II Europe. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

White boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Top corners of front and back dust jacket have very small piece missing where folds occur; shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; cover price of $26.95 on front flap of dust jacket.Random House First Edition, Second Printing as indicated by number line of "2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3" on copyright page. Though Random House is rare publisher that indicates first printing with "2" being the lowest number on number line, a true first edition will also have the words "First Edition" on the copyright page. This copy does NOT have those words; thus, it is a second printing. Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "gives us an exhilarating triumph of language and invention ..." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Yellow and beige boards with brown writing on spine; paper of interior of back board slightly coming away from board near spine. Very light foxing on top and side page edges. Very slight shelf wear on bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. ISBN, cover price of $15.50 and 01505-450 on front dust jacket fold. First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and complete number line on copyright page. Signed by author on title page. Joyce Carol Oates' famous novel about a "highly placed family whose private lives are played out in a public arena." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Red boards with gold lettering on spine; shelf wear on top and bottom of spine; bumping on top left of front cover of dust jacket. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Atria First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line on copyright page.Special illustrated edition of Dan Brown's well-known and phenomenal "Angels & Demons". Illustrations on interior of boards, along with pages inside book, are clear, sharp, and pristine.Original unclipped dust jacket can be protected by archival Mylar cover if desired.

Green and black boards with metallic-red writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Dust jacket is in Fine condition; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Villard Books First Edition, Second Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and "9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2" number line on front dust jacket flap. Signed by author on title page. Garcia's hilarious explanation of what life might be like if the dinosaurs hadn't become extinct and one was a dinosaur.Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Light-blue and dark-blue boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $29.95 on front dust jacket fold.Knopf Doubleday First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "March 2006," "First Edition, " and complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page.Whitehead's novel heralded as "a brisk new comic tour de force about identity, history, and the adhesive bandage industry." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Gray boards with silver writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Scuff on bottom page edges.; top of front dust jacket slightly wrinkled. Back dust jacket has dirt smudges; shelf wear on top of dust jacket spine. Cover price of $28.00 listed on front fold of dust jacket; book has tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Random House First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and full number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Signed by author on title page.McCann's novel has been described as a "tour de force concerning friendship, love, loss, and belonging." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Pictorial boards with purple and black writing on spine; front board includes picture of smiling young girl. Page edges and pages themselves slightly yellowed; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Book not issued with dust jacket. Dean First Edition; First Printing as indicated by no further listings being listed on copyright page.Blume's three well-known novels combined into one printing. Hardcover issued with no dust jacket.

Dark-blue boards with silver writing on spine; image of small triangle and lines in silver on front board. Very small bump to top corner of back board; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Ding to bottom edge of back board; very slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of £12.99 on front dust jacket fold. Century First Edition; Second Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and number line of "3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on copyright page. Cline's second novel about a gamer recruited to protect the world from an alien invasion where the aliens look exactly like the video game. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Dark-blue boards with silver writing on spine; image of small triangle and lines in silver on front board. Bottom of book spine rumpled; very light white smudges on front and back board.Top of front dust jacket slightly wrinkled; slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; cover price of $26.00 on front dust jacket fold.Crown First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature and inscription of "To Taylor, MTFBWYA!" on title page. Also includes signed ephemera of high score contest offered by paperback publisher Penguin Random House in 2016 for web-based version of Phaeton game (video game featured in novel).Cline's second novel about a gamer recruited to protect the world from an alien invasion where the aliens look exactly like the video game. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Brown and black boards with metallic-purple writing on spine; top of book spine slightly rumpled. Dust jacket isin Fine condition; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $17.99 on front dust jacket flap.Little, Brown First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition: September 2018" and complete number line ending in "1" listed on copyright page. Author's signature on tipped-in page by publisher.Boecker's novel about young people in Elizabethan times dealing with love, politics, and treason. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Green boards with gold writing (book title in black box) on spine; author's initials embossed in gold on front board. Blue/black top page edges; white splotches on back board. Top and bottom of book spine very slightly rumpled; very small chips on top of dust jacket spine. Cracks and small piece missing from bottom of dust jacket spine; chips and wear where dust jacket folds into interior of book. Small chip missing from top of back dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Random House First Edition, Ninth Printing as indicated by following points: • Original retail price of $6.95 on top of front dust jacket flap• 10/57 notation at bottom of front dust jacket flap• Top stain on top page edges is black or blue• Dust jacket does not have review blurbs• Random House address of 625 Madison Avenue on back dust jacket flap• "Ninth Printing" and 1957 on copyright page; no other years listed.No bookplates, no writing, no marks inside book at… Read More