Search Results: Adventure from WILLOWBAY BOOKS

The John Day Company Inc., New York, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/--. 9 1/2 H x 6 1/2 W x 1 1/2 thick. AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Dust Jacket Missing. Book has ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH in ink. Book is NOT EX-library. Sewn binding. Rag edge pages. Boards and spine are blue cloth, lettering gilt. Front cover is clean, flat, no rips, no stains, has a slightly rubbed bottom corner tip, has no edge wear on top edge and only minor rubbing of colour on bottom edge, there are two faint marks from a fingernail rubbing across front cover cloth. Spine is clean, very slightly sunned, no rips, no stains, has a bit of colour rubbed on top and side edges and a bit more on bottom edge with a slight crease but no where is the cloth holed. Back cover is like front cover. Page edges very slightly sunned, top edge colour is red. Inner end papers are red/white map of the world 1931, both front and back are the… Read More

Pelham Books, London, U.K., 1975. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Very Fine/VG+. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 3/4. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. VERY FINE Never Opened. Boards are blue cloth with silver lettering. Dust jacket is price clipped, has small bit of dirt on rear fold, very minor small creases on edge, hardly visible rub mark on back of DJ from adjacent book, small thin black line across spine (not a remainder mark). Book is clean, tight, bright. Black/white photo plates, map, black/white illustration.

Cardinal Giant Pocket Books, 1960. First Edition, 3rd Printing. Softcover. VG+/--. Paperback. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Cardinal Book GC-758. VERY GOOD PLUS. Covers have a few minor creases, rub marks. Small bit of clear cellophane tape on bottom of spine, but there is no tear. Covers clear and pretty bright. Book has small minor stains on top edge of pages. Due to slightly cocked spine, the right free edges of the book vary and are not flat and even, however no pages are loose. Contents are clean, tight and bright. 3 sections of 32 colour photo plates. Complete book. First edition published in Norwegian 1957. First American edition 1958.

J. B. Lippincott, New York, 1974. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 1 1/2. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. Navy boards and spine with silver lettering. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has a bit of minor chipping, 3/8 inch tear at top of spine, two 1/8 inch tears, a few creases and almost invisible rubbing along front fold from adjacent book. Dust jacket front is photo of mountain, back is colour photo of some survivors in part of the wreckage. Sewn binding. Book is clean, tight, looks unread. Very minor dust on top, minor mark on bottom of some page edges due to shelf, owner’s name and date, small, in ink on first free end page. Very small 1/2 x 1/32 inch dent in top edge of pages. 42 Black/white photo plates in four sections showing passengers, crash, survival activities, rescue. Story of 45 people whose aircraft crashed into an Andean mountain, and who made the decision to eat dead… Read More

Reader’s Union Hodder & Stoughton, London, U.K., 1955. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Fine/VG. 7 3/4 x 5 x 7/8. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book NEAR FINE/ Dust Jacket Very Good. Seems to be unopened/unread. Boards and spine are navy cloth with gilt lettering. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has a few minor creases and has 4 small chips through the paper and one 3/8 inch tear. DJ spine is slightly age darkened and has a faint black mark. DJ slightly rubbed and dirtied at front and back folds. Book boards are not worn but have very slight turn-in on two corner tips, and one corner tip has slight dent but paper not broken. Top edge of spine is slightly dented but not broken. Boards have two faint dirt marks, but otherwise look new. Top edges of pages are navy, as issued, crisp and dark. Inside covers and on first free front end page are small faint brown age spots. All book pages are clean and tight. 3 sections Black/white and colour… Read More

Jonathan Cape Press, London U.K., 1941. 2nd Impression. Hardcover. VG/G. 8 x 5 1/2 x 1. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book VERY GOOD/ Dust Jacket Good. Boards and spine are green cloth, silver lettering. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, has a small 1/2 inch piece cut out of one corner. White parts of DJ and edges are age darkened, back cover of DJ looks beige not white due to age, and rubbing adjacent book. DJ spine is age darkened, has chips and a tear and a piece of paper missing, and is worn on front and back edges but not through. DJ front has minor scratches and fold is worn but not through. Book has all four corners bent, some edge wear top and bottom, some creases and age lightening on edge of top and bottom spine. Bottom edges of pages are rag-edged and darker. Top page edges of book are black, slightly spotted and with a small white mark. Book is tight, smells a bit old but not musty or mildewy, has one or two pages near front with small… Read More

Scholastic Books, New York, 1963. Scholastic First Edition December 1963.. Soft Cover. Fine/--. Paperback. SBS Book T-521. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior FINE / Covers Near Fine. GIFT QUALITY. Book looks unread, no spine creases, pages are stiff and feel as if never opened. Covers are blue/white/yellow, lettering black, colour pictorial front, black/white photo on back. Spine is straight, square, solid, white words slightly age darkened, no sunning, no creases, no chips, two tiny white dots in place of blue colour, tiny dot of edge wear at bottom. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, two lightly bruised corner points, no vertical creases beside spine, very minor edge wear in a few places. Page edges yellow, top slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. White shadow of a small piece of paper inside front cover, paper removed long ago. Some age darkening inside covers at binding and on… Read More

Pennant Books New York., 1954. No Edition Shown.. Soft cover.. Fair/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book condition is Fair - binding cracked at front cover and pages 148-149 and 150-151 but all pages are stuck in the book and intact. More details to follow later.

Dell Mayflower Books, 1967. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Softcover. G/--. Paperback. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. GOOD. Covers creased, chipped, but all there and colour is good. Spine has three tears in top paper but the flaps are there, and tears didn’t go down to underlying layer. Front cover has a tear 1 1/4 inch x 1/2 inch but flap is there and can be taped down, also has small dark brown stain in this area. Inside back cover has two columns of inked numbers. Inside front cover has book store ink stamp, and dark brown stain at bottom that continues into book for a few pages. All pages clean and tight. Edges tinted. Black/white illustrations.

Reader’s Digest, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/--. 9 x 6 x 1 7/8. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. FINE. No dust jacket issued, or is missing. Covers are brown faux-leather with gilt letters on spine and gilt design on front, no damage, no marks. Sewn binding. Book is clean, tight, bright. Has very faint soiling on side and bottom page edges, perhaps from thumbing and touching the shelf. Owner’s small address label stuck on first front free end page. Book interior is completely square at top, but is a bit rounded at bottom of spine. Lots of brown/white drawings and illustrations.

Scholastic Books, 1965. First Edition, 9th Printing. Softcover. Near Fine/--. Paperback. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. NEAR FINE. Covers are clean, crisp, bright, have only a few wrinkles in spine, look to be as issued. There is a 1/2 inch rip across the spine, breaking the paper, but no paper is missing or turned backwards - it is almost not visible. Book is clean, tight, looks unopened. Some age darkening at the spine where covers meet first and last end pages. Area 5/8 inch x 3/8 at upper page edges near spine which is chipped. Black/white illustrations by Louis Glanzman.

Arco London U.K., 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. G/--. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/8. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book GOOD. Boards and spine are blue cloth with black lettering. All four corners are slightly bent, and bottom corner edges are rubbed so that the board shows through. Minor wear on edges, a few small dents and stains. Spine is age lightened a bit, has a small stain at top, and has a few creases. Front cover has a few small stains and price tag residue. Blue colour on top page edges is age lightened near spine, side page edges age darkened, bottom page edges have a small faint stain. Some pages are age darkened, especially near spine, and first and second front free end pages are unattached on the bottom 2 inches. No illustrations. No photos.

Adventurer’s Club, London, U.K., 1962. First English Edition 1961, This Edition 1962. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 7/8. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. NEAR FINE. Book looks unopened. Book has maroon cloth boards and spine with matte gold lettering. Book is clean, tight, square. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, is stained on the inside but this is almost invisible on the outside. Dust jacket is slightly chipped and small crease, also two small tears 1/2 inch and 1/4 inch, and a 1/8 inch piece out of top of dust jacket front fold only. Small smudge on first free front end page. The World of Queen Salote. 12 Black/white photo plates. Translated from Danish by Eiler Hansen and J. F. Burke.

Scholastic Books, 1966. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Softcover. Near Fine/--. Oversize Paperback. Book TX-312. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. NEAR FINE PLUS. Covers are bright, tight, crisp, only 1/16 inch tear on back, and very small chip at top of spine. Cover photo is large helicopter. Book is clean, tight, looks unread. Slight age darkening inside front and back covers at spine. Owner’s name in ink, small, on ffep. Lots of Black/white photos (not plates). Some black/white drawings. Oversize paperback.

Collins Books, 1963. First Edition, 4th Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine/G. 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 1 1/8. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book NEAR FINE/ Dust jacket is Good. Boards and spine are dark brown cloth with gilt lettering. Boards have straight corners, no wear, no creases, a small 1/16 inch dot of white on one corner tip. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, white is not age darkened, but white back cover is rubbed by adjacent book and a bit dirty, also has a bit of text pulled off and a 1 3/4 inch tear. DJ spine is slightly age lightened, has minor chipping. Front cover DJ is a bit scratched, rubbed and has two small tears, one has a 1/2 inch x 3/4 inch piece of paper missing. Book is clean, tight, bright. Owner’s name, small, in ink on first front free end page. Black/white line drawings.

Companion Books in agreement with Hodder and Stoughton, London, U.K., 1956. First Companion Edition. Hardcover. G/G. 7 1/2 x 5 x 1. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book GOOD/ Dust Jacket Good. Boards and spine are aqua cloth with gilt lettering in navy blue box. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, shows age spots on the inside. DJ has some creases and is missing a few chunks of paper, largest 1 inch x 1/2 inch. DJ spine is age darkened and has a faint black mark. DJ back cover has small brown stains. Book boards are not worn but have lower corner tips turned in, and spine has faint brown stains. Book does not smell bad. Some brown stains on page edges and top page edges are blue, as issued. Pg. 156 is slightly wrinkled at spine. At second free front end page, the gap at the spine is a bit bigger than normal. All book pages are clean and tight. 8 sections of Black/white photo plates. Black/white sketches by George Djurkouic. British book club… Read More

PAN Books, U.K., 1968. Second Edition.. Soft Cover.. Very Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. More details will be added. Book is VERY FINE. Black/white photo plates.

Doubleday & Co. New York, 1958. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. VG+/G+. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 1. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. Book VERY GOOD TO NEAR FINE/ Dust Jacket Good Plus. Boards are black and grey cloth with blue lettering on spine and silver lettering on cover. Dust jacket is price clipped, white back cover is age darkened a bit, some creases and chips, back cover dirtied a bit along fold, dust jacket spine has 3/8 inch piece paper missing at top with 3 small tears, DJ spine is age lightened and has a rub mark by the letters DV, inside of DJ is a bit age darkened at spine and both folds, outside of DJ on front cover, the red and black are a bit rubbed by adjacent book, but black/white photo is clear. Sewn binding. Book is clean, tight, minor turning in of corner tips, almost invisible shelf wear on bottom edge of boards, some dust darkening along top edges of pages. Two good-sized sections of Black/white photo plates. Extraordinary personal… Read More

Pocket Books, New York, 1976. First Pocket Edition. Softcover. Fine/--. Paperback. Pocket 80809. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. FINE NEVER OPENED. Back cover is white, front is colour photo. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, one or two tiny creases, no spine creases but a bit of age darkening and tiny age lines in finish of side of spine but not on spine, black line across spine (not a remainder mark). Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, crisp, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Introduction by Isaac Asimov. Section of black/white photo plates. Produced by the Editors of Science Digest. Contents. Introduction. Foreword.

Playboy Press, 1972. First Edition (stated). Softcover. Near Fine/--. Paperback. NON SMOKING STORE. MY LISTING INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK FOR SALE. NEAR FINE. Cover has photo, minor creases and minor chipping, thin black line across spine (not a remainder mark), otherwise undamaged. Book is clean, tight, bright. Slight age darkening inside covers at spine. No illustrations. No photos.