Search Results: Fiction from WILLOWBAY BOOKS

Pocket Books, New York., 1966. 14th Printing.. Softcover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book interior NEAR FINE, Covers Near Fine. Covers are red and gold, white letters, pictorial front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, two very faint vertical spine creases beside spine but not on spine, 1/2 inch crease at bottom of back cover, miniscule edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. A few pages dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. Owner’s name, date, small, in ink on ffep. No illustrations. No photos. Special Scholastic Books Edition.

Scholastic Book Services, New York, 1968. First Edition First Printing Spring 1968.. Soft Cover. Fine/--. Paperback. Book TK-700. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior FINE / Covers Fine. GIFT QUALITY. Book looks unread, no spine creases, pages are stiff and feel as if never opened, except to write owner’s name, small, on ffep. Covers are white/green, lettering purple/blue/white, colour pictorial front. Spine is straight, square, solid, no sunning, no creases, one glue wrinkle done at publication, no chips, a bit of age darkening especially on the side edges. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no vertical creases beside spine, no marks, very slight bit of age darkening on white edges, no edge wear. Page top edges slightly sunned, rest hardly at all. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Owner’s name, date, small, in ink on… Read More

Dell Books New York., 1965. Softcover.. G/--. Paperback.. Book 1094. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book interior GOOD, Covers Near Fine. Covers are pictorial front and back, different images, and red and white lettering. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, two very faint vertical spine creases beside spine but not on spine, spine is slightly cocked, tiny chip at top and bottom of spine, miniscule edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, flat. Tape has been applied at pages 192, 188, 186, 182, 180, 176, 172, in most cases just one inch of tape was used. No pages are missing. Pages from 169 back are loose or have been loose. Some age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Cover art by Victor Kalin. Black/white illustrations.

Mayflower London U.K., 1972. First Mayflower Edition 1972.. Softcover.. Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book interior FINE, Covers Near Fine. Covers are pictorial front, lettering is blue and white. Covers and spine are clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, two creases at top of front cover one is 1/2 inch and has “cracked” the paper a bit but no paper is missing and there is no hole. There is a tiny chip at top of spine and a bit of the black colour is missing on side edges, no spine creases, miniscule edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, flat. Small bit of age darkening on edges of some pages. A thalidomide child is kidnapped by an unattractive teenager who wants to possess him and the only one that can save the child is the child himself.

Bantam Books, New York., 1962. 16th Printing.. Softcover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. NEVER OPENED. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Covers Good Plus. This books looks and feels Never read, smells just fine. Covers are white, lettering black, front cover is an oil self-portrait of Albert Ryder. Over time the interior might have swollen a little because the front and back covers are a bit rounded where the meet the spine, but the spine is straight, no slant or twists. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, one 1/4 inch rip at bottom edge of spine, two bruised corner tips, one very faint vertical crease beside spine on front when owner opened cover to sign name, front has a piece of surface paper missing, surface only, size 1/2 W x 2 1/2 inch H it is covered with yellowed cello tape. There is also a piece of yellowed cello tape on the bottom front right corner 1/2 H x 2 inches W and two more small pieces of tape in same area.… Read More

The Dial Press, New York, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/--. 8 1/2 H x 5 3/4 W x 7/8 inch. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior FINE / Boards Very Good Plus / Dust Jacket Missing. Sewn binding. Rag edge pages. Book looks very gently read. Boards are tan cloth, lettering red. Book spine is straight, square, solid, perhaps slightly sunned, very slight edge wear at head and toe. Book boards are flat, clean, bright, no rips, one bent corner, very slight edge wear on corner tips. Page edges top red rest white, side/bottom slightly sunned. Inner end papers are white. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. FFEP is missing. First inner pages front and back have a large ivory coloured rectangle mark possibly from a piece of paper being left in for many years. No photos, no illustrations.

Hodder & Stoughton, London, U.K., 1958. First Edition 2nd Printing (Shown).. Softcover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Very Gently Read. Book is NEAR FINE, Covers are Very Good Plus. Covers are white with light blue spine, black letters, pictorial front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, two slightly bent corners, some faint vertical spine creases, some minor creases elsewhere, minor edge wear, price mark is rubbed off front cover. Some of blue colour is gone in spots on spine, there is a 3/16 inch tear at top of spine and a 1 inch tear at bottom but no paper missing. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. A few pages dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. Owner’s name, small, in ink on ffep. No illustrations. No photos. A terrifying and thrilling adventure which brings Dr. Palfrey… Read More

Fontana Books London U.K., 1961. 4th Fontana Printing.. Softcover.. G/--. Paperback.. Book 332. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book interior GOOD, Covers Very Good. Covers are pictorial front and back, different images, lettering is black and white. Covers and spine are clean, bright, tiny 1/8 inch rip on bottom of front cover, two small bent corners, spine creases, slight slant in spine, other minor creases, some edge wear, colour missing off most of the side edges of spine, two tiny chips on spine edge, front cover has a few tiny scuffs in the colour. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, flat. At page 114 the glue has let go and the book shows its binding but no pages loose or missing, and the crack goes only half way up. At title page book has been over-opened and glue is old, so portions of binding are revealed. Some age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. A few pages dog eared about 1/2… Read More

Constable, London, U.K., 1997. First Edition (Stated).. Hardcover.. As New/Very Fine. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 1. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. NEVER OPENED. Book interior AS NEW, Dust Jacket Very Fine. Boards and spine are black cloth, gilt lettering. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, is basically shiny black, with illustrative front. Dust jacket is clean, flat, straight, with a couple of very minor bends in paper at top of spine, two very small dirt spots on folds at turn, and a bit of scuff from adjacent book only visible if DJ is tilted. Book is clean, tight, bright, unread, unopened. A Jean-Louis St-Cyr and Hermann Kohler Investigation - a taut and complex novel set against a fascinating historical background featuring two very human detectives.

Scholastic Books New York., 1968. First Edition (Stated).. Softcover.. Very Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEVER OPENED. Book interior VERY FINE, Covers Fine. Covers are white, red and black letters, colour photo front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, one corner tip crease 1/16 inch, no visible spine creases, spine a bit age darkened, very miniscule edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Owner’s name, date, small, in ink on ffep. This Scholastic book has a 16 page insert of black/white photo plates from the motion picture starring Fred MacMurray. Walt Disney’s The Happiest Millionaire. Screenplay by A. J. Carothers, Lyrics by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. Based on the play by Kyle Crichton and the book “My Philadelphia Father” by Cordelia Drexel Biddle and… Read More

Bantam Books New York., 1967. 5th Bantam Printing.. Softcover.. Very Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Looks and feels NEVER READ. Book VERY FINE, Covers Near Fine. Covers are black, white gold and red letters, colour pictorial front, black/white photos from film on back. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, one small bent corner, one very faint vertical spine crease beside spine but not on spine, this is not even a full height crease, tiny bit of chip on edge of spine, miniscule edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, crisp. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. One page dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. Owner’s name, date, small, in ink on ffep. A classic. A Southern town seething with hate, a dead body, a teen-age temptress, and an African-American detective in a savagely-paced tale of mystery introducing Virgil Tibbs. An… Read More

Reader’s Digest, Pleasantville New York., 1990. First RD Edition. Hardcover.. Very Fine/--. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/4.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. NEVER OPENED. Book and Covers VERY FINE. Would be As New except for small book store stamp inside front and back covers. Sewn binding. Boards are light green cloth, spine is dark green leatherette, gilt lettering. Front cover has matte green illustration of a traveller and title/author in gilt. Very faint tiny bits of dust-like mark on front cover from adjacent book on shelf. Boards are clean, crisp, flat, straight corners. Inside is clean, crisp, tight, unread. Book includes illustrated insert “The World’s Best Reading - The Innocents Abroad - Mark Twain”, crisp, clean, flat, unopened. The Innocents Abroad: Or The New Pilgrims’ Progress: Being Some Account Of The Steamship Quaker City’s Pleasure Excursion To Europe And The Holy Land. Monotone illustrations. No photos. Illustrations by… Read More

Avon Books, New York., 1963. First Edition (Shown).. Softcover.. VG+/--. Paperback.. Book G1241. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Very Gently Read. Book interior FINE, Covers Very Good Plus. Covers are brown, black letters, pictorial front and back, different images. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, 1/8 inch rip at top of spine, one small bent corner tip, and two 3/4 inch creased corners, two faint vertical spine creases, minor edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. A few pages dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. No illustrations. No photos.

Doubleday & Co., New York, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/--. 8 1/2 H x 5 3/4 W x 1 3/8 inch. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior NEAR FINE / Boards Very Good Plus / Dust Jacket Missing. Sewn binding. Rag edge pages. Book looks very gently read. Boards are beige leatherette, lettering red or pink. Book spine is solid, very slightly cocked, if title ink was red then spine is slightly sunned as text is now pink but no other signs of sunning, head and toe edges of spine have slight edge wear, no rips. Book boards are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, no spine creases, no sunning, very small light bruise to board edge on back, almost no edge wear, perhaps a very slight bit of shelf soil since boards are not protected by dust jacket. Page edges top red, two natural, don’t appear sunned, top has small water drop mark. Inner end papers are white with a slight bit of age darkening. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright,… Read More

Pan Books, London, U.K., 1970. Softcover.. Very Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book interior VERY FINE, Covers Very Fine. Covers are black, white and red letters, pictorial front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, two very faint vertical spine creases, miniscule edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, crisp. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding. Some pages dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. Owner’s name, date, small, in ink on ffep. A Charles Hood Thriller.

Bantam Books Toronto Canada., 1964. Second Bantam Edition.. Softcover.. Very Fine/--. Paperback.. Book F-2837. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Looks NEVER OPENED. Book interior VERY FINE, Covers Near Fine. Front cover is slightly wavy along spine for some reason. Covers are white, blue letters, pictorial front. Covers and spine are clean, bright, no rips, one corner tip very slightly bent, fine vertical spine creases on spine and one by spine on front cover, spine has colour missing on edges in fine chips, minor edge wear. Page edges tinted, as issued, bright. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright. Small bit of age darkening on edges of some pages. No illustrations. No photos.

Pyramid Books New York., 1966. Third Pyramid Printing.. Softcover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. Book R-1303. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book interior NEAR FINE, Covers Near Fine. Covers are grey, green letters, pictorial front and black/white photo on back. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, one tiny bent corner tip and one with tiny chip, a few very faint vertical spine creases, tiny chip at top of spine but paper flap still there, a few minor creases on front cover and spine, miniscule edge wear, a tiny chip at bottom of spine with grey paper missing, white showing. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. A few pages dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. The Fifth of the perilous adventures of Nayland Smith.

Pyramid Books New York., 1972. First Edition (Stated).. Softcover.. Near Fine/--. Paperback.. Book N2738. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book interior NEAR FINE, Covers Near Fine. Covers are dusty blue, black letters, pictorial front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, many fine spine creases and also one on front, some small chips of blue missing on edge of spine, minor shelf wear. Spine is very slightly slanted. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, flat. Page 72 has a 3/32 inch tear on side. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. A few pages dog eared about 1/2 inch, restored flat. A smashing new thriller explosive espionage at sea.

Pan Books, London, U.K., 1969. Softcover.. Very Fine/--. Paperback.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Looks NEVER READ. Book interior VERY FINE, Covers Near Fine. Covers are black pictorial front, white back, white letters. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, no bent corners, some very faint vertical spine creases, minor edge wear, two minor creases on front, a bit of age darkening on white back, sticker shadow on back, a few tiny chips in black colour on front along spine. Page edges slightly sunned. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, flat. Small bit of age darkening inside covers at binding and on edges of some pages. Unabridged. A Dr. Jason Love suspense, spy adventure, electrifyingly written.

Scholastic Book Services, New York, 1964. First Scholastic Edition 1964.. Soft Cover. VG+/--. Paperback. SBS Book T-543. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior VERY GOOD PLUS / Covers Very Good Plus. Book looks unread after Page 19, no spine creases, pages are stiff and feel as if never opened. Book has original sticker on back of title page reading “COPYRIGHT NOTICE ERRATUM”: Owing to a misunderstanding, the title of this book has been transposed from another book by the same author. This book first appeared as T. E. Lawrence in Duckworth’s Great Lives Series in 1939 and this edition is produced by arrangement with Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. Copyright c. 1939 by Vyvyan Richards. First Printing March 1964”. Covers are colour painting on all three sides, lettering white/blue/yellow. Spine is straight, square, solid, no sunning, no creases, no chips. Covers are flat, clean, bright, no rips, one partly bent corner and one small bent… Read More