Search Results: Authors starting with I from Second-handSOME BOOKS

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Very good condition. Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. BOARDS: Very small tear to foot of spine. BOOK: Very good condition. Very light foxing to textblock head. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.

Here on offer is a very nice copy of John Irving's seventh novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany, his all-time bestselling work as per Simon & Schuster publishers. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing published by William Morrow in 1989. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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" 'A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation. ... An amazingly brave piece of work ... so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world.' —STEPHEN KING, Washington Post
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VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps, primarily laminate face. BOARDS: Very minor soiling/scuffing front and back. BOOK: Pencil mark ghosts to FFEP. Lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of John Irving's award-winning book, The World According to Garp, his fourth novel and a consistent bestseller for years. This is a true 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by E. P. Dutton in 1978. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Brodart sleeve. ********************************************************
" 'The World According to Garp' is a comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. A worldwide bestseller since its publication in 1978, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, novelist and… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Small closed tear to bottom left corner of spine. Tape remnants along outside edge of flaps. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Separation at top of spine/textblock. Light foxing to textblock head and foredge, primarily head. Tape remnants to paste-downs corresponding to dust jacket flaps. Lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of John Irving's coming-of-age tale, The Cider House Rules, his 6th novel, and the basis for the 1999 film of the same name. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing published by Willilam Morrow in 1985.
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" 'The Cider House Rules is filled with people to love and to feel for. . . . The characters in John Irving's novel break all the rules, and yet they remain noble and free-spirited.'—The… Read More