Search Results: Titles starting with P from Second-handSOME BOOKS

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very small chip to top outside corner, front panel. Minor staining to top edge, reverse. BOARDS: Shelf rubbing to bottom edges, primarily at spine. BOOK: Light foxing to textblock page edges, primarily head and foredge. Several small spots/smudges to outside edge of FFEP. Please inspect photos closelfy for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Octavia Butler's award-winning novel, Parable of the Sower, the first in the Parable series and the winner of the New York Times "Notable Book of the Year" award in 1994. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Four Walls Eight Windows in 1993. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"This acclaimed post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from an award-winning author 'pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale' and… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — Firm binding. Crisp exterior. Clean, unmarked pages. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
This text is featured in the Easton Press series: Collector's Library of Famous Editions. Published in 1968, bound in handsome Teal Green leather, and beautifully illustrated by Robert M. Quackenbush, this edition would be a worthy addendum to your collectibles library.
Specifics of this series from the Easton Press website:
* Fully and tightly bound in genuine leather.* 22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.* Heavy duty binding boards... .* Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper... .* Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books.* ...moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker.* Gilded page ends.
Included with the book is an insert of Notes from the Archives.
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" 'The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea' is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1824 (though the earliest… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very minor chipping to top outside corners, both panels. Closed tear to bottom outside corner, back. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Very minor soiling to textblock, primarily foot. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Jean Auel's sequel to The Mammoth Hunters, The Plains of Passage, her 4th book in the Earth's Children series. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Crown in 1990.
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"Ayla, the heroine first introduced in The Clan of the Cave Bear, is known and loved by millions of readers. Now, in The Plains of Passage, Ayla's story continues.
Ayla and Jondalar set out on horseback across the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe. To the hunter-gatherers of their world--who have never seen tame animals--Ayla and… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very small closed tear to back panel, near spine. Very minor curling of laminate face at bottom edge of spine. Minor creasing to outside edges of flaps, primarily front. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. No issues. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Joan Didion's classic L.A. novel, Play It As It Lays, included in Time magazine's list of The 100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to 2005. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1970. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, from the author of The Last Thing He Wanted and A Book of Common Prayer.
Somewhere out beyond Hollywood, resting actress Maria Wyeth drifts along… Read More

VERY GOOD — Firm binding. Crisp exterior. NOTE: Very minor shelf rubbing to bottom edge, front board. Minor scratches/gilt loss to textblock page edges. Very minor fraying to bookmarker tail. Underlining of text throughout the book. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
This title is featured in the Easton Press series, The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Published as a Collector's Edition in 1977, bound in handsome Hunter Green leather, and beautifully illustrated by Brian Keogh, this edition would be a worthy addendum to your collectibles library.
Specifics of this series from the Easton Press website:
Fully and tightly bound in genuine leather.22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.Heavy duty binding boards... .Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper... .Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books....moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker.Gilded page ends.
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"The first, shortest, and most… Read More

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
I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Top edge of panels, and to some extent flaps, are peeling the laminate. Very minor chipping to top outside corner, front. Several closed tears to top edge of panels (both) and spine. Very minor soiling to bottom corner of front. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Very minor foxing to textblock page edges, primarily head and foredge; very small stain to foot. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Richard Condon's crime novel, Prizzi's Family, his 4th book featuring the Prizzis and the prequel to the very successful Prizzi's Honor. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1986.
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"In this prequel to Prizzi's Honor, the mafia hitman finds himself in more trouble than even he can handle—"earthy,… Read More