Search Results: Children's Books : Literature from Alpha 2 Omega Books

Bridge Publications. First US edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Bridge Publications,1998.First US edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Tan hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small ink mark on the front cover,small crease on the edge of the spine) with Dj(two nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages with a couple ink marks and nicks on the outer edges,small nicks on the edges of the pages,pages are rough cut on the outer edges.Nice and clean book with a small ink mark inside the Dj cover.370pp.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition-first printing. This is another paragraph From Publishers Weekly: An original story by Hubbard (Battlefield Earth), who's deceased, has been expanded into a novel by Anderson (several X-Files novels), with mixed results. The original story, according to Sherman's foreword, is based on Hubbard's involvement in U.S. intelligence operations,… Read More

Scholastic Press. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/No Dj cover. VGC.Scholastic Press,2004.First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Pictorial hardback(gilt illustration on the cover and spine,very small tear and nick on the top edge of the spine,scratch on the front cover) in VGC.No Dj cover.Nice and clean pages with a couple of ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,small creases and small mark on the edges of the pages,small tear/nick on the edge of the page 329.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.376pp.

Viking. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC plus.Viking,1992.First edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Tan hardback(black lettering and illustration on the front cover,black lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC plus.Illustrated with b/w drawings.Nice and clean pages but piece of the half-title page is clipped at the top edge,two very small marks on the outer edges of the pages,two small creases,nicks and small colour mark on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.142pp.Price un-clipped.

Headline Book Publishing. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Headline,2000.First edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).As Seen on BBC One.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(small nicks,creases and scratch on the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with b/w drawings.The book is new with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.381pp.Price un-clipped

Doubleday. First edition-11th printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Near fine/VGC.Doubleday/Ted Smart,2003.First edition-11th printing.Pictorial hardback in near fine condition,with Dj(two small watermarks on the outer and inner edges of the front Dj cover,a couple of creases and nicks on the Dj cover) in VGC.Nice and clean pages as new with two ink marks on the outer edges,light shelf wear on the Dj cover.Nice and clean book except for the watermarks on the Dj cover.414pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph From Publishers Weekly: The immigrant world Ali chronicles in this penetrating, unsentimental debut has much in common with Zadie Smith's scrappy, multicultural London, though its sheltered protagonist rarely leaves her rundown East End apartment block where she is surrounded by fellow Bangladeshis. After a brief opening section set in East Pakistan-Nazneen's younger sister, the beautiful Hasina, elopes in a love marriage, and the quiet, plain Nazneen is married off to an… Read More

Michael Joseph. First UK edition-first impression. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. John S. Gooddall. Near fine condition.Michael Joseph,1992.First UK edition-first impression.Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated inside the front and back cover,b/w drawings.Illustrations by John S. Gooddall.Nice and clean pages with two pencil marks impressions on the edge of the front endpaper,two small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.152pp.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: This Thrush Green novel has as its central theme an anniversary connected with Nathaniel Patten, a Victorian missionary whose statue has graced the village green seemingly for ever. All the familiar characters are featured including Charles and Dimity Henstock, Dotty Harmer and Ella.

Orion. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Orion,1997.First edition-first printing.Green hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small crease on the edge of the spine) with Dj(two creaces,nicks and a scratch on the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new but slightly tainted on the outer edges,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book,two samll nicks on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book.314pp.First edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: A chain of house-buyers and sellers - it happens all over the country and is rarely straightforward. Nothing, however, is as bizarre or as fraught with hazard as this particular chain, which includes a stubborn old woman and a Prince.

F. Warne. 16th printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Fine/Near fine.This edition with new reproductions of Beatrix Potter's book illustrations first published 1989 by Frederick Warne,16th printing.Large format blue hardback(gilt illustration on the front cover,gilt lettering to the spine,scratch on the back cover) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of creases,small nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with many colour,b/w drawings.The book is new with light shelf wear on the Dj cover,small nick and ink mark on the edges of the pages.383pp.Price clipped.Heavy book(approx 1.5 Kg).

Orion Publishing. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Orion,1997.First UK edition-first printing.Tan hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the cover) with Dj(some nicks,creases and scratches on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages with a very small mark and nick on the edge of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover.356pp. This is another paragraph Product Description: Following the success of Breeders Anita Burgh brings her great storytelling gifts to author controversial subject-that of cults.

Phoenix House. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Phoenix House,1996.First UK edition-first printing.Green hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the back cover) with Dj(some nicks,crease and scratches on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with two small creases on the edges,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.325pp.Price un-clipped.Nice and clean book.First edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: A major new novel from the Booker-prize winning Nigerian author set in Nigeria; a country failing to come to terms with the atrocity of a recent civil war and the echo of that violence in the life of Omovo; an office worker and artist, living in a compound with his second wife and father, but passionately and hopelessly in love with Ifeyinwa; a beautiful young married woman.

Doubleday. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Fine condition.Doubleday,2008.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(small mark inside the edge of the front Dj cover,two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with a couple creases and small nick on the edges of the pages,very small tear on the edge of page 72.Nice and clean book.290pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Book Description: The first action-packed adventure in a new blockbuster series from James Patterson, the world's bestselling thriller writer. n nFrom the Inside Flap nFifteen-year-old alien hunter Daniel X is on a mission to finish the job that killed his parents ? to wipe out the world's most bloodthirsty aliens on The List. At the number-one spot, The Prayer is Daniel's ultimate target. With… Read More

Doubleday. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Fine condition.Doubleday,2004.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Pictorial hardback(two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in fine condition,with Dj(a couple of nicks,scrathes and creases on the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w drawings.Illustrations by Nick Sharratt.The book is new with a couple of small nicks and creases on the edges of the pages,light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover.230pp.

Bantam Press. First edition-2nd printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Mint condition.Bantam Press,2004.First edition-2nd printing(3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).White hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small ink mark on the front cover,small nick on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in mint condition.The book is new with light shelf wear,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.444pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: Jessica and Carol, two childhood friends, are both engaged to be married. Secretly afraid her fiance is going to chicken out, Carol is insisting on a double wedding. Jessica is appalled at the idea: she doesn't want to share the happiest day of her life with whining Carol and her womanising boyfriend. Unfortunately for her, she has a very soft heart and is easily persuaded to agree. Then her mother goes ballistic. This is not what she wants for her precious daughter!… Read More

Canongate Books. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Fine/Near fine.Canongate Books,2011.First UK edition-first printing.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition,with Dj(a couple of small creases,nicks and scratch on the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w drawings.The book is new with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.538pp including index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson. First UK edition-first impression. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Fine/Near fine.Weidenfeld and Nicolson,2000.First UK edition-first impression.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(small tear on the edge of the back Dj cover,two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges,small crease and nick on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.294pp including List of illustrations,notes,further reading,index.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book.

Orion. First UK paperback edition-first printing. Paperback. Near fine. Near fine condition.Orion,1999.First UK paperback edition-first printing.Large format paperback(two small nicks,scratch and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition.The book is new with a couple of ink marks and small nick on the outer edges,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first page of the book,small nick on the edge of the pages.376pp. This is another paragraph Synopsis: A novel about childhood, friendship, love and the exorcising of family ghosts. Esther and Linus emerge from their distinctly peculiar childhood's to become friends, then adversaries, and finally lovers, fatally divided not only by a cause on which neither will give way, but also by a complex set of obsessions, old family secrets, and other lovers.

Orion Publishing Group. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Orion,1999.First UK edition-first printing.Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(very small tear,a couple of nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges,pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover.376pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: This tale interweaves the lives of two unusual children: Esther, whose father walked out of her London home without a word; and Linus, bullied by his father, spoiled by his adoring but eccentric uncles and aunts, and growing up in Stockholm, longing to be an architect. n nFrom the Publisher nRecent reviews for Frozen Music n'Cobbold's first-person novel takes her heroine,… Read More

Orion. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Orion,2002.First UK edition-first printing.Purple hardback(silver lettering to the spine,dent and nick on the edge of the front cover) with Dj(some nicks,creases and scratches on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Nice and clean pages with a ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges,pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book,two small nicks on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.595pp.Price un-clipped.First edition.Heavy book. This is another paragraph From Publishers Weekly: Review. In this sweeping drama, Coleridge (A Much Married Man) zeroes in on a charismatic tycoon whose desires and drive know no bounds. As a godfather of six, wealthy and domineering Marcus Brand is largely absent, except for his occasional invitations to visit him at his enchanting island getaway. What develops is a confounding routine; at unexpected intervals,… Read More

Hodder & Stoughton. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Mint condition.Whole Story Audio Books,2009.Unabridged Audiobook with 18 compact discs,in mint condition.Running time: approx 21 hours).Narrated by Saul Reichlin. The audio CD is new and sealed. This is another paragraph Product Description: Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists are murdered and Salander's fingerprints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable behaviour makes her the official suspect, but no-one can find her. Salander may be an expert at staying out of sight, but she also has ways of tracking down her most elusive enemies. This is another paragraph About the Author: Stieg Larsson was the Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Expo. He was a leading expert on anti-democratic, right-wing extremist organisations. He died in 2004, soon after delivering the text of the novels that make up the Millennium Trilogy. View more books by Stieg Larsson

HarperCollins Publishers. First edition -first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.HarperCollins,2002.First edition -first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Purple hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the back cover)with Dj(small nick and crease on the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with a map inside the front and back cover.Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the outer edges,small pencil mark impression on the first blank page of the book,very small mark inside the back Dj cover.Nice and clean book.542pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Review: When Emma Dickson chances upon an advertisement for a cottage that is being sold in the Essex countryside, memories of childhood holidays flood back to her and she is overwhelmed by the urge to return to that idyllic setting. She quits her job in the City, splits up with her boyfriend and buys the cottage. Everybody thinks that she is crazy, but she thinks that it is the best thing she has… Read More