Fiction from Friday's Child Books

Avon, 1976. Paperback. VG-. First thus. David Bowie cover as a tie-in to the Nicolas Roeg film. Rubbed; some edge wear; reading crease on front cover; bumped corners; spine crease and rubbed patches on the edges of the spine. Really a quite nice copy - if you don't mind the fact that the previous owner added a… Read more about this item

Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1945. Hardcover. VG/none. An anthology of fiction about the devil! A lovely selection of stories from Baudelaire, Bret Harte, Guy de Maupassant, John Collier, C.S. Lewis, Washigton Irving and many more. The DJ is missing and the red cloth binding has lost some of its dye due to water damage. But no musty… Read more about this item

Ace, 1966. Paperback. NF. Second? edition. A lovely copy with minor shelf wear only.

Pocket Books, 1953. Paperback. VG. Pocket Cardinal C-102 First paperback edition. Cover art by George Mayers. Rubbed; bumped corners; spine creased and curved. Interior tanning but clean.

ibooks, 2006. Hardcover. Good/Good. Ex-library copy.  A quite clean ex-library copy, but I won't rate them any higher than good. the DJ is in a cover, the cover is taped to the book. Library stamps are on the top edge of the book, but the interior of the book is clean, but tanning slightly.

Dell Abyss, 1994. Paperback. VG+. There is a bit of rubbing to the front cover that has lifted color from the raised lettering as well as a partial reading crease on the front cover. There are also a couple of small spots on the edge of the text block and one on the first page. This book comes… Read more about this item

Warner Books, 1978. Paperback. VG-. Second printing from Warner, which uses the original cover art as the step-back art which you are seeing though a window on the new cover. Gothic romance. Spine lean, with heavy creasing and chips at the top and bottom of spine; upper corner of front cover creased; corners bumped; date mark stamped… Read more about this item

Henry Z. Walck, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Good. Victor Ambrus. An anthology of short stories about wizards/magicians with illustrations by Victor Ambrus. It includes stories from Andrew Lang, Rudyard Kipling, E. Nesbit, A.A. Milne and others. Ex-library, which means I won't grade it officially any better than good. The dust jacket would otherwise perhaps be VG with a sticker… Read more about this item

Candlewick Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2nd printing of this story about a young Viking woman. Fine copy in Fine DJ.

Canaveral Press, 1975. Hardcover. Fine/NF. Mahlon Blaine. Later printing. Book fine in green cloth with NF DJ and wonderful Mahlon Blaine artwork.

Wildside Press, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/NF. Pat Morrissey. Book Club Edition. Fantasy novella with illustrations by Pat Morrissey. Fine copy in NF dust jacket.  

Avenel, 1979. Hardcover. VG/VG. Later printing. A nice collection of five of Beatrix Potter's stories. Book VG in illustrated boards (same as dust jacket); shelf wear; binding issue at top of front endpaper and hinge; interior nice and clean. DJ has a couple of small scuffs on the cover, one making a red mark; slight sun-fading on… Read more about this item

Signet, 1965. Paperback. VG-. First thus. Tie-in with the film starring Peter O'Toole, with a photo on the back cover. Bumped corners, spine crease. Foxing visible on cover inside and out, as well as a few pages in at beginning and end of book. Mid-book there is some damp staining visible on about 40 pages at the… Read more about this item

Candlewick, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. Fine/ As new copy.

Signet, 1969. Paperback. Good. Scarce tie in to the 1969 movie with Bruce Davison, Barbara Hershey and Richard Thomas. Ex-library copy, with heavy wear to the covers (please see pictures). Edge wear, creasing, rubbing, chipping.... Inside front cover has a Los Angeles County Library paste-in, and some foxing. Facing that are a couple of library stamps. The… Read more about this item

Ballantine, 1985. Paperback. VG+. Cover art by Doug Beekman. Glossy; light fading at spine; thumb crease on back cover. Interior clean. A really nice copy.

Ballantine, 1984. Paperback. VG+. First paperback edition. Michael Whelan cover art. Glossy covers; spine creased; thumb crease back cover; minor edge wear. Interior clean.

Knopf, 1990. Hardcover. Good+. John Lawrence. A collection of short stories by Roald Dahl.  Excellent shape but ex-library so I will grade it no higher than "Good". Cover glued in, ffep has library info glued in and smudges. Otherwise, interior is clean.

Ace, 1986. Paperback. VG. First edition. Edgewear; bumped corners; reading crease both front and back; spine crease; a little extra wear at the top and bottom of spine. Interior clean.

Avon, 1984. Paperback. VG. Bumped corners; partial crease upper corner front cover; thumb crease back cover; half cm closed tear top edge of back cover; light fading at spine. Interior clean.