Search Results: First Editions from Reading Rat

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 339 p. incl. index & appendix. VG+/VG. Clean, solid, unmarked copy. Unclipped DJ, slightly bumped. A comprehensive study of the life and career of notorious Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal, by noted Middle East expert/author/correspondent Patrick Seale. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Inc., 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. A Dutton Children;s Book; First Edition; 99 p. incl. index; VG+/VG; dark brown boards with gold printing on spine, very slightly bumped at top of spine, otherwise in perfect condition, seems unread. DJ unclipped, bright, slightly bumped, has small closed tear at top of spine. DJ is illustrated with a colour portrait of "Cinque", the leader of the Amistad captives. A very good account, written for young readers but of interest to any age, of the Amistad incident. Well illustrated with drawings and photographs, including courtroom sketches of the captives reproduced on the endpapers. Walter Dean Myers has received many awards for his books for chidren and young adults, and this is an excellent example of his work. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gordonsville, VA, U.S.A.: V H P S Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing; NF/VG+; DJ price clipped, very minor bumping at top of spine (book & DJ), all else as new, unmarked, unread. "At the time her nine-year-old son was diagnosed with a brain tumor, Joan Richards was deeply involved in writing a book about the life and work of the nineteenth-century mathematician Augusus De Morgan,. Immersed in this abstract, logical world of science, Richards was forced by her son's sudden illness to confront a different kind of reality - the irrational world of a serious family illness and its consequences." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Parkstone Press Ltd., 2001. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First edition; Parkstone Press; 2001; 95 p. incl. index. As New/As New; small hardcover volume with glossy DJ. Book cover and DJ with identical designs bySebastien Ceste; white & dark brown with red lettering, Beardsley-inspired line drawing of woman. A biographical sketch of Beardsley's life and work, lavishly illustrated with drawings, photos and paintings by Beardsley and contemporaries. A very nice little book, in beautiful condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Athens, GA, U.S.A.: Hill Street Press, LLC, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing; NF/NF, unclipped DJ; small remainder mark on bottom of text block, slightly bumped at top of spine (book & DJ) otherwise immaculate.Tan boards with dark brown cloth half-binding, title etc in gold on spine, MM monogram on front cover. DJ has youthful photo of Margaret Mitchell. By Mitchell's request most of her personal papers were destroyed after her death; these writings, from her 8th to 17th years, survived in home of a relative and were discovered by the kind of serendipity all academic researchers must dream of, but few experience. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Golden Books, 2000. First Edition. Saddle Stitched. As New/No Jacket. Donna Reynolds. Unpaginated; As New; glossy pictorial cover, many colour photos & lively graphics illustrate this introduction to ski jumping, ice climbing, and bobsledding. Two other titles in series also available. Combine shipping!

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Heartland Publications, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. NEW/No Jacket. Dow, Amanda (illustrator). 112 p.; two stories about young heroes in early North America. "Blackships" tells the story of two brothers, sons of the noted Iroquois leader Donnacona, are taken to France by Cartier in 1534. They learn French, are presented at court, and return to save Cartier's life. But disaster looms . . . "Thanadelthur" is the story of a young Dene girl; when her companions are exhausted and afraid to continue, Thanadelthur strikes out on her own across the tundra, determined to make peace between two warring nations." Illustrated with beautiful landscape photographs and original historically-based paintings. Sidebar glossary of words and pronunciations. For young readers 10 and up, and history buffs of all ages. MULTIPLE COPIES AVAILABLE; email for details 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Duluth, MN, U.S.A.: Spinsters Ink, 1987. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Spinsters/Aunt Lute PB; First edition; 1987; VG-; book is unread but top corner bumped, some pages look dented or warped as if it has been stored badly. Clean and solid, nice reading copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ste. Anne De Bellevue, Quebec: The Muses' Company/La Compagie Des Muses, 1985. Limited. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 50 p.; VG+, light shelf wear, clean, uncreased spine. Glossy white cover with silver outline calligraphed design. Number 604 of a limited edition of 1000 copies. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated First Edition; copyright date 1984, printing date not shown. VG/VG; ex-library with usual stamps, pocket, residue of barcode sticker on back. Slight spine lean. DJ price-clipped, in plastic cover, taped to boards. Previously unpublished novel by Cain. DJ illustration by Michael P. Meritet. Afterword by Cain biographer Roy Hoopes. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edmonton AB: NeWest Press, 1984. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 180 p.; VG, minor shelf and reading wear, clean, solid copy. Winner of the Search for a New Manitoba Novelist Competition. "All one winter, a widowed mother and her grown daughter carry on an emotional tug of war. Their relationship is driven by the pressures of the daughter's life as a nurse of the dying at a large city hospital and the mother's fearful but growing independence in an isolated cottage on a Northwestern Ontario lake. THe solutions they find at the end of the winter neither of them expects." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, LLC, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good +. First edition; VG+/VG+; sl. bumped at top of spine, DJ not clipped, clean, tight copy. "Adrian Cowell has been making prizewinning documentary films since that first trip [1957] into Amazonia. An author, environmental activist, and cofounder of the Television Trust for the environment, he is known for his epic projects . . . and his total dedication." This book is a companion volume to the FRONTLINE series of the same name. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Georgetown, Ontario, Canada: Lpg Distribution, 1994. First Edition. French-Folds. Very Good +/No Jacket. Originally published in French as "Gout de Jeunes Filles"; VG+, appears as new; sequel to his earlier fictionalized memoir "An Aroma of Coffee". Set in Haiti in the early 1970s. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/Very Good+. 257 p.; VG+/VG+; very nice, clean copy in bright unclipped DJ; looks new. A collection of essays by the author of "Me Talk Pretty One Day". 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 214 p.; VG+/VG DJ; book is in beautiful clean condition, no marks, DJ unclipped, very slight bumping of upper edge, some yellowing along spine. SIGNED by author on title page, with inscription"for Emmet, with best wishes". This is a novel based on the true story of Tom Sukanen, who spent years building an ocean-going cargo steamer in a wheatfield near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. A wonderful piece of Canadiana in excellent condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1997. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 408 p.; VG+/VG+, very nice unmarked copy, unclipped DJ. A multigenerational novel involving the Fiennders and Bowden families of Fiennders Abbey, from the late 19th century to 1991. By award-winning actress/writer Jean Marsh (Upstairs, Downstairs, The House of Elliott). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rexdale, Ontario, Canada: Macmillan of Canada, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 213 p.; VG/VG-; green boards with gold lettering on spine, PO name and address on ffep, otherwise very nice and clean interior, DJ unclipped, slighe edge wear, several closed tears mended with archival tape. Seventeenth published work, with many autobiographical elements, by an outstanding Canadian author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Scribner, 1977. ARC. Original Wraps. Very Good -/No Jacket. 186 p.; VG-, original white glossy cover with black lettering and hourglass graphic. Slight shelf wear, has straight cut along front spine edge of cover, about 2 1/2 inches long, repaired with archival tape. Interior clean and unmarked. Advance reading copy of author's first novel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

La Crescenta, CA, U.S.A.: Mountain n' Air Books, 1991. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 175 p.;, trade paper; VG+, slight shelfwear. Square, flat uncreased spine, clean copy. A collection of essays and some poems by noted American rock climber Pat Ament. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Golden Books, 2000. First Edition. Saddle Stitched. As New/No Jacket. Donna Reynolds. Unpaginated; As New; glossy pictorial cover, many colour photos & lively graphics illustrate this introduction to sandboarding, adventure racing, and street luge. Two other titles in series also available. ombine shipping!