Search Results: First Editions from Turtleman Used Books

Very little wear. A few tiny brown spots on the cover that might be coffee. Or not. Pages clean, bright, tight. 246 humorous anecdotes which might or might not be accountable as "senior moments".

No dust jacket. First edition. Little wear, pages in excellent condition, tight, clean, intact. The only thing, other than the missing dust jacket, is that when lying on its back, the spine of the book is about 12 degrees off plumb so the front cover is shifted slightly to the right of the back cover. In spite of that. it is still a first-rate mystery novel set in the world of horse racing, and what can beat that?

First edition. Book shows little wear. Dust jacket has on small tear (

First edition. Very little wear. Dust jacket encased in mylar. Pages clean and tight. A book of pictures that can resolve into 3-D images if you are able to disconnect your eyes. The kind of thing that has been marketed under the "Magic Eye" name. Gets easier with practice. Even the endpapers are these kind of images.

First edition. Very little wear. 96 pages are clean, tight and bright. Five of the fifty relate to recycling, so buy from me and we can recycle this book!

No noticeable wear, almost like new. Time to get organized.

First edition, complete number line. Very little wear, to book or dust jacket. Pages are clean, tight and bright. A researcher comes up with a new anti-depressant, but what about the side effects? Medical thriller.

Ex-Library book. First edition, rather rare. Dust jacket encased in mylar. Little wear to book or jacket, in spite of starting life as a library book. A nice book.

First edition. Very little wear. The book looks unread. Maroon fabric covered boards with a photograph on the front. Print stamped in black and gilt on the front and gilt on the spine. Black ribbon bookmark. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Decorative endpapers, section of photographs near the center. Number 15 in the series. Not common.

Stated first edition (in this series). A reprint from the original (ca. 1920), translated from the original Swedish by F. H. Lyon. The author was the husband of author Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen). Green textured paper covered boards with gilt print on the spine. Book shows little wear other than some spotting on the top page edges (only on the half adjacent to the spine). The dust jacket has two tears (1 cm each) along the lower edge and additional edge and corner wear throughout. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with 22 photos in black and white. A rather rare book. Part of a larger series of reprinted African hunting books from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The publishers included a disclaimer about their use of the original language and attitudes, much of which may be offensive by today's standards (see photo #5).

First edition. Very little wear. Fourth book of the Asteroid Wars. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few very minor crimps at the edges.

First edition. No dust jacket. Blue fabric covered boardds show some wear mainly at the corners, and a couple of small stains on the front cover. THe deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Owner's name on the front free endpaper.

Little wear to book or jacket. For some reason, the dust jacket was once glued to the endpapers. The front flap has since come loose, but he rear flap is still securely glued. There is also a stain inside the front cover on the free endpaper, possibly more of the glue. The deckle-edged pages are clean and tight. This is the third of eleven stories featuring Alvirah and Willy.

Very little wear. An alphabet book with a nationalistic theme by the former Second Lady of the United States..

First edition. No significant wear to the book, almost like new. The dust jacket has very little wear, mainly at the corners and upper edge.

First edition. The dust jacket shows very little wear, the book shows almost none. Autobiography of a former U. S. Navy Seal, former U. S. Representative and former member of the Trump cabinet. (This autobiography predates that last post, so does not deal with that time or all the ethical questions that drove him to resign.)

First edition. No sign of wear, to book or dust jacket. The seventh book in the Maximum Ride series. As might be guessed from the title, this book focuses on the winged girl Angel. And a love interest, of course.

First edition. Light shelf wear. Remains of a price sticker on the spine. Pages clean, binding solid. Book number two in the Seattle-based Boldt/Matthews series. Someone is killing people for their organs.

Book shows very little wear. Dust jacket has a couple of chips on the bottom edge. Harry Bosch #6. A body on a funicular railway. Can't say that every day.

The sixth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy. Yes, I know, but it says so right on the cover, part six of three. Very little wear to the book. The dust jacket has one small tear (1 cm) located on the lower rear a little to the right of the bar code. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. First edition.