Search Results: Authors starting with B from Second-handSOME BOOKS

VERY GOOD condition --- DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges and spine, both panels. Minor chipping top of spine and outside corners at folds, front panel. Closed tear (1½") at bottom of spine. Very limited tape repairs on reverse. Price clipped. In first 2 pics, paper insert placed inside to improve appearance. BOARDS: Very good condition. Sunning to top and bottom edges. BOOK: Very good condition. FFEP missing. Minor smudges and spots on several pages near the outer margins. Stains/spotting lower half of pages 90-93 near inner and outer margins, Please inspect photos closely for condition details. If unsure, please ask. More pics available on request.Here on offer is a nice copy of Richard Bach's self-help novella, Jonathan Livington Seagull, which reached the top of the New York Times Bestseller list and remained there for 37 weeks. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 7th printing of the work published by Macmillan in 1970. The authentic dustjacket is protected from further wear by… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Chipping to top of spine, primarily left corner. Chipping to bottom of spine, both corners. Minor chipping to all outside corners, at folds. Chip at top edge of back panel, upper left. Several stress and scuff marks to laminate on spine and both panels, primarily the former, touched up w/minor bleedthru to reverse. NOTE: Several open and closed tears mended on reverse with archival tape, and on face with archival glue. In first 2 pics, paper insert placed inside jacket for improved appearance. BOARDS: Very good condition. Very minor soiling to foredge and foot, primarily the latter. BOOK: Very good condition. Nice topstain. P.O.S. in ink on FEP, flyleaf and half-title page. PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY AND INSPECT PHOTOS CLOSELY FOR CONDITION DETAILS. If unsure, please ask.
Here on offer is a nice copy of James Baldwin's influential book: The Fire Next Time, a couplet of essays on the black… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Small chip, and closed tear to top edge, right side of spine. Very small tears, bottom edge of spine. Very small closed tear to top edge, upper left, back panel. Small crease to top outside edge, back flap. BOARDS: A couple of small flaws to cloth, front. BOOK: Nice topstain. Ink writing on FFEP. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions: please ask.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of James Baldwin's Harlem love story, If Beale Street Could Talk, his 5th novel and the basis for the 2018 film of the same name. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Dial Press in 1974. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Like the blues--sweet, sad, and full of truth--this masterful work of fiction rocks us with powerful emotions. In it are anger and pain, but… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. 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 Jean-Luc Bannalec's who-dun-it thriller, The Fleur de Sel Murders, another entry in the Brittany Mysteries series. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing published by Minotaur Books in 2018.
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"Commissaire Dupin is back in The Fleur de Sel Murders, this Brittany mystery from international bestselling author Jean-Luc Bannalec.
The old salt farmers have always said that the violet scent of the Fleur de Sel at harvest time on the salt marshes of the Guérande Peninsula has been known to cause hallucinations. Commissaire Dupin also starts to believe this when he's attacked out of the blue in the salt works.
He had actually been looking forward to escaping his endless… Read More

VERY GOOD condition --- SLIPCASE: Very minor shelfwear. Cracked seam, top of inner book divider. BOARDS: Very good condition. Minor sunning to spines of both books. BOOKS: Very good condition. No issues. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. More photos available upon request. Any questions? Please ask.Here on offer is a very nice set of Charles Baudelaire's controversial work of poetry, The Flowers of Evil, presented here in a French and English translation. Published by The Limited Editions Club in 1971, this set is #648 of 1500 copies produced for subscribers. The English volume is signed by the artist, Pierre-Yves Trémois. The books were printed by the Press of A. Colish in Mt. Vernon, NY and bound in buckram. The books are presented in, and protected by, a handsome two volume slipcase.****************************************************************************************************************************"The Limited Editions Club was founded in 1929 by George Macy (1900-1956)… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top and bottom of spine and outside corners, front. Larger chip to bottom outside corner. Several closed tears top and bottom edges, mended verso with archival tape, as well as small scuffs/chips to laminate. Spotting/staining to verso, primarily in spine area. In first two pics, paper insert placed inside for improved appearance. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very minor age toning to endpapers, front and back; ink markings on FFEP, as well as small merchant sticker near lower spine. PLEASE INSPECT PHOTOS CLOSELY AND READ DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY FOR CONDITION DETAILS. More pics available on request. Any questions: Please don't hesitate to ask. Here on offer is a very nice copy of Brendan Behan's autobiographical book, Borstal Boy, an entertaining account of the authors' 3 year sentence to a youth reform school for IRA activities and his interactions with the… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top left and right corners of spine, and top right corner of front panel at fold. Small open tear to lower foredge, front panel, and a couple of closed tears top edge of same. BOARDS: Very small spot on upper foredge, front. Horizontal flaw (wrinkle?) across front. Two small bumps to top edge, front. Spine cap somewhat soft. BOOK: Minor foxing to text block head and foredge, primarily former. Minor foxing front from FFEP thru Contents page, and from page 379 thru LFEP. Very slight lean to spine. PLEASE INSPECT PHOTOS CLOSELY FOR CONDITION DETAILS. Any questions, please ask.



Here on offer is a very nice copy of Paul Bowles political thriller, The Spider's House, his 3rd novel and a deeper look at the conflict between Eastern and Western cultures. This copy is a 1st U K edition, 1st printing of the work, published by Macdonald & Company in 1957. The dust jacket… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — BOARDS: Tear across top portion of spine from side to side; chipping to area above same, and the crown. Small half inch tear to spine, just above foot; minor discoloration to same. Faint stain to top of front board just below edge, approx. 1½ x 1½ inch. Minor stain to upper right corner, back. Minor scuffs to all outside corners. BOOK: Faint staining to textblock head. Very faint bleedthrough of textblock staining to top edge of pages, corresponding to width of stain. Ink markings to half-title and title pages. Please inspect photos and description closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer-Prize winning book, The Good Earth, the first novel in Buck's House of Earth trilogy. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by John Day Publishing Company in 1931. There is no dust jacket, but the boards are protected from further wear by a custom vinyl sleeve.… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Small scuff to laminate face, upper front script. BOARDS: Very good condition. Small indent across bottom outside corner, front. Couple of very small bumps to top and bottom edges, front and back respectively. BOOK: Very good condition. No issues. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Jimmy Buffett's comic novel, Swine Not?, his last published book and a hoot to boot. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Little, Brown & Company in 2008.
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"When Southern belle Ellie McBride moves her twins from Vertigo, Tennessee to New York City, they wouldn't dream of leaving behind the family pig Rumpy. But the posh hotel where Ellie has found work (and living space) has No Pets writ large on its portal. So hiding Rumpy from the hotel staff---especially the… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top and bottom of spine, primarily top. Very minor chipping to top and bottom outside corners, front. Stressing along fold, front flap. One and ½ inch closed tear, top edge, back panel. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Nice topstain. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.Here on offer is a very nice copy of William Burroughs controversial book: Naked Lunch. Its' a true 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by Grove Press in 1959. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Brodart sleeve.*********************************************************
"Say hello to Bradley the Buyer, the best narcotics agent in the business. Check yourself into the hospital where Dr Benway works - but don't expect adrenalin if you need it (the night porter shot it up for kicks). Meet Dr Fingers' Schafer, the Lobotomy Kid, and… Read More

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