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

VERY GOOD condition — Straight binding. Crisp exterior. Clean, unmarked pages. NOTE: Small bump to lower left edge, back board. Minor scratches to textblock page edges. Separation to top of textblock/spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions, please ask.
This text is featured in the Easton Press series Masterpieces of Science Fiction. Published in 1995, bound in handsome Chocolate leather, and beautifully illustrated by Kent Bash. This edition would be a worthy addendum to your collectible books library.
Specifics of this series from the Easton Press website:

Fully and tightly bound in genuine leather.22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.Heavy duty binding boards... .Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper... .Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books....moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker.Gilded page ends.

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" 'Stranger in a Strange Land', winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, is… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top corners of spine and top outside corners, both panels. Small chip to top edge, back panel. Minor soiling to spine and both panels. Price clipped. BOARDS: Crown and foot of spine worn w/very small tears, primarily the latter. Front and back boards distressed. Scuffs to outside corners. Shelf rubbing to bottom edges, w/very small tear to cloth, back edge, near spine. BOOK: Topstain, w/minor spotting to same. Textblock separation from spine, top. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Joseph Heller's satirical war novel, Catch-22, often cited as one of the most significant novels of the 20th century. This is a 1st trade edition, 2nd printing of the work published by Simon & Schuster in 1961. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Catch-22 is… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Slight crease to outside edge, front flap. BOARDS: Sun fading to top and bottom areas, both boards. Very small bump to top edge, front. Very small indent to lower front board. Minor scuffs to outside corners. Crown and foot of spine soft. BOOK: Ink markings top of FFEP. Very light soiling to textblock head and foredge, primarily the latter. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of James Herriot's compilation novel, All Creatures Great and Small, chronicling his early experiences as a veterinary surgeon in England. This work consists of his first two books in the series of the same name: If Only They Could Talk, and It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by St. Martin's Press in 1972. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Small tape strip, bottom of spine. BOARDS: Very good condition. Tape tears to top and bottom edge, front, covered. Bottom outside corners bumped/scuffed, front and back. Tape scuffs to top and bottom edges, back. Minor vertical soiling to same. BOOK: Very good condition. Tape affixed to top and bottom edges, both pastedowns. Library stamp to FFEP and textblock foot. Library card pocket affixed to LFEP. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Mickey Mantle's baseball memoir, All My Octobers, written with the help of Mickey Herskowitz. This copy is a 1st edition, 1st printing of the work, ex-library, published by HarperCollins in 1994. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"In this unparalleled memoir, Mickey Mantle recounts both the joys and agonies of his rise… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Small chip to top edge of front panel and back panel. Very minor scuff to bottom edge of spine. In first 2 pics, paper insert placed inside for improved appearance. BOARDS: Very good condition. Small bump to top outside edge, front. BOOK: Very good condition. Endpapers upside down. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Tony Hillerman's third novel in the Joe Leaphorn police procedurals series, Listening Woman, a 1979 Edgar Award nominee and the basis for the first season of the Dark Winds television series. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Harper & Row in 1978 with a laid-in SIGNATURE by the author. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Hillerman's mysteries are special . . . Listening Woman is among the best."--… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, flaps and folds. BOARDS: Very minor soiling/spots to front and back, primarily front BOOK: Nice topstain. Small stain to textblock head. Minor foxing to foredge. Minor offsetting to endpapers. Minor foxing to outside margins, half-title page thru page 1. Hinge peeking, reverse of copyright page. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Richard Hughes' most famous novel - a collectable gem - A High Wind in Jamaica. It is the tale of a group of English schoolchildren captured by pirates on the high seas and the dark drama that soon unfolds. This copy is a 1st UK trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Chatto & Windus in 1929. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Richard Hughes's celebrated short novel is a masterpiece of concentrated narrative. Its dreamlike action begins among… Read More