Search Results: Authors starting with K from Top Shelf Books

Alfred A. Knopf, 2015 Book. Illus. by Shutterstock. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Jacket is clean and intact. Printed boards with "Officer Memorandum" printing on white background under clear, acrylic dust jacket. Copy straight and square in fine (unread) condition. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. The first book in The Illuminae Files. Highly praised young adult novel..

Doubleday & Co., 1981. Book. Illus. by Esteves, Jan. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Collects 12 fantasy and horror stories, four original to this collection. Forward by Ted White. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping..

Bantam Press, 2004 Book. Illus. by Stone, Steve. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Trade paperback, first printing and first edition. First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. (The trade paperback is simultaneous with the UK hardcover edition. A US trade paperback edition was published later in 2005. No US hardcover edition.) Fine (unread) copy without dustjacket as issued. A pristine copy. Relatively unknown here, Kearney is a very talented Military-Fantasy author just becoming published in the US. Edgy adult fantasy with a 16th century flavor. A great read for military fantasy buffs comparable familiar with Joe Abercrombie and and Steven Erikson. Book One of a new series by the same author of the sharply written and critically well-received Monarchies of God series. Full color, wrap-around jacket by Steve Stone..

Gollancz, 2000 Book. Illus. by Crisp, Steve. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. First Published in 2000 stated on copyright page. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Book Four in this critically acclaimed military-fantasy series. The Monarchies of God is a fine, densely written politco-religous series by an author not yet available in the U.S. Densely plotted alternate history where two rival "Western" churches wage politco-religous wars with each other and against an Oriental foe with swords and arquebuses. Magic exists but is being prosecuted and extinguished by church-sanctioned inquisitions. Battles and military themes are portrayed convincingly in C. S. Forrester style realism and brutality. Hard-edged military fantasy that is not for the squeamish..

Tor, 2018 Book. Illus. by Youll, Stephen. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by Kenyon in purple ink on tipped-in page.</b> A very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy..

Tor, 2018 Book. Illus. by Youll, Stephen. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by Kenyon in silver ink on tipped-in page.</b> A very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy..

Tor, 1995 Book. Illus. by Danisi, Joseph M.. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First US and first hardcover edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. <b>Signed by Kerr on the title page.</b> Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Published previously in UK by HarperCollins as the paperback titled "Freezeframes". Original collection of linked stories set in an alternative San Francisco, California. Collected here, the novella "Resurrection" was previously published by Axolotl Press. "...Kerr's unfolding future seem very real, from hippie exhuberance to a darkening political and economic landscape...and onto a future of ironies and surprises." - Locus, May 1995, pg. 61..

Daw Books, 2011 Book. Illus. by Rafton, Aleta. Very Fine. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First printing, mass market paperback. Very fine (unread) copy. <b>Signed by Kerr on the title page.</b> The first Nola O'Grady novel..

Osel Books, 2014 Book. Illus. by Parsi, Laila. Very Fine. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Trade paperback, first edition and first printing. <b>Signed by Kerr on the title page.</b> Sequel to Sorcerer's Luck (2013)..

Hodder & Stoughton, 1998 Book. Illus. by Rostant, Larry. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. First Published statement on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A tale of ghosts and hauntings. A straight, square copy in clean jacket with price intact. "[A]n ambitious contemporary literary achievement, filled with writerly devices ranging from simple recursive in-jokes to sharp metafictional commentary about the storytelling art, not to mention a thoroughly unreliable narrator." Locus - September, 1998. Award History: 1998 Publisher's Weekly Best of 1998 List; 1999 British Fantasy Award Winner; 1998 Stoker Award Winner for Best Novel; 1999 Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel..

Signet, 1996 Book. Illus. by Geyer, Mark. Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. First printing, mass market paperback original and true first edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Horizontal crease on front cover at spine with a very slight spine cock by having been read once, but carefully. Tips are sharp, but with faint wear. A clean, square copy without tears or previous owner's marks. The Green Mile serial as a whole was the winner of the 1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel. First printings in fine condition are now extremely scarce. Award History:1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel..

Signet, 1996 Book. Illus. by Geyer, Mark. Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. First printing, mass market paperback original and true first edition with full number sequence present. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Page block moderately tonned (normal age-darkening), with faint spine crease and cover crinkling at top and bottom corners of spine and foxing on page block edges. Previous owner's names on front page. The Green Mile serial as a whole was the winner of the 1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel. Award History:1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel..

Signet, 1996. Book. Illus. by Geyer, Mark. Good. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. First printing, mass market paperback original and true first edition with full number sequence present. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Page block heavily tonned (normal age-darkening), with moderate spine crease and worn covers. Previous owner's names on front page. Sharp jacket crease at front tip of cover with lower tip bumped and crinkled. Foxing along page block edges. A reading copy. The Green Mile serial as a whole was the winner of the 1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel. Award History:1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel..

Paper Tiger, 1999 Book. Illus. by Kirby, Josh. Very Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Trade paperback, first printing and true first edition. (Precedes the US edition.) Very fine (unread) condition. Oversized (8.25" x 11.75") trade paperback features extensive, 112 page collection of Kirby's work, finished and un-finished, color and b&w, including the many fully displayed Discworld inspired works that never made it to the dustjacket in their entirety. (The full illustration for Men At Arms is especially clever.) Bibliography listing all Kirby's book jacket illustrations, listed chronologicaly, and includes the book title and author. Kirby died in 2001, and the UK edition for Thief of Time bears the last Kirby inspired illustration for the Discworld series..

Pulphouse Publishing, 1991 Book. Illus. by Barr, George. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first limited edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket in uncoated, multi-color paper dustjacket. (Few of this series had mult-tone jacket designs. They are also very prone to scuffs and bruising, of which this copy is in fine and unread condition.) <b>Signed by Knight on the title page.</b> Collects six stories plus author's Introduction. Issue No. 21 in the Pulphouse Author's Choice Monthly series. Nicely crafted limited edition, No. 252 of 300 signed and numbered copies by this specialty publisher..

Tor, 1996 Book. Illus. by Eshkar, Shelley. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated "First Edition: September 1996" on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library. A fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. A fascinating novel by one of the greatly under-appreciated Science Fiction authors. The jacket is non-laminated, thus prone to marks and scratches easily hidden under mylar sleeves. This jacket is unmarked in any way. A wonderful copy difficult to find in fine jackets. Award History: 1997 Nebula Preliminary Ballot..

Knopf, 1997 Book. Illus. by Kidd, Chip. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (The US edition was published Feb. 1997 after the UK hardcover by Headline.) First Edition stated on copyright page. Faint age-related wear to page block edges with light foxing at top edge, else a near fine copy in fine, unclipped jacket. The page block is straight and square. The jacket is clean without tears and price intact. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed and inscribed "To Jan / Survive and Thrive" and dated "3/15/97" by Koontz on the half-title page. The March date places this copy one month after it's official publication date in February, 1997.</b> A very nice collectible copy. A reporter investigates the fatal plane disaster where a survivor walks away, contrary to the official story that there were no crash survivors..

Bantam Books, 2014 Book. Illus. by Biel, Scott. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by Koontz on a special, tipped-in page.</b> Very fine (new and unread) copy in very fine jacket. A tipped-in sheet is an extra page added by the publisher, usually between the half-title page and the endpapers. The publisher will send a certain number of blank sheets to the author, the author signs the sheets (i.e. pages) and sends them back to the publisher who binds them into the book during the publication process. So, this is a Publisher's signed edition, signed prior to publication by Koontz. A very nice collectible copy. A coming of age story with magical elements centered on a young, gifted musician..

Berkley Putnam, 1975 Book. Illus. by Lehr, Paul. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. No Additional Printings (NAP) on copyright page making this copy a first printing. Code "7502" on front jacket flap indicating a February, 1975 printing.The page block is tanned, normal for a book this age manufactured before acid-free paper. Minor foxing at top edge of text block. Jacket edges slightly worn with some liver-spotting to white rear cover. One small horizontal scuff at top edge of front jacket panel with jacket crease at front corner of spine. One small (1cm in length) closed tear at bottom edge of front jacket panel. Else a straight, square near fine copy in near fine jacket with original $6.95 price intact. A complex story taking place in the far-future, this title was the last SF novel Koontz wrote before turning his talents to the supernatural horror genre. Iconic jacket illustration by Paul Lehr..

HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. Book. Illus. by Parks, Phil. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Minor edgewear along textblock and jacket edges especially at top of spine panel, small (0.5cm) pen mark on side edge of textblock at top corner, else near fine copy in near fine jacket. Black & white interior illustrations by Phil Parks. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping..