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

VERY GOOD condition --- DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, flaps and folds, primarily the latter. Price clipped. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Very minor soiling to textblock head and foredge, primarily the former. Pencil markings top of FFEP. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of J. K. Rowling's second novel in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which was the basis for the film of the same name, released in 2002. This is a 1st UK trade edition, 3rd printing of the work published by Bloomsbury in 1998. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. *********************************************************
"Harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire Dursleys to end. But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns Harry of mortal danger awaiting him at Hogwarts School. Returning to the castle nevertheless, Harry hears a rumour about a… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Small personalized bookplate affixed to FFEP. Please inspect photos closely for conidtion details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Doris Kearns Goodwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning work, No Ordinary Time, an historical, biographical book of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during the War years, illustrated with period photos. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Simon & Schuster in 1994, and INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title page. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Doris Kearns Goodwin's Pulitzer Prize–winning classic about the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how it shaped the nation while steering it through the Great Depression and the outset of World War II.
With an… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges, spine, panels folds and flaps. Minor chipping to bottom of spine, right corner and top outside corner of front panel. Very minor peeling of laminate face in spots, top edge. BOARDS: Minor scuffing to face, front and back, primarily quarter bound spine. Minor creasing to spine; gilt loss to title script on same. BOOK: Minor soiling/spotting to textblock, primarily head. Ink markings top of FEP. Slightly shaken binding. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
This is a very nice copy of Stephen King's horror novel, IT. It is a true 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the book published in 1986 by Viking Penguin. The original dustjacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Stephen King's terrifying, classic #1 New York Times bestseller, 'a landmark in American literature' (Chicago Sun-Times)—about seven adults who return to their hometown… Read More

VERY GOOD contiion — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Small closed tear to lower spine. Laminate face tear/touchup to front panel. Very light foxing to reverse side of upper back panel. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Light foxing to textblock page edges, primarily head and foredge. Slight lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.

Here on offer is a nice copy of Charles Kuralt's memoir, A Life on the Road, chronicling his long career and travels as a journalist working for CBS. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1990.
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"For more than 30 years, Charles Kuralt, the host of CBS News' 'Sunday Morning,' has traveled the world's byways. In this warm, deeply affecting memoir, Kuralt retraces the steps of a journey that began when he was a young CBS news reporter frantically trying to… Read More

VERY GOOD — Sound binding. Crisp extremities. Clean, unmarked pages. NOTE: Very minor bow to back board. Minor fraying of moire endpapers around edges, primarily bottom. Please inspect photos for condition details. THIS IS A LARGE, HEAVY BOOK.
This title was featured by Easton Press in the Science & Nature series and presented here in a collectible edition. Published in 2006, bound in handsome Burgundy leather, and beautifully illustrated by William Sharp, this edition would be a worthy addendum to your collectibles 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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The most complex biological mechanism in the world, the human body has… Read More