Search Results: Authors starting with S from Winding Road Books

New York: Macmillan, 1943. Book. Fine Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 9th printing of 1st American Edition. Book is clean, unmarked, spine tight, slightly tanned endpapers, tips with minuscule rubbing and spine ends slightly worn. The dust jacket is price clipped and has loss and chipping at spine ends with about a two inch x 1/3 inch loss at front cover tip. Other small chips at points and some edges. Jacket has a smudge on the front and overall aging. Looks great now in its new shiny plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing. From the jacket, "These brilliant, challenging letters from an elderly devil in hell to his junior on earth are the most vital and original restatement of religious truths produced in our time -- a profound, hard-hitting, provoking, yet truly reverent book.".

New York: Coward- McCann, 1946. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st printing. Inscribed and signed by the author. The book condition on this first edition, first printing as verified by Ahearn and is near fine with shelf wear to bottom of both boards, and on some other edges. Several inscriptions and signatures from previous owners on the back of the front free end paper and on the half-title. Spine tight, boards rigid and tips pointed. Many b&w illustrations. All present. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped with 1/4" chipped loss at top of spine also some wear at most edges and tips and red stain area on back cover and some dampstaining around rear cover bottom and spine. Now looks shiny and new in it's archival mylar cover..

New York: Coward- McCann, 1946. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Not Signed. 1st Edition. Coward, McCann, 1946, New York. Hardcover. 1st/1st. Fine/Very Good. The book condition on this first edition, first printing as verified by Ahearn and is Fine with just a particle or two and some shelf wear on the text block edges. Spine tight, boards rigid and tips pointed. Back board has a rumple all the way cross horizontally and small pushing along top of board. Many b&w illustrations. All present. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped with some little wear at tips and worn areas on covers and some dampstaining around rear cover bottom and spine.. Now looks shiny and new in it's archival mylar cover..

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1947. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. First Printing of First Edition Thus. Book has been well preserved for over 70 years and is clean and mark free throughout, with rigid, square boards and a tight spine. Appears unread. A touch of wear along top text block, barely noticeable. Jacket has very slight loss at spine ends and top of front cover. Looks dashing in it's shiny new mylar cover. Jacket has no price printed on it. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing. A presentation copy..

New York: Simon Schuster, 1985. Book. Fine Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing. First printing would be as new save for previous owners inscription on the front free endpaper. The text block is solid, clean and square. Endpapers are otherwise clear of markings. Spine tight, boards rigid and tips pointed. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has no issues. Looks spectacular in a new shiny mylar dust protector. .

Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1988. Book. Illus. by Ronald DeFelice. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. First and only printing of this limited edition. Signed by the author on front endpaper. Illustrated. Beautiful, As New with no flaws. Bound in full leather with 22 karat gold decoration and gilded endpaper (all three sides); raised spine hubs; gold decorations on front and back covers and spine. sewn-in ribbon marker; high-quality, archival, paper; silk moire fabric endpapers; sewn pages for strength and durability. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾." Stunning and unread. Packed in box which may be wrapped..

New York: Quadrangle, 1973. Book. Fine Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Early printing. Boards are square, rigid with stiff spine, pointed tips, endpapers slightly tanned otherwise clean and free of internal markings, slight shelf wear to board ends and text block edges. Jacket has tiny loss and a hint of creasing at spine ends and some edges. NOT price clipped. Looks great in an acid free clear mylar removable cover. From the library of Tracy Wood, first woman war correspondent in Vietnam, part of the L.A. Times team that won the Pulitzer Prize with their coverage of the L. A. riots and a senior editor with the Orange County Weekly..

New York: Random House, 1955. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Tight spine, rigid red buckram boards, and pointed tips. It appears unread. Previous owner's pithy inscription on front free endpaper.The colorful jacket IS NOT price clipped but has small WEAR along some edges/tips/spine ends. Case studies covering some basic mental health and family couple issues. This book looks nice in a shiny mylar dust protector. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping. .

New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2008. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. This copy is minty, like it came fresh off the bookstore shelf. The spine is tight, boards rigid, interior is unmarked. Tips are pointed. Appears unread. Ppgs 115 to 120 have slight rumple. The jacket IS NOT price clipped and is unblemished. Looks spiffy in a shiny new plastic cover..

Palo Alto, CA: Science and Behavior Books, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Book condition is almost new with square boards, tight spine and clean unmarked text block. Jacket is unblemished and is not price clipped. Looks nice in a new mylar dust jacket cover. Index. Packaging suitable for wrapping.

New York: Tor Books, 2011. Book. Fine Plus. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition, 1st Printing. Signed by author on title page in my presence at the L.A. Times Book Fair 4/2018 . Straight from the bookstore shelf, only opened for author's signature. Fresh, clean, tight, straight in shiny new mylar cover. Shipped in wrappable packing..

New York: Tor Books, 2006. Book. Fine Plus. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition, 1st Printing. Signed by author on title page in my presence at the L.A. Times Book Fair 4/2018 . Straight from the bookstore shelf, only opened for author's signature. Fresh, clean, tight, straight in shiny new mylar cover. Shipped in wrappable packing..

New York: Tor Books, 2018. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. TOR Books, New York, 2018. Hard Cover. Condition:As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition, 1st Printing. Signed by author on title page in my presence at the L.A. Times Book Fair 4/2018 . Straight from the bookstore shelf, only opened for author's signature. Clean, tight, straight and fresh in shiny new mylar cover..

New York: Tor Books, 2007. Book. Fine Minus. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition, 1st Printing. Signed by author on title page in my presence at the L.A. Times Book Fair 4/2018 . Straight from the bookstore shelf, only opened for author's signature. It has a sliver of fading around the bottom cover spine and partial on each cover and a minuscule crumple at spine foot; otherwise, clean, tight, straight and fresh in shiny new mylar cover. Shipped in wrappable packing..

New York: Tor Books, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition, 1st Printing. Signed by author on title page in my presence at the L.A. Times Book Fair 4/2018 . Straight from the bookstore shelf, only opened for author's signature. Fresh, clean, tight, straight in shiny new mylar cover. Shipped in wrappable packing..

New York: Crime Club, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Not Signed. 1st Edition. Crime Club, 1949, New York. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing.Not remaindered and not price clipped ($2.25). Book has been well preserved for 50 years and is clean and mark free throughout, with rigid, square boards and a tight spine. Pages tanned with slight spine lean. Appears unread. Jacket has chipping and loss around edges though looks spiffy in its new plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing..

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. 1st Printing as verified by McBride. Affectionately inscribed and signed to previous owner on the front free endpaper. Black cloth boards with gold text and classical graphics. Salmon top stain. Clean internally with spine stiff and straight, tips pointed. Jacket is price clipped and has crumpling and slight loss at spine top and tanning at chipping loss at edges and tips. Looks dramatic in new jacket protector. Packing suitable for wrapping. .

New York: Farrar, Straus & Company, 1950. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing as confirmed by McBride. Free of internal markings, spine is tight, boards rigid and tips are pointed. While the jacket has its price, it has minor general wear all over, especially at tips and along spine and at top and bottom of spine. Actually looks quite smart in its shiny new plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing..

San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press , 1978. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Not Signed. 1st Edition. First printing softcover. Small chapbook wit a little rubbing at top right front cover. Else fine, with pointed tips tight binding and unbent boards. No internal markings. Appears unread..

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980, New York. Hardback. !st Edition/1st Printing as verified by McBride. Very Good/Very Good. would be fine but for a some tiny marks on edges all around the text block - clean internally. Spine stiff and straight, tips pointed.. Jacket is unclipped, has a couple of 10mm closed tears linked by fold on front cover top and some frey at tips and edges. Edge wear at bottom for both. Sticker on jacket says, "Autographed at Westwood Book Store".