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

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Cracks to laminate face, top and bottom of spine. Very minor chipping to all outside corners. A couple of small chips to bottom edge, front panel. Very minor stressing to folds. 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 Peter Taylor's Putlitzer Prize-winning novel, A Summons to Memphis, his second work set in the urban South and populated by memorable characters. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Alfred Knopf in 1986 and INSCRIBED by the author on the first free endpaper. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"One of the most celebrated novels of its time, the Pulitzer Prize winner A Summons to Memphis introduces the Carver… 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, likewise, all outside corners of both panels. Minor curling to top edge of flaps. Several very small closed tears to top edge of both panels. Minor staining/soiling to both panels, primarily at flap folds. Closed/open tears mended on reverse with archival tape. BOARDS: Very good condition. Minor wear and sunning to top and bottom edge, both boards. BOOK: Very good condition. Minor foxing to textblock edges, primarily head, likewise to endpapers. Small moisture stain, bottom of back endpapers at spine/gutter. Please read description and inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Walter Tevis' coming-of-age novel, The Queen's Gambit, a thriller and the basis for the 2020 Netfilx miniseries of the same name. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Random House in 1983. The dust jacket… Read More

VERY GOOD — SLIPCASE: Very good condition. Minor scuffs to lower left side and bottom. 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 fine collection of Marcus Cicero's most famous and enduring speeches, Orations, published here by The Folio Society in London, UK. This copy is a 1st edition,1st printing on Abbey Wove paper at Memminger MedienCentrum A G, Memmingen, Germany. Bound in cloth with two inset labels by Lachenmaier, Reutlingen, Germany, and blocked with a design by the artist. it is protected by a hardshell slipcase.
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The Folio Society is a privately owned London-based publisher, founded by Charles Ede in 1947 and incorporated in 1971. It produces illustrated hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books, poetry and children's titles. Folio editions feature specially designed bindings and include… Read More

VERY GOOD+ --- SLIPCASE:Very good condition; no issues. 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 edition of Mark Twain's memoir/travel journal, Life on the Mississippi, published by The Folio Society, London in 2006. This copy is a 3rd printing, 2008, on Caxton Wove paper by Memminger MedienCentrum AG, Memmingen, Germany. The book is bound by Lachenmaier, Reutlingen, Germany, in buckram blocked with a design by Neil Gower. The cover is protected from wear by an illustrated slipcase.****************************************************************************************************************************"The Folio Society is a privately owned London-based publisher, founded by Charles Ede in 1947 and incorporated in 1971. It produces illustrated hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books, poetry and children's titles. Folio editions feature specially designed bindings… Read More