Search Results: Titles starting with F from Second-handSOME BOOKS

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Chipping to top of spine, primarily left corner. Chipping to bottom of spine, both corners. Minor chipping to all outside corners, at folds. Chip at top edge of back panel, upper left. Several stress and scuff marks to laminate on spine and both panels, primarily the former, touched up w/minor bleedthru to reverse. NOTE: Several open and closed tears mended on reverse with archival tape, and on face with archival glue. In first 2 pics, paper insert placed inside jacket for improved appearance. BOARDS: Very good condition. Very minor soiling to foredge and foot, primarily the latter. BOOK: Very good condition. Nice topstain. P.O.S. in ink on FEP, flyleaf and half-title page. PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY AND INSPECT PHOTOS CLOSELY FOR CONDITION DETAILS. If unsure, please ask.
Here on offer is a nice copy of James Baldwin's influential book: The Fire Next Time, a couplet of essays on the black… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. 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 Jean-Luc Bannalec's who-dun-it thriller, The Fleur de Sel Murders, another entry in the Brittany Mysteries series. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing published by Minotaur Books in 2018.
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"Commissaire Dupin is back in The Fleur de Sel Murders, this Brittany mystery from international bestselling author Jean-Luc Bannalec.
The old salt farmers have always said that the violet scent of the Fleur de Sel at harvest time on the salt marshes of the Guérande Peninsula has been known to cause hallucinations. Commissaire Dupin also starts to believe this when he's attacked out of the blue in the salt works.
He had actually been looking forward to escaping his endless… Read More

VERY GOOD condition --- SLIPCASE: Very minor shelfwear. Cracked seam, top of inner book divider. BOARDS: Very good condition. Minor sunning to spines of both books. BOOKS: Very good condition. No issues. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. More photos available upon request. Any questions? Please ask.Here on offer is a very nice set of Charles Baudelaire's controversial work of poetry, The Flowers of Evil, presented here in a French and English translation. Published by The Limited Editions Club in 1971, this set is #648 of 1500 copies produced for subscribers. The English volume is signed by the artist, Pierre-Yves Trémois. The books were printed by the Press of A. Colish in Mt. Vernon, NY and bound in buckram. The books are presented in, and protected by, a handsome two volume slipcase.****************************************************************************************************************************"The Limited Editions Club was founded in 1929 by George Macy (1900-1956)… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to laminate face at top and bottom corners of spine and all outside corners, both panels. Very light scratches across face of front panel. Small stain to upper back panel. BOARDS: Very good condition. Foot of spine soft. BOOK: Very good condition. Minor scratches to topstain. Minor stains to reverse of FFEP and LFEP. Slight lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of John Fowle's 3rd novel, The French Lieutenant's Woman, a postmodern historical fiction work and the basis for the 1981 film of the same name starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. This copy is a 1st UK trade edition, 1st printing published by Jonathan Cape in 1969. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"While in Lyme Regis to visit his fiancee, Ernestina Freeman, Charles… Read More

VERY GOOD condition --- DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels and flaps. Very small closed tear and chip, top of spine; small tear and chips to bottom of same, both sides. Small closed tear to bottom right edge, front panel. Very small chips to top and bottom corners of front panel at fold; likewise at back panel. Small chip to bottom edge, back panel. Small price sticker affixed to bottom front flap. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Some wrinkling to endpapers, front and back, at hinge. Slight lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. If unsure, please ask questions.Here on offer is a very nice copy of P. G. Wodehouse's comic novel, Full Moon, the 6th installment in the Blandings Castle series. This is a 1st UK trade edition, 1st printing published in 1947 by Herbert Jenkins Limited of London. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. This is funny… Read More