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

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very small chip to top outside corner, back panel. Minor sunning to spine and outside edges of panels and flaps. BOARDS: Very good condition. Very slight bow to both boards. BOOK: Very good condition. Ink markings top of FFEP. Slight lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Margaret Attwood's award-winning novel, The Handmaid's Tale, first published in Canada in 1985. This copy is a 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by Houghton Mifflin in 1986. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in… 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 and corresponding corners. One inch vertical closed tear along right side of spine, branching towards middle of same. Old tape repairs on reverse of spine. Minor chipping to 3 of 4 outside corners. Several closed tears along top edge, both panels and front flap. BOARDS: Shelf rubbing to crown and foot of spine and bottom edge, primarily quarter-bound. BOOK: Ink markings top of FEP; abrasion to top of FFEP (sticker removed). Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Margaret Atwood's award-winning novel, The Handmaid's Tale, a futuristic dystopian saga; the basis for the 2017 Hulu television series of the same name. This copy is a 1st Canadian edition, 1st printing of the work published by McClelland and Stewart in 1985. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.… Read More

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 condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very minor chipping to top left of spine and top outside corners, both panels. Light sunning to spine. BOARDS: Sunning to spine; minor scuffs to both bottom corners of same. Small bump to top outside edge, front. BOOK: Slight lean to spine. Ink markings top of front paste-down. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of J. K. Rowling's 3rd entry in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban, a fantasy novel and the basis for the 2004 film of the same name. This copy is a 1st UK trade edition, 2nd printing of the work published by Bloomsbury in 1999. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, flaps and folds. BOARDS: Very minor soiling/spots to front and back, primarily front BOOK: Nice topstain. Small stain to textblock head. Minor foxing to foredge. Minor offsetting to endpapers. Minor foxing to outside margins, half-title page thru page 1. Hinge peeking, reverse of copyright page. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Richard Hughes' most famous novel - a collectable gem - A High Wind in Jamaica. It is the tale of a group of English schoolchildren captured by pirates on the high seas and the dark drama that soon unfolds. This copy is a 1st UK trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Chatto & Windus in 1929. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Richard Hughes's celebrated short novel is a masterpiece of concentrated narrative. Its dreamlike action begins among… Read More

VERY GOOD condition: — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top of spine. Several closed tears to bottom portion of front panel extending from edge, repaired on face with transparent tape. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Very small spot on textblock foot. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions? Please ask.Here on offer is an excellent copy of Douglas Adam's best-selling comedy science fiction novel in The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, the first offering in the international multi-media phenomenon. This copy is a true 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by Harmony Books in 1980. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.*********************************************************"Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American ReadIt's an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine and outside corners, both panels. Couple of small closed tears to back panel fold. Minor moisture stain to reverse, top outside edge and flap, back panel. BOARDS: Very good. Very minor scuffing/spotting, both. BOOK: Very good. Ink inscription on half-title page. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of John Le Carré's spy novel, The Honourable Schoolboy, his sixth title featuring chief of British secret intelligence service, George Smiley. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Alfred Knopf in 1977.
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"In the second part of John le Carré's Karla Trilogy, the battle of wits between spymaster George Smiley and his Russian adversary takes on an even more dangerous dimension.
George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest… Read More

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Laminate peeling at top edge. Sticker residue on lower back panel. BOARDS: Very good. No issues. BOOK: Very good. No issues. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.


Here on offer is a very nice copy of Nicholas Evan's debut novel, The Horse Whisperer, which gained significant success, becoming the 10th-best selling novel in the United States in 1995, selling over 15 million copies. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Alfred Knopf in 1977.
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"A forty-ton truck hurtles out of control on a snowy country road, a teenage girl on horseback in its path. In a few terrible seconds the life of a family is shattered. And a mother's quest begins -- to save her maimed daughter and a horse driven mad by pain. It is an odyssey that will bring her to...The Horse Whisperer
He is the stuff of… Read More