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

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 condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Small chip, and closed tear to top edge, right side of spine. Very small tears, bottom edge of spine. Very small closed tear to top edge, upper left, back panel. Small crease to top outside edge, back flap. BOARDS: A couple of small flaws to cloth, front. BOOK: Nice topstain. Ink writing on FFEP. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions: please ask.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of James Baldwin's Harlem love story, If Beale Street Could Talk, his 5th novel and the basis for the 2018 film of the same name. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Dial Press in 1974. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Like the blues--sweet, sad, and full of truth--this masterful work of fiction rocks us with powerful emotions. In it are anger and pain, but… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — Firm binding. Crisp exterior. Clean, unmarked pages. NOTES: A couple of very small specks, middle of front board. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
This text was featured in the Easton Press series Great Books of the 20th Century. Published in 2000, bound in handsome Tan leather, and strikingly illustrated by Alan Reingold, this edition would be a worthy addendum to your collectible books 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.

Included is an insert of Collector's Notes.
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"Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time
. . . Truman Capote's… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Very minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Discoloration/staining to bottom of spine. Very minor creasing to laminate face, top edge of panels. Very small closed tear, top edge of back panel. Creasing to top outside edge of front flap. Light foxing to reverse bottom edge. BOARDS: Shelf rubbing to spine and boards; some fading of script on former. A couple of very faint stains to front board. BOOK: Minor staining to textblock head, otherwise vivid top color. Very light foxing to textblock foredge and foot, primarily the former. Slight bleedthru from topstain to top edge of pages. Very faint moisture stains to bottom of flyleaf page thru page 9. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here is a nice copy of Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire, the first book in the Vampire Chronicles series and the basis for the popular film of the same name. This is a True 1st edition, 1st printing of the novel published by… 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 and bottom of spine, and all outside corners of panels. Couple of scratches to face, spine. Very minor chipping to top corners of folds, front and back. Minor soiling to inside edge of front flap, back panel, and perimeter of back flap. Very minor wrinkling to top and bottom of front panel. BOARDS: Very good condition. Very minor gilt loss to script and accenting on spine and front. Very minor scuff to bottom outside corner, back. BOOK: Very good condition. Offsetting to endpapers. Abrasions to FFEP (bookplate?). Please inspect photos and description closely for condition details. If any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of William Faulkner's later novel, Intruder in the Dust, a topical work in which Faulkner responds to the racial problems facing the South. This is a true 1st American edition, 1st printing of the book… Read More