Search Results: Titles starting with P from Top Shelf Books

HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. Book. Illus. by Parks, Phil. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Minor edgewear along textblock and jacket edges especially at top of spine panel, small (0.5cm) pen mark on side edge of textblock at top corner, else near fine copy in near fine jacket. Black & white interior illustrations by Phil Parks. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping..

Ace Books, 1991. Book. Illus. by Yi, Kang. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Faint traces of age wear with tonning to page block edges, else fine copy in fine jacket. A straight, square copy without price-clipping. Excellent condition for a book this age. Award History: 1992 World Fantasy Award Nominee (lost to Boy's Life by McCammon); 1993 Mythopoeic Award Nominee (lost to Briar Rose by Jane Yolen)..

Random House, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition without the letter "A" on the copyright page. (During this period Random House dropped the "A" to indicate a first printing from the letter sequence. A second printing would drop the "B" letter and so on.) Not a book club, remainder for ex-library copy. Moderate foxing on top and side edge of page block. Bottom edge of jacket shows some light wear. Aside from these defects a straight, square copy. The jacket is clean without tears with the $5.95 price intact. Rare to find a copy intact without previous owner's marks. Posthumous collection of 12 of Brown's stories previously published between 1942 and 1963 in Astounding, Playboy and other magazines. Introduction by Elizabeth C. Brown..

Disney Editions / Hyperion, 2004 Book. Illus. by Call, Greg. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket wrapped in protective brodart cover. Signed and dated "7.25.06" by Barry and Pearson with the inscription "Jamie - Boo!" on the title page. A thoughtful and entertaining "prequel" to the J. M. Barrie classic "Peter Pan" immortalized by Walt Disney wonderful illustrations by Greg Call..

Knopf, 1985. Book. Illus. by Bralds, Braldt. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine copy in fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Fine condition for a book this age. Historical fiction set in Neolithic Britain during the time of Stonehenge's construction. Fine <a href=http://www.topshelfbooks.com/home/pages/pillarofthesky_full.html>full color, wrap-around jacket illustration</a> by Braldt Bralds..

Tor, 1995 Book. Illus. by Donato. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Well-written historical novel concerning events surrounding the Pharoh Akhenaten, the Isrealites, Moses and Ramses the Great and speculation on the connections between these characters, especially Moses as Prince of Egypt. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping..

London: Hodder Children's Books, 2003 Book. Illus. by Avon, John. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published in September, 2004 by Dutton.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Excellent Young Adult novel. "This is a novel about which the reader cannot help but feel an enormous sense of fun and warmth. The author's editorial tongue is firmly in cheek throughout, but its rip-roaring spirited and pleasurable nevertheless. Suitable for readers aged 12 and over." - John McLay..

Crown Publishers, 1990. Book. Illus. by Hiroko. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed and inscribed "To Jan" by Auel on the title page.</b> Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Page block is square and intact, but shows age and handling-related wear from having been carefully read. Overall, the text block is clean, but not bright. Dust jacket is bright, intact and without the usual sunning along the spine panel common to this large volume. A near fine copy in fine jacket. The fourth novel in the Earth's Children series..

Gollancz, 2003 Book. Illus. by Sonar. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (No US publication date as of yet.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. The fourth and latest novel by the author of Salt, On, and Stone..

Doubleday & Co., 1981. Book. Illus. by Esteves, Jan. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Collects 12 fantasy and horror stories, four original to this collection. Forward by Ted White. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping..

DC Comics/Vertigo, 1998. Book. Illus. by Dillon, Steve and Glenn Fabry. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Trade paperback, first printing. Fine copy with some edgewear with a faint vertical crease parallel to the spine, else clean, square copy without marks, tears or page folds. Graphic novel, Book 5 in the Preacher series written for mature audiences. First printing stated on the copyright page. Co-creator Steve Dillon is the interior artist with <a href=http://www.topshelfbooks.com/home/pages/preacherdixiefried_back.html>front and back jacket covers</a> illustrated by Glenn Fabry..

Hodder & Stoughton, 2001 Book. Illus. by Harrison, Mark. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published later by Tor in October, 2001.) First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, square copy with UK price intact. First volume in The Asteroid Wars series. "The Precipice is an exciting, fast-moving blend of hard SF and technothriller, if sometimes a shade too melodramatic for credibility. It's billed as book one of The Asteroid Wars, and there's more to come." --David Langford. Full color, wrap-around jacket illustration by Mark Harrison..

Knopf, 1994 Book. Illus. by Ferguson, Archie. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. First American Edition stated on copyright page. (Previously published in the UK.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Noir satire subtitled "A Gothic Romance" by the same author of "The M.D." which was a horror bestseller. "A wickedly funny romp.".

Gollancz, 2005 Book. Illus. by Brett, Laura. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. (No US edition known at this time.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Future England ruled by plutocratic families, and scion Provender Gleed decides to avoid a marriage and go on the run. A very funky coming-of-age tale..

Night Shade Books, 2010 Book. Illus. by Noble, Claudia. Very Fine. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Trade Paperback, first edition and first printing. Stated First Edition on copyright page. <b>Signed by Bacigalupi in the title page.</b> Very fine (unread) copy without jacket as issued. Follows the first hardcover edition published in 2008. Collects 10 of Bacigalupi's short stories, many of which won awards, including the Sturgeon Award. Award History: 2009 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best Collection..