Search Results: Titles starting with V from Marvin Minkler Modern First Editions

New York: Dutton, 2015 First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 433 pages. The former officer's first novel. No conventional war story, but a detective story that becomes a heroin-and concussion-fueled dreamscape that crosses genres. As new. UNread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box.

New York: Dutton, 2015. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Softcover. 433 pages. A former Army Captain's gripping portrait of a ragged fighting division holding the most remote and dangerous outpost in Afghanistan. The author's searing first novel. This is the softcover Advance Reader's Copy, in pictorial wraps, of the hardcover book that was published in March 2015. As new with publshers promotional letter laid in. .

California: Presido Press, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 303 pages. The dramatic, vivid, authentic and surprising follow-up to The Fire Dream. Light rubbing to the dj otherwise a near fine, unread copy. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: William Morrow and Company, 2005. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. This is the softcover, Advance Reader's Copy of the hardcover book that was published in January 2005. 448 pages. Gruber's brilliant follow-up thriller to Tropic of Night. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection..

New York: William Morrow and Company, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in dustjacket. 448 pages. A brilliantly conceived follow-up to his dazzling debut novel, "Tropic of NIght." A near fine dustjacket over a fine book. From my smoke-free collection..

Ballantine Books. New York., 1993. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, October 1993. Hardcover. 507 pages, with photographs, and illustrations. The author has created the ultimate guide to the world, the history, and the adventures of the unforgettable Lestat and his kind. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection..

New York: Ballantine Books, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Ballantine Books Edition/First Printing, October 1986. Paperback. 550 pages, The second novel in the Vampire Lestat series by Anne Rice. Light touch of edgewear, and bit of toning to pages. Otherwise a near fine and unread copy of the first paperback edition. From my smoke-free collection..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/4th Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 243 pages. A magical new collection of stories, from the author of, Swamplandia!, that showcase Karen Russell's gifts at their inimitable best. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: Viking, 1983. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 192 pages. Measures: 9.5" X 12.5" The superb biography of Van Morrison. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of never-before-seen photographs, and a wonderful read. Has become very scarce. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press/An A Capella Book, 2003. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First American Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 560 pages with photographs, dramatis personae, sessionography, notes, bibliography, and index. This was the first full-length biography of Van Morrison in two decades, and was based on over 100 interviews, including his ex-wife Janet Planet, and musicians he has worked with from earliest days to the present. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: Harper Collins, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 753 pages. Vancouver is a startlingly beautiful city of dreams and desires. This fine, hugh novel is worthy of this majestic place. The two bottom corners of the book are bumped otherwise it's a very good and solid copy. Unread. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: Riverhead Books, 2013. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 272 pages with photographs. A B-24 bomber was shot down over Palau in 1944 and it's crew never found. This is their story. Some edgewear to the spine top and bottom, and light surface wear otherwise a very good copy. .

New York: A Del Rey Trade Paperback Original/Ballantine Books, 2006. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. This is the Advance Reader's Copy, of the Del Rey Trade Paperback Original, that was published in May 2006. First U.S. Edition/First Printing. 480 pages. A smash hit in England, this dark epic fantasy is an extraordinary debut from a bold new talent whose writing will resonate with fans of Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" and David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas." The first of two volumes in The Book of All Hours. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection.

New York: Random House, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 256 pages. The author's first novel, a story of the raw connections between grief and carnal love. There is a 1/2" tear to the bottom of the back dj. Some edgewear to the dj flaps, and some to the dj spine top. A very good dj over a near fine book. Unread..

New York: Bloomsbury, 1997. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 357 pages. Winner of the Whtbread First Novel Award 1997. An astonishing debut. One of the few genuinely original writers to emerge in recent years. Just a light bump to the front cover edge, otherwise near fine and unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

Piscataway, New Jersey: Nick Lyons Books/Winchester Press, 1984. Book. Illus. by Gordon Allen. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printng in unclipped dustjacket. 149 pages with illustrations. Like fly-fishing itself, this book soothes the soul and answers more than a few of the questions all of us have asked of a day, a river, or a trout. Former owner three line inscription on top of front freepaper and a small crimp to the bottom of the back dustjacket. Otherwise a near fine dj over a near fine book. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

Burlington, Vermont: Published by Act of the Legislature, 1919 Session. Free Press Printing Company, 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Published by Act of the Legislature, 1919, Session. 1928. No additional printings listed on the copyright page. Hardcover. 759 pages, with out dustjacket. Green boards with gilt lettering. The formation and battle experiences of the First Vermont Infantry during World War I. Edgewear to the extremities. 6 photogravure portraits including frontis. A bit of general surface wear. Slight fading down the front board edge for about an inch in. Hinges solid and tight. Pages clean. A very good copy..

Farmingham & Boston: Old America Company, 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, with no additional printings listed on the copyright page. Hardcover without dustjackdet. 302 pages. The author travels through Vermont, visiting all counties and provides descriptions and 304 sepia photos which display the beauty of the state. --- In green cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine and cover titling. Volume has no dust jacket. --- With creasing to cloth, especially on back cover; dulling to spine gilding, otherwise a sound, tightly-bound copy.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall)..

Hanover, NH: Castleton, 2001 First Edition/First Printing. Original softcover edtion. 330 pages. Cover illustration by Sabra Field. A book for aspiring writers, students, and lovers of literature. Yvonne Daley profiles twenty-one contemporary Vermont authors and includes examples of their writing. Some of those included are; Julia Alvarez, Chris Bohjalian. David Budbill, Joe Citro, Jamaica Kincaid, Howard Mosher, Jeffrey lent, Grace Paley, David Huddle, Galway Kinnell, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Ruth Stone and others. As new. Unread. Ships well-padded.

Canongate. New York., 2003. Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. This is the Softcover, Advance Reader's Copy of the hardcover book that was published in September 2003. 276 pages. Writing under the name, DBC Pierre, Peter Finlay wrote an Booker Prize winning novel. One that will endure for ages. As new in pictorial wraps. Unread. From my smoke-free collection..