Search Results: Titles starting with V from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

New York: Hyperion Books, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Three shorter pieces from well regarded novelist. This is a first edition, fine in a near fine dust jacket (slighly loose to book at front edge).

New York: Alfred a Knopf, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very nice clean copy of this John Feinstein mystery for young readers. Two young aspiring sportswriters work to solve the apparent kidnapping of a Russian tennis phenom at the U.S. Open. Fine in a fine jacket, this is a first printing.

New York.: Delacorte Press, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. From author of Madeleine's Ghost, a magical novel set in Venice. Fine in a fine jacket, this is a first printing.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A scarce edition of this unusual late 18th century novel, edited and with an introduction by Balliol College Oxford Fellow Roger Lonsdale. Based on Beckfords 1816 edition in which he revised and corrected the initial English translation. Near fine in a VG jacket with a couple of small tears.

New York: SOHO, 1999. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing of first edition from classic mystery author. A Peter Diamond mystery. Near fine in near fine jacket--bump to top of front board, bottom front corner.

New York: Alfred a Knopf, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Antrim's usual weirdness, this time in the form of a character's book-length dinner party hallucination, in which he reflects on the various aspects of his life. First printing, fine in a fine jacket.

New York: Canongate Pub Ltd, 2003. First U.S. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First U.S. printing of this Booker Prize-winning debut novel. Fine in a nearly fine jacket --a bit of shelfwear. A very nice copy.

New York: Canongate, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. 2003's Booker prize winning novel, an acclaimed black comedy about the press frenzy after a school shooting. Fine in a NF jacket, with a little shelfwear and bump at head of spine. Second printing

Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An earlier novel from the author of The Finkler Question. A dark comedy narrated by the biblical Cain. NF save for modest remainder mark to bottom edge in a NF jacket with minimal wear. First edition stated.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A novel of Death in Venice, if you will. First printing, VG with some slant to binding, in a NF jacket.

New York: Knopf, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A first edition of this classic Krementz title. Has an unfortunate inscription on the title page and shows signs of been read and loved. Jacket is price-clipped and has some slight wear and bumps. Overall, a very decent copy, especially if intended for a child.

New York: Julian Messner, 1945. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Second printing, ex-library, but with no pocket, few markings. Tape marks to boards, bottom of front board worn, interior text clean.

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. One of several entries in the "Centers of Civilization" series. Focus on Vienna from 1848 through WWI, this is a first edition, fine in a NF jacket. Includes postcard from publisher asking reviewer for 3 copies of review clipping.

New York: Pantheon, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Stefula, Dorothea. Quite nice copy (NOT ex-library) of this title, Very unusual to find with a jacket save for library copies. Book and jacket are near fine, jacket in protective mylar with a few wear spots, particularly at corners. Pictures on request. First edition (no additional printings stated). Not a picture cover--grey cloth boards with red spine lettering and red balloons on front.

Mayfield Publishing Company, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. An examination of archaeological research done at a site in Connecticut, where Native Americans, African-American slavs, and colonists all resided in the 18th and 19th centuries. VG in pictorial wraps, with a little faint pencil underlining, and a few asterisks/exclamation marks in the margins. Excellent working copy

New York: Putnam, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Second novel from fashion correspondent Daswani. A woman in a newly arranged marriage moves to Los Angeles, and finds a job her family would find overly glamorous and unsuitable--hilarity ensues. Fine in a fine jacket, this is a first printing.

Doubleday, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Nearly fine, unread Advance Reader's Copy of novel from the author of The Gates of Fire. Historical fiction recreating the life of Alexander the Great. Slight bend to rear corner.

Doubleday, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Fine, unread Advance Reader's Copy of novel from the author of The Gates of Fire. Historical fiction recreating the life of Alexander the Great.

Doubleday, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Fine, unread Advance Reader's Copy of novel from the author of The Gates of Fire and The Legend of Bagger Vance. Historical fiction recreating the life of Alexander the Great. Condition VG+ -- cover bowed slightly, 2 small dings to bottom page ends.

New York: Times Books, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed by author (a gift inscription) on the title page.Tech writer Fred Moody offers a turn of the century look at the state of virtual reality research. This is likely a first printing, as Times Books is a division of Random House. Remainder mark to bottom edge