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James Tiptree Jr. “Brightness Falls From the Air” 1985 First edition club printing
Original price was: $16.00.$12.96Current price is: $12.96.
"Brightness Falls From the Air" by James Tiptree Jr. published by TOR Books / The Science Fiction Book Club.
This vintage hard cover has it's original paper jacket carefully preserved in a removable archival sleeve from BroDart library supplies.
The book is near fine with unbumped board corners and spine edges, no writing. Very minor foxing / dust spotting on deckled text block edge. The jacket has some very slight edge wear in a few places and a 1/2" closed tear at the bottom front cover toward spine.
This is a really nice copy - gift worthy for yourself or that Tiptree fan in your life!
Ships carefully packaged.
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James Tiptree Jr. “Brightness Falls From the Air” 1985 First edition club printing
Original price was: $16.00.$12.96Current price is: $12.96.
"Brightness Falls From the Air" by James Tiptree Jr. published by TOR Books / The Science Fiction Book Club.
This vintage hard cover has it's original paper jacket carefully preserved in a removable archival sleeve from BroDart library supplies.
The book is near fine with unbumped board corners and spine edges, no writing. Very minor foxing / dust spotting on deckled text block edge. The jacket has some very slight edge wear in a few places and a 1/2" closed tear at the bottom front cover toward spine.
This is a really nice copy - gift worthy for yourself or that Tiptree fan in your life!
Ships carefully packaged.
Eve Arnold “The Unretouched Woman” 1976 First edition paperback photography book Full-color & black and white photographs
$84.00
"The Unretouched Woman", by Eve Arnold, published by Alfred A. Knopf of New York in 1976.
First Edition.
Large format, stiff paper pictorial boards, semi-gloss paper, color and black and white photographs, 194 pages.
A "very good" vintage paperback with a tight, uncreased spine. No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing. Text block is tight and covers close flat, not curled, front lower corner slightly lifted.
Photographic images of women involved in all their various daily activities from teaching to cooking to getting made up.
Images from Afghanistan, Spain, Britain, America, Cuba, Russia and more.
Also, multi-page sections featuring both Joan Crawford and Marilyn Monroe.
See accompanying images for full condition details.
Will ship to you promptly, carefully packaged and fully insured.
Fascinating!
Eve Arnold “The Unretouched Woman” 1976 First edition paperback photography book Full-color & black and white photographs
$84.00
"The Unretouched Woman", by Eve Arnold, published by Alfred A. Knopf of New York in 1976.
First Edition.
Large format, stiff paper pictorial boards, semi-gloss paper, color and black and white photographs, 194 pages.
A "very good" vintage paperback with a tight, uncreased spine. No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing. Text block is tight and covers close flat, not curled, front lower corner slightly lifted.
Photographic images of women involved in all their various daily activities from teaching to cooking to getting made up.
Images from Afghanistan, Spain, Britain, America, Cuba, Russia and more.
Also, multi-page sections featuring both Joan Crawford and Marilyn Monroe.
See accompanying images for full condition details.
Will ship to you promptly, carefully packaged and fully insured.
Fascinating!
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Agatha Christie “The Bedside, Bathtub, & Armchair Companion” First printing of revised edition 1986
Original price was: $14.00.$11.34Current price is: $11.34.
"The Bedside, Bathtub, and Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie", by Dick Riley and Pam McAllister, published in 1986 by Frederick Ungar Publishing.
First edition thus, revised second edition.
This is a trade paperback in pictorial covers, profusely illustrated in black and white throughout, 362 pages including an index.
This is a "very good +" book - may be unread - with a tight textblock and crisp covers. No marks, no loose, torn or folded pages. No labels or tags. Spine is flat, not curled and creased. There is a light surface scuff on the spine edge of the front cover that is visible when held to the light at the correct angle.
See images for complete condition details and the table of contents.
Overall, a very pleasant volume.
Sure to make a special gift for the Miss Marple / Christie / Poirot fan in your life!
Perhaps you!
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, fully.
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Agatha Christie “The Bedside, Bathtub, & Armchair Companion” First printing of revised edition 1986
Original price was: $14.00.$11.34Current price is: $11.34.
"The Bedside, Bathtub, and Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie", by Dick Riley and Pam McAllister, published in 1986 by Frederick Ungar Publishing.
First edition thus, revised second edition.
This is a trade paperback in pictorial covers, profusely illustrated in black and white throughout, 362 pages including an index.
This is a "very good +" book - may be unread - with a tight textblock and crisp covers. No marks, no loose, torn or folded pages. No labels or tags. Spine is flat, not curled and creased. There is a light surface scuff on the spine edge of the front cover that is visible when held to the light at the correct angle.
See images for complete condition details and the table of contents.
Overall, a very pleasant volume.
Sure to make a special gift for the Miss Marple / Christie / Poirot fan in your life!
Perhaps you!
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, fully.
Georgess McGargue “The Impossible People” First edition 1972 Illustrations by Frank Bozzo Vintage hardcover
$31.00
"The Impossible People" by Georgess McHargue, published in 1972 by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, vintage orange paper wrapped illustrated hardcover with cloth head and tail bands in spine, 169 pages including a fairly extensive index.
First edition. This is a "very good" vintage hardcover with a tight spine and solid board hinges. No writing, no loose, folded or torn pages. Text block is square, closes tightly, top edge somewhat dusted. Pages bright internally. No marks or labels. No writing, no torn, loose or folded pages. Paper wrapping uniform in color all around, board corners are mildly bumped on one or two. Original matching dust wrapper is price clipped on the front flap. Some chipping at flap fold corners and spine edges. Colors are bright all around, not faded or sunned. No significant flaws, tears or writing. Now in a removable archival sleeve. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will make for a wonderful gift or addition to your shelf's collection. Ships promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. This is a "very good" vintage hardcover with a tight spine and solid board hinges. No writing, no loose, folded or torn pages. Text block is square, closes tightly, top edge somewhat dusted. Pages bright internally. No marks or labels. No writing, no torn, loose or folded pages. Paper wrapping uniform in color all around, board corners are mildly bumped on one or two. Original matching dust wrapper is price clipped on the front flap. Some chipping at flap fold corners and spine edges. Colors are bright all around, not faded or sunned. No significant flaws, tears or writing. Now in a removable archival sleeve. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will make for a wonderful gift or addition to your shelf's collection. Ships promptly, carefully packaged.
Georgess McGargue “The Impossible People” First edition 1972 Illustrations by Frank Bozzo Vintage hardcover
$31.00
"The Impossible People" by Georgess McHargue, published in 1972 by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, vintage orange paper wrapped illustrated hardcover with cloth head and tail bands in spine, 169 pages including a fairly extensive index.
First edition. This is a "very good" vintage hardcover with a tight spine and solid board hinges. No writing, no loose, folded or torn pages. Text block is square, closes tightly, top edge somewhat dusted. Pages bright internally. No marks or labels. No writing, no torn, loose or folded pages. Paper wrapping uniform in color all around, board corners are mildly bumped on one or two. Original matching dust wrapper is price clipped on the front flap. Some chipping at flap fold corners and spine edges. Colors are bright all around, not faded or sunned. No significant flaws, tears or writing. Now in a removable archival sleeve. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will make for a wonderful gift or addition to your shelf's collection. Ships promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. This is a "very good" vintage hardcover with a tight spine and solid board hinges. No writing, no loose, folded or torn pages. Text block is square, closes tightly, top edge somewhat dusted. Pages bright internally. No marks or labels. No writing, no torn, loose or folded pages. Paper wrapping uniform in color all around, board corners are mildly bumped on one or two. Original matching dust wrapper is price clipped on the front flap. Some chipping at flap fold corners and spine edges. Colors are bright all around, not faded or sunned. No significant flaws, tears or writing. Now in a removable archival sleeve. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will make for a wonderful gift or addition to your shelf's collection. Ships promptly, carefully packaged.
James Bond 007 Five Complete Novels Ian Fleming Vintage hardcover First edition 1988
$144.00
This is a "very good-" vintage black paper wrapped hardcover, published in 1988 by Avenel, 715 pages, five original unabridged Fleming stories.
First edition. The spine is tight, solid, hinges crisp, not cracked. No loose, torn or folded pages. Board corners are not bumped, tips free of wear. Gold lettering on the spine is super crispy and bright, smooth semi-gloss paper on boards is uniform and showing little sign of wear. Text block upper shows some tanning, lower corner of pages in block shows some predation at corner tips to most pages. No writing. Original matching jacket is complete, not clipped. Spine is lightly sunned, front and back boards are uniform and bright. No writing, looks to be a ghost of a label on the upper corner of the rear. Some very slight edge wear, but overall, a very pleasing jacket. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Rather scarce edition, with Fleming's original text, which are now being revised in modern printings. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. The spine is tight, solid, hinges crisp, not cracked. No loose, torn or folded pages. Board corners are not bumped, tips free of wear. Gold lettering on the spine is super crispy and bright, smooth semi-gloss paper on boards is uniform and showing little sign of wear. Text block upper shows some tanning, lower corner of pages in block shows some predation at corner tips to most pages. No writing. Original matching jacket is complete, not clipped. Spine is lightly sunned, front and back boards are uniform and bright. No writing, looks to be a ghost of a label on the upper corner of the rear. Some very slight edge wear, but overall, a very pleasing jacket. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Rather scarce edition, with Fleming's original text, which are now being revised in modern printings. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
James Bond 007 Five Complete Novels Ian Fleming Vintage hardcover First edition 1988
$144.00
This is a "very good-" vintage black paper wrapped hardcover, published in 1988 by Avenel, 715 pages, five original unabridged Fleming stories.
First edition. The spine is tight, solid, hinges crisp, not cracked. No loose, torn or folded pages. Board corners are not bumped, tips free of wear. Gold lettering on the spine is super crispy and bright, smooth semi-gloss paper on boards is uniform and showing little sign of wear. Text block upper shows some tanning, lower corner of pages in block shows some predation at corner tips to most pages. No writing. Original matching jacket is complete, not clipped. Spine is lightly sunned, front and back boards are uniform and bright. No writing, looks to be a ghost of a label on the upper corner of the rear. Some very slight edge wear, but overall, a very pleasing jacket. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Rather scarce edition, with Fleming's original text, which are now being revised in modern printings. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. The spine is tight, solid, hinges crisp, not cracked. No loose, torn or folded pages. Board corners are not bumped, tips free of wear. Gold lettering on the spine is super crispy and bright, smooth semi-gloss paper on boards is uniform and showing little sign of wear. Text block upper shows some tanning, lower corner of pages in block shows some predation at corner tips to most pages. No writing. Original matching jacket is complete, not clipped. Spine is lightly sunned, front and back boards are uniform and bright. No writing, looks to be a ghost of a label on the upper corner of the rear. Some very slight edge wear, but overall, a very pleasing jacket. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Rather scarce edition, with Fleming's original text, which are now being revised in modern printings. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Isak Dinesen “Last Tales” First edition 1957 Vintage hardcover Short story anthology
$31.00
This is a "very good" cloth wrapped vintage hardcover novel, published in 1957 by Random House.
Stated first printing, first edition. Solid, tight text block, with intact hinges and gutters, closes crisply. Board corners are not bumped, head and tail of spine are. Some slight sunning along board edges and on spine, otherwise boards are uniform in color and free from spotting. Some light foxing on text block outer edge. X-mas gift inscription neatly penned on front free end paper, dated 1962, otherwise no writing. No loose torn or folded pages. Matching vintage dust wrapper is not price clipped, showing original retail price of $4.00 on front flap. Some tanning along edges, chipping and wear at head and tail of spine. No tears or writing or tags. No protected in a removable archival sleeve. See accompanying images for full condition details and titles of included stories. Cool vintage book and a great read! Relatively scarce edition. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Stated first printing, first edition. Solid, tight text block, with intact hinges and gutters, closes crisply. Board corners are not bumped, head and tail of spine are. Some slight sunning along board edges and on spine, otherwise boards are uniform in color and free from spotting. Some light foxing on text block outer edge. X-mas gift inscription neatly penned on front free end paper, dated 1962, otherwise no writing. No loose torn or folded pages. Matching vintage dust wrapper is not price clipped, showing original retail price of $4.00 on front flap. Some tanning along edges, chipping and wear at head and tail of spine. No tears or writing or tags. No protected in a removable archival sleeve. See accompanying images for full condition details and titles of included stories. Cool vintage book and a great read! Relatively scarce edition. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Isak Dinesen “Last Tales” First edition 1957 Vintage hardcover Short story anthology
$31.00
This is a "very good" cloth wrapped vintage hardcover novel, published in 1957 by Random House.
Stated first printing, first edition. Solid, tight text block, with intact hinges and gutters, closes crisply. Board corners are not bumped, head and tail of spine are. Some slight sunning along board edges and on spine, otherwise boards are uniform in color and free from spotting. Some light foxing on text block outer edge. X-mas gift inscription neatly penned on front free end paper, dated 1962, otherwise no writing. No loose torn or folded pages. Matching vintage dust wrapper is not price clipped, showing original retail price of $4.00 on front flap. Some tanning along edges, chipping and wear at head and tail of spine. No tears or writing or tags. No protected in a removable archival sleeve. See accompanying images for full condition details and titles of included stories. Cool vintage book and a great read! Relatively scarce edition. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Stated first printing, first edition. Solid, tight text block, with intact hinges and gutters, closes crisply. Board corners are not bumped, head and tail of spine are. Some slight sunning along board edges and on spine, otherwise boards are uniform in color and free from spotting. Some light foxing on text block outer edge. X-mas gift inscription neatly penned on front free end paper, dated 1962, otherwise no writing. No loose torn or folded pages. Matching vintage dust wrapper is not price clipped, showing original retail price of $4.00 on front flap. Some tanning along edges, chipping and wear at head and tail of spine. No tears or writing or tags. No protected in a removable archival sleeve. See accompanying images for full condition details and titles of included stories. Cool vintage book and a great read! Relatively scarce edition. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Logan’s Run 1976 First edition thus William Nolan Film tie-in edition w/ 16 pages of full color photos
$43.00Original price was: $43.00.$34.83Current price is: $34.83.Logan’s Run 1976 First edition thus William Nolan Film tie-in edition w/ 16 pages of full color photos
$43.00Original price was: $43.00.$34.83Current price is: $34.83.