Search Results: Fiction from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: Pantheon Books, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition with complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in very good condition with deep tan boards, blue spine cloth & gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings noted. Dust jacket in fine condition; not price clipped. 402 numbered pages.* From a Publishers Weekly review on the back of jacket, ""Irreverent and witty, Goldstein seamlessly weaves philosophy into this lovely and colorful chronicle of intellectual and emotional struggles.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St Martins Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated First Edition: October 2007. First Printing per complete number line including number one. Pale gray boards with silver spine lettering in very good condition. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. DJ very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the front flap, "". . . exposes the powerful emotions that run beneath the surface of modern American life and explores the complex spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people. . . . characterized by the distinctive mix of satire and compassion that have animated Perrotta's previous novels.""

New York: Simon and Sc huster, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition / First Printing per complete number line including number one. Hardcover in very good condition. No markings or tears noted. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; small closed tear at head of spine; vertical crease line on front jacket flap; not price clipped. * From the jacket, "". . . an unforgettable story that explores the ways in which we limit our own chances for happiness - and the accidents of fate that can set us free. . . ""

Puffin Books, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. First published in 1884. First published by Puffin Books in 1953. Reissued in this edition 2008. Soft cover in very good condition with clean crisp wraps with no creases. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Size 7"" tall x 5"" wide x 1 1/4"" thick; 450 numbered pages. Concludes with an unpaginated section of supplementary material with sections: Author File - Did You Know? Who's Who in ""Huckleberry Finn"" Some things to think about . . . . - Some Things to Do . . . - Glossary. * From the Introduction by DDarren Shan, ""Huck Finn has been delighting readers for over 120 years, because it 's a gem of a tale.""

New Yoirk: New American Library, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. Copyright : Doubleday, 1961. This soft cover edition: First New American Library Printing, September 2004. This is a later printing. Soft cover in very good condition with clean crisp wraps; no creases. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Size approx 8"" tall x 5 1/4"" wide x 1 3/4"" thick; 776 numbered pages. Concludes with a Note from the Author, a extensive Bibliography, a Glossary, and a final section with 'Present location of Michelangelo's Work' which also notes those works that have been lost.""* From a Review by the Los Angeles Examiner: ""It might not be too far-fetched to say that calling 'The Agony and the Ecstasy' a 'biographical novel' is as inadequate a description as calling the Sistine Chapel ceiling a large religious mural. . . The book is a living, pulsing thing with all the pageantry, the brilliance, and the drama of… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition; no other printings noted. Same date on Title page & Copyright page. Hardcover in very good condition with muddy colored yellow boards, navy spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Top text block stained yellow and has a red dot (remainder mark?) on top. White endpapers; front paste down end paper was pasted with a dog-ear fold folded under so verso of front board not completely covered by the end paper (see photo.) Interior text block clean & tight; no markings or writing noted. Dust jacket very good; would be fine but for light water stain on back of jacket at bottom spine; does not bleed through to the front. Not price clipped. * Second novel by this Cuban American author. Comments on the book from Caryl Phillips, ""The Aguero Sisters"" illuminates the troubled relationship between parents and children, between Cuba and the United States, and between secrets and… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First U.S. Edition; no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold spine lettering. Appears unread. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition; not price clipped * From the book, ""With the voice of a born storyteller and an intimate knowledge of the business of high finance, Lasser gives us stunning scenes that capture the wry banter of the morning commute, the hardball diction of Wall Street, and the rhythms of a good marriage as it hits the skids.""

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated: First Edition: October 2007. In addition, contains complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering; yellow end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Exterior top text block has black line parallel to, and near spine. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""With her unflinching ability to confront the violence and danger that lurk beneath life's everyday surface, Sebold explores the complex ties within families, the meaning of devotion, and the thin line that separates us from our most haunting impulses. . . . is unforgettable, a raw and powerful story of passion and redemption written with strength of voice that only Alice Sebold can bring to the page.""

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition with no additional printings noted. Date 1/2004 at bottom of back jacket flap. Hard cover in very good condition with light teal boards, navy spine cloth and silver gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket likewise very good with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * By the Pulitzer Prize winning author, from the front flap, "". . . a rich and compelling novel about a mismatched marriage - and its consequences, spanning three generations.""

Waterville, Maine, U.S.A.: Five Star, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Stated ""First Edition, Second Printing: July 2006."" Binding tight and clean. Corner of front endpaper clipped. Glossy pictorial boards that duplicate the very good dust jacket. DJ bright and clean with only very slight shelf wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, "". . . the ties that bind can also strangle . . . .can they be refashioned in order to mend this frayed family? . . .""

New York: Balzer + Bray, 2018. Soft cover. Very Good. Stated: First Paperback Edition, 2018. Soft cover in very good condition with clean, bright, unmarked wraps. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Overall presents as new and unread. *From a review from bestselling author, Nicola Yoon, ""A poignant meditation of one girl's struggle to find her way in a new world."" A National Book Award Finalist, New York Times Notable Book, and other acclaims.Ages 14-17 years old.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First American Edition 2001. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with orange and gray boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Book appears to have never been read. Text block clean and tight. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition; not price clipped * From the book, ""A coming-of-age story of a northern Irish boy getting out from under the thumb of mother, church and country."" ""Set in Belfast in the late 1960s . . . .absorbing, often funny novel reminds us of the high anxieties and deep joys of learning to find a place in the world.""

New York: Philomel Books, 2006. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First American Edition. Includes complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with gray boards and bronze gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""The sniper's bullet nearly killed him. But once again Alex Rider managed to survive, just in time for more trouble to come his way. When four armed men attempt to kidnap a fellow patient in the exclusive hospital where Alex is recuperating, he knows he has to stop them. What Alex doesn't know is that the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire has been targeted by Three, a group of eco-terrorists who claim his colossal project, Ark Angel--the first luxury hotel in outer space--is a danger to the environment.""

NY: Warner Books, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition: October 2005. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in good condition pale gray/almost white boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering; small bump to front bottom corner. Internal text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. However, there is an approx 1"" tall x 2 1/2"" wide rectangle cut from top corner of front free end paper (as if a name had been there.) Some foxing on side text block. Dust jacket very good condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""An astonishing tale about the love between a man and a woman and between a parent and a child. . . . about endings that bring new beginning, tragedies that lead to unexpected joy, and, most of all, the magic of everlasting love.""

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons : Doubleday Large Print Home Library Edition, 2006. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. 224 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition. * From the jacket, ""... filled with all the chilling suspense, rich characters, and trademark forensics that have made her [Patricia Cornwell] an international phenomenon. . . . Sparks fly, traps spring, twists abound - this is the master working at the top of her game."" * NOTE from the Publisher: This LARGE PRINT EDITION, prepared especially for Doubleday Large Print Home Library, contains the complete, unabridged text of the original Publisher's Edition.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Translated by Michael Glenny.Book Club Edition per blind stamped star on bottom of back board. Red boards with author's initials in gold print on front board and gold lettering on spine. Three quarter inch bump along bottom text edge which has ripped the red cloth. Mirror bump and chip on DJ. Otherwise DJ shows age toning to the white areas along with light shelf & edge wear and slight chips at top & bottom of spine. Drawing of Alexander Solzhenitsyn by Karl W. Stuecklen on jacket back. See additional photos. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Endpapers contain map of ""The Battle Area of Tannenberg Aligus 1914""

New York: St Martins Press, 1996. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated : First U.S. Edition February 1996, in addition to complete letter line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards and silver gilt spine lettering. Small nick at edge of top rear board. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition; bright & colorful; not price clipped. * This is a tale in the Italian Renaissance Whodunit series.

NY: Avon Books, 2006. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Hardcover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition. 472 numbered pages. * NOTE from the Publisher: This LARGE PRINT EDITION, prepared especially for Doubleday Large Print Home Library, contains the complete, unabridged text of the original Publisher's Edition.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rugged Land, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition. First Printing per complete number line including number one. Off-white boards with red gilt lettering on front cover and spine; in very good condition. Tiny bumps at bottom of spine and front bottom edge.Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Colorful dust jacket very good with only hint of shelf & edge wear. No price printed on front flap; there is price printed on back panel with ISBN number.* From a review on the back panel, "". . . a hilarious and loving look at golf generally and the Ryder Cup in particular. . . ""

NY: Warner Books, 2001. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hard cover in good condition with black and gold gilt spine lettering. Internal text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. However, there is an approx 1"" tall x 2 1/2"" wide rectangle cut from top corner of front free end paper (as if a name had been there.) Dust jacket good; shelf and edge wear, corners of jacket bumped and with small chips, especially head and heel of spine. * From the book, ""In 'A Bend in the Road,' Nicholas Sparks writes with a luminous intensity about life's bitter turns and incomparable sweetness. His affirming message carries a powerful lesson about the imperfections of being human, the mistakes we all make, and the joy that comes when we give ourselves to love.""