Search Results: War Fiction from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Ballantine Books: Ivy , 1990. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus [1990], so stated. First Edition Thus [1990], so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows very mild rubbing to the rear panel else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear. Bright and Clean. Appears unread. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.9 x 4.2 x 1.15 inches). 562 pages. Language: English. Weight: 9.5 ounces. First Edition [1990], so stated. Mass Market Paperback.

Baltimore, MD PublishAmerica, 2006. Paperback First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only slight spine lean; else flawless. Binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 269pp. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps. This book touched me deeply, and I highly recommend it. The author not only created characters that are so alive but reveals what goes on in their mind and heart, describing their every mood and emotion that lets the reader feel deeply involved. When I started out, I liked the cheerfulness and the mystery of Part I right away. I was totally drawn into it. Taken by force at age sixteen from the protective circle of his family in Germany, Janos is tossed into the cataclysmic, last-gasp efforts of World War II. His journey takes him to a place of darkness, where he lives through a near-death experience and goes through physical and emotional starvation, hard labor, and ostracism; yet it… Read More

San Francisco, CA Pirated Edition, 1960. Paperback This "Pirated Edition" published in San Francisco in 1960, so stated. Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities with a little fraying at the front corner tips; mild rubbing; faint, but pervasive soiling and tanning to the wrapper covers and a couple of small check marks to same; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; the stapled binding is secure; the text is clean. Overall, remains a sturdy copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7 x 5 x 0.1 inches). 28 pages. Language: English. 1.5 ounces. "Designed by Brayton". Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps.

New York, NY Fromm International, 1992. Hardcover First Edition USA [1992]; First Printing. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing and a tiny scuffed spot at the top of the front hinge; else flawless; the price is intact. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo. 338 pages. Translated from the German by Edna McCown. Introduction by Peter Demetz. First Edition USA [1983]; Second Printing. Hardback with DJ.  

New York, NY Ballantine: Fawcett Columbine, 1998. Paperback First Edition Thus in USA (1998), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus in USA (1998), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of lean to the spine; the text pages have tanned ever so slightly; the faintest smudges to the fore-edge; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of any creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or… Read More

New York, NY Random House: Pantheon Books, 1990. Hardcover First Edition USA [1990]; Second Printing. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Clean, fresh copy and DJ, crisp pages and clean text. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 330 pages. Hardcover. DJ design by Marjorie Anderson. First Edition USA [1990]; Second Printing. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1985. Paperback First Edition Thus (1985), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited, as is often the case with Penguin, but not universally so. First Edition Thus (1985), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited, as is often the case with Penguin, but not universally so. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities; some rubbing to the wrapper covers; the text pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing light wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, but a local bookseller has… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books, 2003. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 336pp. Trade Paperback. In July, July, O'Brien creates a beautiful range of voices and lives, trapped by their own passions, hopes and the delusions of a generation, whose youth has run itself, nearly, out of gas. At a high school reunion, we see O'Brien's characters dance under cardboard stars in an awkward celebration of times past. The reunion of old friends serves as a catalyst for reliving the year of their college graduation: 1969. The narrative fluxes between present time stories and the tales of old hopes, dreams, loves and lives of these ripened graduates. In the novel, O'Brien's characters (some of whom, like Spoke Spenelli, remain as sassy and sexy as ever, while others find themselves victims of divorce, broken… Read More

New York, NY Ballantine , 1989. Paperback First Edition Thus in USA (1989), so stated. First Edition Thus in USA (1989), so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a faint hint of a crease at the lower front panel; the text pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; else flawless; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Appears unopened and unread. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.9 x 4.25 x 0.45 inches). 136 pages. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Language: English. Weight: 3.3 ounces. Mass… Read More

Barcelona, Spain Plaza & Janés Editores: Varia, 1980. Paperback First Edition (1980), so stated. First Edition (1980), so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the panels; the pages have tanned just slightly, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a minor, unobtrusive flaw. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.2 x 4 x 0.95 inches). 396 pages. Language: Spanish. Weight: 7.4 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867–1928) was a journalist, politician and best-selling Spanish novelist in various genres whose most widespread and lasting fame in the English-speaking world… Read More

Birkenhead, Auckland David Ling, 1995. Paperback First Edition Thus [1995]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1995]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; The book shows very slight spine lean; just a touch of wear to the extremities; very mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 239pp. Trade Paperback. In July, 1943, David Mulberry, New Zealand born scholar, archaeologist, British officer, is parachuted into Sicily with the Allied forces and disappears. Twenty years later his son arrives to search for him and solve the riddle of his presumed death. My Name is Paradiso is the story of that quest, and the book - what a young New Zealander sees when confronted by an alien and violent culture - is the nearest McNeish has come to autobiography.

New York, NY New American Library: Signet, 1968. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use; two tiny dings at lower front hinge; very faint crease at lower front corner; pages tanned with age; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains a handsome copy. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 160pp. Mass Market Paperback. The Prisoners of Quai Dong has faded into obscurity as has its author, Victor Kolpacoff. In the late 1960s it received critical success. It was Kolpacoff`s first of two novels. The Prisoners is about the torture of a Vietnamese youth suscepted of aiding the Vietcong and found with weaponry. The novel`s protagonist, Krieger,is a court-martialed lieutenant serving time in a military prison for disobeying an order to engage in an ambuse apparently for conscientious reasons.… Read More

New York, NY Random House, 1980. Hardcover First Edition [1980]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line beginning with "2". Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. The Book shows a tiny 'ding' to a couple of pages at the top edge of the text block; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; else flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains very close to 'As New'. REMAINDER, showing a Random House rubber stamp at the bottom edge of the text pages. NOT a Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches). 278 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 6.1 ounces. First Edition [1980]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line beginning with "2". Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY New American Library: Signet , 1961. Paperback First Edition Thus (1961), First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus (1961), First Printing, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very faint creasing to three of the corners; a former owner's name inscribed at the upper corner of the front endpaper; a half-inch split aet the front edge of the head of the backstrip; else only mild rubbing and faint soiling to the panels and the expected light tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip (except of production creases not due to usage). Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy for its age, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.1 x 4.25 x 0.7 inches). 480 pages. Language: English. Weight: 7… Read More

New York, NY Random House: Shaye Areheart Books, 2006. Paperback First Edition Thus [2006] ; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 324 pages. Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY Arbor House Publishing Co. , 1980. Hardcover First Edition [1980], unstated, in accordance with Arbor House's customary practice at the time of publication. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [1980], unstated, in accordance with Arbor House's customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minor shelfwear; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows a couple of minor flaws; but remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable: in fact, in overall appearance, remains close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a tiny nick at head of backstrip; some toning to white background field of the panels; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.65 inches). 467 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 14 ounces. Hardback with DJ.… Read More

London, UK Time Warner Book Group UK: Abacus Books, 2004. Paperback First Ed thus, though unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use; spine leans; some faint creases at backstrip; else very little wear; binding perfectly secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 439pp. First Edition thus, though unstated. Trade Paperback.

London, UK Little, Brown: Warner Books, 1996. Paperback Reprint Edition (1996); first published in the previous year by Little, Brown. . Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of creasing near the lower rear corner and even fainter at the upper front corner; there is a very light smudge at the upper fore-edge; the pages have tanned, ever so slightly, due to aging; three pages have been inadvertently creased at the upper corner, right at the tip; a tiny 'ding' at the top of the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and several minor imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Not far from… Read More

New York, NY Exposition Press, 1959. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Ed, so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: Book shows minor evidence of wear to extremities; barest hint of spine-lean; edges of page block slightly darkened with age. Dustwrapper shows rubbing; tiny chips head and heel of spine and at front bottom corner; quarter inch closed tear top rear face and near bottom front corner; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 174pp. Hardback with DJ. A Rollicking Novel of G.I. Life in the CBI. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY HarperCollins: HarperPerennial, 1990. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging and the light tan background field of the backstrip is ever so sligntly sunned (the titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the binding remains square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 174pp. Trade Paperback. This short, bittersweet novel tells the first-person story of a ten-year-old boy living in wartime Los Angeles. The year is 1943. Men are off fighting the war; women are riveting planes in the city's aircraft factories. The protagonist, Trygve (nicknamed Monk), lives in a crowded apartment with his mother and her show-business aspiring boyfriend, her sister and her sister's Canadian husband, and his teenage son. Seen through the inexperienced but curious eyes of a boy, these… Read More