Search Results: Authors starting with B from Durdles Books (IOBA)

New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. Feels lightly read. Minor bump to head and foot of spine, near fine condition. Jacket some minor crimping to top edge. Light handling marks to the gloss. Bookseller barcode sticker to rear panel. Overall near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this collectible first edition first printing title, by the acclaimed author of The Windup Girl

London: The Folio Society, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Folio Society edition first printing 2002. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, illustrative gilt perfect. Text block clean and sharp. Feels lightly read. Near fine condition. Slipcase grades fine, without any rubs or bumps. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Please note : this book is very heavy (1850g) overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Please contact bookseller for exact price. Edited and introduced by Brian Vickers. Preface by Lord Quinton. 43 wood engravings by Harry Brockway. Bound in parchment stamped with the title and decorative borders, produced to the usual Folio standards

London : Headline, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and square. Boards sharp with light finger marks to plasticised boards. Very small bump to foreedge of upper board. Text block has light tea stains to edges, tight and feels unread. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Very good condition. No jacket as issued. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid copy of this first volume in the Pure trilogy

United Kingdom: Bbc Pubns, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book In Fine Condition, Jacket Very Light Bump To Top Fore Edge Corner, Else Fine. Written To Accompany The Bbc Tv Series Of The Same Name The Author Provides Information Of Many Of The U K's Fresh Water Species Of Fish Barbel, Chub, Trout, Carp, Salmon, Eels, Pike, Tench, Etc And Explains How To Catch Them From His Extensive Experience, Heavily Illustrated. Nice Gift Item.First Edition First Printing Tight Clean And Square. This Copy Is Not Exlib, Not Priced Clipped And Has No Inscriptions. For Grading Accuracy Books Are Photographed Without A Protective Book Cover. This Book Is Fitted With A Non Adhesive Archival Quality Book Protector To Make A Quality Addition To Your Collection. Lovely Copy Of This Collectible First Edition First Printing Book.

London: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition First printing. Book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. feels lightly read. Text block perfect, except for a hint of tanning fine condition. Jacket some very minor crimping to top and lower spine. Overall a fine copy This Copy Is Not Ex-lib, Not Priced Clipped And Has No Inscriptions. For grading accuracy Books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A Very Nice Example Of This Collectible first edition first printing book, the author's debut novel.

London: Headline, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A Soft Cover Book With Jacket, This Is The Uncorrected Proof Of The First Hardcover Version. Book In Near Fine Condition, Unread Carefully Read, Some Minor Tanning To Text Block Edges. Jacket In Near Fine Condition With Minor Handling Wear And A Crimping To Top Edge. Cmstock

London : Headline Book Publishing, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with toning to edges. Feels lightly read. Minor bump to head and foot of spine, very good condition. Jacket some minor crimping to edges. Minor rubs to corners, slightly sunned spine Overall very good For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid example of this collectible first edition first printing title

London : Tor, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Sharp spine ends, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has light handling marks to the gloss. Overall near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this collectible first edition first printing title.

New York: Bantam, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Lightly bumped spine ends, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with white edges. The pages are unblemished. Feels lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has some minor crimping and creasing to the top edge and a 2mm tear to head of spine. Jacket also grades near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid example of this uncommon book in the UK.

London : Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1984. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second edition (Cape 1984 reissue) first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Lovely sharp spine ends, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with very light toning to edges, more pronounced to top edge. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has some minor handling marks to the front panel. The rear panel has a light scratch, and light handling marks to the gloss. The spine is lightly sunned, but presents well on the shelfOverall near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A super example of this collectible title, this is the 1984 reissue from… Read More

London: Macmillian, 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition first printing. Book is very tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Very sharp spine ends, with a touch of rubbing to the very edge. There is light toning to text block edges, feels lightly read near fine condition. Jacket is lovely unmarked and glossy, without any rubbing or creases. Jacket grades fine. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A lovely first edition first printing collectors copy of this classic Banks title, without any sunning to the jacket which is particularly prone to fading on the spine. A Banks classic title and one everyone should read at some point. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M Banks listings search using the keyword: Durdbanks

London: Macmillan, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean with touch of rubbing to lower edges. Spine ends gently bumped, with rubbing (common with this title), title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with hint toning to edges, slightly more pronounced to the top edge. The pages are unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has very light evidence of handling, and little sunning to spine, as evidenced but a fading of the yellow title, but does not detract too much on the shelf. Overall a near fine copy. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very square and solid example of this… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Spine ends gently bumped, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with moderate toning to edges. The pages are unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has very light evidence of handling, with some very minor crimping to edges. There is a little sunning to spine, as evidenced by a little fading of the yellow titles. Overall a near fine copy. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very square and solid example of this collectible first edition first printing title, by Iain M Banks, his debut novel. A great addition to a… Read More

London : Orbit, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Sharp Spine ends, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished, feels very lightly read. Previous owners small gold sticker to title page. Near fine condition. Jacket is lovely straight and glossy, with a littel fading to the spine. Overall very solid near fine copy. Signed by author to title page. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A great copy of this novel, signed to the title page by Iain M Banks, in a very nice glossy jacket that is very susceptible to spine fading, on this copy it has been… Read More

London: Little, Brown & Company, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean, and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block has light toning to top edge. Feels gently read. Minor bump to head and foot of spine, Near fine. Jacket some crimping and light creasing to edges. and handling marks to the gloss. Jacket grades very good. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Please note : this book is very heavy (1250g) all overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Please contact bookseller for exact price. A solid copy of this collectible first edition first printing title by Banks, that looks very nice on the… Read More

London : Macmillan, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Ex-library hardback, with a neat jacket. Book has heavy lean, slightly wavy pages, missing FEP, pencil notation to front pastedown, barcode sticker to rear pastedown. Single library stamp to copyright page, no other stamps or markings. The good points include reasonably sharp boards and gilt title. Clean half title and title pages. text block has expected toning. However the jacket (due to being previously protected) is nice and tidy, minor indentations to panels, tiny amount of crimping to edges, and small amount of wear to the edges of the inner flaps. A fair book in a very good or better jacket. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the… Read More

London : Orbit, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and clean with a very slight lean. The Boards are clean, and very sharp. Title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with a hint of light toning to edges. Previous owners neat name and date to top corner of half title page. Feels nice in the hand, lightly read . Sharp spine ends. Near fine condition. Jacket has a 2mm rub to the top fore-edge corner, else very glossy and unmarked, overall a near fine book. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A great example of this first edition first printing title, by Iain M Banks, that looks smart on the shelf in the archival fitted cover. A genuine… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with white edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Previous owners neat name in pencil to top egde of half title page. Feels very lightly read. Sharp spine ends, near fine condition. Jacket some minor crimping top edge, and a rub to the top corner of the rear foreedge. Jacket grades as near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A lovely copy of this Banks title, looks fantastic on the shelf and is one for the collector. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M… Read More

London: Century, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and clean, with a slight lean. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Text block clean, with toning to edges. Feels lightly read. Sharp spine ends, very good condition. Jacket some sunning to spine otherwise clean and tidy. Overall a very good copy. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid very good example of this collectible title on the joys of whisky. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M Banks listings search using the keyword: Durdbanks

London: Orbit, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition 1st printing copy of this Iain M Banks novel. Hardback book is very clean, tight and square. Boards clean and sharp. The spine is straight with perfect titling. Sharp spine ends. Text block has a patch of toning to the top edge. The pastedown and FEPs are unmarked. The pages are crisp and clean, no creasing, spots, or tears. Feels well bound, perfectly tight and unread. Near Fine condition. Jacket is fine, a touch of crimping to edges. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. More images of this book are available please contact us if you require them. A lovely clean and unread copy of this great Banks title, nice copy for a collectors… Read More