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New York: Scholastic / Arthur A. Levine, 2005. First American Edition, 1st Printing. 1/4 cloth. Fine/fine. Mary GrandPré. A fine first printing of the first American Edition in a fine dust jacket. Black quarter-cloth over purple diamond patterned boards. Full number line 1-10. Green endpapers. Full wrap around dust jacket with Mary GrandPré illustration. Stated first edition which meets all points of issue for the first American edition. 652 pp. Octavo, 6 & 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches tall.

New York: Scholastic / Arthur A. Levine, 2003. First American Edition, 1st Printing. 1/4 cloth. Fine/fine. Mary GrandPré. A fine first printing of the first American Edition in a fine dust jacket. Grey quarter-cloth over blue diamond patterned boards. Full number line 1-10. Full wrap around dust jacket with Mary GrandPré illustration. Stated first edition which meets all points of issue for the first American edition. 870 pp. Octavo, 6 & 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches tall.

New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2012. First Separate Edition. Boards. As new/as new. Rowling's first book wirtten for adults, in a fine first American edition simultaneously published in the UK. As new in a fine dust jacket. Complete number line and stated first edition. Black paper-covered boards with LB embossed on cover and gold foil title stamping on spine. 503 pp. Octavo, 6 x 9 & 1/2 inches tall. So look, here's the thing: This. Is. Not. A. Children's. Book. If you're looking for what made Harry Potter magical – Wizards! Spells! Flying Broomsticks! -- you're not going to find it. If you're looking for what makes JK Rowling magical – emotion, heart – you will. ... [The] ability to bring her characters to their emotional life was a hallmark of the Harry Potter series – it didn't become a global phenomenon just because it was an exciting adventure, but because there was a real heart to it, characters who had both strengths and weaknesses, who… Read More

New York: Scholastic / Arthur A. Levine, 2005. First American Edition, 1st Printing. 1/4 cloth. Fine/fine. Mary GrandPré. A fine first printing of the first American Edition in a fine dust jacket. Yellow quarter-cloth over green diamond patterned boards. Full number line 1-10. Red endpapers. Full wrap around dust jacket with Mary GrandPré illustration. Stated first edition which meets all points of issue for the first American edition. 759 pp. Octavo, 6 & 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches tall.

Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/none as issued. About fine, first edition, first printing. Brown, mustard and white cloth boards. Binding is sturdy, square and tight. Previous owner's name stamped neatly on top edge, otherwise as new. No dust jacket as issued. Illustrated with formulas, b/w photos, graphs, and drawings. xiv, 468 [2] pp. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches tall. This collection of papers describes the evolutionary path of stars of various masses. Observational data and theoretical modeling of the stellar atmosphere and the stellar interior and their interaction are presented, covering chemical peculiarities, mass loss, and explosion, all of which are strongly related to the hydrodynamic evolution of the interior. In particular the supernova SN 1987 A is discussed for the first time in detail, including the underground neutrino observations and the detection of X-rays from the supernova. The study of its progenitor, a B 3 supergiant, was… Read More

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1982. Third Printing. Hardcover. Near fine. Very good+ third printing. Olive green cloth boards. Head and tail of spine folded and mildly rubbed. White endpapers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. Edges toned, interior pages clean and bright. Alll foldouts present. Heavily illustrated with drawings, plates, maps, tables, figures. 334 pp. including index.

Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Printing Company, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Leatherette. Very Good +. A very-good+ /near fine, signed, first edition Author's signature dated 1930 on first blank leaf. Green pictorial limp leatherette cover with green and gilt stamping of a pioneer wagon, and author's name embossed at foot of cover. Minor shelfwear at corners, head and tail of spine, and along spine edges where the book has ben opened and read. Western map endpapers. Pages show only the mildest toning. Binding is sturdy and sound. No tears, no soiling. Charles Kelly's first book, interesting for California and American history and the opening of the West, including the Donner Party tragedy. 2 previous owner's signatures on title page. The previous owner's signature is CF Hartmeyer, "a grandson of the last member of the Donner party to be rescued." (p 145) 178 pp. plus index. Octavo, 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches tall. [Howes K59, Flake-Draper 4565, Paher K1020].

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Very good first edition, as stated. Orange cloth boards, silver title stamping on cover and spine. Pages clean and bright. Binding solid. Corners rubbed. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge. IlIustrated with maps, charts, graphs, and drawings. 338 pp. including index. Large octavo, 7 x 10 inches tall.

Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2003. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Neal McPheeters. A fine, signed limited edition in a near fine clamshell slipcase. Signed by Jack Ketchum on the limitation page, "O" of 26 lettered copies. As new [I opened the publishers plastic wrap myself]. Burgundy clamshell slipcase with a small dent in the rear edge. Fine dust jacket. Burgundy cloth binding. Traycased Lettered Edition of 52 signed and lettered copies bound in leather clamshell with a satin ribbon page marker. 100 pp. Octavo. There's another writer here tonight who writes under the name of Jack Ketchum and he has also written what may be the best book of his career, a long novella called The Crossings. Have you read it?"— Stephen King, from his 2003 National Book Awards Acceptance SpeechThe Crossingsby Jack KetchumAbout the Book:It's the Arizona Territory. The year, 1848. The year the Mexican War ended. Fate and blazing pistols have… Read More

Skellefteå : C.F [Carl Fredrik] Carlberg, 1864. Reprint. Leather bound. Good +. A good plus reprint of The Psalmbbok from Carlberg in 1864. Rebound quarter leather over calf boards with remnants of two clasps, and large X blindstamping on cover. Missing first free endpapers. Binding is sturdy and square. Previous owner's inscription of front pastedown. Dampstain to fore edge and title page, not affecting remaining text or pages Text in fraktur Swedish. 620, 340 pp Twelvemo, 5 x 7 1/2 inches tall.

New York: Viking Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. As new/as new. This first edition, first printing, and its dust jacket are in as new condition with absolutely no soiling, markings or tears. Number line is complete. Black paper boards with black quarter cloth spine. Red rose foil stamped on cover and red foil stamp of title on spine. Orange endpapers. Embossing on DJ is unmarred, not flattened, and shining. A bright, tight, and very clean copy. As new dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover 420 pp Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall.

New York: Scribner, 2002. Book Club Edition. 1/4 cloth. As new/as new. A near fine Book club edition in an as new dust jacket. Complete number line. Blue quarter-cloth overwhite paper boards. A collectible copy for the Stephen King fan. Octavo, 6 1/2 inces x 9 1/2 inches tall. King, we learn in an author's note, hashed out the plot of this gripper while driving from western Pennsylvania to New York. The first draft took two months to write. That's quick work, and it's reflected in the book's simplicity of plot and theme; unlike King's chewy last novel, Dreamcatcher, this one goes down like a shot of moonshine, hot and clean, much like Cujo, say, or Gerald's Game. In 1979, an odd man drives what at first glance looks like a 1954 mint-quality Buick Roadmaster up to a service station in rural Pennsylvania, then vanishes, leaving behind the car. The state police of Troop D deposit the vehicle in a shed near their barracks, where, up to the present, it remains a secret from all… Read More

New York: Viking Penguin, 1987. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. David Palladini. A very good Book club edition. Green paper boards over buckram beige quarter cloth spine. Dragon in diamond shape in gold on cover, titling in green and gold on spine. Not bowed, but rear cover refuses to close compltetly. Green, lizard scale embossed dust jacket shows mild chips and creases at top edge, wear at bottom near spine. No price on DJ. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. ISBN 0-670-81458-x. 326 pp. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall. Featuring 21 charming illustrations by David Palladini, this is an adventure fantasy for young adults—or very old prepubescents—and among King's most accomplished works (though readers who groan at King's unremitting vulgarity in his adult novels will again have a few quarrels to pick). Prince Peter, 17, is the elder son of Roland, beer-drinking king of Delain who had managed to stay unwed until 50. Father… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1985. Reprint. 1/4 cloth. Very good/very good. A very good reprint after limited Scream/Press edition. Trade edition in black paper boards under black quarter cloth spine. Boards have some denting. ISBN shows "X", CIP data. King's fascimile signature in gold foil on cover, and title in gold foil stamping on spine. White endpapers. Dust jacket shows rubbing (see photo) but no tears or fraying. Very good dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 512 pp. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall.

New York: Viking , 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. A near fine first edition, first state in a fine dust jacket. Black quarter cloth under black paper boards. SK in gold on front cover, title in gold on spine. Orange endpapers. Binding square and sturdy. DJ shows $22.95 US price. Complete number line. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 763 pp. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall. A double-double Whopper hot from the grill of "America's literary boogeyman," as he puts it in his introduction: four sizzling horror novellas sandwiched within the theme of "Time. . .and the corrosive effects it can have on the human heart." Sure, they're dripping with excess wordage and high-calorie sentiment, but cut away the fat and there's still more steak here than in any other horror book of the year. The premium cut sits on top: "The Langoliers," whose wildly original premise--that a group of airline passengers… Read More

New York: Scribner, 1999. First Edition. 1/4 cloth. Fine/fine. A fine first edition in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Complete number line 1-10. Blue paper boards over black quarter cloth spine. Red end papers. Binding strong and square. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 523 [1] pp. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall.

New York: Scribner, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. As New/as new. This clean and bright First edition is in as new conditon showing no signs of wear. Black paper boards over black quarter cloth spine with gold foil stamping on spine.Tight binding, sharp corners, clear and crisp paging with no markings, writing, or soiling. Jacket very good plus, showing one short scratch. Dust jacket shows price of $28.00. US. Number line complete, stated first edition. 367 pp. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall. A short-story anthology

New York: Viking, 1981. Book Club Edition. 1/4 cloth. Near fine/fine. A near fine book club edition in a fine dust jacket. Brown paper boards under black quarter cloth spine with "SK" embossed on front cover. Text is clean and bright. Fold crease to page 252, otherwise fine. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 319 pp. Octavo, 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches tall. King goes non-supernatural this time--and the result, despite the usual padding, is a tighter, more effective horror novel. We are once more up in Castle Rock, Maine, ayuh, where the natives are striving to survive some earlier King visitations of the unspeakable. Recent arrival Vic Trenton, who has brought a big ad account with him from New York, is having a hard time hanging onto both the Sharp cereals campaign and his wife Donna, who has just severed an affair with a filthy-poet/furniture-stripper. Meanwhile: Joe Camber, an alcoholic auto mechanic, is angry at wife Charity for wanting to take their son Brett… Read More

New York: Scribner, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. Fine/fine. Stated first edition with complete number line. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Blue paper boards under black quarter cloth. "1114 on rear of dust jacket. 403 pp. Octavo.

New York: Viking Press, 1982. Book Club Edition. Boards. Near fine/fine. A very near fine Book Club Edition in a near fine dust jacket. Black paper boards. Gilt title stamping on spine. White endpapers. No price on jacket, 0882 on front flap. Small tape reinforcement on inside of jacket at rear flap edge. 508 pp. Octavo. Four novellas from Stephen King bound together by the changing of seasons, each taking on the theme of a journey with strikingly different tones and characters. This gripping collection begins with "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption," in which an unjustly imprisoned convict seeks a strange and startling revenge--the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption. Next is "Apt Pupil," the inspiration for the film of the same name about top high school student Todd Bowden and his obsession with the dark and deadly past of an older man in town. In "The Body," four rambunctious young boys plunge through the facade of a… Read More