Search Results: Titles starting with R from Classic First Editions

U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition/First Print 2004. A first print copy in fine condition in an unclipped and near fine dustjacket. This copy is signed and personalized on the title page by Sue Grafton. An alphabet series Kinsey Millhone book. Lightest of rubbing to the dustjacket only--or would also be fine.

London: Century Books, 1996. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. A very good copy in a near-fine unclipped dustjacket. This is the first British printing 1996. A tight and clean copy--unmarked interior--there are some white specs on the black boards of unknown origin--still a tight copy. As is many British copies--there is a slight darkening around the page edges--due to the quality of paper used. The dustjacket is complete and shows just the lightest of rubbing or would be fine. Priced accordingly. Scarce signed in the British printing. Protected in a new clear acrylic covering.

U.S.A.: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine copy in a very good unclipped dustjacket. This copy has been signed by Sanchez on the half-title page--signature only. A clean and tight unmarked copy. The dustjacket is very good with a couple of small closed end repaired tears to the back panel--otherwise a bright dustjacket. Protected in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering and will be carefully packed and shipped in a box.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine copy in a very good plus unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by the author on the front free endpaper--signature only. The dustjacket shows moderate shelfwear rubbing--no chips or tears. This is the first British Printing. Updike won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. A fine copy in a fine and unclipped dustjacket--protected in a new mylar cover. This copy is in brand new condition--still has the crispness of a brand new book--a flawless copy. First printing.

U.S.A.: Viking, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine copy in a very good price-clipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by Peter Matthiessen directly on the front free endpaper--not on a bookplate--signature only without any inscriptions. Tight and clean--unread condition-the dustjacket is price clipped and has moderate edgewear to the head and heel of the spine and tips--but no missing paper--along with a couple of closed end small repaired tears. Dustjacket is now protected and in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering. Very scarce signed. A very nice copy. Free shipping within the USA. Matthiessen's third novel after "Race Rock" and "Partisans". Matthiessen was one of the founders of The Paris Review.

New York: William Morrow & Co. , 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Printing. A fine copy in a near fine dustjacket. From a recent auction of modern firsts with the auction tag tipped in. Superb condition with no evidence of previous ownership. The dustjacket is complete with minor shallow edge wear to the head and heel of the spine including one very shallow closed end tear that has been repaired. Minor rubbing to the panels. A very collectible copy.

BOSTON: LITTLE BROWN, 1959. First Edition 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition--Second State with Dedication Page Bound in after title page. Near fine in near fine dustjacket with only one 1/2 closed tear to top middle D/J--Unclipped with original $4.00 price--Unread condition. Just a hint of rubbing to dustjacket--Very slight edgewear to dark gray cloth and just the hint of wear to gilt lettering on spine---still very readable. A very nice copy in very collectible condition.

U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine copy in a fine unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by Judith Van Gieson on the title page--signature only. A tight and clean mint copy- in a fine dustjacket ---protected in a new clear acrylic covering. The author's second book.

USA: Donald I Fine, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. A superb fine "As New" copy in an equally fine "As New" unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by Lescroat and dated "1.27.90" on the title page. Tight and clean--flawless--in unread condition--a perfect collectible copy.

NEW YORK: Harpercollins, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Brunkus, Denise. First Printing 2008 (1-10) A stunning flatsigned copy in very fine condition in an unclipped and mylar protected near fine dustjacket. Signed by the first lady on the title page on 05/23/08 at "Whale of a Tale" bookstore in Irvine, California. Tyrone loves everything about school except "Reading"--until somebody shows him how to use his imagination to make the characters "come alive"---and then reading becomes fun.

U.S.A.: Harper Collins, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. A near-fine copy of the Advance Reading Copy--signed by Bernard Cornwell with "Very Best Wishes". Other than a small repaired tear to the front panel--this would be a fine copy. The ARC is issued before the first printing and is extended to customers, critics and other individuals in the book business-an exact copy of the hardback first edition issued before the publication date.

USA: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A superb fine copy in an unclipped and fine dustjacket. Tight and clean--flawless--in gift quality condition. This is the first part of a scheduled three part series representing her creative life. This volume starts with her early attempts at fiction and ends ion 1963 with the artistic and intellectual life in New York City. A superb collectible copy.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A fine copy in a very good unclipped dust jacket. This copy is signed by the author--signature only--on the title page. A superb clean and tight copy with no evidence of previous ownership. The dustjacket is complete and unclipped with shallow edgewear to the head and heel of the spine and at the edges of the flap folds. Some moderate shelfwear rubbing--but still a bright dustjacket now protected in a new acrylic dustjacket protector. Stegner was a fascinating author, teacher and instructor who taught at Stanford and taught, among his students, Larry McMurtry, Ken Kesey, William Styron. Many authors were influenced by Stegner.

NEW YORK: RANDOM HOUSE, 1958. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Stated first printing on the copyright page. A fine copy in an unclipped ($3.50) and near fine dustjacket--with only scant rubbing to the back panel. Signed "Sincerely, Will Henry" on the front free endpaper. Tight clean and unmarked--the mildest of age toning only. A novel of frontier justice by one of the most famous of all Western fiction writers. This copy is from collection of--and also signed by Nebraska author Will Spindler--who wrote about Indian life in South Dakota and Nebraska--and also a book on Wounded Knee. A very collectible copy--rare to find in this condition with an almost perfect dustjacket.

U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine copy in a fine unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by Anchee Min directly on the title page--signature only. a tight and clean copy. The dustjacket is complete and fine. Author's first book.

U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Three signed "Easy Rawlings" mysteries--all signed by Walter Mosley on the title pages--signature only--no inscriptions or bookplates--signed directly on the title pages. Tight, clean, and unmarked--these copies have been in a box for 20-30 years and have never been read--As New condition. The look and feel of a brand new books. Dustjackets are unclipped and fine--protected in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering and will be shipped carefully wrapped and in a box. Photographs show the books in the old plastic coverings.

USA: W. W. Norton & Company, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. A fine copy in a fine unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by Mosley directly on the title page--signature only without any inscriptions. Tight and clean copy--FLAWLESS-- protected in an acrylic dustjacket covering. This copy has been stored in a box for 30 years and is in As New condition--never read. Protected in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering and will be shipped carefully wrapped in a box. This is the second Easy Rawlins book. Signed in person.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2007. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing (1-10) A superb as new copy in a like dustjacket. This copy is signed by the author without inscription on the title page. A novel of the Civil War from a child's perspective. An education in love and loss, the senseless devastation of war, and the triumph of hope in the face of despair. The author's anti-war anthem. Very collectible signed copy in fine condition in a fine dustjacket--- unread and flawless. Free shipping within the USA.

NEW YORK: Scribners, 1898. First American Edition . Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Clinedinst, B. West. First Printing. A fine copy in green cloth with gilt decorations & lettering to the spine and front board. Gilt rifle and title words along with red and black vine motif. 584 pp. 4 pp advertising at verso. Very collectible condition. Clean throughout. From the recently auctioned collection of noted collector and Steinbeck biographer M.B. and Adrian Homer Goldstone. Minor rubbing to the green cloth. From the author of "In Ole Virginia". Several illustrations throughout by Clinedinst, including the frontispiece--which is still tissue guarded.