Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. In pictorial jacket, 8vo, [12], 330, [7] pages. Contains 23 short stories plus the prologue ( "Rolf Carle"). Originally published in Spain in 1989 under title: Cuentos de Eva Luna. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (tall). Book.
Language: English
Published by Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2009
ISBN 10: 0753827298 ISBN 13: 9780753827291
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Language: English
Published by Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2009
ISBN 10: 0753827298 ISBN 13: 9780753827291
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Language: English
Published by Random House, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 0679400214 ISBN 13: 9780679400219
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. b/w Decorative Title Page & headpieces; 4 Maps / Endpapers (green/white) (illustrator). First Edition. Slight rubbing and browning to jacket; slight internal browning to edges. [12], 225, [2] pages. "A portrait of vanishing worlds and what is replacing them" (jacket front flyleaf) by the noted American naturalist. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Language: English
Published by Anchor Press / Doubleday, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0385196946 ISBN 13: 9780385196949
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Gogod. 23 b/w Photographs / Plates (chiefly portraits); b/w Decorative title Page & Headpieces (illustrator). First Edition. In pictorial jacket, 8vo, [16], 368 pages + plates. ". interpretative study that boldly takes on the emotional truths and psychological drama that formed this complex and controversial American poet" (jacket front flyleaf). Includes bibliographical references and index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (tall). Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. In pictorial jacket, 8vo, [12], 330, [7] pages. Contains 23 short stories plus the prologue (signed "Rolf Carle"). Originally published in Spain in 1989 under title: Cuentos de Eva Luna. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (tall). Book.
Language: English
Published by Bantam Books, New York, 1990
ISBN 10: 0553057758 ISBN 13: 9780553057751
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/w Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). Third Printing. [10], 422 pages. Author's fifth book; novel of political and millennial ambition, set in contemporary America. Slight wear to extremities. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. B/w Decorations (title Page / Headpieces) (illustrator). FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by David R. Godine, 1977. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with slight toning. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/w Decorations (title Page / Headpieces) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pages unmarked. Dust jacket glossy. Price clipped. Binding square & firm. Book.
Language: English
Published by Peter Pauper Press, Mt Vernon, NY
Seller: Ann Wendell, Bookseller, Oroville, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Paul McPharlin headpieces (illustrator). Very good decorated hardcover, no slipcase, no names or markings. Size 5x9 with 141 pages. No date.
Condition: Very Good. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Language: English
Published by Bantam Books, New York, 1990
ISBN 10: 0553057758 ISBN 13: 9780553057751
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/w Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], 422 pages. Author's fifth book; novel of political and millennial ambition, set in contemporary America.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Illustrated by B/w Decorative Title Page & Headpieces (illustrator). First Edition. PHOTO AND VIDEO OF PAGES TAKEN TO SHOW CONDITION PRIOR TO SHIPPING; PHOTOS EMAILED FOR MORE SPECIFICS WHEN REQUESTED; Book. Book.
Language: English
Published by Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0753827298 ISBN 13: 9780753827291
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
US$ 10.11
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). 'A masterpiece' Martin Amis 'The coolest, hottest writer in America' Chicago Tribune A major Hollywood film starring John Travolta, GET SHORTY has also been adapted for TV with Chris O'Dowd and Ray Romano. Miami loan shark Chili Palmer is ice-cool, whether he's retrieving stolen property or collecting money for the mob. Chasing a bad debt leads him to the bright lights of Hollywood - and to a true story that would make a great movie. Soon he's pitching to Harry Zimm, a B-grade horror flick producer trying to make a comeback. As the lure of Tinseltown's dream-makers and gorgeous wannabe starlets becomes increasingly hard to resist, Chili gets caught up in murder,revenge and romance. Will his killer movie ever get made, or will it just get him killed . . . ? 'In Hollywood, home of movies, gorgeous women, players and fast operators - every move you make is a potential scene . Nerve-shattering suspense, crackling dialogue and scathing wit from 'the hottest thriller writer in the US' Time Magazine 'One of the most hilarious and cynical Hollywood revenge novels ever written' Playboy 'Extremely funny, bursting with sustained passages of black comedy . . . a major American novel' Guardian. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
Published by Random House, New York, 1970
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fleming, Guy (illustrator); Decorative Woodcut (title page/headpieces); 1 b/w Map (illustrator). First Edition. [10], 436, [1] pages. First edition of author's first book in 15 years; novel set in the Mississippi of the 1930's and involving the fates of two intermarried families and their neighbors. (fading and browning to green cloth; internal browning; bookplate) Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.
Published by Willam Morrow, New York, 1963
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 9 b/w Illustrations (headpieces) (illustrator). First Edition, Second Printing. 214 pages. "An anatomy of American sex and other lively habits" (jacket upper cover); contains 9 short satirical essays in all. Headpiece and jacket illustrations by Isidore Seltzer. Also notable for the jacket blurb by comedian Groucho Marx. DJ has a small chip and some wear. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.
Language: English
Published by Orion Publishing Co, GB, 2009
ISBN 10: 0753827298 ISBN 13: 9780753827291
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
US$ 19.60
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). 'A masterpiece' Martin Amis 'The coolest, hottest writer in America' Chicago TribuneA major Hollywood film starring John Travolta, GET SHORTY has also been adapted for TV with Chris O'Dowd and Ray Romano.Miami loan shark Chili Palmer is ice-cool, whether he's retrieving stolen property or collecting money for the mob. Chasing a bad debt leads him to the bright lights of Hollywood - and to a true story that would make a great movie. Soon he's pitching to Harry Zimm, a B-grade horror flick producer trying to make a comeback. As the lure of Tinseltown's dream-makers and gorgeous wannabe starlets becomes increasingly hard to resist, Chili gets caught up in murder,revenge and romance. Will his killer movie ever get made, or will it just get him killed . . . ?'In Hollywood, home of movies, gorgeous women, players and fast operators - every move you make is a potential scene . Nerve-shattering suspense, crackling dialogue and scathing wit from 'the hottest thriller writer in the US' Time Magazine'One of the most hilarious and cynical Hollywood revenge novels ever written' Playboy'Extremely funny, bursting with sustained passages of black comedy . . . a major American novel' Guardian.
Language: English
Published by Orion Publishing Co, London, 2009
ISBN 10: 0753827298 ISBN 13: 9780753827291
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). Paperback. Collecting money for the Mob isn't too different from any other job, reckons Miami loan shark Chili Palmer.He soon finds himself ordered to collect on a bad debt from Leo Devoe, a guy who died in a plane crash. But it turns out Leo isn't dead - he's living it up in Las Vegas on the compensation money.So Chili follows him to Vegas and then on to Hollywood, where he gets drawn into the world of movies. In Hollywood, home of movies, gorgeous women, players and fast operators - every move you make is a potential scene. Nerve-shattering suspense, crackling dialogue and scathing wit from 'the hottest thriller writer in the US' [TIME]. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1892
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. Bacher, Otto (illustrator); 1 b/w Illustration / Plate (frontispiece); Few b/w Decorations (chiefly headpieces) (illustrator). Later Printing. VG in green cloth [edgewear, nicks to spine top and bottom, inner hinge loose, gift inscription] 12mo 177pp Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Language: English
Published by Delacorte Press, New York, 1981
ISBN 10: 0440065933 ISBN 13: 9780440065937
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. In pictorial jacket, 8vo, 330pp. (single drip spot to foreedge). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
Embossed Green Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Betty Fraser (with Decorative Headpieces by) (illustrator). 2nd Printing. Textblock is immaculately clean and tight. All page edges are crisp and unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket, minimal loss to extremities. 328pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
PAP. Condition: New. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Condition: New. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). pp. 288.
Language: English
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009
ISBN 10: 0753827298 ISBN 13: 9780753827291
Seller: Comics Monster, Margate, Kent, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). GET SHORTY Paperback Novel - 2009 - Condition : Very Good.
Published by Dell Publishing Company, New York, 1948
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. About 20 b/w Illustrations (chiefly headpieces); Color Pictorial Wrappers (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. In color pictorial wraps, 12mo, 256 pages. "Wild escapades and mad nonsense at Ashenden Manor" (upper wrapper); notable also for the color map of the premises on lower wrapper. With copyright date of 1948 on title page verso. (shelfwear and light creasing to extremities, toning to pages at margins, sm. chip to lower tip).
Published by Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, ME, 1912
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Decorative Title vignette/headpieces/initials/colophon (illustrator). Tenth Printing. In tan paper boards with titling labels printed in red and black, 12mo[6], 32, [3] pages. with publisher's slipcase (case soiled and worn). Size: Tall 12mo. Book.
Published by Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, NY, 1936
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces (illustrator). First US Edition. xii, 355 pages. Few small nicks and slight rubbing to jacket; previous owner's ink signature on front attached endpaper; previous bookseller's printed paper label on front free endpaper; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.