James Avati (59 results)

Mass market. Condition: Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day. James Avati - Cover (illustrator).

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. James Avati; Berger Lindquist (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signet #S893. 1st printing thus. 351pp plus ad. Corners bumped, some edgewear and creasing, very good. Avati (cover illus) (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Signet 1091 Appears to be unread The covers are still clean and bright. Corner crease on the front cover (See pictures) The spine is slightly rounded but in great shape The pages are clean and tight with light tanning. Cover by James Avati (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Signet #1342, 6th printing, cover by James Avati. Light spine lean, light edge-wear, dealer's pencil marking on first page. James Avati (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cardinal #254, 1st printing, cover by James Avati. James Avati (illustrator).

mass_market. Condition: Good. 1949 First Signet Books Edition 755. James Avati (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. 8th Edition by this publisher. 288 Pages; IMDB notes = "A businessman moves to Hong Kong to pursue a career as an artist and falls in love with a prostitute he hires as a model." >>Cover creasing; cover scuffing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. James Avati (GGA) painted cover. (illustrator). Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Pages unmarked. Paper tanning. Discoloration on first page. Covers moderately edge & shelf worn. Stress line on front cover alongside spine. Small X in felt-tip on back cover. Slight spine slant. Binding firm. Signet No. 1065. James Avati (cover) (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition By This Publisher.. 308 pages. Complete & Unabridged; "A Southern White Girl gets the shock of her life." White female teacher with black male teacher on front cover.>> Pealing to laminated cover edges. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. James Avati Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. 239 pp. Signet Giant S1171. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by James Avati. James Avati; (illustrator). Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Second Edition By Publisher. 192 pages. "The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield.">> Cover scuffing & creasing, & indents; pen to front end page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. James Avati Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). Book. …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. #739. Book has a tight sturdy binding with two miniscule tears along the top edge, and laminate beginning to peel. With "tanned" pages, very faint foxing to the first couple of pages only. Basis for the film melodrama starring Joseph Cotten and Bette Davis where she uttered one of her signature lines, "What a Dump!" An attractive copy with no corner creasing, of a RARE title. James Avati (cover) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Very Good +. First edition. 112pp. Quarto [31cm]. Illustrated boards with a matching dust jacket. "Sensuous, provacative [sic], outrageous, or sinful--the one thing everyone can agree on is that artists love to paint women and people love to look at what they paint. Whether depicting the idealized girl-next-door or the temptress your mother warned you about, 'Shameless Art' is a beautiful celebration of male fantasies and the female form.".…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Second Edition. Very light wear. A re-issue of the very first issue. The cover features a painting by Elbert McGran Jackson from She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not. This issue contains: The Art of Haddon H. Sundblom by Bill Vann and Dan Zimmer; The Paperback Art of James Avati by Piet Schreuders; and The Art of Jack Faragasso by Kent Steine; along with the usual features. Size: 4to. Elbert McGran Jackson; Haddon H. Sundblom; James Avati; Jack Faragasso; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Second Edition By Publisher. 278 pages. Goodread notes = "She was the daughter of a preacher and a gypsy. A strange and elusive child with powers of prophecy, she grew into an even stranger woman. From those around her she inspired love and admiration or furious hatred. Nothing in between. And somehow Jassy could transform even those who loved her into her enemies. Barney Hatton, the disposessed heir of Mortiboys, loved her but not enough. Lindy, a servant girl who worked there, loved her too much. Elizabeth Twysdale, who taught Jassy her lessons, hated her more with every passing day. And because of the people around her, the people who loved or loathed her, Jassy's life was destined to be one of passion and anguish." >> Pen to interior front cover. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. James Avati (GGA) Painted Cover (illustrator). Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Cover art by James Avati. This is a card with the original cover art by Avati. Signed by him on a separate card. Book is not included. Call or write for details. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Violent Streets by Dale Kramer. James Avati (illustrator).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Paperback Printing Thus. #733, abridged. Book has a some denting near the bottom edge corner that penetrates into a few pages, but otherwise is about fine - tight and crisp with no major corner creasing on the other corners and with laminate slightly beginning to peel. A RARE title, especially in this condition. James Avati (cover) (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. Second printing of the Signet paperback edition from January 1950. Signet 754. First published as a Signet paperback in November 1949. Originally published in the US by Random House in 1948. Curling and slight creasing at the corners of the front cover. The back cover has a one inch crease to the bottom left corner and some yellowing and light edge wear. The spine has slight chipping at the top. The pages are browned with some wear to the fore edges but are otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by James Avati. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Avati, James (illustrator).…

Paperback. 207p., introductory note, lightly-worn first printing stated of the Signet mass-market paperback edition in pictorial wraps. Signet 841.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Third Edition by Publisher. 192 pages. "The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield.">> Cover scuffing, surface scratching to covers; spine slant; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. James Avati Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Avati art on a card from the cover of this book. With Avatis autograph. Book is not included. front cover is scuffed a bit. Photo is fine. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. ARGOSY Men Adventure Magazine Volume 331, #2; (August /1950; Popular Publications;) Front Cover Painting: Kodachrome by Bill Sears - Black Star; 114 pages including covers; Writers: John D. MacDonald; Richard Mealand; Walter Havighurst; Warner Hall; Merle Constiner; James Robbins Miller; Stanley Niss; David A. Anderton; Frank C. Hibben; Stanley Woodward; Donald Barr Chidsey; Jhan and June Robbins; Erle Stanley Gardner; John Reese; Glenn Balch; Dev Klapp; Henry Steeger; Jules Archer; Jack Brandt with Ned Arthur; Interior Artists: James Cutter; Georges Schreiber; Bob Kuhn; Victor Kalin; James Avati; Herman Bischoff; Herman Giesen; Lawrence Beall Smith; Fred Irvin; *** Book Order # ADV9138; Condition= VG+ = (4.5) VERY GOOD PLUS; (Average Used Condition) Price=US$24.00); Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Front Cover Painting: Kodachrome by Bill Sears - Black Star;Interior Artists: James Cutter; Georges Schreiber; Bob Kuhn; Victor Kalin; James Avati; Herman Bischoff; Herman Giesen; Lawrence Beall Smith; Fred Irvin; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. 25th Edition By Publisher. 192 pages. "The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield.">>Minor edge wear to covers; creasing to upper right corner of front cover; pen to interior front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. James Avati Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/ Fine. ARGOSY Men Adventure Magazine Volume 331, #2; (August /1950; Popular Publications;) Front Cover Painting: Kodachrome by Bill Sears - Black Star; 114 pages including covers; Writers: John D. MacDonald; Richard Mealand; Walter Havighurst; Warner Hall; Merle Constiner; James Robbins Miller; Stanley Niss; David A. Anderton; Frank C. Hibben; Stanley Woodward; Donald Barr Chidsey; Jhan and June Robbins; Erle Stanley Gardner; John Reese; Glenn Balch; Dev Klapp; Henry Steeger; Jules Archer; Jack Brandt with Ned Arthur; Interior Artists: James Cutter; Georges Schreiber; Bob Kuhn; Victor Kalin; James Avati; Herman Bischoff; Herman Giesen; Lawrence Beall Smith; Fred Irvin; *** Book Order # ADV9138-2; Condition= Pen to front cover; wear to bottom of paper spine; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Front Cover Painting: Kodachrome by Bill Sears - Black Star;Interior Artists: James Cutter; Georges Schreiber; Bob Kuhn; Victor Kalin; James Avati; Herman Bischoff; Herman Giesen; Lawrence Beall Smith; Fred Irvin; (illustrator). Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Paperback Printing. #802 AB, with 50 cents price. "Double Volume" edition. A gently worn, but sturdy copy with some color restoration to the wraps and some corner creasing. Small brown splash near the bottom edge. Excellent Avati cover illustration. Basis for the Humphrey Bogart/John Derek film noir directed by Nicholas Ray. An attractive copy of an extremely RARE title, especially in the vintage softcover. A treasure. James Avati (cover) (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Pap. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 11th Edition By This Publisher. At the bottom of front cover states "Over 1,000,000 copies in print" >> 534 pages. 232-Grams; Complete & Unabridged. A mid-century mass-market issue of Steinbeck's California epic, produced during Bantam's early 1950s expansion of literary reprints. This first Bantam printing carries the December 1954 production date and represents the publisher's initial softcover release following the 1952 hardcover. IMDB notes "Two brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain the favor of their affectionate but strict, Bible-toting father as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light. ** Source for 1955 EAST OF EDEN MOVIE Directed by Elia Kazan, starring: JAMES DEAN (Cal), Julie Harris (Abra), Richard Davalos (Aron), and Raymond Massey (Adam). Adapts only the last quarter of Steinbeck's novel. Jo Van Fleet won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (Kate). Steinbeck himself praised the film as "probably the best motion picture I have ever seen. // East of Eden (1981 ABC TV miniseries) A three-part, 8-hour adaptation directed by Harvey Hart, written by Richard Alan Shapiro. Stars Timothy Bottoms (Adam), Bruce Boxleitner (Charles), Jane Seymour (Cathy - Golden Globe-winning). Much more faithful and comprehensive, covering the full generational saga. // Source for East of Eden 2026 Netflix limited series, A seven-episode prestige adaptation created by Zoe Kazan (granddaughter of Elia Kazan). Starring: Florence Pugh (Cathy), Christopher Abbott (Adam), Mike Faist, Hoon Lee, Ciarán Hinds, and others. Premiered October 1, 2026, debuting at #1 on Netflix with 6.5 million views in four days. Re-centers the narrative around Cathy Ames, expanding her role far beyond earlier adaptations. Sparked a major revival of interest in the novel./ John Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962-an honor that recognized his overall body of work, including East of Eden as his self-described magnum opus. >>This is a reading copy. Cover creasing & scuffing; water staining to top right corner of first few pages; pen to interior backcover; reading creasing to paper spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. James Avati (1907-2005) GGA Good-Girl-Art Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.…