John Bellairs, First Edition (60 results)

Condition: Very Good. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

12Mo Softcover. Condition: Good. 1st ptg. 174pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, spine is unbroken, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, sunning; foxing on inner covers, endpapers and textblock edges, page patina throughout.

Paperback. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. first edition Puffin.

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Schnitt etwas nachgedunkelt, 174 Seiten.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Another mystery-adventure for young readers, featuring Lewis Barnavelt & his friend Rose Rita Pottinger, collectible because it features the brilliantly macabre art of the late, great, Edward Gorey. This was the second titles penned by Brad Strickland, carrying on the series following the untimely death of author John Bellairs. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 2000, this hardcover is in Fine condition, & unusual in that it is NOT an ex-lib copy! Exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Unfortunately, the lovely Gorey DJ is MISSING, but the frontispiece by him is superb! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Marilyn Fitshen (illustrator). 1st Edition. VG/NF in mylar. A stated 1st edition in very good condition. There is minimal wear to jacket, some minor wear to head and heel of spine and bottom edge. The jacket is not price clipped (original $2.95 price), the covers are clean and bright and the edges are sharp. No tears, no creases. The binding is in very good condition. NO remainder mark, NOT ex. lib.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Marilyn Fitschen (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing stated. Very light wear to the binding. No slope, no twist, no distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No musty odor. No tobacco odor. No soiling. The dust jacket priced at $2.95 (not clipped) shows very light wear, half inch tear to bottom of the rear panel, no soiling, no sun fading. DJ in an archival protector.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stapblebound program book from the 18th Mythopoiec Conference, also known as Mythcon, 1987. Articles on author guest of honor, John Bellairs, and scholar guest of honor, Christopher Tolkien. Near fine in green wraps with black and white illustrated covers showing light tanning to edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fitschen, Marilyn (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition in red illustrated boards has minor rubbing to corners and spine top and bottom, tight, bright, and unmarked. Clipped jacket in mylar cover has very minor wear. A nice copy of the author's first book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and tape on the boards. Minor stain on the edges. Text is clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Light foxing to page edges; Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dust jacket design and frontispiece by Edward Gorey. First printing. Ex-library copy with typical markings, thus only good in a near fine dust jacket that has no library markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. EDWARD GOREY (illustrator). 1st Edition. FULL NUMBER LINE, UNCLIPPED DJ, PREVIOUS OWNER'S LABEL TO THE TITLE PAGE.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Gorey, Edward (Frontispiece) (illustrator). First Edition. Ex-library with typical marks, light discoloring and wear; a good solid book. The jacket has some scratching and a little wear and discoloring; sticker on the spine, price intact on flap. Good otherwise with the Gorey illustration. Illustrator: Gorey, Edward (Frontispiece) . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile; ISBN: 0803713703. Inventory No: 163592.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Professor Roderick Childermass must stay on his dead brother's estate in order to collect his big inheritance. But there is danger.Published @ $13.95.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Original gilt-titled cloth. Stated first printing. Slight bumping and edgewear, minor damping to rear pastedown. PO inked name. The DJ in mylar is dampstained to rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, second printing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Wear and tape on the boards. Stain on the edges. One of the pages is torn, but still attached. Tape binding. Text and illustrations are clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). 1st Edition. Second printing. Boards have slight bumping to the top and base of the spine. Slight browning to the page edges but the pages are otherwise unmarked. The jacket some creasing to the top edge and some rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine. Gold Dial Library Edition label to the base of the spine. Jacket illustrations and frontispiece by Edward Gorey.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. BOTTOM-EDGE REMAINDER MARK, UNCLIPPED DJ, STATED FIRST EDITION.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edward Gorey (illustrator). 1st Edition. Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass discover a trolley, which transports them back to Constantinople in 1453 as the Turks are invading the Byzantine Empire. 2nd printing. Dust jacket has minor edge wear and some sticker residue across the spine. Price shows $13.89 on the bottom corner. Jacket is in a new protective Brodart cover. Boards have a couple of small light stains else little to no wear. Spine is tight and square. Title page has an impression stamp, otherwise pages are clean. Bottom page end has a heavy remainder mark that has bled a bit onto the pages. Light overall wear. Very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket design and frontispiece by Edward Gorey. First printing (library binding). Ex-library copy with typical markings, thus only good in a very good (upper corner of front flap is clipped) dust jacket that has no library markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Author's last book, completed by long-time fan Strickland following his untimely death. This is another thriller set in an abandoned theater, again featuring Lewis Barnavelt (from "The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder"). This series is highly collectible because Edward Gorey illustrated the colorful DJ & black-and-white frontispiece. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1995, this is an EX-LIB copy, with usual stamps & markings, old card pocket in rear. Hardcover has black matte paper (with tape residue to both front & back from where DJ was attached) over quarter red cloth-covered boards, lettered in silver to spine. Condition is VG: very clean, pages creamy white & unmarked save for library markings & former owner's name & date to ffep. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. The unclipped DJ is also VG: colorful & bright, with partially removed paper call # to lower spine & slight rubbing to both ends of spine. Old library mylar has been carefully removed & replaced with brand new! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition First Printing. Sequel to the author's "The Curse of the Blue Figurine," with Edward Gorey illustrating the colorful DJ & black-and-white frontispiece. a FIRST EDITION, 6th printing, from 1983, this is an Ex-Lib copy with the usual stamps & markings & card pocket in front, stamps in rear & top/bottom outside page edges. Gray-blue paper over quarter black cloth-covered boards, stamped in bright gilt to spine. Condition is Good: generally quite clean, completely unmarked except for library markings, binding strong & straight, moderate rubbing/fading around edges. The top-clipped DJ is Near Fine (having been protected under the old library mylar): bright & colorful with a tiny, unclosed tear to heel of spine; nicely protected in brand new clear mylar for your collection. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. Fitschen, Marilyn (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition, Third Printing. Illustrated by Marilyn Fitschen. Beautiful red cloth covered boards with gilt and black embossed decorations to front cover and spine. Pages are clean; previous owner's signature to half-title page; small tear and hole punch to lower edge of last free endpaper. Text block is soiled; top edge of text block and endpages are foxed. Boards are clean with moderate wear to extremities; sunning to top edge; ends of spine are bumped and rubbed. Binding is tight; spine slightly cocked. Dust jacket is clean but tanned with light wear to extremities; closed tear to back cover. Flaps are tanned with top corner cut and bottom corner folded at front flap. Dust jacket is covered in a protective mylar jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Quarter Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good w/ Protective Cover. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). 1st Edition. This book is in very good condition with tight binding and clean text. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Another in the author's series of juvenile suspense novels featuring Rose Rita Pottinger & Mrs. Zimmerman, who last appeared in "The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring." Story completed by Brad Strickland after Bellairs' death. Collectible because the frontispiece & incredible DJ art are by the late, great Edward Gorey, both front, back, & spine. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1993, this hardcover has blue paper over quarter burgundy cloth-covered boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is VG+: clean & bright inside, with white pages unmarked save for an old gift inscription in pink pen to ffep. Exterior edges of text block show foxing all around--none inside. Very mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is Fine: exceptionally clean & bright & unworn & nicely protected in clear mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't have here! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Completed by Brad Strickland. Dust jacket art and frontispiece by Edward Gorey. First printing. Very good in a very good (minor edge wear at the spine ends and corners) dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Marilyn Fitschen (illustrator). The author's first book. First printing. Very good or better in like dust jacket.; 123 pages.