P Benchley (27 results)

Condition: Good. The Ghost Tribe A brutal gale batters the pilgrim ship Seaflower, driving the ill-fatedvessel off-course toward the coast of South America, leaving it to the mercy of bloodthirsty pirates and murderous tempests. The year is 1627. And so begins a drama that will ultimately span centuries, as destinystrands a handful of luckless European voyagers in the most inhospitable jungle on the Earth. In a world unfathomed, they must bury their dead and push on deep into the dark and savage land explorers will one day call Amazon. For them, there is no going back--only treacherous miles of lush, impenetrable beauty that camouflages sudden and terrible death. And there are others waiting and watching, ready to destroy to preserve what no one may truly possess. But here, in this strange and violent place of wondrous discovery, a small band of settlers is determined to endure at all costs, to build a new life in a merciless wilderness--and to forge a remarkable society that will be there to greet another group of the desperate lost more than three hundred years in the future. Based on the acclaimed television phenomenon, Peter Benchley'sAmazon, here is the extraordinary untold beginning of an adventure to stagger the imagination.…

Condition: Good. The Ghost Tribe A brutal gale batters the pilgrim ship Seaflower, driving the ill-fatedvessel off-course toward the coast of South America, leaving it to the mercy of bloodthirsty pirates and murderous tempests. The year is 1627. And so begins a drama that will ultimately span centuries, as destinystrands a handful of luckless European voyagers in the most inhospitable jungle on the Earth. In a world unfathomed, they must bury their dead and push on deep into the dark and savage land explorers will one day call Amazon. For them, there is no going back--only treacherous miles of lush, impenetrable beauty that camouflages sudden and terrible death. And there are others waiting and watching, ready to destroy to preserve what no one may truly possess. But here, in this strange and violent place of wondrous discovery, a small band of settlers is determined to endure at all costs, to build a new life in a merciless wilderness--and to forge a remarkable society that will be there to greet another group of the desperate lost more than three hundred years in the future. Based on the acclaimed television phenomenon, Peter Benchley'sAmazon, here is the extraordinary untold beginning of an adventure to stagger the imagination.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Limited Edition. Includes publisher's slipcase. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1996 Hard Cover. 322 pp. 8vo. An anthology of American humor featuring numerous authors, including: Robert Benchley; Irvin S. Cobb; Will Cuppy; Clarence Day; Don Marquis; Ruth McKenney; Ogden Nash; S.J. Perelman; Will Rogers; James Thurber. …

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,200grams, ISBN.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Book.

First Printing. Pyramid PG 29. Near Fine condition.

Paper covers. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. Little used. Vol. 7 of the journal. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

12431 BENCHLEY P. 1976 THE DEEP. 301PP. HARD COVER WITH A DUST JACKET. VERY GOOD CONDITION. FIRST EDITION. (BS-283).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Spine tight, boards rigid and tips pointed. Text block square and clean. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped with an open tears at top front, top back and spine front corner with some tanning here and there. Now looks shiny and new in an archival mylar cover. Wrappable packaging. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

1029938 1991 FIRST EDITION 349PP. ILLUSTRATTED HARD COVER WITHA DUS TJACKET FINE CONDITION TU 81.

First Edition: Blue bds., gold titles, 140 x 220 mm., 500 grms., 240 pp., original pictorial dw., VG+/VG+ copy.

Condition: New.

7410.BENCHLEY P. 1974 JAWS. 311PP. HARD COVER NO DUST JACKET. VERY GOOD CONDITION. (BS-81).

1029951 1979 FIRST EDITION 298PP. HARD COVER WITHA DUST JACKET NEAR NEW CONDITION TU 82.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing stated; Watts, 1953. Hardcover. (Triple word series) Joseph Zabinski (illustrator). Nesbit Dolbier Grahame Streeter Thurber Rice Weeks Benchley. Joseph Zabinski (illustrator).

In 8°, tela con dorature al dorso con sovr., 272 pagine. Prima edizione. Omnibus. Vistosa carenza nel piatto posteriore della sovraccoperta.

Condition: Very Good. ROMBALDI TEMPS PRESENT 1976. État : Très Bon État. Livre d'occasion expédié depuis la France.

Condition: Good. FAMOT 1976.TRANCHE SUPERIEURE DOREE.TACHES SUR LA 4EME DE COUVERTURE. État : Bon État. Livre d'occasion expédié depuis la France.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDBACK - Dust jacket missing. Boards in good condition. Pages clean and in good condition inside. Ships same or next business day.

Condition: Gut. krankheitsbedingt erfolgt der Versand nur 1x pro Woche. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 900.

First Edition. THE WEEK-END BOOK OF HUMOR, Ives Washburn, 1952, first edition a bright near fine copy in a near vg dust-wrapper with some wear and tear and slight chipping to the head of the dust-wrapper spine. An anthology with contributions by Benchley, Perelman, Nash, Runyon, Cerf, Parker, Wilson, Thurber, Bemelmans, Hart, Wodehouse, Adams, et.al. …

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. COPERTINA RIGIDA BLU ANNO 1975.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Large octavo. 202pp. Cloth. Illustrated. Gift inscription, pencil loop detached, else a fine, bright copy in price-clipped, fine dust jacket. The pictorial jacket reproduces a design by O. Soglow. Contributions include "How To Sleep" by Robert Benchley, a preface and "The Art of Breaking a Neck" by W.C. Fields, "The Doctor and the Contraption" by Stephen Leacock, "The Body Beautiful" by S.J. Perelman, "Essay on the Advantages of Sleeping in Bed Alone" by Groucho Marx, etc. Scarce in this condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Humorous songs with humorous introductions to each from some pretty witty people. Dust jacket edgeworn.