Van Reid Signed (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Near Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. New York: Viking, 1988. Signed by the Author. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. Not price clipped ($24.95). No chips or tears. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Not a book club edition. Wrap-around jacket art by David Beck. "Reid gives us grand and intelligent humor, nail-biting tension, a picture of another time as sharp as a daguerrotype." -- James L. Nelson. From the Dust Jacket: "In the idyllic summer of 1896 in Portland, Maine, several people are embarking on adventures. From a haunting deathwatch to a lady's July 4th parachute jump from a hot-air balloon in 'an attractive pair of tights,' from a boxing match between two aging politicians to a dastardly kidnapping, Cordelia Underwood is filled with old-fashioned wonderment, romance, and adventure.". Signed by the Author. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Beck, David . 8vo. xi, 400pp. Beck, David (illustrator).…