Published by Alfred a Knopf Inc., New York, NY; USA, 1990
ISBN 10: 0394539109 ISBN 13: 9780394539102
Seller: ilcampo, Richmond, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight & square. Second Printing.
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Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1981, 1981
ISBN 10: 0394521072 ISBN 13: 9780394521077
Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1981
ISBN 10: 0394846761 ISBN 13: 9780394846767
Seller: Acme Books, Alton, NH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Illustrated By Tony Ross (illustrator). First Printing. Cover rubbed, edgewear, creases on lower front corner. 117 pages, no stam,ps or writing. Inside darkening.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1978, 1978
Seller: Booketeria Inc., San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Photography.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1996, 1996
Seller: Booketeria Inc., San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Ex-Library. war.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 2000, 2000
Seller: Booketeria Inc., San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
ISBN: 0375411445. Fine/Fine.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1991
ISBN 10: 0394587413 ISBN 13: 9780394587417
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Z6 - DJ has light shelfwear and is mylar protected. Book has light spotting on top page ends. Otherwise, a very good clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1997
ISBN 10: 0679447156 ISBN 13: 9780679447153
Seller: Acme Books, Alton, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Yes, Dust Jacket. Fourth Printing. Slight cornerwear, clean interior. Slight edgewear to dust jacket.
Published by New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf 1956, 1956
Seller: Black and Read Books, Music & Games, Arvada, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. (First Edition (Stated)). Very Good/Good+. 8vo hardcover, 416 pages + index. Head & tail of spine lightly bumped, tanned but clean and firmly bound pages. Price-clipped Dust Jacket had top edge wear including small tears, with other edge wear being minimal.
Trade Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. BC6 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white illustrated wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. A psychological thriller about 2 double agents, childhood friends, who have been left with unfulfilled agendas at the end of the Cold War. Their's are mutual quests for self-identity. This author is noted for his literary thrillers and his skill as a writer. By the author of "The Night Manager," "The Russia House," "The Little Drummer Girl," "Smiley's People," "The Honourable Schoolboy," "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," "A Small Town in Germany," "The Looking Glass War," and "The Spy Who Came In from the Cold." 302p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1998
ISBN 10: 0679455078 ISBN 13: 9780679455073
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. CH4 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in tan paper covered boards quarter bound in dark green paper with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there is the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, front free endpaper, and title page. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus the front and back endflaps glued to the fixed endpapers plus there is a library label on the back plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A man is murdered in a remote Saharan town. The main character, the unhappy writer of political thrillers, the distraction of the investigation becomes an obsession. Then there is the mysterious delivery of a laptop computer and a cryptic e-mail message and he ends up caught up in the vagaries that made up the murdered man's life and death. By the author of "Horseman," "This Day and Age," "The Powers That Be," "A Good-Looking Corpse," and "The Waiting Country." 210p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1991
ISBN 10: 0679402810 ISBN 13: 9780679402817
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition Thus. BG5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with some tape staining on the outside surfaces of the front and back boards from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there are the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, the title page, and the copyright page. The dust ajcket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Translated from the Russian by Marian Schwartz. A collection of six short novels by a noted Russian émigré novelest which were originally published in Europe from the late thirties to the fifties. The storys are about men and women who have all lost their lives of privilege in Russia and now live in diminished circumstances in Paris. 308p. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, USA, 1996
ISBN 10: 0679450548 ISBN 13: 9780679450542
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 7th Printing. CH4 - A hard cover 7th printing withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in white paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library marks and stamps blacked out with black magic marker on the front and back endpapers and title page plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus there is the usual library label on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A novel in which Amelia Earhart tells what happened after she and her navigator disappeared off the coast of New Guinea in 1937. There are her memories of the past, the flight itself, and life on an island where she ended up. This is the author's first novel. 156p. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1998
ISBN 10: 0679455078 ISBN 13: 9780679455073
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. CH4 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in tan paper covered boards quarter bound in dark green paper with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with only very minor overall shelf. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear. A man is murdered in a remote Saharan town. The main character, the unhappy writer of political thrillers, welcomes the distraction of the investigation but it becomes an obsession. Then there is the mysterious delivery of a laptop computer with a cryptic e-mail message on it and he ends up caught up in all the vagaries that made up the murdered man's life and death. By the author of "Horseman," "This Day and Age," "The Powers That Be," "A Good-Looking Corpse," and "The Waiting Country." 210p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, New York, USA, 1998
ISBN 10: 0679455078 ISBN 13: 9780679455073
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. CH4 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in tan paper covered boards quarter bound in dark green paper with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is the usual library stamp on the top outside paper edges plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus there is the usual library label on the spine wrapping around onto the back plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A man is murdered in a remote Saharan town. The main character, the unhappy writer of political thrillers, the distraction of the investigation becomes an obsession. Then there is the mysterious delivery of a laptop computer and a cryptic e-mail message and he ends up caught up in the vagaries that made up the murdered man's life &anddeath. By the author of "Horseman," "This Day and Age," "The Powers That Be," "A Good-Looking Corpse," and "The Waiting Country." 210p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, USA, 2000
ISBN 10: 0375410090 ISBN 13: 9780375410093
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. BZ3 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in illustrated paper covered boards with only very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with a small (about 0.25") closed tear at the front bottom left corner. A novel about a man, who is a 'boomer,' from birth to death in childlike, "see Spot run" prose through '50s conformism, late-'60s rebellion, '70s aimlessness, '80s consumerism and beyond 160p. Size: 5.5"x7".
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1996
ISBN 10: 0679431071 ISBN 13: 9780679431077
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket mylar sleeve endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the title page, and the back free endpaper plus the book is very, very slightly shelf cocked. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A collection of short stories by a noted american writer. Size: 5.5"x8.75". Ex-Library.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, New York, USA, 1997
ISBN 10: 0679447059 ISBN 13: 9780679447054
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. CC5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library label, marks, and stamps on the front endpaper and top outside paper edges plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A collection of short stories by a noted author who is also a master storyteller. 177p. Size: 6"x8.75". Ex-Library.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1976
ISBN 10: 039483299X ISBN 13: 9780394832999
Seller: Acme Books, Alton, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good++. No Jacket. Robinson, Charles (illustrator) (illustrator). Fourth Printing. X-library: card pocket inside rear cover. Single-line stamp inside top of front cover & top of title page, these are blacked neatly through. Text clean & bright. Picture cover on library binding.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1998
ISBN 10: 0375402632 ISBN 13: 9780375402630
Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. X6 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1993
ISBN 10: 0394585879 ISBN 13: 9780394585871
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BF1 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, title page, and back endpaper plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. This is a title in the publisher's Borzoi Reader series. A novel about a Washington lawyer who is visited by the ghost of his wife a year after she died by drowning. The author is a winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Ingram Merrill grant, an Amy Lowell Poetry Travellling Scholarship, and a MacArthur Fellowship. By the author of "Equal Distance," "Hence," "Hundreds of Fireflies," "Cats of the Temple," and "The Mail from Anywhere." 384p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, New York, USA, 1990
ISBN 10: 0394729846 ISBN 13: 9780394729848
Trade Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. BI6 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. A complete guide to the health, care, and behavior of cats. This book is designed as a comprehensive guide to cat care that provides aids to health care, including diagnostic charts, first air, home care, and when to call the vet. It also covers grooming, feeding and nutirtion, everyday care, pregnancy, and kitten care. Heavily illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs throughout. Indexed, acknowledgments, 288p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1991
ISBN 10: 0679403612 ISBN 13: 9780679403616
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BE6 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ conditiOn. A tight, clean, sound copy quarter bound in black cloth with light pink paper covered boards and gold lettering on the spine and front with only very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear. The story of a young man haunted by guilt over his older brother's fate. He meddles in his life and nothing can ever be the same. The author is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. By the author of "Breathing Lessons." 337p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, New York, USA, 1998
ISBN 10: 0679445315 ISBN 13: 9780679445319
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Printing. BE1 - An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in light green paper covered boards quarter bound in brown paper covered boards with metallic copper lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some very light rubbing overall. Indelible vignettes of Southern eccentricity. The author is notable for her contributions to National Public Radio's 'All Things Considered' and this novel is in that vein. The story is of the peculiar yet lovable people who inhabit a small town in south Georgia. By the author of "Mama Makes Up Her Mind" and "Sleeping at the Starlite Motel and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home." 220p. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1991
ISBN 10: 0679403612 ISBN 13: 9780679403616
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BE6 - A tight, clean, sound copy quarter bound in black cloth with light pink paper covered boards and gold lettering on the spine and front with very light discoloration and shelf wear. The dust jacket has very minor shelf wear. The story of a young man haunted by guild over his older brother's fate. He meddles in his life and nothing can ever be the same. The author is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. By the author of "Breathing Lessons." 337p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, New York, USA, 1999
ISBN 10: 0394556968 ISBN 13: 9780394556963
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. CH5 - A hard cover first edition book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in creap paper covered boards with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light rubbing overall. A story set in a small, farming town in Maine. The town becomes the target of demonic infestation. It begins suddenly when a heat wave spikes in March and a three month drought begins. In addition the natural order of the town is disrupted. Most curious of all is it as if the town is living under a glass bell. The conditions in town extend only as far as the town border. On the other side of the town line the weather is seasonable and life is normal. The author is a winner of the American Book Award and her short stories have been included in the O. Henry Awards Prize Stories anthologies. By the author of "Sister Wolf" and "Group Sex." 322p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1986
ISBN 10: 0394513606 ISBN 13: 9780394513607
Seller: Books to Die For, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG/VG. 2nd printing. 313 pp. DJ rubbed with scattered surface scratches. Shallow edge curls, creasing. Bottom page edges lightly smudged. Spine tight, square. Last quarter of book has light underlining, marginal emphases in pencil. Rest of interior bright, clean. Nice reading/research copy.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, New York, USA, 1995
ISBN 10: 0679439005 ISBN 13: 9780679439004
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. CA3 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. Stated first American edition. A tight, clean, sound copy in orange paper covered boards quarter bound in gray cloth with silver lettering on the spine and silver lettering and graphics on the front with very minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, front endpaper, and title page. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some fading along the spine plus there is a library label on the back plus the endflaps are glued to the inside surfaces of the boards plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel that evokes spiritual India in all its complexity and examines the nature of pilgrimage through the aspirations and adventures of two visiting Europeans and an Egyptian expatriot living in India. Two of the author's novels were short-listed for the Booker Prize and "In Custody" has been made into a Merchant Ivory film. By the author of "Cry, the Peacock," "Voices in the City," "Bye-Bye, Blackbird," "Village by the Sea," "In Custody," and "Baumgartner's Bombay." 312p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, New York, USA, 1999
ISBN 10: 0679436685 ISBN 13: 9780679436683
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BI5 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in dark blue-green paper covered boards quarter bound in green paper with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library marks and stamps on the top outside paper edges and front free endpaper. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A collection of short stories by a noted American author of the form. By the author of "Jernigan" and "Preston Falls." 258p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, New York, USA, 1987
ISBN 10: 0394554922 ISBN 13: 9780394554921
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BI4 - A tight, clean, sound copy in tan paper covered boards quarter bound in white cloth with dark red metallic lettering and graphics on the spine and lettering on the front with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, inside surface of the front board, and front endpaper plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A collection of ten short stories in which the author puts a spin on the ordinary in order to allow the reader to notice things that would otherwise remain hidden. 159p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.