Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket wrapped in protective brodart cover. Signed and dated "7.25.06" by Barry and Pearson with the inscription "Jamie - Boo!" on the title page. A thoughtful and entertaining "prequel" to the J. M. Barrie classic "Peter Pan" immortalized by Walt Disney wonderful illustrations by Greg Call. View More...
Hardcover copy in pictorial boards without jacket as issued. First edition and first printing. Very fine (unread) copy. Book 3 in The Web juvenile series. Other authors in this shared-world series include Stephen Baxter, Stephen Bowkett, Eric Brown, Peter Hamilton and Maggie Furey. View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Jacket shows some light edgewear, otherwise clean without tears with original $13.95 price intact. Young adult novel by this noted and award-winning horror novelist. Semi-autobiographical tale about two boys living on a Jamaican coffee plantation. One is white, the other black. Peter suffers from the loss of his mother and brother. His father is emotionally absent, torn by grief and loss. Zackie is a fiercely independent island boy. This is a strong, character driven novel about frie... View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Very lightly bumped at tips and head and heel of spine panel with associated jacket crinkling, else a fine copy in near fine jacket. A clean, square copy without price-clipping. The sixth book in Duan's extremely popular Young Wizards series. Scarce to find this Young Adult title without the usual dedications to children. Award History: 2003 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel (lost to Coraline by Neil Gaiman). View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Stated First Edition with original $6.50 price on jacket flap intact. Grey boards with a etch of flying saucer in red on front board. Interior drawings by Richard Cuffari. Closed, but jagged tear at top edge of spine panel near hinge. Moderate foxing to page block edges. Aside from these defects a straight, square copy and very scarce without the library stamps and markings usually found on copies of this book. Second of the Elana novels and sequel to Enchantress From the Stars (1970). Anatomy of Wonder (19... View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Black boards with black quarter cloth and gold lettering on spine. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Slight edgewear at top edge of jacket panel with light crinkling at top and bottom edges of spine (due to shelving), otherwise a straight, square copy with jacket intact. View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, square copy in jacket intact. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. This title is appearing in multiple printings, however this copy is a first printing. Blue boards with Neil Gaiman's intials "NG" stamped on the front with black cloth spine and silver lettering.Jacket art and interior b&w illustrations by David McKean. Award History: 2010 Carnegie Medal in Literature Award Winner; 2009 Newbery Medal Award Winner; 2009 Hugo Award... View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" presenti in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Very light jacket crinkling at head of spine panel, else a fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. A clean, square copy without the usual dedications by previous owners. Illustrated Children's story book by this noted Horror writer. Wonderfully illustrated by Phil Parks. Santa's brother, Bob, constructs an android Santa in rocket sleigh piloted by a Gorilla and eight robot reindeer. Of course, the path to you-know-where is paved with good intentions... View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Minor edgewear along textblock and jacket edges especially at top of spine panel, small (0.5cm) pen mark on side edge of textblock at top corner, else near fine copy in near fine jacket. Black & white interior illustrations by Phil Parks. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. View More...
Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published in September, 2004 by Dutton.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Excellent Young Adult novel. "This is a novel about which the reader cannot help but feel an enormous sense of fun and warmth. The author's editorial tongue is firmly in cheek throughout, but its rip-roaring spirited and pleasurable nevertheless. Suitable for readers aged 12 and over." - John McLay. View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Top edge of spine panel lightly bumped due to shelving, else fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. First Edition stated with "1" present in complete number line. (Copies in multiple printings, of which this is a 1st printing.) Sequel to The Doll People (2004). Fantastical jacket and interior illustrations by Brian Selznick. Brian Selznick illustrated this children's story and is the author and illustrator for the critically acclaimed children's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2008), which was made ... View More...
Hardcover Uk, And True First Edition. (No Us Publication Date Known.) Very Fine (Unread) Copy In Very Fine Jacket. Not A Book Club, Remainder Nor Ex-Library Copy. Pullman's First Full-Length Novel Since The Amber Spyglass. Children's Novel. Interior And Jacket Illustrations By Peter Bailey. View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing and First US Edition. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. The second Harry Potter novel. All First Printing points are present: First printing with full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4, Printed in the U.S.A. 37, First American Edition, June 1999" stated on copyright page and Code "51795" above smaller barcode line on rear jacket panel. The "Year 2" badge IS NOT present on the spine or jacket and silver lettering is raised on the front and spine of the dust jacket. (The "Year 2" badge was added on later printings. If "Year 2" ... View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US Edition. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. All First Edition, first printing points are present: Full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4, Printed in the U.S.A. 37, First American Edition, June 1999" stated on copyright page and Code 51795 above smaller barcode line present on rear jacket panel with $17.95 price intact on front jacket flap. First printing typo with "ancestor" instead of "decedent" on page 332. The "Also By" book list on the ffep also includes the typo "Sorceror's" instead of "Sorcerer's" in "Harr... View More...
Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. The "Children's Edition" with all first printing points present: "First Published in Great Britain in 2003 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc" with "First Edition" stated on copyright page. The UK Children's Edition are rare because they were banned for export to the US because of the contemporaneous US edition by Scholastic. This is a Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket with moderate bump, associated crinkling at top left corner of front jacket at spine hinge caused by a clumsy shelving. Otherwise, the jacket is clean without tears with clean edges (b... View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing and First US Edition. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. The third Harry Potter novel. A fine copy in fine jacket. A handsome copy in near pristine condition. Collector's note that all first printing points are present: Full number sequence "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" and " 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4" on the same line with the notations "Printed in the U.S.A. 37" and "First American Edition, October 1999" each stated on copyright page. The $19.95 price is intact on the front jacket flap with the code 51995 above smaller bar code line on the rear jacket panel... View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Number "1" present in complete number line on copyright page. Signed and inscribed "To Whitney / Never talk to strangers" by West on the title page. Specially printed Elsewhere bookmark, in full color and laminated showing the four books in the series, is also enclosed. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Book Four in juvenile mystery-fantasy series which has garnered starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal and the New York Times. It's a series that's "creative, exciting, hilarious, s... View More...
Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Signed by co-author Jane Yolen and dated "2015" on the title page. Historical fiction novel for Young Adults. Faint scuffing and handling-related wear along page block edges with page dents on the fore edge, also handling related, else near fine copy in fine jacket. A straight, square copy. Historical fiction told from the perspective of 12 year old girl troubadour named Nicola, the court fool for Mary, Queen of Scots during the turbulent political and religious upheavals in 16th century France and ... View More...