The Parkers candidly recount the events, pains, and fears attendant upon the discovery of her breast cancer and her subsequent mastectomy and the relief, good humor, and elation that accompanied her recovery
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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. Seller Inventory # 1772520730
Seller: Kell's Books, North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Collectible: Good; SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Author by Robert B. Parker "John Phelan, MD, All best 3/29/02". Dust jacket has been protected with mylar. No highlighting or writing. Publisher mark on bottom edge. 100% Money Back Guarantee on all Items. We believe in providing accurate grading on used books and excellent customer service. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # SPs-150320001
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on laid-in bookplate. Front hinge cracked. In protective mylar cover. Seller Inventory # SB18OS-02053
Seller: Chris Korczak, Bookseller, IOBA, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Signed. Signed by both authors. Sadly, the signature with the signatures is pulled away, but present. Not price clipped. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence. Seller Inventory # mon0000160520
Seller: Lee Madden, Book Dealer, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing of 1st edition; inscribed by author. Near Fine hardcover in Very Good DJ. Beige linen-grain cloth over boards, blue metallic titles on spine; blue end papers. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; very slight dust spotting on text block top edge; tightly bound; inscribed on fron free end paper 'Kate, | All best | RBP (signature)'; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; lightly scuffed; slight rubbing at fore corners. Inscription was to Kate Mattes, owner of a prominent Boston area bookstore and good friend and collaborator with RB Parker. 8vo, 183 pp. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 18979
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN 0395262828. Hardback. Second Printing. Very Good condition book with the signature around page 40 glued back into book, this was neatly done but it doesn't quite fit in a Very Good condition dustjacket with front cover rubs, minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. $7.95 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. No Signature. Seller Inventory # 9204927
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 1978. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Signed by Robert Parker on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($7.95); small scuff on front panel; scant wear to head, tail, and tips. Off-white cloth boards and spine with bright blue lettering on the spine. Blue endpapers. 183 pp 8vo. This is a story about a man and a woman, about breast cancer and mastectomy and recovery. It is about courage and self control, about unity, about compassion, about Joan Parker and her husband and their sons. It is about family and triumph and pervading tenderness. It is about love. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 019060
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0395262828I3N10
Seller: Terry Blowfield, Norwich, NORFO, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by Houghton Mifflin of Boston, USA in 1978. Hardcover. 1st edition. Book condition: Very Good. White cloth boards with blue titles to spine. Inside pages are in good order apart from some foxing to the edges of the pages. Dust Jacket conditIon: Very Good. Price unclipped. See photograph. Dims: 215mm x 145mm x 20mm. 183 pages. Seller Inventory # 004558
Seller: MLC Books, Northfield, MN, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The story of the Parker family's battle with breast cancer. First printing. Gently bumped, spine slightly cocked. Edges of the text block foxed. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, sticker scuff on spine. Flaps faintly tanned with light foxing to the front flap. Price intact, in mylar. Inscribed by Joan Parker and signed by both authors on the front free end paper, dated 2/14/78. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Inscribed By the Author. Seller Inventory # D130358