Atwell Lester (24 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Book is clean with a square, tight binding and bright, off-white pages. Book has creases to both covers and spine and minor wear on the edges that is difficult to see in the scans. Book has modest date stamp inside front cover. Lester Atwell records the hideous scream of an .88, the moment the courage, the cold, the sight and smell of a friend ripped by shrapnel, the sudden shock of seeing a German soldier rise like a phantom from the snow, his burp gun spewing death - meant for you. The book you see in the images is the actual book we have for sale. When you buy this book from us, you are helping to support a small brick and mortar family owned store. We have been curating our collection for three generations and currently have over 250,000 volumes in stock. Please feel free to call for more stock.

Paperback. first edition. W-1120 very good - fine, reading crease WW2 diary paperback,

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. PHOTO Cover by Erwin Blumenfeld. (illustrator). COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE (July 1956; Volume-141 #1); Nancy Berg Photo on cover; (132 Pages including Covers); >>> weight = 270 grams. CONTENTS; STORIES - (1) "A Tale of Two Wives" by Stephen Birmingham; (2) Hangover by JOHN D. MacDONALD; (3) "Guests for Dinner" by Alec Coppel; (4) "The Outsider" by Lester Atwell; (5) "Tiger in the LIving Room" by Marian Gavin; ARTICLES - (1) "A Day with Dwight D. Eisenhower" by Jim Bishop; (2) "Back Yard Pools for All" by Jule Robert von Sternberg; (3) "Nancy Berg: 'I'll Be the Greatest" by Sam Boal; (4) "Across the Alps Lies Italy" by Richard Harrity; (5) TED WILLIAMS "Handsome Bod Boy of the Boston Red Sox" by Al Hirschberg; **** YOUR PERSONAL INTERVIEW - "Muscle test - Robert Heilbroner" by Bonnie Prudden; *** Complete Mystery Novel; House of Numbers by Jack Finney; >> Minor cover wear; & spine wear; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. PHOTO Cover by Erwin Blumenfeld. (illustrator). COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE (July 1956; Volume-141 #1); Nancy Berg Photo on cover; (132 Pages including Covers); >>> weight = 270 grams. CONTENTS; STORIES - (1) "A Tale of Two Wives" by Stephen Birmingham; (2) Hangover by JOHN D. MacDONALD; (3) "Guests for Dinner" by Alec Coppel; (4) "The Outsider" by Lester Atwell; (5) "Tiger in the LIving Room" by Marian Gavin; ARTICLES - (1) "A Day with Dwight D. Eisenhower" by Jim Bishop; (2) "Back Yard Pools for All" by Jule Robert von Sternberg; (3) "Nancy Berg: 'I'll Be the Greatest" by Sam Boal; (4) "Across the Alps Lies Italy" by Richard Harrity; (5) TED WILLIAMS "Handsome Bod Boy of the Boston Red Sox" by Al Hirschberg; **** YOUR PERSONAL INTERVIEW - "Muscle test - Robert Heilbroner" by Bonnie Prudden; *** Complete Mystery Novel; House of Numbers by Jack Finney; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Book.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Very Good/Good+. Not Illustrated (illustrator). Lansdowne, PA: A & A Publishing. Very Good/Good+. 1997. . Hardcover w/DJ. Signed by the author (Lester Atwell) - see photo . 8vo., 499pp., dust jacket light shelf wear, light creasing at edges and corners, rear panel creased at top, tear at rear wrap, binding is very slightly askew, otherwise quite good; cover light shelf wear on edges and corners, otherwise very good; front flyleaf signed by author (Lester Atwell) - see photo, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Second printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and fading on the boards. Text is clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. UNCLIPPED DJ, CLEAN COPY.

Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Aesthetic fraying at the top of the spine, but the binding remains structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. used hardcover autographed copy, dust jacket worn with tears. previous owner name. fast shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover, with dust jacket, in Good condition, there are no stamps writing or marks, paper is tanning with age, jacket has some scuffing and small tears, book itself looks nice,

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Lacking the Dust Jacket. Second Edition. 348 Pages; weight = 510 grams; >>>> Over 500 grams >> Because these are very HEAVY, no overseas orders without contacting us first., as extra postage will be needed. Thank-you >>> Cup staing to backcover; minor front cover staining; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" First edition, first printing (stated) in jacket (cloth has some darkening and wear; text age-toned; small ink stamp and small ink # on endpapers; jacket has very large chip to front cover, plus some chipping, tears and wear). Laid in loose is the very rare 'Note to the reader' postcard from the publisher, for this title.

First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); white paper-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in black and gilt on spine and front cover; red topstain; fore- and lower edges untrimmed; dustjacket; 348pp. Previous owner's name neatly inked to front endpaper. Light shelfwear with faint foxing on boards and upper edge of textblock; Very Good+. Dustwrapper, designed by Paul Bacon, unclipped (priced $4.95) with modest shelfwear, light rubbing and foxing, tiny tear to upper front spine fold with light crinkling; Very Good+. Focuses on 1930s New York as an artist navigates the Communist party, love, and work. [83679].

Softcover. Condition: Good. stated First printing. G softcover. First printing, Popular Library Edition, scarce thus. Light to moderate signs of wear to exterior, front cover creased, binding solid with slight lean, interior clean and unmarked, pages tanned. Clearly read, but a nice example.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Mays, Maxwell (cover art); Hill, Bern; Northcross, John;Burns, Paul C.; Fleischmann, Glen; Shaw, David; Bugg, Robert; Mink David;Darlinng, Gilbert; Fischetti, John; (illustrator). First Edition. 74 pages. Articles: The Facts About Business - an encouraging message from John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury; Governor Going Places - GovernorAlfred Eastlack Driscoll of New Jersey - article with nice photos; Terror in the Streets - Let's put police back on the beat; The Stars are Dave's Dish - Dave Chasen provides Hollywood feasts to the rich and famous - article with nice colour photo including Peter Lawford and Don Ameche; Animals Own Me; Dartmouth's Streamlined Mr. Chips - Professor Harry Wellman of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration; Our Kids with Crippled Mouths - a pathetic host of American children need major orthodontic work; It's No Love Game. Fiction: The Girls of Laurel Court; Use no Hooks; The Iron Butterfly (part 3 of 4); Mr. Dilsey's Magic Lure; The Combination; Eyewitnes. Nice vintage ads include: Ansco film, Zenith televisions, Ford cars; Pabst Blue Ribbon beer - featuring colour photo of actor Charles Laughton; Good Year tires (centerfold); Nesbitt's soda; Chevrolet - great two-page color ad; Budweiser; Douglas Super DC-3; Goebel beer; Camel cigarettes - great back cover ad featuring photo of Cole Porter plus Gene Bearden, Gladys Swarthout, Jeanne Wilson, Gene Sarazen, Sylvia MacNeill and "Dusty" Campbell. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's, The National Weekly Magazine, 16 July, 1949 John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury; Governor Going Places - GovernorAlfred Eastlack Driscoll of New Jersey - article with nice photos; Terror in the Streets - Let's put police back on the beat.

Condition: fair to good, fair. First Printing. 22 cm, 499, DJ worn, torn, soiled, and chipped. A World War II ground combat soldier's diary of 200 days and nights at the front line.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A rare Autograph Letter Signed from author Lester Atwell, 2 pages on a single 8vo leaf, March 26th, 1981. Atwell's discusses a search for his books (he was apparently out of them), which the recipient and his son were helping with. Atwell then goes on to say 'While I couldn't place enything I wrote on the same high level as Sinclair Lewis's or Edwin O'Connor's, it's more than kind of you to do so. I still remember the priest's [illegible] in 'The Edge of Sadness' asking him what he'd like for Christmas, and his reply, 'A machine gun'.' Complete with mailing envelope, addressed and with return address in the author's hand.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A rare Autograph Letter Signed from author Lester Atwell, 2 pages on a single 8vo leaf, February 27, 1981, discussing in part his novel 'Life with Its Sorrow, Life with Its Tear'. The author discusses at length his shortage of his own books, and the high prices they command. Complete with mailing envelope, addressed and with return address in the author's hand.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A rare Autograph Letter Signed from author Lester Atwell, 2 pages on a single 8vo leaf, April 22, 1981, discussing his novel 'Life with Its Sorrow, Life with Its Tear', and the attitude of one of his sons about it, etc. Quite charming content. Atwell had apparently given away all his copies of the novel, and is thanking the recipient for sending one along as a gift. Atwell goes on 'I mentioned the three boys in my family. One of them, a Junior in college, said to me out of the blue the other day 'How long is that book you wrote about the family?' I said 'three hundred and some off pages'. He look alarmeed and said 'I don't think I could handle it'. But maybe someday he will, and he, too, will have you to thank. ' Complete with mailing envelope, addressed and with return address in the author's hand.