Fine First Printing (11 results)
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: M&B Books, London, United KingdomM&B Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Fine, no inscriptions. Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing with full number line on copyright page. Slim hardback bound in publisher's cloth and issued without a jacket.
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Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City, 1977
Series: The Shining, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - The Shining
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [8], 447pp, [1]. Yellow boards, black cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page, with "R49" in the gutter of page 447. Solid text block, appears unread. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $…8.95 on front flap, an outstanding fine example. Cover art by Dave Christensen. (Currey 227) (Brooks A4) Housed in a custom black morocco clamshell, title in gilt on the spine. An outstanding example. This is the third novel by acclaimed writer Stephen King. The Shining was adapted into a notable 1980 film starring Jack Nicolson and Shelley Duvall, directed by Stanley Kubrik. First edition, first printing of The Shining by Stephen King, in the first state dust jacket. A fine example in all regards. (illustrator).
Published by Boston: Beacon Press, 2006, 2006
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books
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Fine in a fine dust jacket. Fine in woven dark red cloth spine stamped in gold. In a fine dust jacket with the price of $22.00. A virtually as-new copy of Mary Oliver's three poems. A splendid collector's copy. A book of three long poems from the winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize. Fine in a fine jacket. First…Edition with the complete number line; a splendid first edition. Oliver, Mary Thirst Boston: Beacon Press, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. A book of three long poems from the winner of the National Book Award and Pulitze (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City, 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, [2], 226pp. Black cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Appears unread. Blue endpapers. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $4.95 retail price on front flap, bright illustrations. A col…lection of seventeen scientific essays originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and the sixth Doubleday collection of Asimov's F&SF science essays. The first edition, first printing of Science, Numbers, and I by Isaac Asimov, a fine example. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1972
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [8], 150pp, [2]. Maroon cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Red topstain. This copy appears unread. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $4.95 retail price on front flap, bright illustratio…ns. An exceptional copy of Peck's first novel. Peck's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in rural Vermont, centered on a Shaker farm boy, his father, and the difficult lessons of work, loss, and responsibility. The first edition, first printing of A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck, a fine example. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by USA Knopf 1975, New York, 1975
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books
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dj. 1st Edition. Nicely bound in brown cloth spine stamped in gold. In Orange boards which are mottled somewhat. Green endpapers. Very clean and tight throughout. With light dust-foxing to the fore-edges. In a handsome pictorial dust jacket with a great photo of the Dahl family on the rear panel. Very good plus and price-clipped…. First Edition with the complete number line. Illustrated by Jill Bennett Dahl, Roald Danny The Champion of the World USA Knopf 1975. A first edition, first printing published by Knopf in 1975. A fine book in like dust wrapper which is unclipped showing $5.95. A beautiful copy (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1927
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near fine. First Edition, Third Printing. Octavo, 698pp. Red morocco, gilt trimmed covers. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine with detailed embellishments. All edges gilt. Gilt turn-ins and marbled endpapers. Stated "Reprinted March 1926, 1927" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to spi…ne, lightly bumped corners, a touch of wear to joints. Previous ownership bookplate on front endpaper. A vibrant, near fine example. The Savoy Operas feature some of Gilbert's most popular works, frequently in collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan. A primary highlight from this copy is The Mikado, which is one of the most frequently performed theatre pieces of all time. Within the first year it opened (1885), it was estimated that at least 150 companies were producing the opera throughout Europe and America. First edition, third printing of The Savoy Operas by W.S. Gilbert in a fine binding. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Harper & Row, New York, 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [2], 597pp, [5]. Red cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Stated "First Edition" with "I-M" code below, noting the publication date in September, 1962. Cartographic endpapers. Two stamps with "1031" code on the front pastedown,… dust jacket previously affixed to endpapers, with light glue remnant. Text block clean throughout. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $5.95 on the front flap, "0163" code on lower flap, a bright, attractive example. The Sand Pebbles was Richard McKenna's first and only completed novel, published in 1962 by Harper & Row. McKenna, a former Navy machinist himself, drew heavily from his own experiences serving on a Yangtze River gunboat in the 1930s, lending the novel a strong sense of authenticity. The book was both a critical and commercial success, winning the 1963 Harper Prize and becoming a finalist for the National Book Award. Its popularity led to a major motion picture adaptation in 1966, starring Steve McQueen. The first edition, first printing of The Sand Pebbles, a novel by Richard McKenna, in the publisher's fine dust jacket. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City, 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xxii, [2], 336pp. Red paper boards, black cloth spine. The first state, with "First Edition" on the copyright page, and the "S52" gutter code on page 336. This copy appears unread; the text block has never been opened and remains stif…f. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, "N.S. / $8.95" retail price on front flap, bright illustrations along the spine, a fine example. Housed in a custom gray cloth clamshell, title over red morocco label on the spine. (Brooks A7.1) An exceptional copy. King's first collection of short fiction, with an introduction by John D. MacDonald and stories including "Jerusalem's Lot," "Graveyard Shift," "The Lawnmower Man," and "Children of the Corn." The initial print run was 1,500 copies, the smallest of any first printing of King's work. The first edition, first printing of Night Shift by Stephen King, in the publisher's fine dust jacket. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, [4], 511pp. Black cloth, title in silver on spine and front panel. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Illustrated endpapers. Internally clean, solid text block. Owner's name on half title, dated "1964." A fine example. I…n the publisher's first state dust jacket, $6.95 retail price on front flap, touch of wear from handling at the head of the spine, exceptionally bright spine, a near fine example. A scarce first printing of this Pulitzer Prize recipient. The Guns of August, written by Barbara Tuchman, won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1963, establishing Tuchman's reputation as a skilled historian and narrative writer. The first edition, first printing of The Guns of August, by Barbara Tuchman, a fine example. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by D. Appleton & Co, New York, 1840
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Add to basketFull leather. Condition: Near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [two volumes], 388pp; 406pp. Three-quarter navy blue morocco, light blue cloth boards, gilt ruling to covers. Title in gilt on spine, five raised bands with gilt-ruled compartments. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Red ribbon bookmarks sewn in. Bound by…Root & Son. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint foxing to title page, not affecting text, a touch of rubbing to joints. Volume I with frontispiece and tissue. Both volumes have original cloth spines preserved on rear flyleaves and bookplates of Thomas W. Lawson on verso of front free endpapers. Senior Chaplain of the U.S. Navy Fitch W. Taylor (1803-1865) was first a minister for the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Maryland. During his twenty-four years of service in the U.S. Navy, Taylor circumnavigated the globe aboard the USS Columbia, one of the first U.S. naval ships to make such a voyage. The Flagship details his experiences aboard this vessel. The bookplates in these volumes belonged to Thomas W. Lawson (1857-1925), a controversial Boston businessman who promoted and manipulated stocks, primarily in the copper market. Scarce first edition, first printing of The Flagship by Fitch W. Taylor in a fine binding. (illustrator).
