Foreword John Irving (18 results)

paperback. Condition: Fair.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xii, 290 p. ; 22 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stif clean book in crisp dust jacket; about new with remainder line to lower edge.; 8.7 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches.

Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. 320 pp., 530 illustrations 166 in color. Minor wear to the edges, otherwise fine.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. German Library 93; the other writings are The Meeting at Telgte, The Ballerina, ten poems, two speeches; Irving's foreword, in which he credits The Tim Drum for inspiring his literary career, is taken from his 1992 introduction to a Grass reading in New York. Black hardcover, gilt titling. Light wear to book & jacket, minor creasing to spine ends. Text clean; xiv, 293 pages + list of other titles in the series. Size: Octavo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition / Second Printing. xx + 404 pp + 20 unpaginated pp of b&w photos on glossy paper, previous owner signature on ffep, Foreword by Irving Dilliard, Preface, 17 chapters with index. 6.1" x 9.1" dark blue cloth back, gilt spine letters & decorated papered boards. Binding tight, pages clean, unmaked, light fox streaks - text block. exterior Near Fine. Size: Octavo. Book.…

Condition: FINE. First printing. A posthumously published collection of fifteen short stories, written over a period of 30 years - all set in a fictional small New England town - by this National Book Award winning author. Introduction by John Irving. Author's note. 285 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. (1973) 404 pp. Original decorative blue paper covered boards w/ gilt title on dark blue cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped and rubbed. Small black marker dot on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and few chips to edges. Two approx. 1 3/4" closed tears from bottom of spine. Contents nice. …

Wraps. Condition: Good. Presumed first edition/first printing. 83, [1] p. Illustrations, black & white. Order blank form present. Cover has some wear and soiling. Includes the poem High Flight as the first item. High Flight has been a favorite poem amongst both aviators and astronauts. It is the official poem of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force and has to be recited from memory by fourth class cadets at the United States Air Force Academy, where it can be seen on display in the Cadet Field House. Portions of the poem appear on many of the headstones in the Arlington National Cemetery.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. 2� Edición. Tapa blanda con solapas. Buen estado. Forro plástico. Marcas de celo en hojas de guarda. Fotografías color y b/n. Arte. Catálogo. Inglés.

First Edition. Hardcover in jacket, bookplate of previous owner, else very good with slight shelf wear. Illustrated.

Softcovers, 30x13.5cm, 96 pages, gift inscription on verso of cover, dated 1944, covers have creases and scuffs, small spine end tears, heavy small scuff to bottom corner of front cover, edge wear, sparodic foxing. Scarce WW2 Australian edition.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1993.FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. Foreword by Previous owner's artistic embossed stamp at bottom of title page, otherwise as new. First Edition, First Printing.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Simultaneous softcover edition. Cardstock wraps show some discoloration; spine slightly sunned. Binding tight; pages clean with a touch of foxing to a few page edges; all foldout charts intact. A fascinating study: 'the most thorough crime report of New York City that has ever been published.' 164 pages + dozens of charts of different sizes, from a single page to large foldouts, many with some absolutely amazing graphic design. (Check out the photos!) Errata page tipped to end. 1.6 pounds.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 770 p. illus. (part col.) 30 cm. ; ISBN: 0810990113 (pbk.); 9780810990111 (pbk.) LCCN: 74-5454 ; "Inaugural publication of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden." ; OCLC: 867951; large, thick, heavy volume ; 1,019 illustrations, some in color ; every major artist from the late nineteenth century to 1971 represented ; 290 plates in full color ; VG. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 1993, Cranberry cloth hardcover with the dust jacket , 107 page book. Illustrated with black & white tritone full page plates, an early work for Ms. Mark and this copy is signed on the main title page. Condition : FINE , DJ is FINE and not price clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Author (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st. edition, 1st. Printing 1993, Cranberry cloth hardcover with the dust jacket, 107 page book. Illustrated with full page black & white plates by Ms. Mark . Condition : Fine , with some light foxing on the end pages. Dust jacket is like new with a unclipped price. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Author (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). Book.…