Introduction by Robert Parker (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition Stated. Quarter cloth hardcover binding is clean and tight. Previous owner's first name on the front flyleaf, otherwise the book's interior and text are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket price remains unclipped ($15.95), and the jacket appears like new with no chips or tears, just a touch of soiling to the white rear panel. NOT ex-lib. A clean, tight copy in jacket. 76pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile edition of a 1662 work, the facsimile iv, 62 pages and the introduction by Charles Parker lx pages. In original binding with old library labels removed and ink stamp to reverse of title page, otherwise a clean and sound copy.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First thus. Reissue of this early classic novel by Macdonald, the story of an Army veteran who arrives in Blue City only to find that his father has been murdered. This novel preceded his Lew Archer series and was originally published under his real name, Kenneth Millar. A title in the Rediscovery Books series with a new introduction by Robert B. Parker. 231 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket (some light toning to the pages).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. (x) 76 pp. Quarter-bound in orange cloth on gray boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; small ink mark on the upper edge of the text block; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Craig DeCamps Size: 8vo. Craig DeCamps; (illustrator). Book.…

Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. First Trade Paperback Printing, May 1987, so staterd with complete number line beginning with 1. Spine slightly sunned, very minor wear at spine edges else a near fine, tight copy Excellent 11 page introduction by Robert B. Parker and informative preface by James Pepper. Raymond Chandler envisioned "Playback"as being one of his most important works, Unfortunately, this movie was never produced. Years later Chandler used the screenplay title for a novel. but the novel was completely different from the screenplay. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. Book Club Edition. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., A Borzoi Book, New York, New York, USA, 1988. First Book of the Month Club (BOMC/BCE) edition, with date "9/88" on the rear flap of the dust jacket and no price on the front flap. Fine in a Very Fine Dust Jacket. Appears Unread. The Text Block is clean, soft white, tight, straight and square, with no markings of any kind. The Binding is rose-colored quarter cloth to gray boards, colors uniform throughout, with gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked white endpapers and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is flawless, colors bright and uniform throughout, and fully intact. See the accompanying photos. x, 76, [ii] pages. 5 3/4" x 8 3/8". This mystery and suspense, with a bit of romance, novella was first published in Liberty Magazine in 1933. This is the first hardcover edition. ISBN 10 / ISBN 13: 0394572696 / 9780394572697.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 76 Pp. First Hardcover Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket But Light Foxing Along Top Edge Of Page Block.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 76 Pp. First Hardcover Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket But Gift Inscription On Front Endpaper Dated 1988.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 76 Pp. First Hardcover Printing. As New In As New Dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. This volume is in Near Fine - Fine condition. The front and back covers are both in terrific condition and the gilded page edges show minor wear on the side edge (see pictures of all edges). There is a blank bookplate on the second page. This book is part of the Library of Famous Editions Collection published by Easton Press. It comes complete with Collector's Notes and would be a beautiful addition to your Easton Press collection. Agnes Miller Parker (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 144 pages. 9.50x8.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first hardcover edition, Book and unclipped jacket are in Fine, unused condition. "Rediscovered and now published in its first hardcover edition." A perfect copy, with a tiny black remainder mark tucked along bottom edge close to the spine, Jacket art by Craig DeCamps. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson and Chip Kidd. 8vo. 76 pp. 5.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. xxxii, 672 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First separate edition: Printed in an edition 30 copies for copyright purposes. Very fine in stapled printed wraps. Slim octavo; 10 pages.

First printing. Octavo; hardcover, quarter bound in leather with decorated boards and gilt spine titling and decoration; 367pp., top edges dyed brown, with many colour illustrations. Minor wear. Near fine in a like slipcase. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. The work was begun by Glover and left with Milles, who translated the Latin manuscripts and reduced them to a printable form. The text of 'The Kings of England' was first published in Latin under the title 'Nobilitas Politica et Civilis' in 1608. An expanded English version entitled 'The Catalogue of Honor' was published in 1610. The text for this edition is taken from the first section of the 1610 edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 308 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.