Search Results: Books from Centigrade 233

EU: Soho Constable, 2008 Atmospheric story of a single mother who takes a job as caretaker at a manor house in rural England with a distressingly high turnover rate among the staff. Could it be that she and her daughter are not alone in that old house? First printing of first edition. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Dust jacket has some wear at the top of spine but is protected from further indignity by a Brodart cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.

London: Doubleday, 1997 First British edition of author's debut novel. A woman who moves to a quiet island discovers her new home was the scene of a horrific crime, the effects of which reach into the present. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. The pages are yellowed, but this is common among British editions. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Orders are normally processed within 24 hours.

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2011 The Advance Uncorrected Proof of the fourth novel of the "Autumn" series. Consider this the pre-first edition. Some stray pen marks on the cover (see photo) but overall a very nice copy. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. I do NOT use padded envelopes. Orders are normally processed within 24 hours.

London: Headline Book Publishing, 2006 British first edition of historical mystery novel set in ancient Egypt. Dust jacket is fine, the book itself has a cocked spine (edges are not parallel), the top edge of the pages have some discoloration (which is not evident when you are reading the book) and the bottom edge of the book has two small characters "c6" which someone scrawled in ink or pencil. Book comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and packed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.

U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2014 The story of Sleeping Beauty as told by her companion Elise. It is no fairy tale. First printing (complete number line) of first edition. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order, often on same day.

U.S.A.: Ace Hardcover, 2009 First printing (complete number line). No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order, frequently on same day.

U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012 A collection of loosely connected short stories. First printing of first US edition. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Looks pristine and comes in a Brodart protective cover to keep it that way. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Most books are sent within 24 hours of order.

Ace An abridged edition of "Foundation". No creases, but the top of the book is a bit slanted, probably due to a hiccup in the trimming process. Some of the pages are also a bit slanted, but the text was not affected. All books are bubble-wrapped and packed in a sturdy shipping box. I do NOT use padded envelopes. Orders are normally mailed within 24 hours.

U.S.A.: Henry Holt and Co., 2014 A collection of stories by the author of "Wolf Hall". First printing of first US edition. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Top of dust jacket has some shelf wear, but no tears. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally mailed within 24 hours after order, often on same day.

U.S.A.: WilliamMr, 2007 Inscribed "For Paul and Linda - Welcome to a life of crime". First edition, complete number line, book is unbumped and unmarked, dust jacket is un-clipped, binding is tight, essentially a gift quality book, at least for couples named Paul and Linda. Novel is about two sisters who vanished at a shopping mall 30 years ago. Seems to have received a lot of acclaim. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubbvle-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.

U.S.A.: Viking, 2015 First printing (complete number line) of first edition. Novel about a teenage girl on a lunar colony who joins the Militia when her mother is arrested. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Either was read very gently or not at all. Basically a gift quality book. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.

USA: Henry Holt & Company, 2007 First printing (complete number line). Signed (not inscribed) by the author. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Dust jacket has some shelf wear but is otherwise fine. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order, often on same day

U.S.A.: Scribner, 2003 First printing (complete number line) of first US edition. Signed (not inscribed) by Mr. Pyper at the 2015 Word On The Street Festival. No remainder mark, not price-clipped. Essentially gift quality. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.

U.S.A.: Otto Penzler Books, 1995 This is the uncorrected advance proof. It looks like it was never read. Pages are white, spine is flat and straight. The cover includes information such as "Probable publication date: January 1995" and "Approximate length: 240 pps". All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. I do NOT use padded envelopes.

U.S.A.: Ace Hardcover, 2009 A cop in an intergalactic empire has to bring in the shape-shifting alien who killed his comrades. First printing (complete number line). No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Does not appear to have been read. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order, often the same day.

U.S.A.: Baen, 2012 An alternate history novel that uses a disastrous US defeat at Midway as its premise. The late Robert Conroy was a master at this type of fiction. First printing. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of receipt of order.

U.S.A.: Tor Books, 2013 In an alternate reality Earth has been at peace since the Armistice of 1914. Then it is discovered that the historical timeline has been altered by aliens. I think Robert Charles Wilson is incapable of writing a boring book. No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Orders are normally processed within 24 hours.

London: Heinemann, 2002 A respected professor at a Chinese university has a stroke. A student engaged to his daughter is assigned to take care of him. Suddenly the professor begins to rave: pleading with invisible tormentors, denouncing his family and colleagues. A novel about the tensions underlying modern China. First printing (complete number line). No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Orders are normally processed within 24 hours.

USA: Pyr, 2007 Book Three of the "Starship" series. First printing (complete number line). No remainder mark, not price-clipped not bumped. The rear panel of the dust jacket is very slightly mottled, but there is no damage to the book itself. Comes in an archival protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Orders are normally processed within 24 hours.

USA: Night Shade Books, 2015 First novel in a planned trilogy. This is the second printing (2 is the lowest number on the number line). No remainder mark, not price-clipped, not bumped. A handsome copy made more so by the addition of a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied with domestic orders.