Search Results: Books from Joe Staats, Bookseller

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Atria Books, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York, 1993. Street-smart seventeen-year-old Lucy Adler is often the only girl on the public basketball courts. Lucy's inner life is a contradiction. She's by turns quixotic and cynical, insecure and self-possessed, and, despite herself, is in unrequited love with her best friend and pickup teammate, Percy, the rebellious son of a prominent New York family. As Lucy begins to question accepted notions of success, bristling against her own hunger for male approval, she is drawn into the world of a pair of provocative feminist artists living in what remains of New York's bohemia. Told with wit and pathos, THE FALCONER is at once a novel of ideas, a portrait of a time and place, and an ode to the obsessions of youth. In her critically acclaimed debut, Dana Czapnik captures the voice of an unforgettable modern literary heroine, a young woman in the first flush of freedom. Fine,… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Minx, 2008. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. ARC. New/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. With her deadbeat boyfriend back in town, it doesn't take Brody long to realize that a shark bite might just have been the best part of her summer. Brody is an unstoppable surfer girl who conquers the waves . . . until she meets her match: A giant shark that bites off her leg and changes her life forever. To make things worse, hallucinations and nightmares plague her, and just when Brody thought it was safe to go back in the water, her deadbeat shark of an ex-boyfriend, Jake, returns. Determined to make her life awesome again, Brody takes off on a furious road trip of vengeance, dragging her friend Louise and Jake along for the ride. New ARC in pictorial wraps. L47

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Little Simon, 2008. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New illustrated book for younger children, with stiff cardboard pages. L49

DC Comics, 2008. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. ARC. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A 'borrowed' diary, a double life, and identity issues fuel a teenager's quest to find herself before she cracks and commits social suicide. Watch Emi go from dull suburban babysitter to eclectic urban performance artist--compliments of one crazy summer. Advance Reading Copy. L49

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Random House, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. ARC. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Copy. Cousins Jesse and Daisy always knew they would have a magical adventure, but they are not prepared when the 'thunder egg' Jesse has found turns out to be a dragon egg that is about to hatch. With black-and-white illustrations by John Shroades. New ARC in pictorial wraps. Ages 8-12 bund

New York, New York, U.S.A: Alfred A Knopf, Inc., 1998. First U.S. Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As new (albeit with a very small black remainder dot on bottom edge), in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. L99

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scribner, 1995. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As new, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. M11

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: Alfred A Knopf, Inc., 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. L10

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1992. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sm puncture in back board and (mylar-covered) dust jacket, else fine. L28

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As new, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. L126

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 2002. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. A30

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books, 2008. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. James Stevenson. Advance Reader's Copy. The Pain and the Great One are going places! In seven comical new stories, Jake and Abigail are always on the move. A day at the beach finds the waves crashing, but only one of them wants to ride a Boogie board. The family takes a trip to the mall but can't manage to stay together. They visit a county fair but have very different ideas abou which fabulous extravaganza of a ride to go on. A stay at Grandpa's does not include TV but does include sly alligators. And when the Pain needs a trip to the emergency room, everyone learns what not to do. In equally sassy voices, these spunky siblings are in perfect sync with James Stevenson's lively, action-packed illustrations throughout this third chapter book in the Pain and the Great One quartet. It's a perfect book for reading alone or… Read More

Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Short excerpt: I received these wounds while fighting for the public liberty; I lost this eye in your defense: give me a guide who will lead me to my children my limbs are hamstrung and will not hold me up. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. Reprint edition. mfbs2

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Edition. 'This sparkling, fresh debut follows three generations of a family caught up in the web of their own deceit. When scholarly Rashid weds beautiful Henna, he is surprised on their wedding night to learn she's not an accomplished 17-year-old but rather a lazy, illiterate 14-year-old who opted for marriage over education. He waits several years to consummate the union, then Henna gives birth to Shona, who quickly learns her parents' language of deception. Shona elopes with handsome Parvez and moves to London. At the same time, Rashid finds himself traveling to the same city on business, and when he meets Verity, a shy English woman in her late thirties, he sees a chance for the happiness that he's never found with Henna—even if it means weaving an intricate tangle of lies. Rashid, Henna, and Shona continue to deceive each other and… Read More

North Pomfret, Vermont, U.S.A.: Trafalgar Square Publishing, 2001. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As new, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. NF47

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As new, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, Inc., 2008. First Edition, First Printing . ARC. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author of THE NAME OF THIS BOOK IS SECRET. Ages 8-12. New, ARC, in pictorial covers. L47/ L49

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ticknor & Fields, 1992. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Front edge is pebbled with tiny dents, else clean copy in fine, mylar-covered dust jacket. K

New York, New York, U.S.A.: The New Press, 2008. Advance Reading Copy . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. At last, a key addition to the Kurt Wallander mysteries: the book of short stories that takes us back to the beginning. 'Wallander's First Case' introduces us to the twenty-one-year-old patrolman on his first criminal investigation; in 'The Man on the Beach,' he is on the brink of middle age trying to understand how a man was murdered while riding alone in the back of a taxi. Please note: This is an Advance Reading Copy that includes only two of the five mysteries in the forthcoming THE PYRAMID: And Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries. Still, this ARC is a great collectible for Henning Mankel fans, and something to whet the appetite until THE PYRAMID is published in full in the fall. These stories are great! New, trade paperback format. M16

Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.: Woodbine House, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A memoir that offers an intimate look at how her ideas of perfection and wholeness were turned upside down. It explores her circumstances on many levels: Her own and her family's emotional survival; genetic and ethical questions regarding disability; beliefs about beauty; and what it means to be human. Fine, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} BIOS1