Literary Fiction from Turtleman Used Books

No dust jacket. The book shows little wear. Some discoloration to the top edge of the pages. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A small hinge split has begun forming in the front endpaper, at the top (see photo). Otherwise, the binding is solid. Some supreme court issues in this novel seem still to be relevant 60 years… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Black cover with white print on the spine and three white pills on the front. Some wear at the corners and spine edges. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with slight yellowing. Binding appears solid. A scarce book.

No dust jacket. Blue fabric with two-color decoration on the front and spine. The fabric has worn through to the boards at a couple corners and the base of the spine. There is a one centimeter tear at the top rear corner of the spine and the fabric is darkened over the spine. Map on the… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Green fabric covered boards show mild edge wear. Darkened over the spine, with silver print. The deckle-edged pages are clean and tight. Previous owner's bookplate sticker inside the front cover. A scarce book.

No dust jacket. Red fabric covered boards with gilt print on the spine. Fabric shows a small amount of wear, primarily at the corners and the edges of the hinges. The deckle-edged pages are clean and tight, with yellow dyed top edges. Pages are a bit yellowed. Owner's bookplate sticker inside the front cover. … Read more about this item

I have learned that there are two authors named Ralph Allen. This is the first one, from Winnipeg. He wrote five novels over his career. This one is about a family trying to make a new home for themselves in the Peace River Country of Canada (Alberta). No dust jacket. The cover shows mild wear after… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Black front cover has a couple of white spots in the lower right quadrant. Gilt print on the spine. Impact mark on the upper right corner (see photo #2). One owner's name on the ffep, other's bookplate on the front pastedown. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked, lightly age toned. Set during the Chinese Civil… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Gray textured paper covered boards, with minor wear mainly at the corners. Deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with red-dyed top edges. A scarce book.

No dust jacket. Olive drab fabric with gilt and blue decoration and print on front and spine. For a book that is 75 years old, the wear is minimal. A couple of tiny stains on the cover and a couple more on the pages within. The deckle-edged pages are tight and intact, with the expected age toning. Owner's bookplate inside… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Possibly a first edition, but that is not stated. The blue-grey fabric covering the boards shows little wear other than some soil and discoloration on the spine. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Previous owner's bookplate inside the front cover. Fairly scarce.

A rare paperback, it has not been treated too well. The front cover was coming loose from the bottom of the spine until someone decided to put a stop to that with a piece of clear tape. A tear from the lower edge of the back cover has also been repaired with tape that was added to the inside. The… Read more about this item

Stated first edition. No dust jacket. Black fabric covered boards with silver print on the spine. The cover shows a bit of damage, possibly from water, on the lower 5 cm of the spine (see photo #4). This water does not appear to have reached the pages. The spine is cocked slightly. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The… Read more about this item

Very little wear, just one small stain on the back cover. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked and the spine is square and creaseless. A story of three generations of females, cramped together in their small Toronto home, and fighting the world to live their lives on their own terms.

A small book, showing very little wear. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked and the spine is square and uncreased. This is part (#56) of a larger series that had reached 122 volumes by this printing. A story about the importance of Black Sabbath as told through the journal of a 1985 teen locked away in… Read more about this item

Small trade paperback with very little wear. Almost like new. The spine is square and uncreased and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A recent publication with a limited number of copies offered online. The author's first novel, a coming-of-age story of a pre-teen squash player and her father's obsession making her a champion. A very recent… Read more about this item

Little wear, just a few minor chips at the edges and corners. The spine is square and uncreased and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Set in Northern Ireland during "the troubles". Recent publication.

Very little wear, other than the front cover is inclined to curl a bit. The spine is square and uncreased and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A story of a dystopean future after climate change releases a long-hidden virus upon the world.

John Dos Passo's famous USA trilogy, containing the novels The 42nd Parallel, 1919 and The Big Money. This set would have originally come in a slipcover, which probably accounts for the very light wear to this trio of books. Wear is slight, the pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with the previous owner's ex libris stickers inside the front cover… Read more about this item

A self-published novella about life and loss. Rather scarce. Little wear. The spine is square and uncreased, and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked. One small impact mark at the rear cover is the only blemish.

Very little wear. The spine is uncreased but slightly skewed. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A tale of a man who wakes up in a house he doesn't recognize, unable to recall anything of his life. This is the story of his efforts to regain that which was lost. Compete number line.