Search Results: Action and adventure from Turtleman Used Books

Little wear. Bumps at the corners and a single spine crease. Other than some numbers written on the title page, the 372 pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

First edition. No dust jacket. Blue fabric covered boardds show some wear mainly at the corners, and a couple of small stains on the front cover. THe deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Owner's name on the front free endpaper.

Book shows some wear at the corners and edges. Spine is skewed and creased but the pages appear to be clean and tight. The fifth of seven novels in the United Planets series. A somewhat rare book, priced to sell.

Very little wear. No spine creases. Pages are clean, tight and bright. A story set in a dystopian future America where organized religion is outlawed. Follows two characters: one a mother who surreptitiously has her child baptized, the other an enforcer of the new order, hunting down those who secretly continue practicing religious rites. The author's first novel, published just before the pandemic took hold.

No dust jacket. Soft leather binding feels nice, but is rather fragile. In the case of this book, that has led to damage at both ends of the spine (photos #4 and 5) and exposed boards at the corners (photo #6). Gilt stamped print and decoration on the front and spine. Hinge splits front and back, a failure of glue that could be repaired (front split shown in photo #8). Decorative endpapers. The pages are clean, tight and intact, with gilt top edges. I found only two others from 1929 online, neither of which are leather-bound. This seems to be a very rare edition. Originally published in 1919.

Very little wear, no spine creases. Pages are clean, tight and bright. Book number eleven of 22 in the Sean Dillon series.

Translated from the original French. Little wear, consisting mainly of scattered chips around the edges and a couple of minor creases. The spine has one shallow crease and remains square. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The number 2 written with a sharpie on the top page edges. For mature audiences. A rare and highly valued book.

This book shows some wear, with chips at the edges and corners and a skewed spine with a few creases. Pages are clean and tight. This is the fourth of five novels in the Gladiator series, the only works that appear under the Quiller name, a pseudonym used by Kenneth Bulmer, Laurence James and Angus Wells. This appears to be a fairly rare book, most of which are priced well higher than mine.

Trade paperback. An orphan from the streets of London signs on as a ship's boy aboard a vessel chasing pirates. Faced with many obstacles, the top two are staying alive and hiding the fact that this ship's boy is a girl. Very little wear, just a couple of slightly turned corners on the cover. 289 bright, clean, intact pages.

Little wear other than on the spine, which has some creasing and is slightly skewed. The pages are clean, tight and intact. A fairly rare book, in quite good condition for being over 40 years old. A story of sex and violence. The third book of eight in the series. For mature audiences.

Some wear, including a crease on the front cover and a few more on the spine, and scattered chips at the corners and edges. 535 pages are clean, tight and bright. The first novel in the Jason Bourne franchise.

A rare book, it seems. This one has been read and still can be. It does have chips along the edges, creases on the spine and parallel to it as well. Bumped corners and a 15 mm tear near the upper left corner of the front cover. Pages are clean, tight and intact.

First edition. The first of eight in the Presidential Agent series. Little wear, most noticeable being a small worn spot on the jacket edge at the top of the spine, and a small stain (dia.

David Cross is a pseudonym of Geroge C. Chesbro. This book shows some minor wear, with a few chips at the edges and corners, a corner crease on the lower corner, both front and rear, and a couple creases on the spine. The spine is skewed just a little bit. The pages are clean, tight, and bright, with yellow dyed edges all around. This is the first of three in the series. Somewhat scarce.

David Cross is a pseudonym of Geroge C. Chesbro. This book shows little wear, with a few chips at the edges and corners, a corner crease on the lower front corner, and one spine crease. The spine is almost square. The pages are clean, tight, and bright, with yellow dyed edges all around. This is the third of three in the series. Somewhat scarce.

CHERUB book #2. Very little wear, almost like new. Trade paperback, 302 pages. CHERUB agent James Adams is working to nail Europe's biggest cocaine dealer. CHERUB exists because adults never suspect that children are spying on them.

The only Conan book written by Harry Turtledove. A little wear at the edges and corners. Spine is smooth and square. Pages are clean and tight. A fairly rare and highly valued book.

Some minor wear. Spine cocked about 15º, with mild creasing. Cover soiled, but not creased, with mild wear at the corners and one small scraped area on the back, visible in photo #2. Pages tight and clean, other than a phone number inside the front cover. A collection of eight fantasy action stories. A fairly scarce book, and highly valued.

Book shows a little wear. There are some chips around the perimeter of the covers and a corner crease at the lower right front. The spine has a few shallow creases but remains almost square. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Cover art by Kirk Reinert. Complete number line.

Very little wear. A couple lightly bumped corners is all I have found. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The spine is square and uncreased. The second in the series.