Search Results: Authors starting with V from Books of the World

New York: Harmony. Hardcover. 2007. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine Book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Upper corners and spine tail lightly bumped. Light rubbing and shelfwear to jacket. No tears, creases, or folds. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 468 pages. With the nation at war in the 1940s, 22-year-old Jack Valenti flew combat in Italy. He was in that fateful Dallas motorcade in 1963, flew back to Washington with the new president, and for three years worked in the inner circle of the White House as special assistant to President Johnson. Then, for the next 38 years, with American society and popular culture undergoing a revolutionary transformation, Valenti was the public face of Hollywood in his capacity as head of the Motion Picture Association of America. From growing up poor in a neighborhood of Greek and Italian immigrants in Houston to rising to the highest summits both of national government and Hollywood,… Read more

Budapest: Kartogra?fiai Va?llalat. Map, folding. 1989. As New. 1989. Folded map in a plastic case. Printed on two sides. Color. 66 x 92 cm , folded to 22 x 13 cm. Road and travel map of northern Libya. Relief shown by contours, shading, gradient tints, and spot heights. Depths shown by co ntours and gradient tints. English, German, French, and Hungarian. Distingu ishes roads ranging from expressways to desert paths. Extensive index on re verse. As New condition. Not from a library. No remainder mark. No markings . No tears. Contents: Libya * Libyen * Libye * Libia 1:2,000,000 : Tara?bulus (Tripoli) City Map * Stadtplan * Plan de Ville * Varosterkep 1:27,000; Bangha?zi? (B enghazi) City Map * Stadtplan * Plan de Ville * Varosterkep 1:33,000; Vicin ity of Tripoli * Umgebung von Tripoli * Region de Tripoli * Tripoli Kornyek e 1:1,000,000; Administrative map * Karte der Verwaltungseinteilung * Carte s de unites administratives * Kozigazgatasi terkep 1:7,500,000 Authors: Domokos Gyo?rgy; Ra?to?ti,… Read more

First Edition! New York: Grosset & Dunlap, July 2009. Paperback. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not a remainder. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 48 pages.

New York: Metropolitan Books, September 2011. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine tail lightly bumped, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii+269 pages. A Foreign Service Officer's first-hand account of our blundering efforts to rebuild Iraq. A shocking and rollicking true-life tale of Americans abroad, and a vividly rendered tale of ineptitude and corruption.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Youth Press, n.d. [circa 2000]. Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Light foxing to covers. 141 pages.

New York: Penguin, February 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Notes inked to last page, otherwise text unmarked. Spine curved but uncreased. Light reading and shelf wear. Dust stains to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 568 pages. A fictionalized account of the War of Canudos, a conflict between the First Brazilian Republic and the followers of a religious leader in the city of Canudos in the northeastern state of Bahia with the loss of more than 15,000 lives.

New York: Condé Nast Publications. Digest-size Magazine. 1979. 1st Edition. Very Good. John Varley's novel Titan is the first book in his Gaea Trilogy. It first appeared in print when it was serialized in the January, February, March, and April 1979 issues of Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact magazine with cover art (Jan) and eight interior illustrations by Paul Lehr. It won the 1979 Analog Award for Best Serial Novel or Novella, the 1980 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, was runner-up for 1980 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and was nominated for the Nebula and Ditmar awards. Also includes "Breaking the Game" [Tales of Capitol] (#2 in Analog poll for 1979 best short story) by Orson Scott Card; "Songs of a Sentient Flute" (novelette) by Frank Herbert; "Can These Bones Live?" (Best Short Story in 1979 Analog poll, second runner-up for Hugo) by Ted Reynolds; "Duty, Honor, Planet" (novelette) by Michael McCollum. Cirrocco Jones, captain of the spaceship Ringmaster, and her crew are captured… Read more

Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks Landmark, February 2019. Trade Paperback. First American Edition / full number line. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light crease and curl to front cover. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. Not clipped. 404 pages.

First Edition! New York: Condé Nast Publications. Digest-size Magazine. February, March, April 1978. Very Good. Joan D. Vinge's novel The Outcasts of Heaven Belt, the first book in her Heaven Chronicles series, first appeared in print when it was serialized in three parts in the February, March, and April 1978 issues of Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact magazine with cover art (Feb) and six interior illustrations by Vincent di Fate. It was #2 in the 1978 Analog poll for Best Serial and #13 in the Locus poll. Also includes "Call Him Moses" (novelette) by George R. R. Martin. .

New York: St. Martin's Press / Thomas . Hardcover. 2002. First U.S. Edi. Fine. New York: St. Martin's Press / Thomas Dunne Books, August 2002. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket c lean and bright with slight edgewear at spine. Not from a library. No remai nder mark. Not clipped. 308 pages. In 1998, acclaimed photojournalist Teun Voeten headed to Sierra Leone for what he thought would be a standard assignment on the child soldiers there. But the cease-fire ended just as he arrived, and the clash between the military junta and the West African peace-keeping troops forced him to hide in the bush from rebels who were intent on killing him. This is a dramatic account of the conflict--and how Voeten nearly became a casualty of it. Accessible and conversational, it's a look into the dangerous diamond trade that fuels the conflict, the legacy of war practices such as… Read more

New York: St. Martin's Press / Thomas Dunne Books, August 2002. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Corners bumped. Jacket clean and bright with light edgewear at spine. Black remainder dot to bottom edge. Not from a library. Not clipped. 308 pages. In 1998, acclaimed photojournalist Teun Voeten headed to Sierra Leone for what he thought would be a standard assignment on the child soldiers there. But the cease-fire ended just as he arrived, and the clash between the military junta and the West African peace-keeping troops forced him to hide in the bush from rebels who were intent on killing him. This is a dramatic account of the conflict--and how Voeten nearly became a casualty of it. Accessible and conversational, it's a look into the dangerous diamond trade that fuels the conflict, the legacy of war practices such as forced amputations, the tragic use of child soldiers, and more.… Read more

London: Bloomsbury, 2002. Hardcover. First U.K. Edition / full number line. Fine. Sticker from original bookseller (Giggles Bookshop, Madras) on rear endpaper. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 242 pages. Patricia Volk's delicious, charming, and wildly funny memoir of everyday life growing up in a New York Jewish family that ran an old-fashioned restaurant.

New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, October 1982. First Trade Paperback Edition (no additional printings listed). Very Good. Prior owner's name penciled to half-title page. Personal note penciled to dedication page. Text block unmarked. Spine faded, but straight, tight and uncreased. Dust stains to edges. No tears, creases or folds. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi+240 pages. A chillingly satirical look at the death of innocence involving novelists, painters, Haiti and neutron bombs.

New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, May 1971 [c. 1965]. Hardcover. First Delacorte printing (stated). Turquoise linen over boards with silver facsimile signature to front board and silver/black printing to spine. Front flap has $7.95 price and 2929 catalog ID. Rear flap has 0571 date code. Good book in a Good+ jacket. Front and rear hinges cracked. No markings. Dust stains to edges. Jacket has edgewear and several chips and tears, the longest of which is three-quarters of an inch. Not the Book Club Edition. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. See photos. 217 pages. The story of a millionaire who develops a social conscience, abandons New York City, and establishes a charitable foundation in Indiana, where he attempts to dispense unlimited amounts of love and limited sums of money to anyone who will come to his office. The result is an etched-in-acid portrayal of universal greed, hypocrisy, and follies of the flesh.

New York: Random House, 2014. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 414 pages. A richly imagined story of a woman's awakening in the south of Vichy France—to the power of art, to the beauty of provincial life, and to love in the midst of war.