Search Results: Titles starting with N from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. The second book in the author's Robot series. A nice copy in yellow boards with red type to spine. Lower corners dinged and some wear to spine ends. Some black residue from vintage jacket protector that was used to tops and bottoms of boards and endpapers. Previous owner's address labels to pastedowns and ffep, and a strip of tanning to middles of free endpapers from aforementioned jacket protector. Small spot of rubbing to bottom of spine. Interior otherwise clean, though lightly tanned with solid binding. Jacket is whole with no tears or chips, but likewise as some black residue to top and bottom edges of panels, spine and flaps in spots. Tanned strip around middle of jacket from protector as well. Small pen mark with some scuffing and tanning to rear panel and some wrinkling to top of front panel that occured as jacket protector shrank/tightened. Presents quite nicely.

New York: DAW Books, Inc., 2007. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The green man cover design variant by Donato. First Printing stated and full number line 10-1. In black boards and spine with gilt. Sharp corners, clean interior and solid binding. Only a little wear at spine ends. Jacket is unclipped($24.95) with wear and a few nicks to head of spine and a couple corners and shallow scratch to spine.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American Edition stated. In blue boards with black spine and silver type. A very nice copy with minimal wear in unclipped jacket. Booker Prize winner.

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1985. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Paperback. Very Good/Near Fine. First Edition/Printing of this revised edition. In white wraps with grey type. Crease to bottom front corner. Faint foxing to front page ends. Jacket is unclipped ($8.50) with light wear.

Berkeley : University of California Press, 1980. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Full number line 1-9. In pale blue cloth with silver type to spine. Boards a little warped and some spots/stains to page ends. Previous owner's name to front pastedown, otherwise clean with tight binding. Jacket is unclipped ($12.95) with short tear to top of rear panel and a few nicks at spine ends and light rubbing at corners. Black and white illustrations throughout and some color plates.

Norfolk: New Directions, 1938. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Number NC 35 in New Directions New Classics series published from 1939-1955. In tan buckram cloth woth brown type to spine. Nick to top of rear board and ding/spot to bottom of front board. Quote from book in pen to ffep, otherwise clean with tight binding. Jacket is unclipped ($1.75) with some chips to top of spine and to a lesser extent bottom and corners. Several short tears to bottom edges and spine and top of front panel. Associated creasing to bottom of front panel. Cover design by Alvin Lustig.

London: Titan Books, 2019. First UK Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. In pictorial burgundy boards with gilt and marker ribbon. Jacket is unclipped and in nice shape.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1969. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good . No statement of printing. In blue cloth with silver type to spine. Some wear at corners and spine ends with a few pale smudges to bottom of rear board. Short gift inscription to ffep. Jacket is price-clipped with some very small chips and short tears to spine ends and corners and a couple short tears as well to top edge.

New York: Philomel Books , 1982. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. In sea foam green boards with grey spine cloth and aqua type. Jacket is unclipped ($11.95) with wear primarily at corners and spine ends with a few edge nicks/short tears especially to head of spine. Light fading to title on spine and spine facing edge of front illustration.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First US Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American Edition stated. In light green boards and type and dark green spine. Light wear to spine ends, otherwise sharp corners, clean interior and solid binding. Jacket is unclipped with some creasing/wear to edges and flap ends.

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc. , 1988. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition stated with full number 1-10. The author's second published collection. In ivory boards with ivory spine cloth and gilt to type. Light dings to front corners. Clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped with light edgewear and short tear to head of front panel.

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1957. First UK Edition/2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. In blue cloth with gilt to spine. Bump to bottom rear corner with softening to other corners. Light edgewear with staining to top page ends. Previous owner's last name in pencil to ffep, otherwise clean interior. Front jacket flap is clipped at top and bottom. Chipping at spine ends and rubbing at corners and edges. Moisture stain to top edges of rear panel and rear flap which may explain staining to top page ends. Cover art by Sydney Nolan.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition stated. In black cloth blindstamped to front board and with gilt to type on spine. Top page ends tinted pink. Clean with sharp corners and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped with light edgewear and a few dents to rear panel.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Unread and unclipped. Nice copy.

New York: Doubleday, 2011. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by author.. First Edition stated with full number line down to 1. Signed by author to page following copyright page. In black cloth with silver foil design motif and titling. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped and glossy.

New York: Doubleday, 2011. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition stated with full number line down to 1. In black cloth with silver foil design motif and titling. Very slight wear at heel of spine with nick, otherwise a beautiful copy with sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped and glossy with small moisture stain about 1 inch wide by 1/4 inch high to bottom inside of jacket.

New York: New Directions, 1962. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A very nice copy in black cloth with green type to spine. Light ding to bottom front corner. Short gift inscription to ffep, otherwise sharp with clean interior and solid binding. Jacket price-clipped with no other printings listed. Light edgewear with a few short tears to head of front panel at spine and bottom of rear panel. Very small pen mark to front panel. Quite nice overall.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1964. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. Illustrated by Vic Donahue. In orange cloth with hard bump to spine bottom resulting in 1/8 inch split. Unclipped jacket has tears at same spot with small chip missing. Otherwise, light edgewear and 1/4 closed tear to top of rear panel. Clean overall. Number '1' on copyright page. Extremely scarce.

Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2017. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Full number line 10-1. In grey boards and black spine with silver type. Light dings to bottom corners. Clean interior and solid binding. Jacket is unclipped with light edgewear.

New York: DAW Books, Inc., 2021. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First Printing with full number line 1-10. Ding to bottom rear corner, otherwise clean with tight binding. Jacket is unclipped and beautiful.