Search Results: Titles starting with P from Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting

Gray and blue boards with gold writing on spine;slight roll to spine. Very slight shelf wear on dust jacket spine; crease on top right corner of dust jacket back. Dust jacket slightly dirty, but tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $15.95 and 29538 on front dust jacket fold. First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "FIRST PRINTING" on copyright page. Parker's famous private investigator Spenser tackles another case with Hawk by his side. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue and red boards with gold writing on spine; white scuff mark on blue front board. Board corners slightly bumped; slight shelf wear on dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and complete number line on copyright page. Well-known for his novels, this book is a collection of Koontz's poetry, "a richly inventive book of poems" and illustrated by Phil Parks. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with metallic-blue writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $17.99 on front dust jacket flap.Dutton First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Dark-blue dust jacket with "sad / serious Margo" on cover; very rare to find this dust jacket state.Author John Green "crafts a brilliantly funny and moving coming-of-age journey." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with gold writing on spine; publisher's logo embossed on back board. Book is in Fine condition; sticker stating "Signed by the Author" on front dust jacket. Cover price of $25.95 on front dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Knopf First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" on copyright page. Signed by author on title page.Eggers' novel about two men commissioned by their governments to build a road to join old warring nations. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Top and bottom of dust jacket spine shows slight shelf wear; cover price of $27.00 on front dust jacket flap. Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Ace Hardcover First Edition, First Printing as indicated by "First Edition: June 2019" and complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature on half-title page.The fourteenth book in Anderson's alternate history series called Destroyermen. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with silver writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Front dust jacket has sticker with quote from Waterstone's buyer and "Exclusive Signed Copy" on it; shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Top of front dust jacket has slight wrinkling; cover price of £20.00 on front dust jacket flap. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Orion First edition, First printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" listed on copyright page. Signed by author on special tipped-in page by publisher that also states that copy is "Limited Signed First Edition".Cronin's first novel in a trilogy, followed by The Twelve and The City of Mirrors; the trilogy was eventually made into a TV series on Fox. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Dark-blue boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine has very slight rumpling. Very slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; cover price of $30.00 on front dust jacket flap. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Knopf First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and no other editions or years listed on copyright page.McCarthy's first volume of a two-part "masterpiece" which includes Stella Maris. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue boards with gold writing on spine; illustrations on inside of front and back board. Top and bottom of book spine rumpled; small bump on bottom corner of back board. Shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine; pages and illustrations still look in excellent condition. ISBN and cover price on front dust jacket flap, but cover price has been blacked out.Tor First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition: October 1998" and complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature on title page; this is Jordan's actual signature and NOT a facsimile, auto-pen signature.Book Eight of Jordan's fantastic The Wheel of Time series, currently being made into a television series. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Red and black boards with red writing on spine; book spine slightly concave as is seen in larger volumes. Binding slightly pulled away from top of book spine; bottom of book spine rumpled. Shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $29.95 on front dust jacket flap.Viking Adult First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "American First Edition" and complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Signed by author on title page.Theroux's collection of numerous short stories described as "full of suspense and the unexpected". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Brown and black boards with gold writing on spine; slight shelf wear on bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $22.50 on front dust jacket fold. First Printing as indicated by complete number line on copyright page. Grisham's second novel that is "the eagerly awaited, gripping new legal thriller from the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Firm." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

White boards with gold writing on spine; top of book spine rumpled. Bottom of book spine slightly rumpled; top of front dust jacket slightly wrinkled. Shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $27.00 on front dust jacket fold.SJP for Hogarth First Edition; Ninth Printing as indicated by "10 9 " on copyright page. Signed by author on affixed bookplate to half-title page.Mirza's book that is chronicled as a "book for our time: an astonishingly tenderhearted novel of identity and belonging ...". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Light-blue boards with black writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Back dust jacket has very faint dirt spots in bottom right area; $20.00, ISBN, and "Trade Edition" on front cover flap. Overall, tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Subterranean Press First Trade Edition, First Printing as indicated by "Trade Edition" and no further printings listed on copyright page. Poppy Z. Brite's short novel where "flying in the face of expectations can be the most thrilling ride of all." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Red and black boards with gold writing on spine;book is in Fine condition. Only issue with dust jacket is top and bottom of spine shows very slight shelf wear; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. ISBN and cover price of $16.95 on front dust jacket flap. Arbor House First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line of on copyright page. A fine example of McBain's 87th Precinct police procedural series, this book is in rare excellent condition for being published in 1987, over 30 years ago. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with gold writing on spine; author's inititals "P C" embossed in gold on front board. Slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $27.95 and 0211 on front dust jacket fold. First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line on copyright page. Famed mystery author Patricia Cornwell examines evidence concerning Jack the Ripper and uses 21st century investigative techniques to name the infamous killer. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Light-blue boards with silver writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine very slightly rumpled. Very small ding to front dust jacket near top of spine; very slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Pages and binding still look in excellent condition; cover price of $18.95 on front dust jacket flap.Dark Harvest First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "FIRST EDITION" on copyright page. Illustrated by Ron and Val Lakey Lindahn. A short stories collection of George R. R. Martin's foray into science fiction and horror with an introduction by Roger Zelazny. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Gray and orange boards with gold writing on spine; top of book spine slightly rumpled. Inventory stamp on top right corner of first interior page; slight shelf wear on top of dust jacket spine. Cover price of $19.95 on front dust jacket flap; slight rubbing on front dust jacket (but could be on Mylar cover). Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Harcourt Brace Jovanovich First Edition, First Printing as indicated by First Edition" and "A B C D E" letter line on copyright page. Author's signature on title page.Walker's novel "follows the life of a barely glimpsed character [Tashi]" from The Color Purple and The Temple of My Familiar. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Gray boards with gold writing on spine; publisher's initials embossed on front board. Bottom of book spine rumpled; top and bottom of dust jacket spine have light shelf wear. White circle with "Winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction" and quote from Margaret Atwood on front dust jacket; cover price of $26.00 on front dust jacket flap. Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Little, Brown and Company First Edition, First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Alderman's fourth novel that is a manuscript chronicling women discovering they can fire electricity from their fingers; the book was later adapted into a 2023 Amazon Prime series. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with gold writing on spine; very small light mark on top corner of back board, but book is in Fine condition otherwise. Front and back endpapers reproduce first two pages of Chapter Four of the original novel's manuscript. Very slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Special 50th Anniversary edition of Greene's masterpiece, with an introduction by John Updike. 1990 Viking First Edition; First Printing of this anniversary edition as indicated by complete number line on copyright page. When Greene was asked which book meant the most to him, he replied "I think [The Power and the Glory]'s my best book." Hardcover and original dust jacket (but price-clipped) protected by archival Mylar cover.

Burgundy boards with gold writing on spine; book and dust jackets are in Fine Condition. Book also has sewn-n black cloth bookmark; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Shocklines First Edition (limited edition); First Printing as indicated by "first edition" and no other printings listed on copyright page. Signed four times by author: (1) On special tipped in page by publisher. This page also contains inscription and denotation of "AC" (or Author's Copy). (2) Handwritten letter by author to friend "Jeff" ... author states that he had "been thinking about writing [novel] since I was in my early twenties".(3) On back of additional dust jacket with generic inscription of "Best Wishes". This dust jacket was by Ace publisher, who printed the novel after the limited edition. (4) Collector Card #1 signed by author in silver pen. Clegg's first installment in his Vampyricon series. Hardcover and original unclipped Shocklines edition dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover. Second… Read More

Black boards with silver writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Top and bottom of dust jacket spine shows very slight shelf wear; cover price of $27.95 on front dust jacket flap. Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Regenery Publishing First Edition, First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature on first interior page.Horowitz's listing of 101 college professors claimed to be "left-wing radicals". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.