Search Results: Titles starting with S from 4Shadows Books, IOBA

William Morrow, 2002-07-15. First Edition. Hardcover. VG+/Fine. Previous owners blindstamp seal to the front endpaper, no other marks and otherwise about like new. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Crisp unclipped dustjacket with negligible wear and no tears, in mylar cover. NY: William Morrow, 2002. First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. x, 307 pages; b&w photo plates, bibliography. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Random House, 2003-12-30. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/VG+. Clean hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. No marks. Some edge flare and mild wrinkle to jacket, else fine. Tight and square, sharp corners. NY: Random House, 2004. Stated First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. x, 234 pages. - Author's first novel, following an autobiography and a memoir. "Grunwald makes sixteenth-century France under King Henry IV come vividly alive as he explores, through the story of two women, the still timely subject of how politics, power, passions, and religious belief can intersect with explosive results." - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1995-09-21. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. No marks inside or out. Gift quality, clean hardcover in crisp unclipped dustjacket. Tight and square, sharp corners. Release letter from Oxford University Press laid-in. NY: Oxford University Press, 1995. First English-language edition with full number line, 1st printing. Originally published in Spain in 1993, as L'Opus Dei i les seves paradoxes (in Catalan). Translated by Elizabeth Ladd Glick. xviii, 302 pages. Bibliography, name index, general index. - The Roman Catholic organization known as Opus Dei seems to attract either virulent criticism or extravagant praise. Drawing on dozens of interviews with members and former members--including priests, educators, doctors, Jesuits, and insiders connected with the Vatican Curia--and mining Opus Dei's own literature for clues, Joan Estruch provides the first authoritative portrait of this elusive organization. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Stein and Day Publishers, 1983-09-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover with square binding and bumped corners, in unclipped dustjacket with light wear including slightly curled edges. NY: Stein and Day, 1983. First Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. 358 pages; 12 pp. of b&w plates, bibliography, index. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Fireside / Simon and Schuster, 1998-11-11. Paperback. Fine. Fresh, clean paperback with a remainder mark to the top edge. Square binding with no spine creases. NY: Fireside / Simon and Schuster, 1998. 128 pages; color photo-illustrations. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Flammarion, 2006-09-12. Hardcover. VG/VG. No marks inside or out. Clean hardcover in glossy dustjacket with very light wear and a few lamination wrinkles. Square binding, top front corner and bottom board edges bumped. Paris: Flammarion, 2006. 1st printing of the 1st English-language edition, translated from the French by Susan Schneider. 159 heavy stock pages, profusely illustrated throughout in color reproductions of classic works of art portraying Mary and the events in her life. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Prometheus Books, 1992-08-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/Fine. Gift inscription to front endpaper. Otherwise clean hardcover with square binding and sharp corners, crisp dustjacket with negligible wear and no tears. Technically used, but appears new and unread. Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1992. First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 470 pages. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

St. Martin's Press, 1987-02. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. No marks inside or out, almost like new. Clean hardcover, crisp unclipped dustjacket in fresh mylar. Tight square binding and one corner barely bumped, a 1/4 inch closed tear and crease near bottom front corner, otherwise as new. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1987. Stated First US Edition with full number line. 186 pages. - Authors second novel, the first in the Hugh Corbett series, a historical mystery set in medieval London during the reign of King Edward I. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Indiana University Press, 1968-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. No marks inside or out. Clean paperback with square binding, no spine creases. Spine and edges tanned. Musty smell. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1968. viii, 182 pages. - "Stimulating essays by four leading classicists provide a fresh critical evaluation of the major Roman satirists: Horace, Persius, Pteronius, and Juvenal." - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Xlibris Corporation, 2003-03-04. Paperback. Near Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by author with brief inscription on title page. No other marks. Mild cover wear. Binding tight and square. Xlibris Corporation, 2003. 179 pages. - How faith and optimism contributed to the success of this farm girl, who became one of America's first and most successful women entrepreneurs. Introduction by Walter Cronkite. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Thomas Dunne Books, 2005-04-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG+/Fine. Previous owners blindstamp seal to front endpaper and a small black dot (remainder) to bottom edge, no other marks and otherwise almost like new. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Crisp unclipped dustjacket with negligible wear. NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 2005. Stated First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 278 pages; map. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Beacon Press, 1971-06-01. Paperback. Very Good. No marks inside or out. Clean paperback with light wear, square binding with no spine creases. Slight musty smell. Boston: Beacon Press, 1971. 8th printing of 1966 Beacon Press Ariadne edition. xvii, 394 pages; a few b&w illustrations, bibliographic endnotes. (Beacon Press books are published under the auspices of the Unitarian Universalist Association.) - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Random House, 1978-05. First Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. No marks inside or out, almost like new. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Unclipped dustjacket with very little wear. NY: Random House, 1978. Stated First Edition with full Random House number line, 1st printing. 185 pages. Jacket design by Stan Zagorowski. - The 7th Max Roper mystery. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Macmillan Publishing Co, 1975-01-01. Hardcover. VG/VG+. Previous owners blindstamp seal to ffep, no other marks. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Unclipped dustjacket with very little wear, in mylar cover. NY: Macmillan, 1975. Second Printing. 222 pages; maps, photo plates. - The search for chests of 400,000 year old bones found in China that were "lost" during the Japanese occupation of WW2. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Headline, 1991-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/Fine. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author to the title page without inscription, no other marks. Clean hardcover with tight square binding and sharp corners, typical tanning of the page edges. Crisp unclipped dustjacket with no wear or tears, in fresh mylar. London: Headline, 1991. First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 243 pages. - The second Mitchell and Markby "Village Whodunnit," set in the Cotswolds during the Christmas season. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Sunflower University Press, 1992-03-01. Paperback. Very Good. Previous owners blindstamp seal to first and last pages, no other marks. Clean paperback with light cover wear, square binding with no spine creases. Manhattan KS: Sunflower University Press, 1992. xxi, 296 pages; maps, bibliography. - A narrative, lightly fictionalized account of the Brereton clandestine mission from the Philippines to Australia in the early days of WW2. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Forge Books, 2006-01-10. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Previous owners blindstamp seal to front endpaper, no other marks and otherwise almost like new. Clean hardcover with square binding and corners. Dustjacket with very little wear, in mylar cover, no price on unclipped flap. NY: Forge Books, 2006. 336 pages. - In this alternative history, acclaimed author and historian Thomas Fleming brings to life a fascinating chapter in American history that might well have happened. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Forge Books, 2006-01-10. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SIGNED by the author to the half-title page with personalized and dated inscription. No other marks inside or out. Fresh clean hardcover with tight square binding and sharp corners. Crisp unclipped dustjacket with negligible wear and no tears. NY: Forge Books, 2006. First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 336 pages.- In this alternative history, acclaimed author and historian Thomas Fleming brings to life a fascinating chapter in American history that might well have happened. - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

Minotaur Books, 2011-05-24. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. No marks inside or out. Fresh hardcover with tight square binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dustjacket with a mild wrinkle to top front corner, otherwise crisp with no tears. NY: Minotaur Books, 2011. Stated First Edition with full number line, 1st printing. 370 pages. - Third mystery by the Edgar nominated author of 'In the Shadow of Gotham.' - - Carefully packed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.

American Swedish Historical Foundation, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/VG. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author to the title page, no other marks. Clean hardcover with square binding and sharp corners. Unclipped ($3.75) dustjacket with light wear including a 1.5 inch tear to top back hinge corner and a few other smaller tears of 1/4 inch or less, in fresh mylar. Philadelphia: American Swedish Historical Foundation, 1955. Stated First Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. xiv, 327 pages; illustrated, endnotes, bibliography, index. - Prolific writer and champion of social reforms, the Swedish novelist Fredrika Bremer received a warm welcome from such literary giants of mid-nineteenth century America as Emerson, Hawthorne, Irving, Longfellow and Lowell during a two year tour. - - Wrapped, boxed and promptly shipped with tracking provided.