The Cider House Rules

(n.p.): Garp Enterprises/Radio-Telegraphic Company. 1991. A very early draft of the screenplay that won Irving an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay, based on his sixth novel. Signed by Irving. This is the earliest copy of the script we have seen: the film was released in 1999; this version is dated "June 14, 1991, Revised." Hand-numbered "42." There are substantial… Read more about this item

Black Swan. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1985. Limited Edition, #35/750. Hardcover. Octavo, 560 pages; VG; half yellow cloth binding, boards in green cloth; spine yellow, with green label with gilt lettering; covers protected with a mylar wrapper; housed in VG green cloth slipcase; mild shelf wear and scuffing; upper edge gilt; green ribbon bookmark; signed flat by Irving… Read more about this item

Black Swan, 07/01/1986. Paperback. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

New York: William Morrow and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 068803036X . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; The heart-wrenching story of orphan Homer Wells and his guardian, Dr. Wilbur Larch who follows Homer on his journey from innocence to experience, and his struggle to… Read more about this item

Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Beige boards quarterbound in brown cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Beige endpapers. 560 pages. First Printing. There is a faint soilmark on the top edge of the textblock, otherwise Fine: clean, bright and soundly bound. All tips are sharp. The dust jacket, glossy in an… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing. Measuring approximately 9.5" x 6.5" with 560 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Minor staining to top and bottom edges of textblock. Dust jacket is in very good plus condition. Minor… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 068803036X . Cover Art; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There are a couple of small spots of discoloration… Read more about this item

(n.p.): Miramax. (n.d.). The UK pressbook for the film made from his sixth novel, for which Irving wrote the Academy Award-winning screenplay. 70+ pages, most of it an in-depth look at the making of the movie. Fine in stapled wrappers. Softcover. Fine.

First Trade Edition, First Printing

First printing 1986. Binding tight, text unmarked. Cover has spine/opening/cover creases, edge/corner wear.

The practices of Dr. Wilbur Larch--obstetrician, orphanage director, ether addict, and abortionist--are hindered, abetted, and continued, in turn, by his favorite orphan, Homer Wells

The practices of Dr. Wilbur Larch--obstetrician, orphanage director, ether addict, and abortionist--are hindered, abetted, and continued, in turn, by his favorite orphan, Homer Wells

New York: Ballantine Books, 1993. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 4x1x6. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. 598 pages; spine creasing, edge wear; Wilbur Larch is an abortionist at St. Cloud's orphanage who, in addition to doing his job humanely and conscientiously, struggles with his relationship with his apprentice and adopted son, Homer Wells.… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1985. Fine in near-fine dust jacket.. Inscribed first edition of John Irving's Maine epic, following a doctor who is an "ether addict and abortionist" (front flap), sympathetically touching on reproductive rights issues in the time before Roe v. Wade. Spanning five decades from the 1920s to the 1970s, THE CIDER HOUSE… Read more about this item

William Morrow, 1985-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 105x22x144.

New York: William Morrow and Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Trade Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 068803036X . Quarter bound in publisher's brown cloth over wheat boards, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion on cover, wheat endpapers. . The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust… Read more about this item

William Morrow, 1985-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 105x22x144.

William Morrow & Co, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First edition, published by William Morrow in 1985 issued with an acetate jacket and signed by John Irving. It is unknown how many such copies were produced, but this was issued as is, for promotional purposes without a printed dust jacket..

Stated first trade edition with a complete number line; A near fine volume in a near fine dust jacket that is clean, bright, and tight, but does show some mild shelf wear to the ends and edges, else Fine/Fine. A nice copy in collectible condition, basis for the excellent movie starring Michael Caine and Tobey Maguire; in archival protection.