Through the Wheat
Award Books, 1964. 1st. Paperback. 12mo. 157ppg. Pages are clean and unmarked. Spine uncreased and tight. Textblock is tanned from age and there is a small cut through the side edge of the front cover to page #8.
Award Books, 1964. 1st. Paperback. 12mo. 157ppg. Pages are clean and unmarked. Spine uncreased and tight. Textblock is tanned from age and there is a small cut through the side edge of the front cover to page #8.
Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. C-Y. 12Mo Hardcover. 264p. Pages are unmarked with deckle edges and a light patina. Tightly bound with a split front hinge, still securely attached. Boards are sunned and lightly soiled on surfaces with bumped corners. Name penned on front endpaper. Lacks a jacket.
Paperback Library. 1969. 1st. 2nd printing. 12mo. Paperback. 191ppg. Spine is uncreased and hinges are very tight. Text remains clean and unmarked. Yellow painted text block shows minimal foxing to head and foot edges. There is general shelf wear to the covers; the back cover is covered in small white.....
Triad Granada, 1981. Reprint. 12Mo Softcover. 328pp. Warmly toned pages are unmarked except for bookstore stamp on front endpage that is also lightly foxed. Spine squared and lightly creased. Binding is tight. Covers are glossy with a creased back corner and sunning to edges. Faint foxing along text-block.
Doubleday & Company, 1966. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Signed by William Brinkley on front blank. Remaining pages toned though unmarked. Black cloth covered boards are superficially bug eaten around margins and spine. Gilt titled spine slightly slanted. Hinges are secure. Foxed text block. Dust jacket in fair condition is rubbed.....
International Pocket Library, 1936. 3rd Printing, 16Mo, Softcover. 80pp. Personal "From the Library of Anais Nin and Ian Hugo" stamp on front flyleaf. Warmly toned pages are unmarked and uncreased. Text block is square with bumped corners. Hinges are loose but intact. Boards are notably worn with scuffed surface and.....
Playboy, 1982. 1st. 12Mo Softcover. 224pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, creasing, pageblush throughout.
John Day Company, 1958. 4th impression. Hardcover. 8vo. Signed by Pearl S. Buck on half title. Scarce early printing, hardbound in brown woven cloth with gold illustrated title pressed into front cover and spine. Boards are lightly rubbed around corners and ends of spine. Spine squared and hinges tight. 316p.....
Thomas Seltzer, 1923. 1st Printing. 12Mo Hardcover. 135pp. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages. Bound in marbled paper boards with pointed corners and rubbed edges. Sticker title plate is chipping. Binding is tight, hinges are split but fully attached. Protected in glossy mylar.
University of California Press, 2005. First Edition. 8vo Hardcover. 843 pages. Beige cloth boards are unmarked. Tan jacket is glossy w/ light surface wear. Text is clean, no writing or creases. Binding is tight, hinges are secure.
University of California Press, 2000. First Edition. 8vo Hardcover. 646 pages. Beige cloth boards are unmarked. Tan jacket is glossy, no tears. Text is clean, no writing or creases.
Fawcett Gold Medal, 1987. 1st edition. Paperback. 12mo. Spine is creased and slightly canted. Covers moderately worn. Stamped on first page with small area of moisture staining in upper corner of first few pages.
Readers International, 1992. Reprint. 8Vo Softcover. 272pp. Text is heavily highlighted throughout, still a legible reading copy. Covers are glossy with minor shelf wear. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Bookstore stamp and short notation present on front endpage.
Annette Pickren Chamberlin, 2005. Signed. 8Vo Softcover. 351pp. Signed and inscribed by Chamberlain on title page in blue ink. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. White pages are unmarked. Glossy covers have lightly bumped corners and a slight upcurl.
Otto Penzler / Hamish Hamilton, 1996. 1st Ed. Facsimile. 12Mo, Hardcover. 256pp. Red cloth boards, gilt golden lettering on spine. Text is clean on unmarked natural pages. Hinges are tight, textblock is square with pointed corners. Slightest if any overall book shelf/timewear. Jacket has 2-inch tear and creasing on front.....
Popular Library, 1975. 1st printing. Paperback. 12mo. Spine slightly slanted with thin seam through center. Wraps are vibrantly illustrated with moderate edge wear, lightly bumped corners and superficial rubbing. 256p. Content marked only by stamp on front matter. Original cigarette ad still attached. Green text block remains bright with a......
1981. 1st Printing. 12Mo Softcover. 151pp. Text is unmarked on clean pages. Binding is tight and slightly canted. Spin has vertical creasing from usage. Illustrated covers have some wear and chipping from age but blemishes are insignificant and do not affect readability of book. Yellow painted text block remains unhindered.....
Putnam, 1987. 1st, Signed. 8Vo Hardcover. 540pp. Signed with inscription by Clancy on frontleaf and signed on a loose glossy photo. Text is unmarked on white pages. Gray boards are pointed and clean, gilt golden lettering on front board and spine. Binding is tight and square. Jacket is protected in.....
Dell Publishing. 1974. 1st. Paperback. 12mo. 173ppg. A very clean copy with an uncreased spine and tight binding. Interior remains unmarked with a warm tone patina from age. Illustrated covers are glossy white, with minimal tanning along the spines edge. Green painted text block is vibrant with 3 small and.....
Clifford & Co., 1881. 12Mo Hardcover. 295pp. Brown embossed boards, golden lettering on spine and front board. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact with some separation, exposed mesh. Textblock is square with lightly time-rounded corners. Moderate++ overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and corner rubbing, foxing.....
Fontant Books, 1971. Reprint. 12mo Softcover. 347pp. Warm pages are unmarked. Binding is tight with a creased spine. Covers are glossy with bumped corners and small pen mark on bottom of text-block. Old price stamped on front fly.
Viking Press, 1935. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. First edition in original dust jacket. Basis for Stanley Kubrick's film. Inscribed by Humphrey Cobb on laid in page after front fly; "For hus. Castle with all good wishes from Humphrey Cobb". 265p. Deckled pages unmarked, with occasional faint age spotting throughout.....
Routledge & Kegan Paul / Princeton University Press, 1969. 8Vo Hardcover. 680pp. Olive boards, gilt golden lettering on spine and front board, unclipped dust jacket. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages; pp 223-226 were tipped-in and have come loose. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate.....
Dell, 1952. 16Mo Softcover. 191pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Spine is unbroken, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover creasing and edgewear, slight upcurl, pageblush throughout.
Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1906. 1st. 12MO Hardcover. 329 ppg. First American edition. Text is clean and edges are crisp. Binding is stiff and square. Hinges are secure. Blue boards are bright with painted lettering, protected in mylar. Nice ship illustration on front cover minor wear from age. Pages show.....