Tenth of December by Saunders, George - 2013

New York / Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1954. First printing of the first American edition, 669pp, with index. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and cover margins, a small slightly rubbed spot near lower back spine, and soft creasing to spine ends, else fine.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1984. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 387pp. 8vo. Red cloth on boards with gilt lettering. Book is straight and relatively tight. Dust jacket has no price, ISBN is on lower right corner of jacket rear, six blurbs from Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edw. L. Beach, John Moore, and Stansfield Turner, Admiral, in that order. Copyright page has 18 lines with no printing statement, book weighs 1 lb. 13.5 ounces with Brodart jacket (and 1 lb. 13.2 oz. without Brodart). ISBN number also appears on lower right rear of book. Book spine ends are bumped. Moderate wear to book edges. Jacket has three short tears, one on lower edge front, one upper edge rear, and the third at the upper right corner. Small crinkle to lower edge of jacket front and to the jacket at spine head. Slight yellowing to the white dust jacket. Laid in is a photocopy of a Wall Street Journal book review by John R. Alden from Oct. 22, 1984. Jacket is Brodart… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 292pp. 8vo. Paper over boards, gilt on spine. Signed by the author on half-title page. Book has a complete number line from 1-10 and is a stated First Edition: February 2004. Book is straight, bright, unmarked, unclipped, unread, and has a Brodart jacket protector. Author also wrote "The Ice Harvest" and "The Walkaway.

New York: Random House, 2012. Stated First edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. 443pp. 8vo. Black paper and cloth over boards, gilt on spine. Signed by the author on the title page; no inscription. Stated First Edition with a complete number line (9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Author's second novel. Book is tight and unread and has its original price intact. It is unmarked, clean, and bright. Jacket is Brodart protected. Deckle fore-edges. A very timely novel, as the deceased North Korean Dear Leader Kim Jong Il is a major character. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A first edition and first printing. Gift quality.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 180pp. Small 8vo [7 1/2" x 4 3/4"]. Paper over boards, stamped spine. Author has signed his name only to the title page. Book is a stated First Edition/first printing (no other printings indicated), is unread, unmarked, unclipped ($22.95), tight, bright, and Brodart protected. Deckle fore-edges. Author also wrote "Dark at the Crossing" and "Green on Blue." Gift quality.

New York / Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1954. First printing of the first American edition, 669pp, with index. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and cover margins, a small slightly rubbed spot near lower back spine, and soft creasing to spine ends, else fine.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1984. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 387pp. 8vo. Red cloth on boards with gilt lettering. Book is straight and relatively tight. Dust jacket has no price, ISBN is on lower right corner of jacket rear, six blurbs from Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edw. L. Beach, John Moore, and Stansfield Turner, Admiral, in that order. Copyright page has 18 lines with no printing statement, book weighs 1 lb. 13.5 ounces with Brodart jacket (and 1 lb. 13.2 oz. without Brodart). ISBN number also appears on lower right rear of book. Book spine ends are bumped. Moderate wear to book edges. Jacket has three short tears, one on lower edge front, one upper edge rear, and the third at the upper right corner. Small crinkle to lower edge of jacket front and to the jacket at spine head. Slight yellowing to the white dust jacket. Laid in is a photocopy of a Wall Street Journal book review by John R. Alden from Oct. 22, 1984. Jacket is Brodart… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 292pp. 8vo. Paper over boards, gilt on spine. Signed by the author on half-title page. Book has a complete number line from 1-10 and is a stated First Edition: February 2004. Book is straight, bright, unmarked, unclipped, unread, and has a Brodart jacket protector. Author also wrote "The Ice Harvest" and "The Walkaway.

New York: Random House, 2012. Stated First edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. 443pp. 8vo. Black paper and cloth over boards, gilt on spine. Signed by the author on the title page; no inscription. Stated First Edition with a complete number line (9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Author's second novel. Book is tight and unread and has its original price intact. It is unmarked, clean, and bright. Jacket is Brodart protected. Deckle fore-edges. A very timely novel, as the deceased North Korean Dear Leader Kim Jong Il is a major character. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A first edition and first printing. Gift quality.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 180pp. Small 8vo [7 1/2" x 4 3/4"]. Paper over boards, stamped spine. Author has signed his name only to the title page. Book is a stated First Edition/first printing (no other printings indicated), is unread, unmarked, unclipped ($22.95), tight, bright, and Brodart protected. Deckle fore-edges. Author also wrote "Dark at the Crossing" and "Green on Blue." Gift quality.