Recent Arrivals from Books Northwest
Recent Arrivals from Books Northwest
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When The Whippoorwill -
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- See main description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$300.00
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275pp, 1/4 black 3/4 olive cloth w/gilt illustration and signature on cover and spine, green endpapers, yellow topstain. Fine/Very Good dj in protective cover; spine browned, title oddly misspelled in both places. A later printing by Norman Berg, well-known supporter of Southern authors. Scarce edition of these fine short stories, including the 1933 O. Henry Prize for Best American Short… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Blue boards w/navy quarter cloth, silver lettering on spine
- ISBN
- 9780688077082
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$41.00
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543pp, blue boards w/navy quarter cloth, silver lettering on spine, gray endpapers, dj in clear protective cover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Item Price
$41.00
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The Life of David Belasco
by William Winter
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Vol 1 second edition , Vol 2 first edition
- Published
- 1918
- Binding
- Dark blue cloth w/gilt author sig on cover, gilt lettering on spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$300.00
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Two volume set, both dark blue cloth with gilt author signature on cover, gilt lettering on spine, untrimmed pages, 530pp and 563pp. Bumped corners and some fraying.
Vol. 1 inside cover starting but completely attached, with attached letter on inside cover als from Belasco to Hubert H. Harrison and dedication signature on ffep: To Mr. Hubert H. Harrison in Friendship David… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
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TOBE
by Stella Gentry Sharpe, Charles Farrell
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- 1939
- Binding
- Orange boards with blue lettering on cover and spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$90.00
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121pp, Very Good. First edition/first printing from UNC Press 1939. No DJ. Orange cloth with blue lettering on cover and spine. Bumped top right corner, chipped at top of spine, previous owner name on ffep. The text block and images are as new (see all photos). With 62 photographs by Charles Ferrell.
This children's book about daily life on a working… Read more about this item Item Price
$90.00
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The Civil War: A Narrative Vol. 1
by Shelby Foote
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Fifth Printing
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Gray cloth with gilt letters on spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$44.00
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840pp, Near Fine/Near Fine, 1958 First Edition 5th Printing. DJ has slight chipping bottom spine, otherwise complete w/ $35.00 price intact. Color maps on end pages. First volume of this three-volume, highly-regarded monumental history. Conservative rating of NF due to owner signature on FFEP (see photo), otherwise book would be rated Fine. Item Price
$44.00
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The Moor's Last Sigh
by Salman Rushdie
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Black quartercloth boards
- ISBN
- 9780679420491
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$45.00
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435pp, black quartercloth boards with author initials in gilt on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Fine/Fine, price-intact dj protected w/clear mylar. First edition/First printing, signed by author on title page. A beautiful, signed, pristine copy of Rushdie's seventh novel. Item Price
$45.00
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The Year 2000
by Herman Kahn, Anthony J. Wiener
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition/seventh printing
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Green cloth w/gilt letters on spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$34.00
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431pp, green cloth w/gilt lettering on spine, blue topstain, seventh printing, near fine DJ protected with clear mylar. Owner bookplate on inside cover; rubberstamped name on title page (see all photos), otherwise clean and unmarked. Prescient views of 21st century life, with predictions regarding computers that are accurate. Includes 100 Technical Innovations Very Likely in the Last Third of the… Read more about this item Item Price
$34.00
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Miracle on 34th Street
by Valentine Davies
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Red cloth boards/gray lettering on spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$34.00
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120pp, red cloth boards with gray lettering on spine. Later printing of First Edition. Near Fine in Acceptable DJ protected w/clear mylar. Front of DJ is intact with chipping on top and bottom left, 2" piece missing on spine (see photos). The classic Christmas story of Kris Kringle and the Gimbels/Macy's rivalry. Item Price
$34.00
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A Harlem Family 1967
by Gordon Parks
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- 2012
- Binding
- Grey cloth boards with lettering on cover, spine
- ISBN
- 9783869306025
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$220.00
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112pp, Fine/fine. Grey cloth with black and red lettering on cover, black lettering on spine, grey endpapers, glossy thick stock, many photographs. Printed in Germany. Gorgeous, heartbreaking images of a Harlem family. Includes a photo essay published in Life magazine in March 1968. Rare, out-of-print. Parks was a film director best known for "Shaft" and "Shaft's Big Score" and was… Read more about this item Item Price
$220.00
A Natural History of Western Trees
by Donald Culross Peattie
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First edition thus/second printing
- Published
- 1953
- Binding
- Light green boards w/black lettering on spine
- ISBN
- 9780517102626
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$65.00
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751pp, light green boards with black lettering on spine, Fine in Good DJ protected w/clear mylar. 1953 second printing. Small sticker discoloration on inside back cover (see photo) otherwise pristine condition. Thorough and thoughtful description of 200 native trees with many black and white illustrations. Includes naming Key, glossary, indexes of scientific and common names. Rare with dj. … Read more about this item Item Price
$65.00
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Squak Slough 187-1920
by Amy Eunice Stickney Lucile McDonald
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Paper cover with blue lettering, photo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$30.00
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266pp, cream paper cover with photo, blue lettering, grey lettering on spine, crimping on lower right cover, sunned spine, fragile spine glue separated 102-102 but pages attached. First Edition/First Printing, Signed by both authors on title page. Definitive history of "50 years of pioneer life in Washington's Woodinville, Bothell and Kenmore areas." Item Price
$30.00
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Underworld
by Don DeLillo
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Blue boards with quarter black/spine
- ISBN
- 9780684842691
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$90.00
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827pp, light blue boards with quarter black, gilt lettering on spine. First Edition First Printing. Fine/Fine, unread condition. DJ in clear protective cover. A pristine FEFP. Item Price
$90.00
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A Crackle of Thorns
by Alec Seath Kirkbride
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- 1956
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$38.00
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201pp, red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. First edition/first printing. Near Fine/Near Fine, Dj in clear cover, small dark spot on front (see photo), unclipped price of 21s, small chip at bottom of spine, light foxing on ffep and back end page, otherwise very clean and unmarked. 18 illustrations. "The Middle East was not an easy milieu in… Read more about this item Item Price
$38.00
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Building Failures
by Thomas H. McKaig
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Blue cloth boards w/silver lettering on spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$30.00
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261pp, blue boards w/silver lettering on spine, numerous line drawings. Fine/Very Good. DJ in clear protective cover. Detailed descriptions of dozens of building failures. From the Preface: "This collection of case studies has been assembled to help architects, engineers and contractors build more safely." From Chapter 1: "The primary purpose of this book is to tell the story of… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
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THE ROADS TO MEDIAEVAL LAUDERDALE
by R. P. Hardie
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- 1942
- Binding
- Olive boards w/gilt lettering on spine, gilt top edge
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$58.00
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106pp, olive boards with gilt lettering on spine, gold leaf top edge. Previous owner signature on ffep, tipped-in 10" x 16" map of area described. Book is otherwise unmarked and rated Near Fine due to signature. Dustjacket in clear mylar protective cover shows foxing on upper front/back cover and spine, cover is completely intact including 7/6 shilling price. A beautiful… Read more about this item Item Price
$58.00
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The Great Society
by Robert Schenkkan
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 2014
- Binding
- Red wraps with black lettering
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$50.00
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169pp, red wraps w/black lettering on cover. Unpublished production draft of play as presented by Seattle Repertory Theatre, premiering in Seattle December 10, 2014. Signed by author on title page. Only known copy currently listed for sale. Rare. Item Price
$50.00
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All the Way: A Play
by Robert Schenkkan
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- 2014-08
- Binding
- Black wraps w/colored lettering on cover and spine.
- ISBN
- 9780802123442
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$40.00
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125pp, Near Fine, black wraps w/colored lettering on cover and spine. First edition/first printing, Signed by author To Marc, Best Wishes, R Schenkkan October 28, 2014. The play opened at the Neil Simon Theater in NYC in May of 2014 and won a Tony Award for Best Play. Rare signed copy. Item Price
$40.00
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The Denial of Death
by Ernest Becker
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition/first printing
- Published
- March 1, 1985
- Binding
- Colored paper wraps
- ISBN
- 9780029023808
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$32.00
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314pp, First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine, two previously dogeared pages and one highlighted sentence, otherwise clean book and text block. Becker was the posthumous winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for General Nonfiction, the book is an intriguing examination of humankind's awareness of one's eventual death and how sublimating this awareness has affected human behavior throughout history. Item Price
$32.00
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We Thought We Heard The Angels Sing
by James C Whittaker
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Edition
- First Edition Second Printing
- Published
- 1943
- Binding
- Purple boards with black illustration/title on cover, black lettering on spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$35.00
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139pp, purple boards with black line drawing and title on cover, black lettering on spine. First edition/Second printing March 1943. Ex-library book with white numbering/letters on bottom spine, trace of glue residue on inside back cover, wear on spine top/bottom. Photos on endpapers of notes from survivors, bookplate from Convent of the Sacred Heart Library, Washington, D.C. (see photos). 16… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00
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The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First/first printing
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Canary/ivory boards
- ISBN
- 9780399155345
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Kirkland, Washington, USA
- Item Price
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$60.00
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451pp, quarter canary/ivory boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Near Fine/VeryGood, First Edition/First Printing. Book is clean, light creases on dj spine ends, first state dust jacket w/$24.95 price intact in clear protective mylar. A true first state of the author's only novel, selling over three million in this edition, the film adaptation was also a success. Item Price
$60.00