Search Results: Titles starting with S from Star Cat Books

New York, NY: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1971. Very Good+. MM paperback. 3rd printing, 1st paperback edition, Very Good+ condition of this classic SF book by A.E. Van Vogt. 1960s cover, 3rd printing 1973. Some slight wear to spine (no creasing!), cover, pages, binding in excellent condition. A great find for an SF collector. 190 pages. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK: Shire Publications, 1986. Soft cover. As New. As-new Shire Album 164 of the classic "Scottish Knitting." Rare to find one in this condition. Crisp pages, sharp edges, untouched cover.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bloomsbury USA, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. New condition, 1st ed, 2nd printing. DJ new condition. Bob Ryan's autobiography of his life in sports as a writer and reporter. Terrific book for sports fans everywhere. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London, England: Grafton Books, 1990. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Abridged version of the 1983 book. 8 pages of B&W photos in middle. Rare to find in the US. Fine to As New condition, slight foxing on cover from shelving. Tiny label on back cover: "Distributed by Trafalgar Square, N. Pomfret, VT 05053". Bibliography & sources, appendices, index.

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949. 1st. Good. A Ken Holt mystery story. 1st editon. Good condition. 214 pg. Off white boards with dark green lettering. Some staining to boards, red crayon on back cover. Tight binding, clean pages, some foxing on edges.

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. 1st. 1st ed. 1st printing. Hardcover no DJ tan boards with brown lettering. Good condition. Some tanning to cover. Minor bumping on spine. Tight binding. Clear pages. Minor foxing on edges. An original Hardy Boys mystery. Writing on first pg., name of owner. 212 pg.

New York, NY: Henry N. Abrams, Inc, 1982. Very Fine/Very Good. Rien Poortvliet. Very Fine Condition. VG DJ. Some crinkles from shelving to DJ. Some bumping to spine on book. Otherwise, clean tight and almost unread. Oversized hardcover 12x8.5in octavo.This book is the sequel to Gnomes, and part of the gnome crazy of the 70s and 80s. Originally published in the Netherlands in Dutch. This book and Gnomes were the original two books, later collected into: The Complete Gnomes. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

Philadelphia, PA: The Griffith & Rowland Press, 1910. 2nd. Good. 2nd edition, 1st printing thus. Good Condition. Red boards with black lettering. Some staining, loose backboard, tight spine, pages tight, water stain through some of the pages. Foxing on pages and edges. 208 pg. Shop page in back. Must have for anybody studying stage magic. Book still in print, collectors prefer earlier editions. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

London, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. This is number 481 in Oxford University Press's series of The World's Classics. It is a selection of the poetry of Swinburne, with an introduction by Laurence Binyon. This is an inferred 1st printing. The series index at the end of the book lists no later books, which supports this as a 1st printing of the 1st edition. The book is in VG condition. This edition may have been released without a dust jacket, and there is none present. Dark blue boards are somewhat faded on the spine, and the end of the original bookmark ribbon is also faded. Gilt lettering on the spine is still clear. Original blue color of page tops is intact and there is no foxing. Light shelf rubbing at top and bottom of spine. Glue used in binding has caused uniform discoloration of front and back endpapers, and a past owner's signature is neatly written on the front endpaper. There is some spotting on front half-title page, and in the series… Read More

New York: Harrisons Smith and Robert Haas, 1934. 1st thus. Fair. Fair condition. White and red boards with a gold medallion of the title on the front cover. Stain on spine, spine shows shelf wear. Discoloring around edges of boards on front and back. Boards in general shows signs of a lot of wear. Front and back hinges slightly loose. Pages crisp, slightly yellowed with age, deckled edges. Title page and half titles of stories herein, decorated with red lettering in a gothic font. This is seven short traditional gothic stories by Isak Dinesen "famed for her novel Out of Africa." There is an introduction by Dorothy Canfield. 420 pp. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909. 1st. Good. 1st American edition. Good Condition, dark green cloth boards shelf wear on spine. Paper label of title and author on spine half missing. Biding tight pages clean and crisp, slightly yellowed with age. Top edges of pages originally dark green. Folsome dedication to W.B. Yates dated May 1, 1909 Abbey Theatre. Lady Gregory along with Yates, Signe, and others were responsible for the late 19th and early 20th century Irish Renaissance. Music for the songs in the back, along with notes casting of the first production of the plays. For Irish history lovers this is a precious book. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ace Books, 1991. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. First in the series by Anne Logston, this book introduces Shadow, the elvan thief. This copy has the full number line of the first printing and is in VG or better condition. There is light creasing of the spine, and slight edge wear to the cover, but the book is otherwise unmarked, clean, and square. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.

New York, NY: ROC, 1990. 1st. Very Good. 1st edition, 5th printing. Standard mm size. Very Good Condition. Bump to back top left corner. Some slight chipping to cover. Small yellow spot on first page, otherwise pages clean and tight. 377 pg. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 2010. 1st. Near Fine/Good-. 1st edition, 1st printing. Book Near New, DJ good-. Some shelf wear to DJ. Spine tight, pages clean and crisp. Signed by author. 5th in the series of bestsellers featuring Simon Serrailler, this crime novel is one of Susan Hill's best. 372 pg. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

Phillipines: International Sheng Zhen Society Foundation, 1999. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. 1st ed. thus. Rare edition in As New condition of Sheng Zhen Healing Qigong and how to practice this form to heal the body of disease. One crease to spine from shelving, otherwise perfect throughout with tight spine and crisp pages.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Stein and Day, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo near-new/fine hardcover with near-fine dust jacket (some small tears at top of spine). End papers have illustrations of the Morro Castle. This is an investigation of the famous 1938 sinking of the Morro Castle, in order prove it wasn't an accident but a deliberate sabotage by one of the ship's officers. Appendices, bibliography.

London, England: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. First edition first printing hardback in yellow boards with black titles to spine , boards and spine all very clean, slight foxing to page edges , in dust jacket with 7/6 net on front flap , slight nick to upper edge of spine, bright dust jacket. All orders are sent in professional double bubble-wrapped envelope . We are a full time independent bookseller in rural Vermont, serving our community & our world's needs in indie bookselling, both new and old books.

Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. As new condition two-volume set of a history of russia and the surrounding area. Contains chronology from 9th century BC to 1965. Includes five black and white maps and two color maps, laid in at the beginning of volume I and the end of volume II. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Littleton, N.H.: Bondcliff Books, 2002. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. 1st ed., 1st printing. As new condition. Trade paperback. Illustrated without. Stories from the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Cleveland, Ohio: Tower Books / The World Publishing Company, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Wartime edition from Tower Books, #T-343. Binding tight, but paper yellowing due to high acid content of wartime "cheap" paper. Jacket has minor tears and wear to edges & spine from shelving. Pages clean and unmarked. Owner's name penciled onto frontispiece along gutter. Note ad in back that this book could be mailed "to a boy in the armed services anywhere for only 4¢ postage," as well as a quote from Roosevelt on the copyright page. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.