Books Into Film from Linden Avenue Books

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Square with sharp corners and tight binding. Interior is clean with no markings of any kind. The unclipped illustrated dustjacket shows original $17.95 price. Clean and bright with no chips, tears or other defects and protected in mylar. A narrative of the American frontier of the 1850's from the author of… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Black Cloth over black boards illustrated with silver & black chessboard and silver lettering on spine. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Not a remainder. Book is square with sharp corners, tight binding and minimal wear. The interior is clean and free of any markings (no bookplates, previous owner names, etc.). The dustjacket is clipped,… Read more about this item

First Edition. First Canadian Printing of the author's second novel. Black cloth over blue boards with silver lettering on spine and map-illustrated end papers. Near Fine in a Fine unclipped dustjacket, protected in mylar. Books shows no flaws, just lacks the crispness for a grading of Fine. Translated from the Danish by Tiina Nunnally. Basis for the 1997 mystery /… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Beige and 1/4 grey cloth boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Square with tight binding and sharp corners. Interior is clean with no bookplates, previous owner names, etc. The unclipped dustjacket shows orginal $11.95 price. The front panel is creased at top corner, else fine. A collectible… Read more about this item

Later printing (seventh). Red cloth boards with black embossedl lettering. Square with solid binding, light edgewear. The interior is clean and free of any markings, with some age-darkening. The unclipped paper dustjacket has original $3.95 price and shows some wear and chipping. Protected in mylar. Overall, a very nice reading copy. Shaw's first novel is one of the finest narratives… Read more about this item

First American Edition, First Printing. An x-library copy, but surprisingly clean and well-preserved. Library stamps on top edge, front endsheet and title page, otherwise unmarked. The front endpaper shows abrasion, likely from removal of a pocket. Green cloth boards with gilt and silver lettering on spine, with minor wear at extremities. Pages show the typical age-darkening. The clipped dustjacket is… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Turquoise cloth with silver lettering on spine. Solid binding, square with sharp corners. Minor shelf wear. The interior is clean and unmarked. The unclipped dustjacket shows original $4.50 price, with edgewear and chipping at head of spine. Protected in mylar cover. Translated from the German by Rachard and Clara… Read more about this item

No edition stated. Good condition in a Good book club edition dustjacket. Blue cloth with decorative gilt title on spine. Book is in standard used condition, binding loose but all pages firmly attached. Corners are bumped, previous owner name on front paste down dated February, 1945. The age-darkened text is clean and unmarked. The dustjacket shows wear and has tears… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Good + dustjacket. Book is square with solid binding, interior is clean and unmarked. The unclipped dustjacket shows original $2.95 price, with chipping at head of spine and wear at edges. Protected in mylar. Author's first novel and basis for both a Broadway play and the 1958 film directed by Mervyn Leroy,… Read more about this item

An early reprint of this 1947 best-seller. Very Good in a Good+ dustjacket. Decorative cloth boards, jacket designed by Samuel Bryant and illustrated with sketches by Agness Newton Keith and Don Johnston. Solid binding, square with sharp corners. The interior is clean and free of any markings. The dustjacket is unclipped but does not show any price, with chipping at… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine in a Good+ dustjacket. Signed by the author. Yellow and beige boards with red lettering on spine. Binding is solid, book is square with one corner lightly bumped and minimal shelf wear. Interior is clean with no bookplates, previous owner names, etc. The dustjacket has original $4.95 price intact, rubbed with chipping at head… Read more about this item

First British edition, First Printing. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black cloth with silver lettering on spine. Solid binding, square with sharp corners. The interior is clean and bright with no markings of any kind. The dustjacket is unclipped, crisp and bright with no chips, tears or other defects. Protected in Gaylord archival cover. Basis for the 1985 American black… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Near Fine dustjacket. Boards are solid, corners are sharp. There is a small "4W" stamp on FFEP, but no other markings of any kind. The illustrated dustjacket is unclipped with original $4.95 price intact, some age-darkening at bottom edge and minimal shelf wear. Protected in mylar. Basis for the 1974 film directed… Read more about this item

Very Good in a Good+ dustjacket. A Book Club edition. Blue boards with black lettering on spine. Deckled foredge and illustrated endpapers with maps showing the track of USS Belinda in the Pacific theater during WW II. Boards are square with solid binding. The interior is clean and free of any markings, no bookplates, previous owner names, etc. The beautifully… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black cloth with silver lettering on spine and black paper boards. Tight binding, square with sharp corners. Interior is clean and free of any markings. The unclipped dustjacket shows the original $14.95 price intact wth no chips, tears or other defects. Protected in mylar. A novelization of the acclaimed 1993 American… Read more about this item

Very Good / no dustjacket. First thus 1948 printing, not a book club. Dark green boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Solid binding, square with minor wear at extremities. Interior is clean and free of any markings. Historical novel loosely based on the rivalry of North Carolina tobacco tycoons Washington Duke and John Harvey McElwee. Basis for the… Read more about this item

A January 1937 reprint of the 1936 first edition. Good / no dustjacket. Blue boards with decorative orange title and illustration. End papers illustrated with 1775 - 1783 maps of the Mohawk Valley. Text is clean and without markings. Front hinge cracked, but pages firmly attached. A sound copy showing wear at spine and corners. Previous owner name neatly written… Read more about this item

First Edition, FIrst Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Quarter blue cloth over grey boards with silver lettering on spine. Square with tight binding, interior is clean, crisp and appears unread. Some wear at base of spine, previous owner bookplate on front pastedown under the dustjacket flap. The dustjacket is price-intact ($4.95) and shows some rubbing with wear… Read more about this item

First Edition, April 1949, no additional printings listed. Very Good in a Good+ dust jacket. Solid binding with wear at head and foot of spine. Interior is clean with no marks of any kind. Price-clipped dustjacket shows some wear with chipping at head of spine. Protected in mylar. Includes 16 pages of photographs. Basis for the 1957 film with Bob… Read more about this item

Seventh Printing of the first edition, August 1925. Condition: Good / No dustjacket. Blue cloth with orange type and reverse block. Moderate wear, spine lean, some soiling on page block. Interior is clean and unmarked. Sinclair Lewis was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for this novel, but he declined the award. Basis for the 1931 film directed by John Ford and… Read more about this item