Isbn: 9780394523743 - handbook for visitors from outer space/07789 (29 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Condition: New. Hardcover edition.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hard Cover. 0394523741. Remainder mark to bottom page edges The dust jacket is protected by an adjustable mylar cover. 8vo - over 7þ" - 9þ" tall. Hard Cover. clph. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984. VERY GOOD hardcover book in VERY GOOD mylar-protected dust-jacket. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. irst Edition, First Printing. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Publisher: Bookthrift, NY, 1987. VERY GOOD hardcover book in VERY GOOD mylar-protected dust-jacket. Reissue of the 1984 Edition, Closed tear on spine corner, slight spine lean. Former owner signature on front end paper. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book has corner & edge bumps/wear, remainder mark to top of page block and a small doodle on first page. Dust jacket has wear at corners and top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. First Edition (1st printing). This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (1st printing)l.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. FIRST PRINTING. Critically revered, bestselling author's debut book. "A Handbook of Visitors From Outer Space" is a novel that gives us-through the eyes and being of Cyrus Quince, a young American boy filled with classic yearnings but growing up in a no-longer-classic world-a sharply fresh vision of our time. We enter the novel through The House at the World's End. A war has been going on, but no one knows how or when it started. On the lawn of the Old Generals' Home, on the outskirts of Winston City, on the American eastern seacoast, the elderly men discuss how improbable, how utterly unlike former wars, this one seems to be: no enemy, no identifiable troops, but so much talk of strategy and being ever on the alert, and in the population at large an insistent feeling of anxiety coupled with a feverish gaiety. For many, the war persists only as a rumor, and others do not believe in its existence". 336 pages. A 1/4" closed tear to DJ rear top edge. Some shelf rubbing to DJ. LF.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good in Dustjacket. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1984. June 1984. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394523741. 1st Novel. 341 pages. hardcover. Jacket art by Rob Wynne. keywords: American Literature Women. DESCRIPTION - A sharply fresh vision of our time conveyed through the experiences of a boy filled with classic yearnings for family wholeness and national honesty, on a quest to uncover his elders' secrets. Beginning with a mysterious, unlocatable war and concluding with a battle on the New Jersey Turnpike, this is a 'mad fairy tale that unexpectedly turns out to be true' by 'such an engaging storyteller that we willingly submit, believing the impossible.' (The New York Times Book Review) A 'combination of inspired tenderness and brilliant technique. it reads as if it were written by a very witty angel.' (The Boston Herald). inventory #28529.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. First Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good Condition. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good Dust Jacket. Grey boards with black cloth spine. Silver title on front cover. Silver title, author and publisher on spine. 336pp. Content clean and sound.This book may require additional postage. Photos available on request.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. 336 page novel, small tape reinforced closed tear and chip to bottom of the spine, else fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. Author's first book. Author of RATTLESNAKE FARMING Light signs of shelf use to the top and bottom of the spine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. NY: Knopf, 1984. First Edition. Hardbound. Author's first book. Near fine/Near fine. A nice copy that has perhaps been read once. Not as tight as a new copy.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 336 pages, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page, very clean and tight copy. Record # 456147.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 336pp "A novel that gives a sharply fresh vision of our time.a portrait of this generation's connection to our still worshipped but receding traditions: family, religion, patriotism, the ideal of a principled life." (Loc G150/1).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st. Hardcover first edition in very good condition with a mylar wrapped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition, 1st printing. Bright & tight copy, unread, in Fine condition. Erstwhile remainder has slight foxing & red line on top edge, o/w unmarked. "A HANDBOOK FOR VISITORS FROM OUTER SPACE is a novel that gives us--through the eyes and being of Cyrus Quince, a young American boy filled with classic yearnings but growing up in a no-longer-classic world--a sharply fresh vision of our time. [] A war has been going on, but no one knows how or when it started. On the lawn of the Old Generals' Home, on the outskirts of Winston City, on the American eastern seacoast, the elderly men discuss how improbable, how utterly unlike former wars, this one seems to be: no enemy, no identifiable troops, but so much talk of strategy and being ever on the alert, and in the population at large an insistent feeling of anxiety coupled with a feverish gaiety. For many, the war persists only as a rumor, and others do not even believe in its existence--[] We follow Cyrus on a journey both fabulous and familiar, through a childhood idyllically tidy, from which all trouble has been expunged; through prep school days at Fifield Academy--first love and first betrayal . . . [] As we follow him on his fragile and uncertain quest for love, for a vital identity and authenticity, we begin to piece together a portrait of this generation's connection to our still worshipped but receding traditions: family, religion, patriotism, the ideal of a principled life." [jacket copy] "Extraterrestrial beings won't discover in the pages of this accomplished first novel quite all the wonders of our fated planet but they'll feast their senses on vividly caught glimpses. . . The novel is thoroughly engaging and introduces an unmistakably gifted new voice in command of stylistic finesse, lively fancy and infectious buoyancy."--Publishers Weekly. "The prose is transparent, its burden complex--a curious design, a fable-like shiver, a humor that casts a deep and subtle shadow."--Joseph McElroy. Near-pristine hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp deckle edges, a square & tight spine, wrapped in an evocative NF jacket covered in archival mylar. Quite presentable.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. STATED FIRST Edition AND Printing. Fine Volume in a Fine UNclipped Dust Jacket. (Barely age-toned white jacket flap edges.) Blue book boards with fabric spine. A Superior copy. Authors debut novel. Mylar protected jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition. INSCRIBED by author on front free endpaper, "For Rolland Comstock, With last wishes, Kathryn Kramer December, 1989." Also SIGNED by author on full title page. This is "a novel that gives us - through the eyes and being of Cyrus Quince, a young American boy filled with classic yearnings but growing up in a no-longer-classic world - a sharply fresh vision of our time." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is skewed and loose. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and back bottom left corner. Lightly faded along head edges of boards. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. Price-clipped. Small tears on top corners. Small blue stain on interior of front cover. Lightly yellowed on flaps. Small damp stain on interior of back bottom left corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. First Edition. (1st) Slightly smaller book, black cloth spine, dark blue boards, silver lettering bright on spine, 336 pages. DJ glossy with map, illustration of volcano and more. DJ and book, both As New.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is slightly cocked. Stated First Edition.; 8.30 X 6 X 1.40 inches; 335 pages.

1/4 Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition/first printing in seemingly unread, about Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Included is also a proof dust-jacket, stamped as such and with blank flaps. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature on front paste down; This book is a guide for visitors from outer space who land on Earth. It covers everything from the basics of Earth culture and geography to how to behave when visiting our planet.; 8vo; FSA. …

hardcover. Zustand: As New.

hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.