The Breaking Wave
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1955. Hardcover. First American edition. Sunning and some spotting on the boards, very good lacking the dustwrapper. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1955. Hardcover. First American edition. Sunning and some spotting on the boards, very good lacking the dustwrapper. More
New York: Morrow, 1947. Hardcover. Book club. Very good in good dustwrapper. Hardcover, book club edition. Book has light wear of spine ends and cover corners, brown shadowing endpapers. Clean text. Dustwrapper has 4" tear front panel, minor wear and tear of spine ends and panel edges, fading panels. Please..... More
Melbourne: William Heinemann, (1947). Hardcover. First Australian edition. A couple of tiny stains on the front board, else near fine in price-clipped, very good dustwrapper with some rubbing and small nicks and tears. The English edition precedes, but the Australian is much less common. More
New York: William Morrow & Company, (1940 - but circa 1958). Hardcover. Reprint (circa 1958). Owner's name front fly, else fine in fine dustwrapper. More
New York: Literary Guild, 1940. Hardcover. Reading copy. Book has stain along top fine edges and some discoloration. Dustwrapper is rubbed and torn around the corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please..... More
New York: William Morrow, (1957). Hardcover. First American edition. A bit spine-cocked else near fine in about very good dust jacket jacket with a tiny pencil name on front flap, and shallow chipping and tears at the spine ends. A classic post-apocalyptic novel and the basis for the excellent Stanley..... More
New York: Morrow, 1944. Hardcover. Very good in an about Very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper edges and spine frayed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. More
New York: William Morrow, 1958. Hardcover. First American edition. Chip on the cloth at the crown thus very good in very good dustwrapper with shallow loss at the crown and a few internally repaired tears. Story about the dangerous air rescue of an injured Australian pilot. More
New York: William Morrow, 1961. Hardcover. First American edition. About fine in modestly spine-toned, very good or better dust jacket. Technically Shute's first novel, found among the author's papers at his death and posthumously published. More
Dickerson, MD: Quill & Brush, 2004. Hardcover. 2004 (current) edition. 7 page bibliography and price-guide. A thorough guide to identifying and collecting first editions, advance copies, limited editions, etc. The AUTHOR PRICE GUIDES (APGs) include a facsimile of the author's signature; a brief biographical sketch; an up-to-date list of the..... More