Titles starting with 2 from Books Tell You Why

London: Chatto & Windus. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0701181559 . A stunning First UK Edition/First Printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED and dated "14 Jan 08" by author Xiaolu Guo directly on the title page; Twenty vignettes tell the coming-of-age story of 21-year-old Fenfang Wang who at 17 left her small rural village for Beijing in hopes of a fresh start. She finds work as a film extra and later asp... more information

Madison, MN: Seventies Press. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1970. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in lightly sunned dust-jacket, little chipping to spine, easily Very Good+ ; The first English publication of collected poems of the 2011 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, considered one of the best of his generation in Europe. Translated by Robert Bly . ... more information

New York: David R. Godine. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0879231858 . First Edition/First Printing in Near Fine condition in Very Good+ dust-jacket. 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. Laid in business card of publisher's president David Godine and presentation card ; ; B & W and Color Photographs . ... more information

New York: Ballantine Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0345303059 . A First Edition/First Printing in Near Fine condition, minute smudge to board in alike dust-jacket; Clarke's sequel to the famous science fiction best-seller of the 1960s: "2001: A Space Odyssey" . ... more information

Rockville, MD: The Book Emporium Press. As New; Signed by Author. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0965342980 . An unread First Printing copy of the 2008 Edition in As New condition, SIGNED by author Thomas Lee directly on the title page; The essential identification and pricing guide for collectors of modern first editions. Includes the Medieval Whodunits and Other Historical Mysteries price and identification guide . ... more information

East Setauket, NY: The Imaginary Press. Near Fine; Signed by Author. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0965681416 . A handsome First Edition/First Printing in unread condition with small, light waterspots on fore-edge, else Fine. SIGNED by author K. J. A. Wishnia directly on the title page; Filomena Buscarsela Mystery . ... more information

New York: Delacorte Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385302274 . A handsome First Edition/First Printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed, dated Jan 13 1993, and inscribed by author Nancy Pickard directly on the title page; An Eugenia Potter Mystery . ... more information

London: Chatto & Windus. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0701159235 . A handsome First Edition/First Printing in unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket . ... more information