Titles starting with Z from Books Tell You Why

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395446120 . An attractive First Edition/First Printing book in Fine condition, the very Near Fine dust jacket slightly creased at top of spine; Author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg mixes up the usual children's alphabet primer with zany catastrophes Illustrating all the letters of the alphabet . ... more information

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Fine. 1997. Full-Leather. Fine condition, a wonderful limited scarce book; The biography of Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) , 12th President of the United States (1849-1850). Born in Virginia at the end of the American Revolution, he has been an enigma, destined to be the last of the slave owning presidents and the last Southern President until Lyndon B. Johnson. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover ... more information

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A First Edition/First printing in Fine condition in alike dustjacket, SIGNED by author and Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel directly on the half-title page. Slight fading of boards top front and back. Dustjacket shows remarkably little wear; Set in a small synagogue in post-Stalin Russia, this story is based on a Yom Kippur experience where Wiesel realized that his Rabbi no longer had the... more information

New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. United Jewish Appeal Commemorative Edition in Fine condition in original slipcase, SIGNED by author and Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel directly on the half-title page. Bound in burgundy cloth with gold lettering; Set in a small synagogue in post-Stalin Russia, this story is based on a Yom Kippur experience where Wiesel realized that his Rabbi no longer had the strength to imagine himself free. I... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0618253963 . A flawless First Edition/First Printing book in As New/As New condition, SIGNED by author Chris Van Allsburg on his Zathura (flying house) book plate; Zathura is a dramatic adventure that promises a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. At the story's end which becomes, miraculously, the beginning, we find that Walter's feelings for his little brother are g... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0618253963 . A flawless First Edition/First Printing book in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by author Chris Van Allsburg on the title page; Zathura is a dramatic adventure that promises a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. At the story's end which becomes, miraculously, the beginning, we find that Walter's feelings for his little brother are greatly al... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0618253963 . A flawless First Edition/First Printing book in As New/As New condition, SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by Chris Van Allsburg; Zathura is a dramatic adventure that promises a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. At the story's end which becomes, miraculously, the beginning, we find that Walter's feelings for his little brother are greatly alte... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0618253963 . A flawless First Edition/First Printing book in As New/As New condition, SIGNED and dated 2002 by author Chris Van Allsburg on the half title page; Zathura is a dramatic adventure that promises a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. At the story's end which becomes, miraculously, the beginning, we find that Walter's feelings for his little brother are grea... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0618253963 . A most handsome First Edition/First Printing book in As New condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Chris Van Allsburg directly on the title page; Zathura is a dramatic adventure that promises a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. At the story's end which becomes, miraculously, the beginning, we find that Walter's feelings for his little brother a... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679854401 . A handsome First Edition/First Printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED and dated 11/24/98 by author Chaim Potok directly on the title page . ... more information

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684811529 . A handsome First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with trivial edgewear . ... more information

New York: Scholastic Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0439339111 . An unread First Edition/First Printing in As New condition in alike dustjacket; Jon Muth -- and Stillwater the bear -- present three ancient Zen tales with universal themes such as forgiveness, acceptance, and generosity all beautifully depicted in translucent watercolor scenes. 2006 Caldecott Honor award winner . ... more information

New York: Scholastic Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0439339111 . A Very Fine unread First Edition/First Printing in alike dustjacket. This copy is signed by author Jon Muth on the page opposite the title page; Jon Muth -- and Stillwater the bear -- present three ancient Zen tales with universal themes such as forgiveness, acceptance, and generosity all beautifully depicted in translucent watercolor scenes. 2006 Caldecott Honor award ... more information

New York: Scholastic Press. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2005. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0439339111 . First Edition/Later Printing in As New condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Jon Muth on the verso of the front free endpaper. Minute bump to spine head. A very attractive copy; Jon Muth -- and Stillwater the bear -- present three ancient Zen tales with universal themes such as forgiveness, acceptance, and generosity...all beautifully depicted in translucen... more information

New York: Scholastic Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author. 2005. First Edition; Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0439339111 . A beautiful First Edition/Later Printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket with Caldecot Honor Book medal. SIGNED by author Jon Muth on the verso of the front free endpaper; Jon Muth -- and Stillwater the bear -- present three ancient Zen tales with universal themes such as forgiveness, acceptance, and generosity...all beautifully depicted in translucent waterc... more information

New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312193769 . First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED and dated (in the month and year of publication) by author Elizabeth M. Cosin on the title page . ... more information

New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394565762 . First Edition/First Printing in Very Good+ condition with soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear . ... more information

New York: William Morrow and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688144500 . First Edition/First Printing in about Fine condition, light staining to page edges in alike dust-jacket; Rivals anything written by Tom Clancy . ... more information

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340684488 . A very beautiful First Edition/First Printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by Raymond Benson on the title page; Raymond Benson'sfirst James Bond novel, picking up where Ian Fleming and John Gardner left off. It is set mostly in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China, involving a wealthy British shipping magnate. Bond is first alerted to the c... more information

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340684488 . A very beautiful First Edition/First Printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket, signed by Raymond Benson on the title page; Raymond Benson's first James Bond novel, picking up where Ian Fleming and John Gardner left off. It is set mostly in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China, involving a wealthy British shipping magnate. Bond is first alerted to the case aft... more information