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The Third Level: Available Copies
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MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY AND WONDER: Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath; Last of the Dragons; Bagful of Dreams; Enchanted Buffalo; Darkness Box; Peter Pan; Thrush's Nest; Lock Out Time; Proper Santa Claus; Inside Out; Third Level; Griffon Minor Cannon by Hartwell, David G.; Cramer, Kathryn (editors) (Patricia A. McKillip; Edith Nesbit; Jack Vance; L. Frank Baum; Ursula K. Le Guin; J. M. Barrie; Anne McCaffrey; Rudy Rucker; Jack Finney; Frank R. Stockton; Robin McKinley; Johannes Bobrowski; Osbert Sitwell)
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Publisher: Guild America Books (1989)
Seller: HPB-Diamond (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $3.00
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $6.75
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MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY AND WONDER: Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath; Last of the Dragons; Bagful of Dreams; Enchanted Buffalo; Darkness Box; Peter Pan; Thrush's Nest; Lock Out Time; Proper Santa Claus; Inside Out; Third Level; Griffon Minor Cannon by Hartwell, David G.; Cramer, Kathryn (editors) (Patricia A. McKillip; Edith Nesbit; Jack Vance; L. Frank Baum; Ursula K. Le Guin; J. M. Barrie; Anne McCaffrey; Rudy Rucker; Jack Finney; Frank R. Stockton; Robin McKinley; Johannes Bobrowski; Osbert Sitwell)
Hardcover
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Publisher: Guild America Books ()
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.98
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TOTAL Cost: $6.98
Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.5
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MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY AND WONDER: Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath; Last of the Dragons; Bagful of Dreams; Enchanted Buffalo; Darkness Box; Peter Pan; Thrush's Nest; Lock Out Time; Proper Santa Claus; Inside Out; Third Level; Griffon Minor Cannon by Hartwell, David G.; Cramer, Kathryn (editors) (Patricia A. McKillip; Edith Nesbit; Jack Vance; L. Frank Baum; Ursula K. Le Guin; J. M. Barrie; Anne McCaffrey; Rudy Rucker; Jack Finney; Frank R. Stockton; Robin McKinley; Johannes Bobrowski; Osbert Sitwell)
Hardcover
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Publisher: Guild America Books ()
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.98
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MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY AND WONDER: Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath; Last of the Dragons; Bagful of Dreams; Enchanted Buffalo; Darkness Box; Peter Pan; Thrush's Nest; Lock Out Time; Proper Santa Claus; Inside Out; Third Level; Griffon Minor Cannon by Hartwell, David G.; Cramer, Kathryn (editors) (Patricia A. McKillip; Edith Nesbit; Jack Vance; L. Frank Baum; Ursula K. Le Guin; J. M. Barrie; Anne McCaffrey; Rudy Rucker; Jack Finney; Frank R. Stockton; Robin McKinley; Johannes Bobrowski; Osbert Sitwell)
Hardcover
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Publisher: Guild America Books ()
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.98
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TOTAL Cost: $6.98
Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.5
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Seller: The Book Bin (Salem, OR, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $20.50
First paperback printing (previously published in hardback), Dell D274, cover price $0.35. Wraps very good with light shelf-wear and edgewear. Slight wrinkle to spine; no reading creases. Binding sound. Pages toned, text unmarked. Featuring cover art by Richard Powers.
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MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY AND WONDER: Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath; Last of the Dragons; Bagful of Dreams; Enchanted Buffalo; Darkness Box; Peter Pan; Thrush's Nest; Lock Out Time; Proper Santa Claus; Inside Out; Third Level; Griffon Minor Cannon by Hartwell, David G.; Cramer, Kathryn (editors) (Patricia A. McKillip; Edith Nesbit; Jack Vance; L. Frank Baum; Ursula K. Le Guin; J. M. Barrie; Anne McCaffrey; Rudy Rucker; Jack Finney; Frank R. Stockton; Robin McKinley; Johannes Bobrowski; Osbert Sitwell); Thomas Canty; [Illustrator]
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Guild America Books (1989)
Seller: GridFreed (North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $17.00
Shipping: $5.45
TOTAL Cost: $22.45
In shrink wrap.
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THE THIRD LEVEL by Finney, Jack
Paperback
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Publisher: Dell Books, New York (1959)
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (Burlington, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $14.95
Shipping: $9.95
TOTAL Cost: $24.90
Dell Book D274. Light wear at the corners with a crease on the front hinge and an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Richard Powers. This story collection contains: The Third Level; Such Interesting Neighbors; I'm Scared; Cousin Len's Wonderful Adjective Cellar; Of Missing Persons; Something in a Cloud; There Is a Tide; behind the News; Quit Zoomin' Those Hands Through the Air; A Dash of Spring; Second Chance; and Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets.
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The Third Level by Finney, Jack
Hardcover
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Publisher: Rinehart & Company, New York (1957)
Seller: Black Falcon Books (Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $28.75
This is a Book Club Edition, bound in black boards with red lettering on the spine. Features several of the most popular short stories from Finney (1911-1995), including "Such Interesting Neighbors" and "I'm Scared." The book is unmarked; spine slant; corners and spine ends bumped. The dust jacket is not priced; edgewear at spine ends and corners; fading to the spine; Brodart protected.
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The Third Level by Jack Finney
Paperback
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Publisher: Dell Publishing Co, Inc, New York, NY (1959)
Seller: Lazy S Books (Austin, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $6.50
TOTAL Cost: $31.50
A 1st print (stated) of a late 1950s Dell edition of a sci-fi novel from the late 1940s. Dell Book D274. "An eerie shadow-land, halfway between desire and reality, where nothing is quite as it seems". Light edge wear with reading creases to the covers. Light browning to the pages. A very good copy.
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The Third Level by Finney, Jack
Paperback
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Publisher: Dell Publishing, New York (1959)
Seller: The People's Co-op Bookstore (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $15.04
Shipping: $18.00
TOTAL Cost: $33.04
4-1/4" x 6-3/8", 192pp incl. prelims. Printed on acidic groundwood paper and perfect bound in varnished printed card stock cover. Moderate shelf wear, edge wear to cover, and the bottom fore corner is creased on both front and back cover. Slight fading to spine. Blue edge tinting all around. Binding is square and tight. Previous bookseller's rubber stamp on half title page. Pages are tanned but clean and unmarked.
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The Third Level by Finney, Jack
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Dell Books, New York, NY (1959)
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA) (Modesto, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $30.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $35.00
Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. Dell book #D274 with price .35. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a light crease to the top front corner, and tiny crack to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: The Third Level, Such Interesting Neighbors, I'm Scared, Cousin Len's Wonderful Adjective Cellar, Of Missing Persons, SOmething in a Cloud, There is a Tide, Behind the News, Quit Zoomin'; Those Hands Through the Air, A Dash of Spring, Second Chance, Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets.
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MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY AND WONDER: Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath; Last of the Dragons; Bagful of Dreams; Enchanted Buffalo; Darkness Box; Peter Pan; Thrush's Nest; Lock Out Time; Proper Santa Claus; Inside Out; Third Level; Griffon Minor Cannon by Hartwell, David G.; Cramer, Kathryn (editors) (Patricia A. McKillip; Edith Nesbit; Jack Vance; L. Frank Baum; Ursula K. Le Guin; J. M. Barrie; Anne McCaffrey; Rudy Rucker; Jack Finney; Frank R. Stockton; Robin McKinley; Johannes Bobrowski; Osbert Sitwell)
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: ()
Seller: GoldBooks (Denver, CO, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $34.54
Shipping: $4.25
TOTAL Cost: $38.79
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The Third Level Stars (Sci-Fi Anthology). by Finney, Jack
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Dell Books., USA. (1959)
Seller: Comic World (Steinbach, MB, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $32.00
Shipping: $6.95
TOTAL Cost: $38.95
192 pages. >>> Stories include; The Third Level, Such Interesting Neighbors, I'm Scared, Cousin Len's Wonderful Adjective Cellar, Of Missing Persons, Something in a Cloud, There Is a Tide., Behind the News, Quit Zoomin' Those Hands Through the Air, A Dash of Spring, Second Chance, Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets; RICHARD POWERS painted cover; >> Creasing to backcover. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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The Third Level by Finney, Jack
Paperback
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Publisher: Dell (1959)
Seller: Book Lover's Warehouse (Watauga, TN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $39.95
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $43.94
Cover has foxing but not much wear. See photos. The binding is in good shape. There is some light tanning/foxing to the outer edges of the pages due to age. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING!
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THE THIRD LEVEL. by Finney, Jack
Hardcover
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Publisher: Rinehart & Company ()
Seller: Earthlight Books (Walla Walla, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $39.99
Shipping: $4.50
TOTAL Cost: $44.49
Book Club Edition. Tight binding. Clean unmarked text and covers. Previous owner's signature on front paste-down endpaper. Light soiling to bottom edges. A bit of tanning to the edges. VG DJ covered in mylar. A lovely copy.Earthlight Books is a family owned and operated, independent bookstore serving Walla Walla, Washington since 1973.Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent booksellers.
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THE THIRD LEVEL by Finney, Jack
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Rinehart & Co.: NY (1957)
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books (Detroit, MI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $40.25
Shipping: $5.05
TOTAL Cost: $45.30
8 x 5.5", cloth backed boards, 256pp, covers rubbed, extremities worn, spine ends bumped, spine lightly creased, old ink date (57) and inkstamp from bookstore on front fly, pp toned, but still a good, readable copy of the FIRST EDITION.
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THE THIRD LEVEL. by Finney, Jack
Hardcover
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Publisher: Rinehart & Company ()
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage (Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $49.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $49.00
Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Foxing across page edges. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.75
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THE THIRD LEVEL by Finney, Jack
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.): A Dell Book, ()
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA (Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $50.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $55.00
(1959). First paperback edition, first printing. A rumor of a reader's crease, else an extraordinary, as-new, very fine, unread copy in wraps featuring superb cover art by Richard Powers; green page-edge tint bright and fresh. Unparalleled collection of quintessentially Finney tales, including the title story, "Of Missing Persons," "Quit Zoomin' Those Hands Through the Air," "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets," "I'm Scared," more.
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THE THIRD LEVEL. by Finney, Jack
Hardcover
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Publisher: Rinehart & Company ()
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage (Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $58.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $58.00
Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. SMALL AMOUNT OF SPINE LEAN. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.75
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Third Level. by Finney, Jack.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Rinehart (1957)
Seller: Midstate Media (Southington, CT, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $53.06
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $58.06
Near Fine (light page browning) in Very Good dj (light edgewear, some spotting rear panel, spine is NOT sunned). NY: Rinehart, 1957. Hardcover. First edition (R). 256 pgs ; 21 cm.
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THE THIRD LEVEL. by Finney, Jack
Hardcover
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Publisher: Rinehart & Company ()
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage (Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $60.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $60.00
Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Spots and chipping to dustjacket, now wrapped in protective sleeve. Internally clean, with a tight binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.75
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The Clock of Time (Published in USA As "The Third Level") by Jack Finney
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode, London (1958)
Seller: Rare Collections (Brighton East, VIC, Australia)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $45.00
Shipping: $18.00
TOTAL Cost: $63.00
A collection of stories by the author of "The Body Snatchers". A very good + book or better. Faint pencil marks on ffep, small faint pink stripe on bottom edge, possibly remainder mark? DJ is very good + or better, unclipped (12s 6d). Small closed tear at the top of the front cover and an abrasion next to the word TIME on the front cover. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 189 pages
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