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Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2010. 8vo size trade paperback; 245 bright, white pages. From back: "Twelve-year-old Frankie Parsons is a talented kid with a quirky family, a best friend named Gigs, and a voice of anxiety constantly nibbling in his head... Only Ma who never leaves home, takes Frankie's worries seriously... Frankie's carefully guarded world begins to unravel, leading him to a painful confrontation with the ultimate 10 p.m. question... The 10 p.m. Question will touch everyone who has ever felt set apart." Edgewear, light crease on front cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.

Chicago: Kalos Press, 1997. 245 pages in very good condition with just some soil to bottom of book. From back: "What do a history professor, a magician, a physicist, and Nostradamas have in common? ...(The author) brings these very unlikely characters together to avert a threat to the earth so horrible it resembles the disasters predicted in the Book of Revelation." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 292 pages Signed and inscribed by co-author Judy Goldstein on title page From jacket: "After graduating from medical school at the top of her class, Shelley is hired by Madison Pediatrics, the Upper East Side's most exclusive practice. Suddenly this self-described "schlumpy girl from Jackson Heights" is thrown into the world of the rich, famous, and very neurotic. Her life is about to change in a big way." Light wear to jacket; bumped head of spine; light soil to top of book. . Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2008. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. 358 pages. Edgewear; worn bottom corners and several pages with curled corners; sticker on back cover. Book club edition with special features. From back "Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise children: it's got good schools, solid values, and a healthy real estate market." Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Signed by Author. First Thus. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tisbury, Massachusetts: Rosalita Associates, 1999. Signed and inscribed by author on fep/half title page. 8vo size trade paperback; 359 bright, white pages. From back: "As American led forces assemble in Kuwait for the largest military operation since Normandy, computer chip designer Todd Griffith discovers a secret function buried within the Kali computer chip. That night he is shot in his bed. Five years later, burnt-out software engineer Nick Aubrey boards a "red-eye" flight to Boston and winds up seated next to a very disturbed man who claims to know the secret of Gulf War Disease. Over Utah, Nick's chance companion meets his dramatic demise - and the police suspect Nick of murder." Edgewear, handling wear to covers; worn corners and light soil to outside pages. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long… Read More

New York: International Book and Publishing Co., 1899. "Special Limited Edition." 321 toned pages followed by several pages of publisher's other works. Black and white frontispiece and other black and white illustrations. Reading Copy. Green cloth cover has edgewear, worn and bumped corners and head and heel of spine. Some white marks on front cover. White titles and decorations on cover and spine are rubbed. Two inch tear at left spine seam. Bookplate inside front cover. Name and address on fep. Edge of one of the illustrations is chipped. Some light foxing on title page and inside back cover. We noted two pages with stains. . Limited. Cloth. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Howard Books, 2012. This Book Club Edition (BCE) is the first hardcover printing. The first edition was published in paperback. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 355 pages From jacket: "Eighteen months after the tragic Grove Street Fire took the life of her husband David, and four other heroic firefighters, Susan Marlowe thinks she's finally beginning to heal. But then she discovers that David carried a secret to his grave. A secret that changes everything she thought their marriage had been. For the sake of their sons, can Susan forgive the unforgivable? Andrea Morley lost her closest friend in the fire... Peter Brennan carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. As Hanover Falls' fire chief..." Edgewear, light wear to jacket including bumped head of spine and top corners. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday Dell, 1997. 8vo size trade paperback; 250 pages. From back: "In the beautiful region of Umbria, where the past seems to intrude palpably on the present, a group of people from different backgrounds are all laid low by the gleeful chicanery of the locals and the byzantine circuitry of Italian life... Barry Unsworth deftly infuses his genius for historical narrative into this involving contemporary tale..." We note only edgewear. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Galley/Proof.

Hammersworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1984. 205 pages. From back of book: "Young Blore-Smith, just down from Oxford, views life with about as much confidence as a non-swimmer about to walk the plank. Even deciding how to spend his large private income seems a baffling problem. So lucky for him to be run over by Maltravers...and to meet Chipchase... Together they set Blore-Smith on the hilarious road to Experience and get him to finance various incidental schemes..." Moderate wear to covers with light creases on front cover; pages are tanned or toned. There is a sticker and small tear on back cover.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Boston: Little Brown, 1961. Stated First Edition. From jacket: "Sometimes warm and tender, sometimes savage in its intensity of living, (this book) is a story of Paris in the (19) Twenties." 304 pages. Number on fep, jacket has rubbing and light soil, edgwear, minor chipping at top of spine and two half inch tears. Dusty top has red line across it. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Other Press, 2022. Advance Uncorrected Proof Translated by Mara Faye Lethem 8vo size trade paperback; 257 pages Covers are unique to proof with front cover stating Advance Uncorrected Proof. Back cover provides an overview of the book, a brief biography of the author and brief details on the finished book. From back cover: "When he first meets Najwa at a lecture by Siri Hustvedt - whom he's never read - our hero discovers a whole new world of feminist thought. Determined to impress her, he sets out sincerely on his journey to allyship. His mother confides in him about she dreams she had to sacrifice because of the patriarchy, and he laments the violence and oppression women face... So our hero does what any good ally should: he gathers the worst of the macho men in town and begins a campaign to provoke the feminists." Appears new and unread. There is a light stain or dye transfer on the bottom fore-edge and the bottom corners are worn. . Advance Reading Copy ARC.… Read More

Boston: Little Brown, 1913. 625 pages in overall good condition. Personal embossed library stamp on a couple pages, name on fep. Foxing to outside pages and some foxing appears on the last several pages of the book, blemish or small hole inside front hinge (no separation), stain on back cover alongside spine. Wear to green cloth boards, gilt titles are faded. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Pfeifer, Herman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Penguin, 2005. First Thus - first paperback edition 8vo size trade paperback; 182 pages From back cover: "In this rough and tumble romp through gritty Old San Francisco, Ambrose Bierce and his faithful associate Tom Redmond are on the trail of a celebrity sniper. When Colonel Studely brings his world famous Wild West Show to town, he gets more than just a warm welcome." In very good condition, we note only minor edgewear and notation on fep. . First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little Brown, 1928. 293 toned pages. Red cloth cover has yellow titles, rubbed on spine and light soil to covers. Bookplate inside from cover. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefit charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2010. Signed and inscribed by author (to Cathy) on title page First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 373 pages. The dust jacket is designed to replicate an art canvas which has been hastily cut from the frame and is tactile with some slightly raised elements as part of the design. From jacket: "Inspired by the true story of the biggest art theft of the 20th century... (from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston) When attorney Scott Finn agrees help an old friend from Southie, Devon Malley, he has no idea of the trouble he is bringing upon himself. Members of Boston's criminal underworld start turning up dead, and the M.O. of the attacks suggests the involvement of someone trained by the IRA. But when Finn learns of Malley's role in the heist, he's quickly drawn to the crossfire and into the renewed hunt for the missing artwork...." In great condition with only edgewear to jacket. Thanks for… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. Rare Flat Signed Audiobook Flat signed by author on front of package. Brand new. We removed the shrinkwrap so it could be signed. Read by Richard Poe. Approximately 7 hours running time. From back of package: "World renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries old underground organization - the Illuminati." One spine of the the case is creased. . Signed by Author. Audio Cassette. As New/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Sextante, 2000. Very rare signed Portuguese language edition. Flat signed by author on title page em Portugues do Brasil 8vo size trade paperbacks with interior flaps; 461 pages Anjos e Demonios/Angels and Demons From back: "As vesperas do conclave que vai eleger o novo Papa, Langdon e chamado as pressas para analisar um misterioso simbolo marcado a fogo no peito de um fisico assassinado em um grande centro de pesquisas na Suica." "On the eve of the conclave that will elect the new Pope, Langdon is called in haste to analyze a mysterious symbol burned in the chest of a physicist murdered at a major research center in Switzerland." Nick to lower right corner. Rubbing to side of front cover. No additional shipping charges for insured shipping in the United States. . Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1980. Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 263 pages From jacket flap: "The killing of a coed in a national park campground by a grizzly run amok wasn't the kind of case Nick Caine handled. He left that to the boy scouts in the National Park Service. But when the autopsy revealed that the coed also had a bullet in her brain, a random death became a cunning murder - and Caine was on the case... Set in the mountain of Montana, (this story) is a tale of multiple murders, altered identities, and rampant greed." Jacket has edgewear and minor tears and chipping, creased inside flap and small tear to bottom back corner, bumped head and heel of spine. . First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribner, 2004. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 382 pages Signed and inscribed on title page "No matter which side of the nature/nurture debate you're on, Amy Lincoln's prospects do not look good. Her mother abandoned her when she was 10 months old (just a couple of months after Amy's father went off to serve his first prison term) leaving her in the care of Grandma Lil, who shoplifts dinner on the way home from her job as a leg waxer to the rich and refined. When Amy is 14, she gets a scholarship to a New England boarding school - her exposure to the monied class. After Harvard and the Colombia School of Journalism, Amy becomes a political reporter for a prestigious weekly... As she begins a search of her own past as well as the candidates she discovers a new and unimpeachable grandmother and mother who is much more than she bargained for...and finds the perfect place to hang her hat in the world." Lightly sunned spine; bumped head and heel of spine and top… Read More

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1927. Full color illustrated frontispiece. Titles and decoration on spine faded. 1260 tanned pages. Black cover has gilt tiles and red decoration, one small spot on cover, lightly bumped corners. No additional shipping charges if sent via US Media Mail. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.