California, Modern & Historical Fiction Books

NY: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC,, 1984. Bright/Tight copy. Spinal and cover small reading creases, light . Minor page age darkening. Light edgewear. Rear cover bottom corner crease. Leslie Barnes, a very unwilling psychic, loves her new house in San Francisco. Until she learns that something wants it. Somethin that is after her very soul... 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Sun Lakes, AZ: Southwest Publishing Company , 1992. Tight/Bright copy, clean unmarked text, light cover rubs and shelfwear. A neat fiction tale of a couples retirement selling the their home and moving to the Hemet/San Jacinto area to retire and settle down in a Senior Mobile Home/Trailer Park. There they meet new friends, become active social and community members, and experience the good time and the trials of life together with almost never a dull moment! 308 pages... Fifth Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Onyx / Penguin, 1987. Paperback. Very Good-. Later Printing. Bright/Tight copy, spinal reading creases, minor edgewear. Only one man could release the floodtide of passion trapped within her, after being rescued from her kidnapper. Juliana could not shed the painful memory of her abductor, but her beloved Michael was there to help her every step of the way.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Signet / New American Library, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing. Bright/tight copy, spinal reading creases, minor edgewear. She fought brazenly against his manly strength and power..but when her lips touched his in a stormy, rapturous kiss, the fire of her desire could no longer be denied... 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.: The Franklin Press , 1980. Tight copy, minor cover shelf rubbing, a clean blank white sticker is affixed to the upper first front freepage, light soiling, faint cover reading creases, professionally reinforced cover cornertips, signed & inscribed by the author as follows: " Katrina, Thanks, Michael Frederick". A fast paced tale of a Hell of a Life! Being found as a tragic survivor in a chemically contaminated Train Wreck, young Leornard has the double misfortune of being rescued still alive by a Nebraska man, then being adopted by a sadistic abusive Kansas couple. Growing up abused, tainted and striving to escape his past he journey's to California and meets Matilda, a beautiful young Black Woman. only to be tainted again by the shady underworld and the reach of greedy California Politicians as the plot thinkend! 314 pages. . Signed & Inscribed By Author. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Out OF Print. (more information)

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NY: Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Corp., 1991. Bright/Tight copy, minor edge rubs and wear, clear archive tape reinforrced covers, minor front cover and spinal reading creases. Told all her life thst she was plain, Lydia knew no man would come courting because of her looks. So it was with some suspicion that the shy, sweet San Franciscan Heiress awoke one moning with a tall, dark, and handsome husband she couldn't recall marrying! . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: St. Martin's Press, 1989. Tight/Bright and Clean Copy, no names, unmarked text, Black Bindings, Gold-Gilt Spinat-titles, the attractive color illustrated clear Brodart covered Dust Jacket has light shelf edgewear. A Fun Tijuana and California Crime * Mystery Tale Full of Twists, Turns, Intrigue and Adventure!. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 7 1/2" Wide x 12" Tall. (more information)

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NY: Bantam Books, 1959. Paperback. Very Good+. New Bantam Reprint from 1951 Printing. Tight/Bright copy, Bantam Books #A1898, very light edgewear and edge rubbing. Fast life, confusion, relationships, and crim e in the world of heavy construction and equipment operators, "cat-skinners" who moved from job to job, making good money, spending it on fast women, in saloons, junk joints, and fast living. 200 pages.. (more information)

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NY: Avon Books, 1992. Tight/Bright Copy, minor edgewear, minor spinal and cover reading creases, neat previous reader name and date on the inside front cover, clear archive tape reinforced covers. On Fast Paced, Vibrant and Electricity Charged Glamorous Super Rich Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California - there's a very Exclusive Men's Store, One of Many that Cater to the Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous! But this Particular Stylish and Exclusive Fashion Boutique is Special. If you Look Closely, You'll Notice that some of the Beautiful and Sexy Female Shoppers are Wearing Identical Bracelats with an Elegant Butterfly Symbol. The Butterfly Bracelet Could Pass as a Fashion Fad or a Unique Trend of the Moment, But in Reality it's Something More - a Special Ticket of Admission to "Butterfly", the World's Most astonishing Brothel. Here, at "Butterfly", Women can Fulfill Their Wildest Sexual Fantasies in any Type of Setting They Desire ... No Hold's ~ Barred Sheer Passion and Lust Filled Paradise1 Except For When the Sexual Obsessions Acted out in Private Begin to Take Over the Lives of Some Very Prominent and Powerful Women. Scandal, Secrets, Broken Hearts, Secrets of the Past, and Deadly Dark Revenge Boils! 500 pages. . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Avon Books, 1989. Tight/Bright Copy, minor edgewear, light spinal reading creases, creased front cover, covered bookstore stamps, clear archive tape reinforced covers. On Fast Paced, Vibrant and Electricity Charged Glamorous Super Rich Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California - there's a very Exclusive Men's Store, One of Many that Cater to the Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous! But this Particular Stylish and Exclusive Fashion Boutique is Special. If you Look Closely, You'll Notice that some of the Beautiful and Sexy Female Shoppers are Wearing Identical Bracelats with an Elegant Butterfly Symbol. The Butterfly Bracelet Could Pass as a Fashion Fad or a Unique Trend of the Moment, But in Reality it's Something More - a Special Ticket of Admission to "Butterfly", the World's Most astonishing Brothel. Here, at "Butterfly", Women can Fulfill Their Wildest Sexual Fantasies in any Type of Setting They Desire ... No Hold's ~ Barred Sheer Passion and Lust Filled Paradise1 Except For When the Sexual Obsessions Acted out in Private Begin to Take Over the Lives of Some Very Prominent and Powerful Women. Scandal, Secrets, Broken Hearts, Secrets of the Past, and Deadly Dark Revenge Boils! . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Avon Books, 1992. Tight/Bright Copy, minor edgewear, minor spinal reading creases, bookstore stamped inside, clear archive tape reinforced covers. On Fast Paced, Vibrant and Electricity Charged Glamorous Super Rich Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California - there's a very Exclusive Men's Store, One of Many that Cater to the Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous! But this Particular Stylish and Exclusive Fashion Boutique is Special. If you Look Closely, You'll Notice that some of the Beautiful and Sexy Female Shoppers are Wearing Identical Bracelats with an Elegant Butterfly Symbol. The Butterfly Bracelet Could Pass as a Fashion Fad or a Unique Trend of the Moment, But in Reality it's Something More - a Special Ticket of Admission to "Butterfly", the World's Most astonishing Brothel. Here, at "Butterfly", Women can Fulfill Their Wildest Sexual Fantasies in any Type of Setting They Desire ... No Hold's ~ Barred Sheer Passion and Lust Filled Paradise1 Except For When the Sexual Obsessions Acted out in Private Begin to Take Over the Lives of Some Very Prominent and Powerful Women. Scandal, Secrets, Broken Hearts, Secrets of the Past, and Deadly Dark Revenge Boils! 500 pages. . 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Grosset & Dunlap , 1912. Tight/Bright and Clean Copy, brown buckram bindings, brown titles and borders, very light shelf edgewear, small neat previous owner comment on the San Jacinto Area that hosts the Play and how much she injoyed it with her name and a 1965 date, 1950's to early 1960's printing, clean unmarked text. A tragic historical tale of clashing ciltures, traditions, and romance set in Southern California. Many times described as the first novel of Southern California, Helen Hunt Jackson, a close friend of Emily Dickinson quickly won recognition and fame when her now famous novel was published. It aroused widespread public support for the investigation and reforming of The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the author later served as a Bureau Commissioner. The novel has been a long running Outdoor Stage Play staged annually in Hemet, California. 424 pages. 5" Wide x 7.5" Tall. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. (more information)

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NY: Berkley Books, 1983. Tight/Bright copy, light spinal reading creases, light edgewear. .Nestled in the high lofty mountains of California, Snowfield was the perfect picture of a cozy and fun filled resort town. That was yesterday. Today it a town of death, ancient evil, mystery and terror. Cut off from the rest of humanity, and in the grasp of an ancient dark and deadly evil! . Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Berkley Books, 1991. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear and a tiny closed edgetear at the bottom of the front hinge. A novel of savage terror and dark evil in a California beach town that starts innocently as two bored teenage boys decide to become "Blood Brothers!" 232 pages.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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Clarkston, GA, U.S.A.: White Wolf Publishing, Incorporated, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. 1st Printing. Bright/tight copy. Minor spinal reading creases. Light edgewear. A delightful and dark fantasy collection of San Francisco centered short stories know as " The Bay Area Chronicles".. Out of Print! . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Avon Books, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing. Bright/tight copy, light edgewear, light reading wear and creases. Two gem hunters find hot passion while seeking precious stones in Death Valley..and love!. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Tight/Bright and Clean Copy, black cloth spine over blue board bindings, gold-gilt spinal titles, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has very light edgewear. The theft of a valuable painting, the long-ago disappearance of a famous artist. A murder as deceptive as a magician's illusion. A horrendous but now buried explosion of family hatred amid High Society Art Dealers, Art Collectors, Lies and Dire Intrigue finds Lew Archer is hired to find the stolen canvas reputed to be the work of the celebrated Artist Richard Chantry, who vanished in 1950 from his home in Santa Teresa. 270 pages... First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harlequin Books, 1995. Bright/Tight copy, light edgewear, bookstore stamped. Harlequin Historical Romance. Though Hale Hawthorne was a ruthless, older man who had gained success at the price of his gentler, human side, he offered Maya the priceless gift of a secure future--marriage. Yet it was Hale's son that made her heart sing... 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Leisure Books, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. 1st Printing. Tight/bright copy light minor reading wear, an " X" is marked on the rear cover above the ISBN box. Michael J. Callahan made his way to California to seek his fortune in the Gold Rush and found out the hard way that honesty and trust were as hard to find as gold. There he met and became friends with a young Mexican named Joaquin Murieta. Their friendship and trust in the face of hatred and fear between the Mexicans and the Anglos' soon earned him the reputation as the Gringo Amigo. Great Californio and Joaquin Murieta historical reference.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1947. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy, light tip wear, the dust jackets' bibliography from the folds have been glued to the last blank rear page. Map endpapers, blue cloth bindings, gilt spinal titles. A California / Limited Edition, Signed by Author under the Pala Mission b&w photo, light tip wear. A unique novel about the Californios, their culture, and American frontier dreams and wants as they push from coast to coast. 413 pages... (more information)

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NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. Later Printing. Light edgewear, light spinal creases, bookstore stamped inside. Angie Amalfi's suddenly being stalked by a man who's been contributing recipes to her food column and she must quickly cook up a scheme to catch the killer before her goose is cooked. The stakes are high as she's up against deadly arms smgglers and leathal food fanatics but she always keeps her cool!. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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Reseda, CA: Mojave Books, 1977. Tight/Bright Copy, light edgewear, signed, gift inscribed, and dated by the author on the inside front cover,. A tale of Desire, Gambling, White Magic, Intrigue and Dreams in Contemporary Sin Shaded Lake Tahoe. 211 pages.. . Signed & Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback Original / 1st Ed.. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Autonomedia, 1990. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy with very slight reading wear. A refereshingly different collection of short stories featuring, the Fast Life, LSD, Drugs, West Coast Attitudes, Relationships, Lost Love, and Regrets in the City of the Angels as only a New Yorker could craft it. 270 pages.. First Trade Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: William Morrow & Company Inc., 1969. Tight Copy, red board bindings, yellow spinal titles, light shelf edgewear. Mayhem reigns in the streets of Los Angeles as a series of baffling crimes and a clutch of taunting Killers test the Investigation skills of Los Angeles Police Lieutenant Luis Mendoza and his Men. An Excellent Crime and Police Mystery! 224 pages. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY: Stephen Daye Press, 1957. Tight Copy, Blue and Light Green Institutional bindings, labels and stamps, minor edgewear, light general usage wear, clean unmarked text. A rich collection of California Fables, Folktales and Juvenilee Fantasy Stories. With Ethnic, Native American, Asian, Spanish, Magical, Mystical, Native American Indian, Spanish, Animal Tales, Sailing Tales, Kings, Elves, Fairies, Missions, Regional and more... 298 pages..Richly illustrated in b&w... Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by C. E. Millard. 5 1/8' Wide x 7 15/16" Tall. Released Ex-Library Copy. (more information)

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NY: William Morrow & Company Inc., 1976. Tight copy, black quater cloth spine over black boards, silver gilt spinal titles, a small clean blank white sticker is affixed to the upper first front freepage, very slight spinal titling, the attractive illustrated clear Brodart covered dust jacket has a few closed short edgetears, minor edge rubs and chipping, a small split on the upper front cornertip, and a nicked area on the upper front panel near the spinal hinge, and a creased inner rear fold. A lonely man, a disillusioned girl, pursuing dreams of stardom and carring a terrible secret. In a world of predators, they are bound to each other by a love so ruthless, so strong, it is more than human and less...321 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 5.75 " Wide x 8.5" Tall. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. 1st Printing. Signed by Author. ISBN:0061083712. Tight copy, light edgewear, the front cover has a large fold crease angled towards the upper corner. When California rancher Jarrod Blackstore appeared on her doorstep to deliver his sister's orphaned children she was suprised, but more suprising was the sparks and passion she felt as she admired his handsome face rugged character!. (more information)

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NY: Bantam Books, 1946. Jan. 1946/2nd. printing. bright cover, copy is still tight. Bantam Books #7, no price on cover. Mylar has chipped and lifted in several places, great color cover illustration, mylar creases on both sides of cover, clear archive tape reinforced spine, edgerubs on spine and edges, remainder mark on bottom endpages, minor soiling, small edgenick on rear cover edge opposite spine, minor general wear. Copy is still very presentable and would make a great Collection Addition. 570 pages!. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Vintage Printing. (more information)

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NY: Penguin Books, 1976. Tight Copy, light edgewear, light page age tanning, sales sticker removal traces on the upper front cover, covered bookstore stamping on the inside front cover. As his father lies dying, Joseph Wayne decides to trade his Vermont farm for a new life in California. Once established on his ranch, he comes to revere a huge tree as the embodiment of his father's spirit. His brother, scared by Joseph's pagan belief, kills the tree, bringing disease and famine on the farm. This mystical tale of one man's attempt to control the forces of nature and to understand the masterful blessings and paranormal ways of God.. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Penguin Books, 1988. Tight/Bright copy, light edgewear, light spinal and cover reading creases, light age darkening, professionally reinforced copy. Driven from their Oklahoma farm by the encroachment of large agricultural interest, the Joad family set out, like generations before them, to the promised land of California. As they travel across the country, joined by countless other unwilling migrants, the Joads confront the naked realities of an America divided into Have and Have-Nots.... Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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