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POST NO BONDS : A Mystery Introducing Grace Stark
Biederman, Marcia
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Inscribed by author on title page. Staining to edge of front endpaper; light top edge soil. Jacket has light shelf wear. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Grace Stark, a middle-aged New England housewife, takes over her husband's job as a bondsperson, posts bond for a drug dealer who immediately skips town and tracks him down with the assistance of his girlfriend. ; 258 pages; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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THE MAKEOVER
Biederman, Marcia
Chicago: Academy Chicago Pub. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed presentation copy of author's first novel. Jacket protected in mylar. 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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GRIM JOURNEY
Birney, Hoffman
New York: Minton, Balch & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; One of Birney's scarcer titles, this is about the infamous Donner Party. Lightly shelfworn. Signed by Birney on the half-title page, and dated 26 October 1934. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . ( more information)
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SOME DAYS YOU GET THE BEAR
Block, Lawrence
New York: William Morrow. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Appears unread. Signed by Block on the title page. Jacket protected in mylar cover. 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. A collection of stories featuring the author's dark sense of humor introduces a cast of sharply defined characters. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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EVEN THE WICKED : A Matthew Scudder Novel
Block, Lawrence
New York: William Morrow. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket; Magic marker dot on bottom edge. Signed by Block on title page. Jacket protected in mylar cover. 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. When 'Will of the People, ' a one man vigilante team and the latest New York serial killer whose victims are evildoers, targets Matthew Scudder's client, a controversial attorney who turns up dead despite protective measures, Matt reluctantly finds himself embroiled in the search for the murderer. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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THE WHALE'S FOOTPRINTS : A Doc Adams Suspense Novel
Boyer, Rick
Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Inscribed by the author on the title page. Jacket protected in mylar. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. When Doc and Mary's son Jack brings his friend Andrew Cunningham to Woods Hole amd the guest is found dead the next morning, Jack is blamed, and Doc Adams becomes Cape Cod's temporary medical examiner to learn the truth. ; 276 pages; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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THE FOURTH ESTATE MURDERS
Calandro, Ed
Shelton: Pierpont Publishing Inc. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Light spot of soil on top edge. Jacket has a closed tear and small chip to top edge, tiny tear bottom edge. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 218 pages; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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THE SPRING CLEANING MURDERS : An Ellie Haskell Mystery
Cannell, Dorothy
New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Cannell on front endpaper and also inscribed by her on the title page: "For Donna Happy 50th! ! ! All best Wishes Dorothy Cannell May 16, 1998" Jacket is price clipped and is in mylar cover. 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ellie Haskell embarks on a rollicking hunt for the killer of a fellow member of the Chitterton Fells Charwomen's Association. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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HOW TO MURDER YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW
Cannell, Dorothy
New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Inscribed by Cannell on title page: "To Donna Happy Birthday & many happy returns Dorothy Cannell" Jacket is price clipped and protected in mylar. 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. After her obnoxious mother-in-law moves in permanently, Ellie Haskell falls in with three other local women also living with tyrannical mothers-in-law, and their imaginary scheme to solve their problems suddenly turns lethal. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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POSITIVE MATCH
Chiu, Tony
New York: Bantam Books. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket; Book has light creasing to spine, slight lean. Inscribed and dated 12/97 by author on title page. Jacket protected in mylar. 1997. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Chosen to oversee the expansion of a high-profile health-care company, New York banker Maggie Sepulveda becomes a pawn in a deadly plan engineered by a billionaire investor to prey on the young and able. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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VITAL SIGNS
Cook, Robin
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Hint of top edge darkening. Jacket protected in mylar. Signed by Cook on the half-title page. 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. When Marissa Blumenthal, a successful epidemiologist and happily married woman, discovers that she cannot conceive, her obsession with getting pregnant leads her to investigate the baby-making business.; 8vo ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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DISCOVER ACRYLICS WITH FRANK COVINO : An Academic Approach
Covino, Frank
Westport: North Light. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Inscribed on front endpaper: 'For the Third Stream...with my compliments. Frank Covino'. Also laid in is holographic letter to the Third Stream encouraging them to build an art library and presenting this book as a gift. Book has slight lean and browned edges, with minor corner wear. Jacket has rather large closed tear to back panel, with smaller tears and chips. Largish chips to corners and spine ends. Protected in mylar. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . ( more information)
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LOON LAKE
Doctorow, E. L
New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Book leans slightly. Jacket is price-clipped with front flap crease, and is protected in mylar. Inscribed and dated Dec 1980 by Doctotow on front endpaper. 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. In the late 1930s, a young man--turned out of his home--finds his fate on the vast Adirondack estate of one of the nation's wealthiest men, where several extraordinary men and women contribute to his education. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Glubok, Shirley
New York: Macmillan. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Inscribed: "For my friend Dottie Cormody a great librarian, with best wishes, Shirley Glubock May 5, 1985." Jacket price clipped with small chips to spine head, protected in mylar. 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. Surveys photography as a fine art from the 1830's to the present, reproducing striking examples, from daguerreotypes through early motion studies of horses to shots of the first moon walk. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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AMPHIGOREY : Fifteen Books by Edward Gorey
Gorey, Edward
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Binding fresh, clean and strong. Signed by Gorey on the title page . Edgeworn price-clipped jacket lightly soiled and quite handsome. Gift inscription on half-title page. 1972. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Author . ( more information)
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THE GREEN-EYED HURRICANE
Hegwood, Martin
New York: St. Martin's. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Minor shelf wear to jacket. MLA Fiction Award sticker on front panel. Signed by Hegwood on the title page. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . ( more information)
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DEATH BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON : A Claire Malloy Mystery
Hess, Joan
New York: St. Martin's. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Hess on title page. Jacket protected with mylar. 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Invited to her late husband's ancestral home in the Louisiana bayous for a family reunion, Claire Malloy finds a gathering of ill-tempered relatives obsessed with the latest will of the family matriarch. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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POISONED PINS : A Claire Malloy Mystery
Hess, Joan
New York: Dutton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Remainder mark bottom edge. Jacket protected in mylar. Signed by Hess on the title page. 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Claire Malloy balances her duties as single mother and bookstore owner against her part-time sleuthing when she investigates the murder of a local sorority girl. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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CLOSELY AKIN TO MURDER : A Claire Malloy Mystery
Hess, Joan
New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Appears unread. Signed by Hess on the title page. Jacket protected in mylar. 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. At the request of long-lost cousin Ronnie, who as a teenager had been accused of the murder of a Hollywood producer in Acapulco some thirty years ago, Claire Malloy and her daughter Caron head to Mexico to find a blackmailer and unravel the truth about the decades-old killing. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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BUSY BODIES : A Clare Malloy Mystery
Hess, Joan
New York: Dutton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Remainder stripe bottom edge. Jacket protected in mylar. Signed by Hess on the title page. 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. The endearing bookseller-turned-sleuth returns in the story of Zeno Gorgias, an outrageous artist who lives next door to Claire's friend, Miss Parchester, and the neighborhood turmoil he creates with his artwork and as a murder suspect. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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RECALLED TO LIFE : A Dalziel-Pascoe Murder Mystery
Hill, Reginald
New York: Delacorte Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Hill on the title page. Jacket protected in mylar. 1992. First US Edition. Hard Cover. When new evidence leads to the release of a prisoner that Chief Superintendent Andrew Dalziel helped his mentor, Walter Tallantire, put behind bars twenty years before, Dalziel must work fast to save his late friend's reputation. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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A HAIR DIVIDES
Houghton, Claude
London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Fresh and clean copy. Inscribed "For the Just Mornings from Claude Houghton London Sept 1930" on front endpaper. Very handsome jacket shows some edge wear, mostly at rear panel where there is also a two-inch closed tear. Protected in mylar. A scarce early work. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . ( more information)
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NEIGHBOURS
Houghton, Claude
London: Robert Holden & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Clean tight copy in brown cloth binding, with some rubbing to board edges. Signed by Claude Houghton on front endpaper. With the bookplate of actor Jean Hersholt, signed by Hersholt. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author . ( more information)
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SO LITTLE TIME
Marquand, J. P
Boston: Little, Brown & Co. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Book has a light bit of wear along the bottom edge. Signed by Marquand on the front endpaper. Jacket is price clipped, with chips, small tears and wrinkles, a spot of wear to the spine and a missing piece along the bottom spine edge. Protected in mylar cover. 1943. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author . ( more information)
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THE SHADOW BOX
Maxim, John R
New York: Avon. Very Good; Advance Reading Copy in glossy covers. Signed by Maxim on the half-title page. Laid in is a letter from John Keedle praising the book. Covers curl, with crinkles and small corner creases. 1996. Galley Proof. Soft Cover. The author of the popular Bannerman series of espionage novels presents a sophisticated, suspenseful thriller about a Wall Street banker whose life comes crashing down when a mysterious conspiracy decides to exploit a secret from his past. ; Trade PB; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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THE LAST FULL MEASURE
Morrow, Honore W
New York: William Morrow. Good with no dust jacket; Spine title is faded with most of the gilt worn and barely legible; gilt lettering to front cover worn in spots. Scattered small spots of wear. Inscribed: "Greetings from Honore W. Morrow Dec, 11, 1930 New York. " In archival bag. 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author . ( more information)
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BLANCHE CLEANS UP
Neely, Barbara
New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Blanche is back in the author's third book. Signed by Barbara Neely on title page. Unread copy. Jacket protected in mylar. 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. The series continues as the sharp-eyed, middle-aged black maid-cum-busybody is swept up in a scandal involving a Boston politician, a teen pregnancy, and a phony spiritual advisor. ; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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THE PACT WITH BRUNO
O'Neal, David
San Jose: Pacific Coast Press. Near Fine; The second Doug Carlson thriller. Book appears unread and has light shelf wear. Signed by the author on the title page. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. In the 2nd book of The Dying Game Trilogy, Doug rebuilds his life while working for Bruno Sebastino. He faces questions that could easily have been answered a year ago, but today too many things have changed. Most important of all, his life is no longer his own. In The Pact With Bruno the reader is swept headlong into the wealthy personal lifestyle of a Mafia executive and his family. Doug's life becomes astonishingly intermingled with those of Bruno, Jerry and Kely. As relationships appear to strengthen, it becomes clear that all is not well. The shadows conceal a betrayal. Without warning a new adversary appears who is much more powerful than Mr. C and Doug is at war again but for much different reasons. Can he handle this new challenge? ; Mass Market PB; 248 pages; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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BURY THE INNOCENT
Patenaude, Linda
1stbooks. Near Fine; Book's pictorial bookmark laid in. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. Appears unread. 2001. Softcover. Trade PB; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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DEAD AHEAD : A Cape Cod Novel
Pease, R
Centerville: Flagg Mountain Press. Near Fine; Signed by Pease on title page. Light cover crinkles. 1994. Fourth Printing. Softcover. Trade PB; Signed by Author . ( more information)
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