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Soft Touch by MacDonald John D - 1960

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Soft Touch by MacDonald John D - 1960

Soft Touch

by MacDonald John D

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Lacking F.F.E.P. Green Pen Doodling To Back E.P.S. & Pastedown. Black Boards Stamped In Green Text. First U.K. Editon & Only Hardcover. Solid Square Scarce Title. 176pp
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  • Book Condition Used - GOOD
  • Jacket Condition None
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Robert Hale
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1960

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If I Should Murder

If I Should Murder

by Patrick Laing

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Used
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Hardcover
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Boise, Idaho, United States
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NY, Phoenix Press, 1945, 1st? (Not stated) . Hardcover . G++/VG-. APPEARS TO BE EX LENDING-LIB. Bit of black tape on boards; couple small ink-stamps fep; couple small words inked fep; bit of glue residue on end-pages. DJ w/ some black tape residue on the inside; some wear and few chips; in new Brodart protector.
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A Firing Offense
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A Firing Offense

by Pelecanos, George P.

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780312069704 / 0312069707
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: St Martins Press, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1992 St. Martin's press First/First of Pelecanos's first mystery. In NF/VG+ condition & a **SIGNED** label on the 1/2 title page. A most collectible copy of his first mystery
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The Dark Wind
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The Dark Wind

by Hillerman, Tony

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Used - Fine
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Very Good to Near Fine
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Signed UK 1st printing
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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$125.00

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First UK edition, Fine unread book, in a Very Good to Near Fine jacket that has slight edge and corner wear, couple of very light overwrite impressions, tiny dog-ear at top corner front flap, with a Gollancz price sticker over the original price. This copy has been signed by Hillerman on the half-title page. The second Jim Chee mystery.
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See Them Die
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See Them Die

by McBain, Ed

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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1st printing
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Very Good book with mild spine slant, light wear to edges with small spots of board showing at corners and near/at spine, pages are age-yellowed as is usual with this title; in a similar dust jacket that has light edge and corner wear with touch of color loss  at spine ends and bottom edge front panel, a one inch closed tear with small chip and crease in gutter bottom of front panel, mild rubbing to both panels. Price of $2.95 present on front flap. An early 87th Precinct mystery.
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The Doomsday Book
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The Doomsday Book

by Maclaren-Ross, J.

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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1st printing
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Hardcover
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A Novel of Intrigue & Suspense, The first U.S. edition. Very Good book that is very slightly bumped at corners, soft at spine ends with bit of wear there to quarter cloth; In a Very Good, PRICE-CLIPPED, jacket that edge and corner, two 1 inch closed tears top of front panel, wear and slight chipping to spine ends, and moderate soiling to back panel and spine. The U.K. author was quite popular following WWII and was well-known in English literary circles. Very scarce in any edition, but especially in this U.S. 1st printing.
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The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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First Thus
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Hardcover
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Cleveland: The World Publishing Co., 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1946 World Publishing Co. First "Motion Picture Edition." States First Printing June 1936 on the copyright page. Contains great black and white photos of Bogey, Bacall and the movie. This book is in VG+/VG condition . The HB is still dark green with vivid black and gilt lettering and design and clean throughout with darkening of the pages. The intact DJ is brightly illustrated with photos from the movie. There are some chips and scrapes on the covers and wear along the edges, corners and spine ends. A great collectible! **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books mde into movies.
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If I Should Murder

If I Should Murder

by Patrick Laing

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Used
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Hardcover
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Boise, Idaho, United States
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NY, Phoenix Press, 1945, 1st? (Not stated) . Hardcover . G++/VG-. APPEARS TO BE EX LENDING-LIB. Bit of black tape on boards; couple small ink-stamps fep; couple small words inked fep; bit of glue residue on end-pages. DJ w/ some black tape residue on the inside; some wear and few chips; in new Brodart protector.
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The Dark Wind
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The Dark Wind

by Hillerman, Tony

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  • Fine
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Used - Fine
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Very Good to Near Fine
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Signed UK 1st printing
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First UK edition, Fine unread book, in a Very Good to Near Fine jacket that has slight edge and corner wear, couple of very light overwrite impressions, tiny dog-ear at top corner front flap, with a Gollancz price sticker over the original price. This copy has been signed by Hillerman on the half-title page. The second Jim Chee mystery.
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See Them Die
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See Them Die

by McBain, Ed

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Very Good
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1st printing
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Hardcover
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Very Good book with mild spine slant, light wear to edges with small spots of board showing at corners and near/at spine, pages are age-yellowed as is usual with this title; in a similar dust jacket that has light edge and corner wear with touch of color loss  at spine ends and bottom edge front panel, a one inch closed tear with small chip and crease in gutter bottom of front panel, mild rubbing to both panels. Price of $2.95 present on front flap. An early 87th Precinct mystery.
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The Doomsday Book
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The Doomsday Book

by Maclaren-Ross, J.

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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1st printing
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Hardcover
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A Novel of Intrigue & Suspense, The first U.S. edition. Very Good book that is very slightly bumped at corners, soft at spine ends with bit of wear there to quarter cloth; In a Very Good, PRICE-CLIPPED, jacket that edge and corner, two 1 inch closed tears top of front panel, wear and slight chipping to spine ends, and moderate soiling to back panel and spine. The U.K. author was quite popular following WWII and was well-known in English literary circles. Very scarce in any edition, but especially in this U.S. 1st printing.
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Soft Touch

by MacDonald, John D

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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780449123539 / 0449123537
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UsedGood. Mass market paperback in GOOD condition with normal wear from use. Cover art my differ from that in photo.
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Soft Touch

by John D. MacDonald

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Used - Good
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No Jacket
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Paperback
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Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. paperback Used Book
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Soft Touch

by MacDonald, John D

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Used - Good +
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Paperback
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9780449123539 / 0449123537
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Montevallo, Alabama, United States
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New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966. Mass Market Paperback. Good +. 9th printing. Top right corner of cover punched, fep clipped, o/w in as new/unread condition.
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Soft Touch

by John D. MacDonald

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Fawcett, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Soft Touch

by John D. MacDonald

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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Fawcett, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Soft Touch

by MacDonald,John D

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Used - solid Very good
Edition
First Fawcett Gold Medal Printing
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Paperback
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Marietta,, Georgia, United States
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Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966. First Fawcett Gold Medal Printing . Wraps. solid Very good.
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Soft Touch

by MacDonald, John D

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Used - VG+
Jacket Condition
Minor cover Creases
Edition
Later Printing (9th)
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780449123539 / 0449123537
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Tipp City, Ohio, United States
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Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966. Later Printing (9th). Mass Market Paperback. VG+/Minor cover Creases.
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Soft Touch

by MacDonald, John D

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Used - Very Good
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1st Printing Thus
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Paperback
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Canon City, Colorado, United States
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Fawcett Gold Medal, 1953. #d1621, 160 yellowing pages, cream pictorial cover with blue/red/& black ltrs, creases on spine, yellow printers ink on edges, tight, corners bumped and chipped, slight sticker removal damage on back cover. He wanted out. Out of his job, out of his marriage to a round-heeled lush.. 1st Printing Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.
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Soft Touch

by MacDonald, John D

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Paperback
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Stockton, California, United States
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New York: Dell, 1962. Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Dell K116. Heel of spine is lightly chipped, Crease on bottom corner of cover. Small abrasion at top corner..
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Soft Touch

by John D. MacDonald

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Used - Good
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No Jacket
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1st Edition
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Paperback
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books, 1958. Book. Good. Mass Market Paperback. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. G/none, used, color illustrated stiff paper wraps, GOLD MEDAL #T2619, 160pp. Interior clean no marks except former book seller name/address stamp inside lower wrap, binding tight. Shelf rubbing to wraps, paper torn at tail of spine, corners lightly rubbed..
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)

by Bieker, Chelsea

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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2020 - 1st ed ("1" in number line) - SIGNED by author on the title page - "Godshot is the kind of book you find yourself thinking about incessantly." - Kristen Arnett - book: near fine - dj: near fine - dj in protective mylar sleeve"Drought has settled on the town of Peaches, California. The area of the Central Valley where fourteen–year–old Lacey May and her alcoholic mother live was once an agricultural paradise. Now it's an environmental disaster, a place of cracked earth and barren raisin farms. In their desperation, residents have turned to a cult leader named Pastor Vern for guidance. He promises, through secret "assignments," to bring the rain everybody is praying for.Lacey has no reason to doubt the pastor. But then her life explodes in a single unimaginable act of abandonment: her mother, exiled from the community for her sins, leaves Lacey and runs off with a man she barely knows. Abandoned and distraught, Lacey May moves in with her widowed grandma, Cherry, who is more concerned with… Read More
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
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The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie

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Used - Very Good
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Paperback
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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New York: Pocket Book edition, 1966, 20th printing. Pocket Book 50447. Vintage pulp fiction paperback, x, [2], 194pp., advert., cover price 50 cents.. Very Good Condition with bright cover page. Slight cover and spine creasing. There are bumped corners, and signs of shelf wear, top right corner of cover with slight crease and lower edges of cover worn. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Kill Petrosino!

Kill Petrosino!

by Nolan, Frederick

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780213165178 / 0213165171
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1st Edition, 1975 ----------hardcover, with dust jacket. The book, in black boards with orange lettering and design to the spine, is an unblemished near fine copy. The unclipped jacket has light wear to the front panel top edge and spine extremities, and is almost near fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King

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Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780670844524 / 0670844527
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First Edition. (1993) Hardcover with d.j. Fine with near fine dust jacket. D.J. has slight curl on top edge and light rubbing on back. No worn edges. Tight binding with clean, sharp pages. No markings. 305 pages. Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus the text is a single continuous narrative which reads like the transcription of a spoken monologue. This book is dedicated to King's mother: "For my mother, Ruth Pillsbury King."
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Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy

by Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce)

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New
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780790000008 / 0790000008
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Hyperion, 2001. hardcover. New. Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2001 NY: Hyperion First edition, first printing, fine, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author. This is a collectible book free from material defects. Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.
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A Is For Alibi

A Is For Alibi

by Sue Grafton

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N
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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780805013344 / 0805013342
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1982. Fine. Book Club Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. is near fine with slight wear on top binding edge. Inside flap d.j has slight creases. Cover is smooth, unblemished, no tears, nicks or worn corners. Hardcover, as new, black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tight binding, sharp, clean pages. No markings. (Actual photo) A flawless copy. 208 pages. "A" Is for Alibi is crime writer Sue Grafton's first mystery novel in the Kinsey Millhone "Alphabet mystery" series, first published in 1982.
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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Used - Good-
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No DJ Included
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First Edition Thus
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The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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First Edition Thus
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Hardcover
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Noose, The
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Noose, The

by MacDonald, Philip

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Used
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First Canadian?
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Collins White Circle Pocket Edition #228. Great 1940s cover! Colonel Anthony Gethryn must prove a man innocent of a murder he's been convicted for in only 5 days. MacDonald was a great practitioner of the mystery-suspense genre; his books remain readable, even if his characters are nowhere near as enlightened as we tend to be today. Please read this volume in its historical context. A very clean copy, spine slightly darkened with very faint reading crease: see photos.
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Black Cherry Blues
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Black Cherry Blues

by Burke, James Lee

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Used - Very Good
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Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780316116992 / 0316116998
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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. Near Fine in Very Good jacket Remainder A Dave Robicheaux mystery, Edgar Award winner npc, 290pp. rem po inscription on front pastedown, behind dj flap. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Remainder. First Edition
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