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New York: Doubleday, 1994. ARC . Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC (similar to, but not the same as an "Uncorrected Proof" or an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof") - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. Houston Criminal Intelligence Division head Marcus Graver discovers an international consortium involved in selling private computerized information as well as illegal drugs and arms trafficking (activities largely financed by legitimate businessmen). 519 pages, with a promotional letter from the author laid-in. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear (just tiny scuffs at two spine-end corners). This beautiful, highly collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: DAvis Publications, Inc., 1982. Side-Stapled Wraps. Very Good Minus. 5.25" x 7.5. An outstanding issue of one of the most popular vintage detective/mystery digest magazines. CONTENTS: (see accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents).160 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear and a couple light cover creases, compromised only by a slanted spine and evidence of a removed mailing label on the front cover. This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Poseidon Press, 1987. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the limited Advance Uncorrected Proof state - not quite the same as, but often referred to as an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. This trade paperback appears to have the same size page-block as the subsequent hardcover First Edition. It's Campbell's second novel featuring the down-on-his-luck detective Whistler, set in a dark, sleazy Los Angeles. "Here we find Whistler staring out the window of his favorite coffee shop, watching the freak show and waiting for a miracle, when into his life steps Nell Twelvetrees, looking for a bodyguard." 279 pages. CONDITION: a solid, square, unmarked copy with minimal shelf-wear, compromised only by a touch of sunning on the spine, a light bump to the rear corner of the spine top, and a gentle bend (not quite a… Read More

New York: Delacorte Press, 1999. ARC . Large Softcover. Fine (As New). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. In the space of a few days, a series of events will set Peter Pascoe and Andy Dalziel off on a case where the stakes have never been higher or more close to home. First, an attempt is made to abduct Peter Pascoe's wife, Ellie. Then Ellie's friend, Daphne Alderman, is assaulted by a man lurking around the Pascoes' house. Convinced that the crimes are somehow linked to one of Peter Pascoe's cases, either current or past, Dalziel and Pascoe race to find the culprit. 408 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, evidently unread copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, highly collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Paperback. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An exceedingly scarce copy of the pre-First Edition, limited printing "reviewers' edition" - perhaps the most collectible state. "Kenworthy of Scotland Yard may be retired, but he's at the top of his form in this entertaining blend of skullduggery and misdirection." 176 pages. CONDITION: a tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with light shelf-wear, compromised only by a tiny chip at the spine bottom and a few touches of discoloration on the covers (likely a printing anomaly rather than a stain). This highly collectible item is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Large Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The sequel to Wilhelm's best-selling Death Qualified, in a scarce, highly collectible LIMITED EDITION ADVANCE READING COPY or ARC (similar to, but not the same as an "Uncorrected Proof" or an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof") - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition and is generally limited to just a few hundred copies. NOTE: A photocopy promotional letter from Kate Wilhelm to booksellers is laid in. 342 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, square, unmarked, possibly unread copy with negligible shelf-wear, compromised only by some light creasing in the lower left corner of the back cover. This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1988. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Large Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This pre-first edition Advance Uncorrected Proof copy is signed by the author on a label pasted onto the inside front cover making it very highly collectible. 306 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, square unmarked copy with minimal shelfwear, compromised only by a touch of sunning on the spine and a tiny cover corner bump-crease, This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Doubleday, 1992. Uncorrected Proof . Large Softcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. THE NEW COLLECTIBLE! This is a Limited Edition Uncorrected Proof copy, often designated as an Advance Reader's Copy/ARC (though they are usually not technically the same.) As such, this small-print-run state precedes the First Edition - hence its collectibility. This large paperback edition appears to have the same size page-block as the subsequent hardcover. This thriller, set in Guatemala, follows detective Jim Fossler and Stuart Haydon as they try to locate the missing daughter of a wealthy businessman. The story is populated by American expatriates, corrupt military officials, and Guatemalan guerillas, plus an elusive woman quite different from who her parents thought she was. 417 pages. CONDITION: a solid, square, unmarked Very Good Plus copy with light shelf-wear, a hint of spine sunning, and a couple very faint creases on the cover. This attractive,… Read More

New York: Viking Press, 1995. 1985 Reprint . Trade Paperback. Fine Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Advance Uncorrected Proofs" copy - often referred to as an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] and an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof" - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. "The violent death of a psychiatrist sends his wife on a journey into her hidden self." 322 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, likely unread Fine Minus copy with negligible shelf-wear - just a single small near-crease on the cover. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

Agoura, California: Pad Library, 1965. Assumed First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus [Overall]. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. PL 501. Exceedingly scarce. From the back cover teaser: "Mike Sernick was hired to find a dead man, but instead he found women --- young, willing, determined to give him their bodies if he would only drop the case!" 188+ pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, apparently unread copy with light shelf-wear, compromised only by creasing/scuffing in the upper right corner of the front cover. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution cover scan will gladly be supplied on request.

New York: Doubleday, 1997. ARC . Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC (similar to, but not the same as an "Uncorrected Proof" or an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof") a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "A brilliant, richly atmospheric financial thriller --- that does for Tokyo what 'Gorky Park' did for Moscow." 438 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with minimal shelf-wear. This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: W. W. Norton, 1993. ARC . Large Softcover. Fine Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. Located by a computer in the bowels of a major university where it had collected dust for over half a century, this missing manuscript by the biographer of Sherlock Holmes reveals for the first time a hitherto unknown episode in the life of the Great Detective. Holmes, master sleuth, was also an accomplished violinist. Following his discharge from therapy with Sigmund Freud (see The Seven-Per-Cent Solution), we now learn that he journeyed to Paris and there found employment as a pit musician at the Paris Opera. The year is 1891, Paris is the capital of the western world, and its opera house is full of surprises. First and by no means least is the sudden reappearance of the great love of Holmes's life, an accomplished singer from… Read More

New York: Hyperion, 1995. ARC . Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC, replicating the uncorrected proof - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "Chain of Evidence is the intense, heart-pounding story of student versus mentor in the playing field of forensic investigation. Ridley Pearson links computer technology, psychological intensity, and complex questions of police and human ethics to create this breathlessly paced, unputdownable thriller." 309 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989. Uncorrected Proof . Large Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Advance Uncorrected Proofs" copy - often referred to as an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] and an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof" - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. The charmed circle is a small group who, between them, appear to have everything - talent, fame, beauty, money and power. But a murder trial which headlines the newspapers all over the world brings the group together for protection. 646 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with minimal shelf-wear, a touch of sunning on the spine. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Poseidon Press, 1993. Uncorrected Proof . Large Softcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. Guy Horton and Max Wingate, both disaffected veterans of World War I, have roamed the world as partners in various confidence games. Amid Depression-era gloom they court English heiress Diana Charnwood with hopes of quick financial gain. Their callow scheme leads, however, to murder and a harsh moral education as Guy's investigation of the homicides unexpectedly uncovers those responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 331 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked copy with minimal shelf-wear (including a couple miniscule corner bumps) and a single faint spine crease. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC (similar to, but not the same as an "Uncorrected Proof" or an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof") a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. This is Martini's "debut" novel, of a prominent lawyer's suicide - or was it murder? The lawyer's wife is arrested and charged, and she hires her former lover to defend her. 379 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked copy with light shelf-wear, a couple cover-corner creases, and a few previously folded page corners. This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Harper & Row, 1990. ARC . Paperback. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "Paradise is the perfect escape for ex-Marine Nick Breakspear, captain of a charter yacht operation in the Bahamas, until he agrees to pilot a "detox cruise" for the drug-addled grown son and daughter of a powerful U.S. senator. Ambushed far from port, he is helpless to prevent the murder of a crew member by modern-day pirates who sink Nick's yacht before vanishing with the senator's kids." 308 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square copy with light shelf-wear, unmarked but for a pencil-price erasure inside, a single ultra-faint reading crease on the spine. This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1997. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Paperback. Near Fine. 5" x 7. One of a small print-run pre-First Edition set of presentation copies intended for "The Friends of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill". An outstanding first novel in which "A child is brutally murdered. A once-peaceful neighborhood is thrown into a panic, and the only lead is the accusation of a ten-year old child." But is she telling the truth? 285+ pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, likely unread copy with negligible shelf-wear, compromised only by a faint bend-crease on the back cover. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Viking Press, 1993. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. THE NEW COLLECTIBLE! This is a Limited Edition special Advance Reader's Copy, also designated as an Uncorrected Proof (though they are technically not quite the same.) As such this state precedes the First Edition - thus its collectibility. This large paperback edition appears to have the same size page-block as the hardcover. It's London in the 1820s and Ross's dapper detective finds a murdered woman in his bed during a an elegant country weekend at a friend's estate. High society intrigue at its most provocative! 333 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with minimal shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York - London: Berkley Publishing Group, 1995. Uncorrected Proof . Soft cover. Fine (As New). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An engaging murder mystery, in its limited pre-First-Edition Uncorrected Proof state - not quite the same as, but often referred to as an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. With this atmospheric and suspenseful tale, the author introduces us to Joseph Wilder, a struggling novelist whose approach to crime is strictly literary -- until his best friend's father is murdered in the West Indies. 288 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible sehlf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.