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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Used; Good . Third Blackshirt Mystery, One of the most original and exciting of all the Blackshirt stories. Foxing throughout book, yellowing to page edges, 3 small spots of biopredation to spine and worn top and bottom of spine edges bumped, binding still tight, 290PP no DJ

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. Hardcover. Like New/Used; Like New . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 384 LARGE PRINT EDITION, NICE CLEAN TIGHT COPY. Author"s debut novel. In a few minutes, a chain of events will change lives, and will leave some wiser, some deader, and some definitely looking for a new line of work. With a wicked wit, razor-sharp observations, rich characters, and a plot with more twists than the Inland Waterway, Dave Barry makes his debut a complete and utter triumph.

N EW YORK: THOMAS YOSELOFF, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Used; Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 607 PP WITH GLOSSARY crimson cloth binding with black-stamped spine. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. A novel of the Marranos in Portugal and the Inquisition. newspaper laid in of biography of author Jewish Historian.

NEW YORK: Harcourt Brace & Co, 1942. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Used; Very Good /Used; Good . Dust wrapper is edgeworn. This is a very good novel. It won a Pulitzer Prize, 434 pp uncut page edges. clean, Inner binding is cracked. but not loose. "The scene is intensely dramatic - a county seat during a murder trial.

Grove Press, 1964. First Printing. Hardcover. Used; Very Good /Used; Good . nightmarish future one step beyond The Soft Machine. The diabolical Nova criminals have gained control and plan on wreaking untold destruction. Its up to Inspector Lee of the Nova Police to attack and dismantle the word-and-imagery machine of these control addicts before its too late. 187 PP Orange cloth black lettering to spine, previous owners stamp to first flyleaf along with some mild brown staining, Dust jacket has edgewear, to top and bottom, binding still tight.

NEW YORK: SUN DUAL PRESS, 1944. Hardcover. Used; Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A LEGEND OF MAN'S HUNGER IN HIS YOUTH. 912 pages; grey/blue boards; clean, binding tight

N EW YORK: ALFRED A. KNOPF, 1956. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Used; Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 181 PP CLEAN AND BRIGHT BINDING TIGHT BEIGE CLOTH COVER WITH GREEN WRITING AND TRIM SOME FOXING TO SPINE , DUST JACKET IS UNCLIPPED PRICE AND SOME WEAR AROUND EDGES AND SPINE. - A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river"s gorges searching for dam sites who goes to work at the Yangtze. The story covers his insights on the human condition.

NEW YORK: RANDOM HOUSE, 1957. FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover. Used; Acceptable /Used; Acceptable . This is an ex-library book , with all of the traditional markings. Unclipped DJ Has Tape Repair. Irwin Shaw's fifth collection of stories with his usual characterizations and acuteness of observation - "the quick eye and unfailing ear" of a born story-teller - observing Americans in Europe and at home . nearly half a century ago.