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San Diego: HBJ, 1984. 5th or later Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. Nicely done oversize trade paper copy,436 pages. Bit of tip wear, generally sound, spine uncreased. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict,… Read more about this item

NY: Henry Holt, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 3rd MD novel, splendid, jacketed hardcoiver. Newish, unmarked. Not a new copy but would not look out of place on a new bookstore shelf. Full number line. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin… Read more about this item

NY: St. Martins Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated 1st edition, full number line, priced jacket. No notable flaws, hardcover almost newish, jacket same, no tears. No structural or cosmetic issues, crisp and bright. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. This dust jacketed hardcover is unmarked, not x library, and has no remainder marks. Printing stated, jacket priced. Book is sound and clean, mild wear. Jacket (no long tears) has sunning, some abrasion, small chip especially at spine. Foto coming. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described… Read more about this item

Indanapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1908. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Ralph Lester. This listing is for 2 by MRR sold as a pair at the listed price with one-book priced domestic media mail shipping. TCS is her first book, scarce, September, 362 pages, orange and black on olive cloth. Much edge/tip abrasion. First page is the blank verso… Read more about this item

UK: Ian Henry, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good. Scarce, early UK reprint (1st for this house, publisher's product, priced in pounds) hardcover, in jacket, unlovely, but flaws are not outrageous. 1976 version of early 50s Gollancz original. Cocked (this if you are not familiar with it is spine misalignment) inexpensively made, bit of corner bumping.… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair+. Priced in UK money, FP(Y) per McBrides Guide, correct for Heinemann First Edition. Bit of board tip abrasion, no major wear issues, unmarked. Text shows it's age, mildly darkened, no foxing. Small, neat UK bookstore label inside front cover. Jacket quite rough, edge chips, tear and crease wear. In new… Read more about this item

NY: Simon & Schuster, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 2 thru 10 numberline, so fails the test for collectable 1st edition (per Ahearn, ONLY the first pr. of the 1st trade edition regardless of any publishers designation) but book near perfect, signed by Crais above his name on title page. Unbumped, unmarked, likely unread. Bookstore "autographed copy" label front… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Apparently scarce in this edition, unfortunately lacking it's dust jacket. Stated First Edition on copyright page, no debossing mark is present. Typically inexpensive binding for Doubleday in this era. Straight, 2 tone 1/2 binding (spine is cloth balance is paper), mild crease corner first end sheet. *We… Read more about this item

NY: Random, 2002. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Perry signature on plate neatly affixed to 1st pastedown. Plate references "Literary Society Las Vegas sponsored by Northern Trust." Book square, (microscopic bump lower front, tiny ultra faint stain first endsheet) newish. Jacket will be in new mylar wrapper, no tears, also newish. As customary for… Read more about this item

NY: St. Martins Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Handsome hardcover copy. No notable flaws crisp and bright, signed by King under her name on title page. Jacket was received in mylar, looks virginal no tears or wear. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin… Read more about this item

NY: Pantheon, 2004. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated first US with 1 thru 9 number line. Text edges and board edges have the odd tiny scar, suspect is as bound, as the freshness argues for an unread copy. Jacket has the odd scuff no tears, will ship in mylar. Still has the… Read more about this item

NY: St. Martins, 2004. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book is wholly unmarked. Crisp and bright, binding very tight. Tiny remainder mark botton edge of text. Jacket has hint of wear at tips, no real tears or abrasion. In new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described… Read more about this item

NY: Dodd, Mead, 1978. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Very Good-/Fair+. This book, while clean and sound, should be thought of primarily as a reading copy, and is not, for reasons that will be obvious, is not in collectable condition. Brightly quarter bound (lemon boards, black cloth spine). Some cocking (spine slant) is evident. There is… Read more about this item

New York: Scibners, 1981. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Full one through ten number line. Attractive, unbumped, clean, hardcover. Lightly read, no outstanding flaws. Jacket has hint of cover scuff and edgewear, no tears, looks almost newish in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly… Read more about this item

NY: Fawcett Columbine, 1996. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hard cover book is crisp, tight hinged, unbumped and unmarked. Trace jacket shelf wear is wholly invisible in books new mylar wrapper. Jaffe's 2nd novel in this series. We have the first novel as well.*We feel that books offered for internet sale should be… Read more about this item

NY: Fawcett Columbine, 1995. Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. This is Jaffe's 1st novel. We have a first of the 2nd novel (chestnut mare) on the shelf. While this item has the "First Edition"statement and the priced dust wrapper of a trade edition, it lacks a '1' in it's number line and therefore is not a… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Dunne, 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A very nice, clean copy of the debut mystery novel of this well-thought-of writer. The book is crisp, unbumped, very attractive. Jacket has miniscule edgewear, shelfwear appropriate to copy that has been on the shelf of a new bookstore for a brief time. No creases or tears.… Read more about this item

NY: S & S, 1994. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Great copy w/ "Kinkstah's" signature "Kinky Friedman" on title page. Clean sharp copy with odd/mild production flaw, specifically, when seen at a certain angle there is production roller mar, back board. Unbumped, bright, seemingly unread. Jacket is bright and unscuffed, edge worn at… Read more about this item

Boston: Little Brown, 1989. 1st Edition Stated . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Attractive hardcover copy, unbumped, unmarked. Crisp text, solid binding. Remainder stripe bottom edge. Jacket has trace light toning in new mylar wrapper. 9th Richard jury novel Just Received and added to the above for sale as a pair at the listed price with one-book priced domestic… Read more about this item