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New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1970. 1st ed., 1st ptg. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8vo. 188pp. Red Boards with silver lettering on spine. Edges at head of boards rubbed. Dustjacket has minor staining along head and fore edge of upper cover, accompanied by 1" closed tear. "Westlake creates a touching, funny thoroughly enjoyable portrait of what hppens when a small-time writer tries to "make it" in the world of big-time pornography.(from dj)".
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Adios, Scheherazade: A Serious Comedy
by Westlake, Donald E.
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- Used - VG+
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- 1st ed., 1st ptg
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780671205058 / 0671205056
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African Terror
by Sheraton, Neil
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- first
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- 1st ed. No add'tl ptg
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London: Robert Hale Limited, 1957. 1st ed. No add'tl ptg. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8vo. 192pp. Illus. dj. feat. a "native" African stalking through the jungle while two official types look on from behind the trees, in a jeep, from a higher vantage point. Black cloth, gilt to spine. Dust jacket: two 1'' closed tears at bottom corner and tail; edgewear; chipping to extremities; scuffing & soiling, esp. visible on rear cover. Boards: bumping to spine. Bound material: foxing to all edges; foxing to endpp., else fine. "And in a territory where the beast isn't always four-legged, man doesn't always behave rationally. Woman certainly doesn't." The protaganist is named Rocky Russel and the author was in the R.A.F. I think that about says it all. Author has signed the FFEP. Author's 1st book; covered in protective mylar.
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The Crime of Giovanni Venturi
by Shaw, Howard
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- 1st ed., stated
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NY: Henry Holt & Company, 1959. 1st ed., stated. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. 8vo. 256pp. White pictorial Dj. by Ben Feder over blue cloth backed in black cloth lettered in rose. Dust jacket: sunning; offsetting from smaller book; slight edgewear to extremities; shallow clipping on inner flaps, price unaffected. Boards; slight bumping to extremities. Bound material; small stains to fore-edge; offsetting and foxing to endpp. Beautiful inscription on the FFEP, "To my friend Beulah Harris, holder of the Big Glass at the Cats, dear to the heart of Giovanni, & fellow celebrator life. Tante belle cose, carrisima! Howard Shaw -Rome, 1959. In archival plastic.
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Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat
by Bramah, Ernest
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- 1st Am. ed
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NY: Doubleday, Doran and Co, 1928. 1st Am. ed. Hardcover. VG+/G+. 8vo. 320pp. Pict. dj (by Nadejon) over blue cloth; paper label and paper cover pasted on. Boards replicate wrap-around jacket. Dust jacket is marred by heavy chipping w. some loss at extremities; tear at fore-edge of upper cover; 1'' tear (closed but ragged) along rear joint at top & bottom edges; separated rear inner flap. And last but not least the corners of the inner flaps are shallowly clipped; price missing. However, all this is for the sake of accuracy and the fact remains that the dj. is attractive and presentable. Boards: moderate edgewear; bumping to spine; cracking of upper hinge starting from the middle but not touching head nor tail. In archival plastic.
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The Sunken Garden
by Crane, Nathalia
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- first
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- First edition
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NY, NY: Thomas Seltzer, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dj.. 8vo. 259pp. Black cloth covered boards soiled and faded. Edgewear, especially to corners. Title on spine and upper board faded. Former owner's name penned to front paste-down endpaper. Binding feels a little weak, but holding. First edition of this unusual book written by the now obscure, then young phenomenon Nathalia Crane at the age of 13!
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The Train from Katanga
by Smith, Wilbur
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- Fine
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st ed., 1st ptg. No addt'l ptg
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NY: Viking Press, 1965. 1st ed., 1st ptg. No addt'l ptg. Hardcover. Fine/VG+. 8vo. 280pp. Pict. dj. Green cloth backed in black cloth. Dust jacket is slightly scuffed, moreso to the back cover, w/ edgewear to extremities, a few small chips, and three small closed tears to the bottom edge. All in all the dj. is in fantastic shape, unclipped and in Brodart. Slight bumping to tail, else fine. Wilbur Smith's scarce second book.
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