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Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1946. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).. Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1946. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Very Good+/Very Good+. Very clean green cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Original book club review pamphlet laid in. 272 pgs. Clean illustrated dustjacket with price intact, unchipped, with two short closed edge tears at base of rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A novel of intrigue and espionage in postwar China. Approx 8" x 6". Fiction..

New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1979. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, signed by the author. Very clean unfaded black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers, inscribed and SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper: "For Jan - Thanks for the hospitality - Joel Swerdlow - Jan' 79". 275 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Code Z: an unpublicized federal statute empowering the President to step aside during national crises in favor of a specially trained "crisis manager." A provocative and disturbing novel about power and paranoia, three critical hours in Washington, D.C. when the President relinquishes his bower to a brilliant, highly trained agent of the CIA..

New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1956. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1956. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean decorated boards with clean green cloth spine, black lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Small spot of very light surface rubbing to lower right corner of front board, barely noticeable. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 280 pgs. Dustjacket is not price clipped, very lightly soiled with a few very shallow small edge chips, mostly at top spine edge. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Fine. Stated First Edition, with full number line on copyright page. Clean yellow boards with rust orange spine, bright gold lettering on spine. Slight bumping to spine edges, corners are sharp. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 302 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A pilot makes an emergency landing in the Congo and rebels seize his aircraft. Suddenly he's lost in a world where no rules apply and with no apparent way out..

New York: Doubleday & Co., 2003. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Doubleday & Co., 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Near Fine. Clean black boards with clean black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. Small bump to one corner tip; very slight surface wear at base of spine. Binding is tight, no cracking, with very slight lean. Pages and edges are clean. Small previous owner last name at top edge of front free endpaper. 454 pgs. April 2003 First Edition and full number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on copyright page. "DOUBLEDAY/New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland" on the title page. All first edition, first printing points present, including mis-spelling of "skitoma" on pg. 243. Correct first edition book size: 9 1/2" by 6 1/4" by 1 3/8". Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped, slight vertical crease to front inside flap..

Doubleday & Co., 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Doubleday & Co., 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. True first edition, first printing, with number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and April 2003 First Edition on copyright page. "DOUBLEDAY/New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland" on the title page. First Edition, First Printing points are present, including mis-spelling of "skitoma" on page 243. Very clean black boards with bright gold lettering on black cloth spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean bright endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 454 pgs. Correct first edition book size: 9 1/2" by 6 1/4" by 1 3/8". Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Slight narrow corner crease to front inside flap. Original five reviews on back panel of dustjacket. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A true first edition of Dan Brown's… Read More

London: Collins, 1960. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. London: Collins, 1960. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean black cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 320 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has very tiny shallow chip at top rear spine edge, top front panel edge. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fiction..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1963. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very clean stated First Printing in clean original dust jacket. Black cloth boards with red-orange lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 216 pages. Clean bright jacket is unchipped, no tears; price clipped at upper corner of front inside flap; nice photo of author on rear panel; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A spy thriller of the first rank. .

New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Stated First Edition. Very Good/Very Good+. Stated First Edition. Green cloth boards with bright gold lettering on cover and spine. Fading to boards. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean black top-stained page edges. Clean black endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 560 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with a few very short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A wonderful anthology of suspenseful tales by authors such as Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Graham Green, Jack London, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers and other outstanding writers. Large 8vo. Suspense..

New York: Pantheon, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Pantheon, 1979. Stated First American Edition. Fine/Very Good+. Stated First American Edition. Very clean gray boards with dark blue cloth spine, silver lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 255 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with two small closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. An intriguing political thriller set in Europe. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: Stein & Day, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Stein & Day, 1983. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated First Edition in original unclipped dust jacket. Clean red boards with black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean with blank endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 260 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, slight edgewear, a few shot closed edge tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A suspenseful novel involving deadly Exocet missles and Britain's secret D15..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge (Tom Doherty Associates), 2004. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Forge (Tom Doherty Associates), 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing, with full number line on copyright page. Clean red cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 365 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; vertical crease to front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A suspenseful thriller involving international intelligence and the war on terror. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: Atheneum, 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Atheneum, 1976. Stated First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. Very clean gray boards with clean black cloth spine, unchipped gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean red endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 242 pgs. Clean dustajcket is unchipped, not price clipped, with short closed edge tear at top and bottom of spine edge. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A fast paced superthriller of international intrigue and suspense. 8vo. Crime Fiction..

New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First U.S. Edition.. New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Stated First U.S. Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine . "First U.S. Edition" stated on copyright page, in original unclipped jacket. Clean red boards with clean blue cloth spine, bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean red endpapers; no previous owner markings. 218 pgs. Dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped (6.95 on front inside flap), no tears, faintest hint of soiling. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A disturbing and entertaining political suspense novel..

New York: Scribner, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Scribner, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing, with full number line on copyright page. Clean red boards with clean gray spine, bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 383 pgs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, with one very short closed edge tear at top of rear flap fold. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A novel of suspense about a train fanatic who masterminds high-profile train accidents. Approx 8" x 6". Mystery..

New York: Dial Books, 1992. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Dial Books, 1992. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Clean gray/blue boards with gray cloth spine, red lettering on spine. Very slight edge wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 114 pgs. Illustrations by the author. Clean dustjacket is price clipped, has several closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Children's..

Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1976. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1976. Stated First American Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean rust red boards with black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping, slight surface wear to spine corners. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 233 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has one very tiny shallow chip at top of spine, a few short closed edge tears, tiny closed nick to spine edge. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: Delacorte Press, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Delacorte Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing, SIGNED by author in clean unclipped jacket. Clean green boards with maroon cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean red endpapers; no previous owner markings. Signed by author on half-title page. 360 pp. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Delacorte, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Red paper-covered boards with gold author name stamped on cover, black spine with unchipped gold lettering. No bumping, no fading. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean - no names, writing or marks. Clean red and black marbled endpapers. 486 pages. Dust jacket is clean, unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York - Toronto: Rinehart & Co., 1958. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York - Toronto: Rinehart & Co., 1958. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Very clean blue boards with yellow and white lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Slightly browned pages are clean; clean endpapers with no writing or marks. Very light hint of surface wear to spine corners. 244 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, very slight wear to top/base of spine, slight surface wear to edges. Large black and white photograph of author on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8 Vo. Mystery..