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About this Item: Doubleday, New York, 2003. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is very fine in very good priced (24.95) dust jacket. Jacket has two creases on the front flap. Book is internally unmarked and unread. A very nice copy with all the relevant points. First edition/first printing with a full # line starting at 1. A fine addition to any library.9 1/2 x6 1/4 x1 1/2

About this Item: Doubleday, New York, 2003. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book is VERY FINE in a like dust jacket. First edition First printing. Book measures 81/2x53/4x11/4. Book is spotless, unread and probably unopened.While in Paris on business, Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late night phone call. TAhe elderly curator of the Louvre has b en murdered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. Very fine Book Club edition first printing with full # line. Great reading copy.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Daniel Martin, from whose point of view the story unfolds, is a successful English playwright and Hollywood scenario doctor. He returns to England at the request of his friend, Anthony mallory, who is dying of cancer". Book would be fine except for a small bump at bottom of spine. Beautiful green stain at top and green cloth boards. Jacket would be in fine unclipped ($12.95) condition except for slight wrinkle at bottom of spine. Unread and spotless.

Paget Press, Santa Barbara, California, 1986. Hardcover. Book Condition: As New. Limited Edition. " One day when Clarence was a boy it snowed in Los Angeles. He had lived all his life in Los Angeles and.he had never seen snow before, although he had seen his mother's p.y. Vintage Bukowski at his most outrageous or creative depending how you view Buk. Book is as new in unopened mint condition. 200 copies have been hardbound and signed and numbered and illustrated by the author. This is number156. This rare copy is quarter bound in a very limited yellow binding over boards. Issued without jacket. Book is protected in Mylar. Signed by Author

About this Item: Random House, New York, 1934. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Days Without End, by Nobel Prize (1936) winning playwright was first introduced to the world in 1933. The unmarked limited edition #305/325 is very good to near fine. The leather binding is very solid and square with wear to spine and edges . The spine label is clear and bright with fine gilt lettering. Internally the book is spotless and very fine, This limited edition is printed on all rag paper and signed by the author. The book is finely printed and the fore and bottom edges are untrimmed. The top edge is trimmed and nicely gilt. The first act of this four act play takes place in New York City on a Spring day in 1932 in the office and apartment of John Loving, a comfortable executive with Eliot and Company . The fourth act begins in the bedroom of Elsa in bed with a stunned expression and John on the verge of a mental collapse. The author was one of the first American playwrights to use… Read More

Mysterious Press, New York, 1986. Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. Peter O'Donnell (1920-2010) was a prolific British mystery writer for comic strips and graphic novel and best known for the Modesty Blaise novels of which this is 11th and final full length novel in the Modesty Blaise series. he continued to write the comic strip until 2002 and published a Novel of short stories (Cobra Trap) featuring Modesty Blaise in 1996. Two films were made using the Modesty Blaise character 1966 and 2004 ( O'Donnell was interviewed). This very special SIGNED LIMITED EDITION #40/250 is new as is publishers slipcase. This is a rare and very desirable collectible. Signed by Author.

About this Item: E. P. Dutton & Company, New York, 1947. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is near fine, bound in blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and nice gilt blind stamp on the front. Book has minor wear at the spine ends. Book is square crisp and unmarked. Priced (3.50) Dust jacket is very good with chipping at the top of the spine and a 1/2" chip at the top front of jacket. Some of the most fascinating and important stories discovered by foreign correspondents never appear in your newspapers or magazines. Sometimes censorship blocks them, sometimes reasons of policy, lack of space or time. In Deadline Delayed the members of the Overseas Press Club of America have an opportunity to tell these stories. These are real stories and not alleged fake news. Book is quite interesting and in many stories educational. Book is protected in Mylar.

About this Item: Lyons Press, New York, 2008. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.e in the front flap. Book is unmarked, flawless and probably unopened. This is the sixth title in the Woods Cop Mystery series. Grady Service with an unexpectedly complex, truly rotten, and important case on his hands. Tainted eggs are showing up in caviar, and Service must expose a ring of corruption in state government and perhaps within his own beloved Department of Natural Resources, one that could lead him all the way to the top. One of Heywood's great characters. Book is very fine and collectible.

About this Item: The Franklin Press, Louisville Ky., 1954. Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Margaret M. Bridwell (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed first edition/first printing is near fine and signed by the author. Death Valley Scotty! who was he? Who was this tanned desert rat, dressed in blue suit, white hat , white shirt and red necktie, who could pull $50,000 from one boot top and a like amount from the other to pay for a faster ride from Los Angeles to Chicago that anyone else has ever had? Interesting biography with photos of the legend himself. Signed by the author on the title page. Collectible. Signed by Author(s).

London: Thorton Butterworth Limited, 1927. 1st Edition First British edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book is in excellent though very slightly faded,( or it is a very dull green cloth). Spine is NOT bumped and corners are sharp. Book has long interesting inscription dated, Jan.16, 1941, " This is a copy of the first British Edition of the Island.... 'can't read it), It was called the Defeated in England. It is a biographical curiosity on account of the mis-spelling of the author's name on the dust-jacket. signed LUDWIG LEWISCHN". Jacket is good with an interesting note above the title by the author, " The Island Within". I assume that is the title he wanted. Jacket Has numerous small chips and soil, and is extensively repaired to verso. the price of 7/6net. is in the center of the front of the jacket as is the authors stamp with the correct spelling of his name and his address is France. ( I don't think he was… Read More

Chicago: The Prairieland Publishing Co., 1918. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Talk about a book that has everything. A book plate of Edith Tranter, I believe was made by the author. A picture of the author dated 1914, not in his writingAttached to the front paste- down as is the book plate. On the first free page is attached a beautiful long letter certifying J. Christian Bay who is at the john Crerar Library in Chicago and talks about two girls, virtue, Shakespeare's folio ....( It is very interesting and goes on and on, signed by author.Also enclosed is a two page hand written letter by our Mr. Bay, who talks about limited editions, speeches he has to do, and speeches Allison has to do, and death threats to himself and Mrs. Howe by Walter Hill. (Very exciting) Book in fine shape with darkened spine paper label and loose front hinge. Wow what a collection in a very small book.

New York: Macmillan, 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Delightful Diversion, is filled with fascinating information about rare books, their authors and their values. Book in near fine condition with slightly darkened spine and tanned paste-downs and ffe and lep. jacket is very good, with darkened and faded spine and repairs on verso at spine top and front fold, jacket is priced on front flap ($3.00). Nice collectible, internally very clean and unmarked.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1988. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Demi (illustrator). 1st Edition. SIGNED FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR and inspired by the exquisite designs cast on ancient Chinese mirrors, which were believed to be endowed with magical powers, Demi has created a magical new picture book, Long a student of Oriental (Asian) art and literature, she became intrigued by the concept of combining reflective surfaces and reflective stories. In this book Demi has retold thirteen of her favorite traditional Chinese fables so that young readers can reflect on the morals, both literally and figuratively. This SIGNED FIRST EDITION book is in near fine condition with slight wear to the rear cover. Priced (16.95) jacket is very good with a nicely closed tear at spine and slight wear at bottom tips, and is a wonderful collectible for any library and any age.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1934. Hardcover. Fine/Slip Case . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This limited edition consists of 1129 numbered copies, printed on all rag, deckle-edged paper, bound in boards with buckram back. These are the only copies which have been or will be inscribed by the author. Within the back cover is included a facsimile of the unpublished novelette, "A leaf from an Unopened Volume," by Charlotte Bronte. A wonderful book with 1/4 binding in light beige cloth over green boards with a beautiful blind stamp in center of cover. Very minor rub to spine corner of front cover. Slipcase in VG + condition, with slight wear at bottom of case and corners, otherwise sound.

Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1934. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION #763/1129 is in very fine unmarked condition. Publishers slipcase is very good with slight wear to the extremities Silp case has nice paper label with the title and limitation #. Affixed to the to the rear paste-down is a sleeve with a facsimile copy of an un-published Charlotte Bronte manuscript. Book is quarter bound in tan cloth over light green boards with a fine blind stamp on the front cover.Book edges are untrimmed, top edge is trimmed. Derby day is a book about a horse race, established by The Earl of Derby in England ( not Kentucky). This fine book is filled with glossy photographs featuring the people, mostly from high society in the early 20th century and their relationship with racing and social hob-nobbing of the time. Very collectible book by a highly collected author. Signed by Author

London: Faber & faber Ltd., 1930. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Rex Whistler. Book is near fine, with slightly faded and bumped spine. Bottom and fore edge are untrimmed and many pages are interestingly of slightly different sizes, which is a nice compliment to the Westminster press. Top of text block is guilt Spine lettering and decorations guilt. Dust jacket is VG- with numerous repairs to verso and repairs on exterior at spine ends. There is a 1'x1' loss above editors name at bottom of jacket spine, and subsequent lightening on book spine. Jacket is not clipped (21/- Net) There is an "A" toward the bottom right of half title page.Book is clean and bright with beautiful illustrations by Rex Whistler. Edges are untrimmed, except for top of text block which is gilded.

About this Item: Black Sparrow Pr, Santa Rosa, California, 1988. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Very Fine very limited edition Q/26 . There are 150 signed and numbered copies and 26 lettered copies. Book is quarter bound in fine multi colored cloth over printed boards. There is a tipped in pen and ink drawing sketch by the author which is I believe a self portrait with a friend in a car with a strange being looking on. Book is flawless internally and consists of almost 200 poems. London born David Bromige (1933-2009) earned degrees at the University of British Columbia and U of C Berkley. He was professor of English at Sonoma state University and lived in Sebastopol California. He was the author of over thirty books and mentored hundred of young poets. Desire won a Western States Federation Award. Book is Very fine and collectible. Signed by Author

About this Item: Black Sparrow Pr, Santa Rosa, California, 1988. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated Edition. Book is a fine limited edition 38/150 internally flawless with a bumped front cover tip. Book is quarter bound in blue cloth over printed boards. There are over 150 wonderful and evocative poems in this book. David Bromige (1933-2009) was a Canadian-American poet who wrote over 30 books so different from each other that some readers thought they were penned by a different author. He was a professor of English at Sonoma State University in California.His association with Black Sparrow Press lasted 23 years producing many award winning book of poetry. Fine collectible. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 001719

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book in mint condition. A signed presentation copy in near perfect jacket. First edition. book has never been opened.The only repair is to mylar protective cover.

About this Item: The Viking Press, New York, 1980. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition first printing . Book is unmarked and probably unread. Quarter bound in black cloth over red boards. In 1971, when TAhe Day of the jackal (1971), Odessa File (1972) and The Dogs of War (1974) there was silence, until TAhe Devil's Alternative. Readers the world over can only be grateful for this broken vow. This is the multi-award winning author's fourth novel. A rare FIRST PRINTING. Pristine.