Rare books from Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting

Book and dust jacket in Fine condition with no marks, rips, or damage. Never been read.
Subterranean Press First Thus Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" on copyright page. Limited edition (#1173 of 2500) signed by author tipped-in page.
Aaronovitch's 2019 novella continuing the magical adventures of London police officer Peter Grant. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket now protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue boards with gold writing on spine; very slight shelf wear on dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; illustrations crisp and sharp. Cover price of £12.95 on front dust jacket fold. First Edition; First Printing as indicated by no other printings or editions listed on copyright page. Signed by author on title page. Carrying three vintage tales of Peters' Brother Cadfael, and illustrated by Clifford Harper, this is the true first edition as published in the UK. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with gold writing on spine and front board; some white spotting on top of front board. Bottom of book spine slightly rolled; inside top of dust jacket yellowed but now protected by archival Mylar cover. Dust jacket spine faded slightly, shelf wear to bottom of dust jacket spine. Tops of front and back dust jacket folds also yellowed. top page edges yellowed, but tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover and inside pages also still pristine white. First printing of Book-of-the Month Club as indicated on copyright page. Also, "Book-of the-Month Club Selection" in red, price of $7.95, and error in Ladies' Mile streets all on front dust jacket fold. Back of dust jacket has 1521 on lower right corner. Laid-in ephemera of reprint of Book-of-the-month Club News. Finney's famous work on time travel, with pristine illustrations throughout the book. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Gray and black boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Very slight shelf wear top and bottom of dust jacket spine; author's picture and quotes on back dust jacket. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. ISBN, cover price of $24.95, and FPT on front dust jacket fold.William Morrow First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First U.S. Edition" and complete number line on copyright page. Very rare "association copy" of this book ... not only is it signed by author on first page, but it is also inscribed to famous computer game designer Graeme Devine, who developed "The 7th Guest". F. Paul Wilson also dedicates "this dose is for you" to Devine along with a drawing of a syringe with the number 9574 inside.Best-selling author of The Tomb and The Keep, in this novel "Wilson draws for the first time on his lifetime experience as a medical practitioner". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Gray boards with black writing and images of waves on spine; book in black slipcase with price, ISBN, and book info on back of slipcase. Slipcase and book shrink-wrapped; both look to be in Fine condition. Book not issued with dust jacket, only slipcase. Presumed Mulholland Books First Edition, First Printing since book and slipcase are shrink-wrapped. Full ephemera crucial to plot, including postcard, included in book.Very unique and interesting meta narrative with experimental and supernatural elements, along with notes written by readers in story plot, conceived by J.J. Abrams. No dust jacket, only slipcase issued with book but both book and slipcase are protected by shrink-wrap.

Aquamarine and purple boards with aquamarine writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine very slightly rumpled. Binding very slightly pulled away at top; very slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Scholastic First Edition, First Printing as indicated by the following known points:• Aquamarine front board has diamond pattern embossed on it;• "First American edition, October 1999" and "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4" number line on copyright page;•"Year 3" badge on top of dust jacket spine and board spine;• Red bar code field on bottom right corner of dust jacket back and blurb on top of dust jacket back;• Price of $19.95 on front dust jacket fold.J.K. Rowling's third book featuring child wizard Harry Potter, a character now famous and well-loved throughout the world. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue and black boards with gold writing on spine; author's signature embossed in gold on front board. Bottom of book spine slightly rumpled; slight shelf on top and bottom of dust jacket spine.Price of $20.00 on front dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Pocket Books First Edition, First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Special hardcover gift edition of the book made famous by the movie starring Tom Hanks. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with silver writing on spine; dings on top of front and back boards near corners. Top and bottom corners of front boards bumped; top and bottom of spine rumpled. Chip and wrinkles on top edge of front dust jacket; chip on corner of back dust jacket near fold to spine. Shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $17.99 on front dust jacket flap, which has slight wrinkle at top of flap.Dutton First Edition; Thirty-First Printing as indicated by number line ending of "40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31" on copyright page. Signed by author on second interior page. Red cloud image with Target logo and advertising Bonus DVD from author with behind-the scenes looks at the movie.Green's second novel, which became his most famous one and has been made into a movie. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue boards with metallic-red writing on spine; Wheel of Time logo embossed in metallic-red on front board. Top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled; illustrations on inside of front and back board. Some rubbing on top corner of front dust jacket and top edge of back dust jacket; slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Pages and illustrations still look in excellent condition. Circle with statement of "30th Anniversary Edition" on front dust jacket; cover price of $24.95 on front dust jacket flap. Tor Fantasy First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "Second Hardcover Edition: October 2020" and complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. 30th Anniversary Edition reprint of Book One of Jordan's fantastic The Wheel of Time
series, with a new foreword by Brandon Sanderson. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Green boards with gold writing (book title in black box) on spine; author's initials embossed in gold on front board. Blue/black top page edges; white splotches on back board. Top and bottom of book spine very slightly rumpled; very small chips on top of dust jacket spine. Cracks and small piece missing from bottom of dust jacket spine; chips and wear where dust jacket folds into interior of book. Small chip missing from top of back dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Random House First Edition, Ninth Printing as indicated by following points: • Original retail price of $6.95 on top of front dust jacket flap• 10/57 notation at bottom of front dust jacket flap• Top stain on top page edges is black or blue• Dust jacket does not have review blurbs• Random House address of 625 Madison Avenue on back dust jacket flap• "Ninth Printing" and 1957 on copyright page; no other years listed.No bookplates, no writing, no marks inside book at… Read More

Quarter calfskin morocco boards with gold writing on spine; Book and special dust jacket (no text on inside flaps other than book title) are in Fine condition. Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; shrink-wrap removed to verify signature, but book never read.
Dennis McMillan Publications First Edition, First Printing as indicated by "FIRST EDITION Published April 2005" on copyright page. Author's signature and lettered "MMM" (#89 of 156) on special tipped in page by publisher. Tipped in page also states that boards are quarter calfskin morocco and author signed and lettered 156 copies.Connelly's eleventh mystery novel featuring Los Angeles detective Heironymous "Harry" Bosch. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover; however, there is no slipcase.

Red boards with gold writing on spine; 20th Anniversary edition NOT issued with dust jacket, but front and back boards padded. Also issued with red cloth bookmark; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Middle 300 pages have very slight waviness of water damage in top right corner; price of $35.00 on back board. Book has overall tight binding.Delacorte Press First Edition,First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature and inscription on title page; book also has CD of music from Outlander the Musical in sleeve attached in back of book.Gabaldon's now-classic tale of the romance of Claire Randall and James Fraser that has been made into a wildly successful television series. This edition NOT issued with dust jacket, so unable to be protected by archival Mylar cover.

Burgundy boards with gold writing on spine; publisher's emblem with 1817 embossed on front cover. Top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled; page edges slightly yellowed. Front dust jacket has less then 1/4-inch tear at top and chip near bottom edge where it meets dust jacket spine; top and bottom of dust jacket spine has very minor chips and folds. Price of $6.95 on front dust jacket flap. Harper & Row First Edition, Second Printing as indicated by number line of "71 72 73 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2" on colophon (last page) of book. No other printings or editions listed on copyright page.Blatty's classic horror novel that has withstood the test of time and garnered numerous movies and sequels based on it. Second printing in great shape for its age and hard to find in this condition. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Blue and teal boards with black writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Top of back board has slight ding; binding slightly pulled from top of book spine. Very small chips on front dust jacket corners where fold happens; also minor wear down front fold of dust jacket. Very small chips on back dust jacket corners where fold happens; very small chips on top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; cover price of $27.00 on front dust jacket fold.Scribner First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the San Francisco Chronicle lauds the author's "stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors" in this novel set in World War II Europe. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Trilogy of the Nevernight Chronicle books; all books are in Near Fine condition with all dust jackets in Fine condition with emblem of "Signed 1st Edition" on front dust jacket. Books have overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. St. Martin's Press First Editions, First Printings as indicated by "First Edition" (and month and year of publication) and number line ending in "1" on copyright pages. Author's signature on tipped-in pages by publisher or second interior page for Nevernight.Jay Kristoff's successful trilogy where "heroine Mia Corvere trains as an assassin as part of her mission for personal revenge." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jackets protected by archival Mylar covers.