Lima: C. S. S. Publishing Company Inc 1985. Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0895367777 . First edition no statement of printing. "Why would someone kill a member of the caulty at a small curch-related college" 257 pages. VG copy slight spine cocking front cover creasing. . C. S. S. Publishing Company Inc [1985] paperback
Houston: Arte Publico Press. Fine. 1992. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 1558850511 . First edition. Review copy with corner creased/short tear review slip laid in and with "COURTESY OF / ARTE PUBLICO PRESS" stamped at the top of the first page. 81 pages. Fine copy. . Arte Publico Press paperback
New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1980. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0060100559 . First US edition. 224 pages last numbered page is 223. Fine copy in Near Fine Dust Wrapper slight age-toning to flaps with a vertical fold to the spine. . Harper & Row Publishers [1980] hardcover
New York: Random House 1988. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 039457026X . First edition. This copy has been generically inscribed "With my best wishes --- / Happy cookery --- / December 1989 and signed "Helen Nash" by the author on the front free endpaper. 286 pages illustrated notes on ingredients notes on equipment notes on techniques wine.and food menus index. Near Fine copy book slightly ajar due to slight bowing in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Random House [1988] hardcover
New York: Henry Holt and Company 2002. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0805071482 . First US edition. "Summary: In Manchester England when a seventeen-year-old girl who hasn't been acting liker herself lately is turned into the very creature she has personified she isn't sure that the change is all bad". 235 pages. VG copy some bumping especially to the spine ends in Near Fine Dust Wrapper with a small spot stain to the top edge of the rear flap. . Henry Holt and Company [2002] hardcover
New York: Ace Books c.1998 but later. Fine. 1998. Later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 9780441019465 . Later 4th printing thus. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. Second book in the author's vampire series. Pictorial wrappers 401 pages. Fine copy but the top page edges are starting to tan.; Signed by Author . Ace Books [c.1998 but later] paperback
New York: Viking 2003. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 067003231X . First edition. 452 pages illustrated with photographs and maps notes selected bibliography acknowledgments index. VG or better copy spine end bumping in Near Fine Dust Wrapper. . Viking [2003] hardcover
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press 1997. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0871136414 . First edition. The second novel by the author of FOOL ON A HILL. "The year is 2023. High above the canyons of Manhattan a crew of human and adroid steelworkers is approaching the halfway point in the construction of a new Tower of Babel". 450 pages. Near Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . The Atlantic Monthly Press [1997] hardcover
Boston: An Atlantic Monthly Press Book / Little Brown and Company 1982. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316751219 . First edition stated. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "I am an old widow who is utterly crazy and utterly sane. I see life as one vast astonishing joke the essence and the antithesis of tragedy". 217 pages. Owner's name else spine cocked VG copy in price clipped worn torn creased and lightly chipped Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . An Atlantic Monthly Press Book / Little Brown and Company [1982] hardcover
London: Quartet Books 1974. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0704330288 . First edition. Midway paperbound edition. 231 pages. Owner's name and date pencil prices partly erased on the first page else VG copy creasing to rear cover in Dust Wrapper with creasing to the rear panel and flap. Despite the presence of a Dust Wrapper this is a trade sized paperback not a hardcover. . Quartet Books [1974] paperback
Brockport: BOA Editions Ltd. Near Fine. 1990. Later Printing. Trade Paperback. 0918526833 . Later 3rd printing. 1990 Lamont Poetry Selection of The Academy of American Poets. Pictorial wrappers 89 pages. Near Fine copy partial crease to the bottom edge of the rear cover---which incorrectly lists the ISBN as 0-918526-83-8. . BOA Editions, Ltd. paperback
New York: W. W. Norton & Company 1992. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0393030946 . First hardcover edition. The copyright page states "First Edition" but it has been reported that a paper-bound limited edition was produced by another press in 1991. The author's eighth volume of poetry. 117 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . W. W. Norton & Company [1992] hardcover
New York: Broadway Books 2003. Very Good. 2003. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0767915593 . First edition. 310 pages. Near Fine copy with slight spine cocking. . Broadway Books [2003] paperback
New York: Walker and Company 1997. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802733123 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "So why would the intelligent beautiful woman kill herself by jumping from the window of the dojo where she wqas studying the martial arts". 207 pages. VG or better copy light bumping in Near Fine Dust Wrapper with a 1/4" snagged tear near the bottom of the front spine edge.; Signed by Author . Walker and Company [1997] hardcover
New York: Gnome Press Inc 1954. Fair with no dust jacket. 1954. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. First US hardcover edition. Blue boards with yellow lettering Currey A first state binding 191 pages. Ex-library copy spine slightly cocked with the ends bumped and worn lower corners lightly bumped tape residue to the boards library stamp to the top edge clean replaced endpapers in otherwise bright VG Dust Wrapper marred by chipping to the spine head black background recoloration to the spine ends light sticker pull near the spine heel and very scattered blind-side only staining along the bottom edge probably from an old style protector now replaced with a modern protector. Overall a perhaps more visually pleasing copy than the litany of flaws might suggest. . Gnome Press Inc [1954] hardcover
New York: W. W. Norton & Company 1988. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0393024873 . First US edition. 242 pages illustrated with photographs and maps index. VG copy bowing to the body of the book in Near Fine Dust Wrapper. . W. W. Norton & Company [1988] hardcover
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2002. Fine. 2002. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0801869374 . First edition. 235 pages collecting 13 stories. Fine copy. . The Johns Hopkins University Press [2002] paperback
New York: Viking 1987. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 067081668X . First edition. "Combines an uncompromising realism with escalating suspense creating a compelling portrait of the desperation of a place and the people who live there". 260 pages. Fine copy in Near Fine Dust Wrapper. . Viking [1987] hardcover
Hicksville: Gnome Press Inc 1958. Good in Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Gray boards with maroon spine lettering 185 pages. Good only copy spine cocked with light colored staining to the heel staining to the lower right corner of the page edges owner's name to the front paste-down some foxing to the endpaper gutteres cheap text paper fully tanned/bronwing; but the text is tight and clean and the hinges are not cracked in Good only Dust Wrapper slight toning/soiling edgewear including some short tears 1/4" chip to the central portion of the rear spine edge 1/2" piece of the lower spine light colored staining to the spine heel.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 185 pages . Gnome Press Inc [1958] hardcover
New York: The Macmillan Company c.1971. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hardcover. Book Club edition code 20M on page 273. 277 pages. Near Fine copy in generally VG/Near Fine Dust Wrapper with a few streaks of odd wear manufacturing defect to the rear panel. . The Macmillan Company [c.1971] hardcover
New York: Avalon Books / Thomas Bouregy and Company Inc 1967. Fair with no dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Golden yellow cloth with black spine lettering/decoration 191 pages. Ex-library copy usual flaws but the main text is clean and the hinges are not cracked in Dust Wrapper. . Avalon Books / Thomas Bouregy and Company Inc [1967] hardcover
Wheaton IL: Quest Books / Theosophical Publishing House 2003. Fair. 2003. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0835608336 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the half-title page. "Takes the reader on a mythic journey from the ancient to the modern Games telling tales of gods athletes and coaches in all their splendid pageantry". Pictorial wrappers 257 pages illustrated recommended reading index. Otherwise VG or better copy partial vertical crease to the front cover scattered page creasing marred by yellow high-lighting and underlining throughout the text.; Signed by Author . Quest Books / Theosophical Publishing House [2003] paperback
New York: George Braziller 1976. Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0807608157 . First edition of this 2002 Pulitzer Prize winning poet's second book. 70 pages. VG/Near Fine copy with some fading to the red portion of the spine lettering and a small fore-edge spot stain. . George Braziller [1976] paperback
New York: W. W. Norton & Company 2003. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0393051323 . First edition of the author's first novel. This copy has been inscribed and signed somewhat scrawlishingly by the author on the title page. "Caroline Dunlap has written off the insular world of Boston deb parties golf club luaus and Wasp weddings she grew up in. But when she reluctantly returns home after her college graduation she finds the world of her childhood is not quite as predictable or protected as she had imagined". 288 pages. Near Fine copy with upper corner folds to a few pages in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . W. W. Norton & Company [2003] hardcover
New York: Sideshow Press. As New. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. This copy has been signed by as Jack Ketchum and Ed Lee. Pictorial wrappers about 5.5" x 8.5" saddle-stapled 35 pages last numbered page is 33 illustrated. Per the publisher 350 copies of this paperbound chapbook format were printed. New copy.; Signed by Author . Sideshow Press paperback
New York: Arbor House 1985. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0877956731 . First edition. "There is an enchanted place beneath the streets of the City where the past can still be found. Down Town is the tale of a fantastic odyssey to defend this forgotten world from an ancient evil". 293 pages illustrated. Light colored staining to the lower portion of the boards else would be a VG or better copy in edge toned else Near Fine or better Dust Wrapper. . Arbor House [1985] hardcover
New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1984. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 003062861X . First edition. This copy has been generically inscribed "Best wishes / to my newest reader." and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. 274 pages. Near Fine copy in otherwise Near Fine Dust Wrapper with light wear at the spine ends and a tiny edge tear.; Signed by Author . Holt Rinehart and Winston [1984] hardcover
Washington: Counterpoint 2001. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 1582431620 . First edition. 470 pages bibliography. Spine ends bumped else Near Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Counterpoint [2001] hardcover
New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates 1990. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312850190 . First edition. Collection of 9 stories. 321 pages. Some bumping to the spine head front corner else Near Fine or better copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Tor / Tom Doherty Associates [1990] hardcover
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press Bison Books 1983. Near Fine. 1983. First Thus. Trade Paperback. 0803291396 . First edition thus originally published by Carloton & Porter in 1857. Pictorial wrappers 290 pages illustrated. Near Fine copy slight spine cocking a few impression marks to the rear cover. . University of Nebraska Press [Bison Books] [1983] paperback
New York: Crown Publishers Inc 1982. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 051754718X . First edition of the author's first novel. 276 pages. Near Fine copy lightly bumped in Near Fine Dust Wrapper upper corner crease to the rear flap. . Crown Publishers Inc [1982] hardcover
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. 0679415076 . First edition. Advance Reader's Edition Uncorrected Proof in pictorial wrappers trade sized paperback format but of the hardcover edition. "On the morning of September 22 2986 Mike Wayne Jackson---age 40 a drifter in and out of jail for almost 20 years exhausted and at the end of his rope---entered the annals of major crime". 227 pages last numbered page is 226. Fine copy. . Alfred A. Knopf paperback
New York: A Perfect Crime Book / Doubleday 1992. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 038542096X . First edition. This copy has inscribed signed and dated in the year of publication "October 1992" which is two months prior to the December 1992 publication date listed on the copyright page by the author on the title page. 261 pages. Near Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . A Perfect Crime Book / Doubleday [1992] hardcover
Chicago: Dearborn Financial Publishing Inc 1991. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0793101220 . First edition. This copy has been inscribed signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper. 245 pages appendix: information for international investors index. Near Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . Dearborn Financial Publishing Inc [1991] hardcover
New York: Penguin Books 1994. Fine. 1994. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 0140240020 . First edition thus. 432 pages photo-illustrated acknowlegments notes index. Fine as new copy with a number of pages of the publisher's publicity materials folded and laid in. . Penguin Books [1994] paperback
Boston: An Atlantic Monthly Press Book / Little Brown and Company 1957. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 279 pages. Bumped else Near Fine copy in price clipped VG Dust Wrapper with some short tears. . An Atlantic Monthly Press Book / Little Brown and Company [1957] hardcover
New York: Walker and Company 1989. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802710794 . First edition. 247 pages. One rear lower corner bumped else Fine copy in similar Dust Wrapper. . Walker and Company [1989] hardcover
New York: Bantam Books 2007. Very Good. 2007. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 9780553384086 . First edition. "The most terrifying journey of all starts with a dead end." 317 pages. Near Fine or better copy save for a light sticker ghost to the front cover. . Bantam Books [2007] paperback
New York: Sheed and Ward 1960. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition no statement of printing. "Sets out to discuss in ordinary language the problems of the battered Little Man of the Church---the sort of man who has to admit quite franly that his is not yearning to prove his love of God by martyrdom and that he would not rather lose everything he has than commit one venial sin but who does none the less persist doggedly in hanging onto his faith and making some effort to live up to it". 241 pages. VG or better copy save for ownership inscription to the front free endpaper in Near Fine Dust Wrapper save for age-toning to the spine lettering and to some edges. . Sheed and Ward [1960] hardcover
Baltimore: Cemetery Dance CD Publications. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 1881475492 . First edition. 232 pages. Fine copy in Fine in Dust Wrapper with the publisher's "Inspired by the Academy Award winning Film" sticker affixed to the front panel. . Cemetery Dance [CD] Publications hardcover
New York: William Morrow / HarperCollins Publishers 2005. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060560908 . First edition. 307 pages suggested reading index. Near Fine copy one lower corner lightly bumped in Fine Dust Wrapper. . William Morrow / HarperCollins Publishers [2005] hardcover
New York: Congdon & Weed Inc 1983. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312925603 . First edition. The fifth Harry Stoner novel. 295 pages. Near Fine copy in Near Fine or better Dust Wrapper. . Congdon & Weed Inc [1983] hardcover
New York: Vertical 2003. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 1932234519 . First US edition. 231 pages. Promotional pictorial cardstock leaf about 7" x 5" laid in. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper with ISBN/price sticker affixed to the rear panel. . Vertical [2003] hardcover
La Habana: Editorial de Arte y Literatura. Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. Reprint. Trade Paperback. "Reprinted from the first edition 1972". Bi-lingual Spanish with English translation on facing pages text. "Specifically dedicated to English speaking African readers includes The Great Zoo 1967 and a brief selection of poems written since 1925 till 1969 by the national poet of Cuba Nicolas Guillen Camaguey 1902". Pictorial wrappers 223 pages. Good or better copy spine badly cocked some creasing in worn edge-torn and lightly chipped Dust Wrapper. . Editorial de Arte y Literatura paperback
New York: The Clayton Magazines Inc / W. M. Clayton. Fair. 1931. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappres about 6.75" x 9.75" last numbered page is 432 first numbered page is 295 illustrated. Reading/filler copy usual creasing to the edge trimmed front cover rear cover missing cheap text paper only starting to tan. . The Clayton Magazines Inc / W. M. Clayton paperback
New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1983. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 003059037X . First edition. 204 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Holt Rinehart and Winston [1983] hardcover
Auckland / London / Sydney / Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton 1985. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0340379502 . First edition. Collects 14 stories plus a prologue. 133 pages. Otherwise Near Fine copy with bumping to the upper left corner of the front board in Near Fine Dust Wrapper with publisher's price sticker affixed to the front flap and store stickers affixed to the rear panel. . Hodder and Stoughton [1985] hardcover
New York: Berkley Prime Crime 1995. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 042514786X . First edition. 281 pages. Near Fine copy in Near Fine Dust Wrapper. . Berkley Prime Crime [1995] hardcover