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RIFAT N. BALI.
The best known American in Turkey: Betty Carp.
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English. Ills. 612 p. B/w ills. This book is about the life of Betty Carp, a diminutive lady who had the reputation of being "the best known American in Turkey". Betty Carp started her career as a telephonist and typewritist at the American Embassy in Constantinople in 1914 hired by Henry Morgenthau, the American Ambassador at that time. She retired in 1964 after 50 years of service as an Attaché and Political Officer. During World War II years she worked for the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor of CIA with Allen W. Dulles that she met and admired during his assignment in Constantinople in the years 1921-1922. Betty Carp was also deeply involved in charity work and the American Hospital in Istanbul where she contributed by raising money for the Hospital. This book covers her life as well as her correspondence with various friends and ambassadors and bring into the light the life and works of an extraordinary woman, unknown so far.
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Riggs, Cynthia
Bloodroot
New York: Minotaur Books / Thomas Dunne. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2016. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Red boards and spine imprinted in gold with title and author. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 296 pages. A Martha's Vineyard Mystery No. 12. It's just another day at the dentist's office for Victoria Trumbull when fellow patient wealthy Mrs. Wilmington dies. It's an unfortunate though seemingly not murderous incident but the receptionist is hysterical so one of the dental assistants offers to drive her home. But after making a quick pit stop he finds her body floating in the harbor.With the police shorthanded due to an upcoming presidential visit it's up to Victoria to take on the case. As she wrestles with her ex-son-in-law a $3 million will and a deadly dental clinic Mrs. Trumbull discovers that nothing in the case is quite what it seems. . Minotaur Books / Thomas Dunne hardcover
Bookseller reference : 609281 ISBN : 1250058686 9781250058683
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Riggs, Cynthia
Shooting Star
New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Minotaur. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. SHOWSTOPPERNative Martha's Vineyard resident Victoria Trumbull adds "serious playwright" to her list of accomplishments when she pens the local summer stock's adaptation of Frankenstein Unbound. With actors even locals comes backstabbing bad will--and worse equity theater. But murder When an eight-year-old playing the part of Frankenstein's brother disappears the island is on full alert.During the search the woman playing Frankenstein's housekeeper is found dead and the cast is in a panic. Many are quitting the production convinced there's a copycat killer reenacting Mary Shelley's plot with lethal accuracy. Still the show must go on.and a murderer must be caught. Victoria shrewd and insightful as always readies for her dramatic scene with a killer. Blue boards and spine with title and author on spine in silver. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 258 pages. A Martha's Vineyard Mystery No. 7. SHOWSTOPPERNative Martha's Vineyard resident Victoria Trumbull adds "serious playwright" to her list of accomplishments when she pens the local summer stock's adaptation of Frankenstein Unbound. With actors even locals comes backstabbing bad will--and worse equity theater. But murder When an eight-year-old playing the part of Frankenstein's brother disappears the island is on full alert.During the search the woman playing Frankenstein's housekeeper is found dead and the cast is in a panic. Many are quitting the production convinced there's a copycat killer reenacting Mary Shelley's plot with lethal accuracy. Still the show must go on.and a murderer must be caught. Victoria shrewd and insightful as always readies for her dramatic scene with a killer. . Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Minotaur hardcover
Bookseller reference : 609677 ISBN : 031237027X 9780312370275
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Riggs, Cynthia
Trumpet of Death
New York: Minotaur Books / Thomas Dunne. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2017. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Blue boards and spine imprinted in silver with title and author. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 295 pages. A Martha's Vineyard Mystery No. 13. When 92-year-old poet/sleuth Victoria Trumbull takes her city-bred tenant Zack Zeller on a nature walk on one of Martha's Vineyard's conservation areas and shows him a mushroom she calls black trumpet of death he's sure he's found the way to rid himself of his troublesome girlfriend Samantha. But the mushrooms he's given Samantha end up on her daddy's dinner table and Zack one of the invited guests is sure he's doomed the diners to an untimely death.Meanwhile dead bodies are cropping up on the Island. The police have questions about the identity of the culprit and call upon Victoria Trumbull who knows the Island and its inhabitants intimately. Will she be able to find the truth and clear the name of someone close to her before the murderer finds its next victimIn addition to giving us more of the eccentric cast of characters and quirky plot we love Trumpet of Death the 13th book in the Martha's Vineyard mystery series describes in loving detail little-known parts of the Island that visitors seldom see. . Minotaur Books / Thomas Dunne hardcover
Bookseller reference : 609331 ISBN : 125012266X 9781250122667
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Righelato, Pat
Understanding Rita Dove
University of South Carolina Press 2006. ISBN-13: 978-1-57003-637-8 Orange cloth with silver lettering on spine. 249 pages. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. University of South Carolina Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 017248 ISBN : 1570036373 9781570036378
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Rights of Women
From A to Z: A Woman's Guide to the Law
Rights of Women 2006-09-01. Paperback. Good. 9x6x1. Slight lean to spine from storage. Appears to have hardly been read. Same day dispatch Mon- Fri from the UK if ordered by 1pm. Rights of Women paperback
Bookseller reference : FRG01220914008 ISBN : 0951087940 9780951087947
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Rights Of Women
Pathways to Justice: BMER Women Violence and the Law
Rights Of Women 2007. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN:9780951087923 Rights Of Women paperback
Bookseller reference : 9355784 ISBN : 0951087924 9780951087923
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Riley, Bridget
XXXIV Venice Biennale. British Pavilion. 1968.
London., The Arts Council of Great Britain., 1968. 29,6 x 21 cm. [16] unpaginierte S. Illustrierter OKarton., 3215E Erste Auflage. Einband etwas lichtschattig, innen papierbedingt etwas lichtrandig, sonst gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 3215EB
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Ringel, Fred J. (Editor).
AMERICA AS AMERICANS SEE IT. Illustrated by over 100 American Artists.
pp. xviii, 365 + Plus frontis and photographs. Text drawings. Tall 8vo. Original full tan cloth binding. Spine darkened. Front cover soiled. First edition. Coldwar/Economics 7
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RINGELING, H
Die Frau zwischen gestern und morgen. Der sozialtheologische Aspekt ihrer Gleichberechtigung.
Hamburg, 1962. 146 S. (Studien zur evangel. Sozialtheologie u. Sozialethik 10). OLwd.
Bookseller reference : 1001662
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Ringgold, Gene
The Films of Rita Hayworth :
Secaucus NJ: Citadel 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Quarto cloth closed tear on front of dj. <br/><br/>One word: "Gilda". Citadel hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001245 ISBN : 0806504390 9780806504391
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RIPERT Ludovique
C'ETAIT COMME CA...
Marseille Imprimerie Robert 1996. In-8 broché couverture illustrée 153pp. Bel envoi signé de l'auteur.
Bookseller reference : GIT00ce9
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Ripley Ann
Death of a Garden Pest
New York: Bantam Books. Very Good. 1997. First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Slight spine crease . Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 273 pages. A Gardening Mystery No. 2. After solving a murder organic gardener and housewife-turned sleuth Louise Eldridge finds herself in the limelight as the host of her own TV gardening show. But the vindictive woman she replaced on the program picks a catfight and hours later winds up dead. Suddenly accusing fingers start pointing in Louise's direction and the gumshoe gardener must now find the real killer before she too is planted six feet under . Bantam Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 607822 ISBN : 0553577301 9780553577303
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Ripley Ann
Mulch
New York: Bantam Books. Very Good. 1998. First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Light spine and reading creases . Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 279 pages. A Gardening Mystery No. 1. Amateur gardener and housewife Louise Eldridge has big plans for her family's new Sylvan Valley home situated among the flower of suburban Washington D.C. society. But she's barely turned the topsoil when her organic mulching unearths the unidentifiable remains of a murder victim . Bantam Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 607821 ISBN : 0553577344 9780553577341
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RIS-PAQUOT
Le Livre de la Femme d'Intérieur. Table. Couture. Ménage. Hygiène.
Paris, Henri Laurens, sans date; in-8 cartonnage éditeur illustré 440 pages. Figures et Planches,Bon état.
Bookseller reference : 8742
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Rist, Pippilotti - Cornelia Providoli (Redaktion)
Himalaya. Pipilotti Rist. 50 KG (nicht durchtrainiert). Dieses Buch ist nebst neuem und verändertem Zeugs ein Remix aus meinem ersten und dem zweiten Buch.
Köln, Oktagon Verlag., 1999. 26 x 21,3 cm. ca. 100 Bl. Illustrierter OPappband; illustrierte CD-Papphülle., 68178A Erste Auflage. Einband minimalst angestaubt, sonst sehr gutes Exemplar.
Bookseller reference : 68178AB
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Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Cat on the Scent
Bantam Books 1999. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Dustjacket has some wear and a couple of small tears at top of spine. Cover has light wear. A small pink stain on bottom page edges. Bantam Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 668 ISBN : 055309971X 9780553099713
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Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
The Purrfect Murder
Bantam Books 2008. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Dustjacket has some wear. Cover has light wear. First printing. Signed and inscribed by the author Rita Mae Brown to former book owners on title page and Sneaky Pie's stamp in lower right corner of title page. Bantam Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1381 ISBN : 0553803654 9780553803655
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Ritchie Ann Isabella Thackeray
The Cornhill Magazine vol. III -- January to June 1861 the first appearance of Toilers and Spinsters
London: Smith Elder and Co 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. vi 4 760 p. 12 leaves of plates 3 folded: in-text illustrations; 22 cm. Half calf with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-stamped spine title and volume number. Marbled endpapers. Contains an article about the French ironclad La Gloire and the English ironclad ship built in response the Warrior; and the first appearance of: chapters 1-14 of William Thackeray's final novel The Adventures of Philip on his Way through the World and his Roundabout Papers nos. X-XIII; chapters 37-48 of Anthony Trollope's Framley Parsonage; the essay Toilers and Spinsters by Anne Isabella Thackeray later Ritchie which appeared in an updated version in the book Toilers and Spinsters and Other Essays published in 1874; chapters 1-6 of The Stage Queen and the Squire by Scottish novelist Henrietta Keddie 1827-1914; chapters 1-4 of Agnes of Sorrento by Harriet Beecher Stowe; and the poem Little Mattie by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. At the head of the first page of the Thackeray a former owner and critic has written "Humbug by Thackery." Scarce. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; 5-digit number stamped at lower edge of table of contents; a few pages opened carelessly; otherwise clean and solid. Smith, Elder and Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011252
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Ritchie, Mrs. Betty And Others ( Trinity United Church Women )
A History Of North East Ashfield Frontier Ways To Modern Days
Ashfield Ontario Canada: Trinity United Church 1976. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 322 Pages Illus. Fold Out Map. Previous Owner's Inscription Front Flyleaf Cover Soiled From Handling O/W Sound. Trinity United Church Paperback
Bookseller reference : 034948
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RIVIERE (Anne). CHAPPEY (Frédéric). CLAUDEL (Camille). HORN (Rebecca). ORLOFF (Chana). RICHIER (Germaine). BOURGEOIS (Louise). FRIEDMANN (Gloria). NIKI DE SAINT-PHALLE. BERTAUX (Hélène). POUPELET (Jane). BONHEUR (Rosa). KUSAMA (Yayoi). PAN (Marta). LALANE (Claude).
Sculpture'Elles. Les sculpteurs femmes du XVIIIème siècle à nos jours.
Catalogue de l'exposition présentée au musée des Années Trente de Boulogne-Billancourt du 12 mai au 2 octobre 2011. Un fort volume 22,8x31cm cartonné sous couverture illustrée en couleurs, 272 pages abondamment illustrées en noir et en couleurs dans et hors texte. Mors inférieur du premier plat accidenté sur 2cm sinon bel exemplaire.
Bookseller reference : 45678
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Riverboat Men and Women of the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers
A Taste of Mississippi Riverboat Cooking
<p>Saltillo TN: Riverboat Publishing Company 1986. Octavo softcover spiral binding 112 pp. Foldout map. Photographs. Good. Inked numbers on inside of back cover. Approx. nine pages with highlighting. Inked words on one page. Stain on front cover. Light soiling on back cover.</p> Saltillo, TN: Riverboat Publishing Company, 1986 paperback
Bookseller reference : 5927
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Rivers, Joan; Farmer, Jerrilyn
Murder at the Academy Awards : A Red Carpet Murder Mystery
New York: Pocket Star. Near Fine. 2009. Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. 370 pages. A Red Carpet Murder Mystery No. 1. A just-back-from-rehab starlet drops dead while entering the Academy Awards and the only ones who can solve the crime are Maxine Max Taylor and her daughter Drew fun and thinly disguised versions of Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa. Oscar night. The Kodak Theatre. Hollywood. The red carpet is out and Max and Drew are on the job - mikes in hand. Suppose hot young actress Halsey Hamilton is trying to reform her image after a bad year of too much partying. She's moved herself semi-permanently into rehab. Imagine Halsey's triumphant sober return to Hollywood as she marches up the red carpet bypassing all the other camera crews and heads straight for Max. Alas what if she doesn't exactly march so much as stagger And then fall down at Max's feet clutching the bottom of Max's divine Michael Kors gown Is this a case of one of the most public overdoses on record Or is it murder . Pocket Star paperback
Bookseller reference : 607881 ISBN : 1439158681 9781439158685
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Riverside Women Creating Change
Riverside Women Creating Change: Stories and Inspiration
Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Bookseller reference : B9781955969291 ISBN : 1955969299 9781955969291
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Riverside Women Creating Change
Riverside Women Creating Change: Stories and Inspiration
like new. unknown
Bookseller reference : 48376772 ISBN : 1955969299 9781955969291
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Rives, Hallie Erminie
A Furnace of Earth
New York: Camelot Co 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 224 p.; 18 cm. Publisher's light brown cloth with red spine and cover titles and decoration; gilt-stamped spine and front cover decoration. First edition. Wright American Fiction 3:4562. This is the fourth novel fifth published work by American writer Hallie Erminie Rives 1874-1956. In Very Good Condition: slightly cocked; cloth is slightly soiled; otherwise clean and tight. Camelot Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003081
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Rives, Hallie Erminie.
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF ETIQUETTE.
pp. xiii, 514, Plus photo frontis and full plates by Gabrielle Rosiere. Tall 8vo. Original worn full blue gold decorated cloth binding. Spine darkened. ETIQ 1
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RIVKIN, JAY; KOVNER, JEAN;ULLMAN, VARDA; WILSON, DAGMAR; WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE..
PEACE DE RESISTANCE.VOLUME II VOL NO 2 TWO A COOK BOOK cookbook
La Calif: WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE. Very Good. 1970. First Edition. Spiral bound. 8x8" squarish. VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK.PRINTED BY ANDERSON RITCHIE & SIMON ; .WHITE TITLES ON BLUE PAPER COVERS BOUND WITH WHITE PLASTIC COMB BINDING UNDER PAPER SPINE COVER ; 147pg pages . WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE.. unknown
Bookseller reference : 134028
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Rizzo, Karen
Things To Bring S#!t To Do
<p>New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang 2006 New Book Never Read. Signed by the Author. Like many women and some men too Karen Rizzo is a compulsive list maker.She scribbles grocery lists on post-iy notes pencils resolutions on the backs of greeting cards regularly jots down aal the things she needs to bring to do to remember. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 51/4" - 8" Tall. Private Press.</p> Stewart, Tabori & Chang hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8233 ISBN : 1584795425 9781584795421
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Rizzo, Karen
Things To Bring S#!t To Do
New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang 2006 New Book Never Read. Signed by the Author. Like many women and some men too Karen Rizzo is a compulsive list maker.She scribbles grocery lists on post-iy notes pencils resolutions on the backs of greeting cards regularly jots down aal the things she needs to bring to do to remember. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 51/4" - 8" Tall. Private Press. Stewart, Tabori & Chang hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8278 ISBN : 1584795425 9781584795421
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ROBERT (J.-B.-M.).
Jurisprudence sur la capacité personnelle et sur l'effet des contrats des femmes mariées ou ayant des biens situés tant dans les ci-devant pays de droit écrit que dans les coutumes, principalement dans la ci-devant Normandie, avant et depuis la loi du 17 nivôse an 2 (6 janvier 1794).
P., Arthus-Bertrand, Gueffier, 1813 ; in-8. 3ff.-XX-574pp. Basane marbrée, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre rouge, roulettes dorées sur les coupes. 1 coin frotté, éraflure sur le second plat, charnières fendues en tête et en queue. Exemplaire solide cependant.
Bookseller reference : 10804
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ROBIQUET Jean
LA FEMME DANS LA PEINTURE FRANCAISE XV-XX SIECLE
1938 pleine reliure bleu in-quarto (full binding in-quarto), dos 5 nerfs (spine with raised bands) - titre frappé or (gilt title), plats muets (cover without text), tête dorée (top edge gilt) - gouttière rognée long papier (fore-edge - great papier), dos et couverture conservés (spine and cover preserved), tirage limité à 3200 exemplaires - 1 des 350 exemplaires sur papier Chiffon Barjon (limited edition - 3200 copies were printed), nombreuses illustrations (many illustrations), 210 pages, 1938 à Paris Les Editions Nationales,
Bookseller reference : 11561
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ROBERT (Marthe).
La tyrannie de l'imprimé. Livre de lectures III.
Paris Grasset 1984 1 vol. Broché in-8, broché, 253 pp. Edition originale avec un envoi autographe signé de l'autrice à Gilles Lapouge. Couverture très légèrement poussiéreuse.
Bookseller reference : 7731
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ROBERT (Marthe).
La tyrannie de l'imprimé. Livre de lectures III.
Paris Grasset 1984 1 vol. Broché in-8, broché, 253 pp. Edition originale avec un envoi autographe signé de l'autrice à Gilles Lapouge. Couverture très légèrement poussiéreuse.
Bookseller reference : 7731
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ROBOTHAM Tom
Varga. The Varga girls 1940-1947.
Magna book, 1994. Grand in-4 relié sous jaquette imprimée en couleurs, 112 pages, album d'illustrations en couleurs. Très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 15222
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Robb JD. J. D.
Treachery in Death
<p>First edition first printing of the thirty second novel in the Eve Dallas series. In fine / fine unread condition.</p> Putnam hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio1309 ISBN : 0399157034 9780399157035
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Robb, J. D. (Norah Roberts)
DIVIDED IN DEATH Eve Dallas Ser.
New York NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2004. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket not price clipped in protective mylar cover. The first hardcover book in the NYC Policewoman Eve Dallas series. 2059 New York City. Reva Ewing was a former member of the Secret Service and then a security specialist for Roarke Enterprisesuntil she was found standing over the dead bodies of her husband renowned artist Blair Bissel and her best friend. But Lieutenant Eve Dallas believes there was more to the killing than jealous rageall of Bissels computer files were deliberately corrupted. To Roarke its the computer attack that poses the real threat. He and Reva have been under a code-red government contract to develop a program that would shield against techno-terrorists. But this deadly new breed of hackers isnt afraid to kill to protect their secretand its up to Lieutenant Eve Dallas to shut them down before the nightmare can spread to the whole country. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book. G.P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 014083 ISBN : 0399151540 9780399151545
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Robb, J. D.
Origin In Death
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards with author's initials on cover in blue metallic and black spine imprinted with title and author in blue metallic. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on laid in page. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 339 pages. In Death Mysteries No. 21. Signed by Author. When a cosmetic surgeon is killed in his office with tidy precision and not long after his doctor-son is murdered in the same manner Detective Eve Dallas must track down the cunning cold-blooded killer who just may be one of the good doctor's beautiful female patients. . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 600246 ISBN : 039915289X 9780399152894
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Robb, JD. J. D.
New York to Dallas
<p>First edition first printing of the thirty third novel in the Eve Dallas series. In fine / fine unread condition.</p> Putnam hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio1308 ISBN : 0399157786 9780399157783
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Robb, JD. J. D.
Visions in Death
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. First Edition with full number line. . 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 Inches. 352 pages. In Death Mysteries No. 19. On one of the city's hottest nights New York Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas is sent to Central Park-and into a hellish new investigation. The victim is found on the rocks just above the still dark water of the lake. Around her neck is a single red ribbon. Her hands are posed as if in prayer. But it is the eyes-removed with such precision as if done with the careful hands of a surgeon-that have Dallas most alarmed. As more bodies turn up each with the same defining scars Eve is frantic for answers. Against her instincts she accepts help from a psychic who offers one vision after another - each with shockingly accurate details of the murders. And when partner and friend Peabody is badly injured after escaping an attack the stakes are raised. Are the eyes a symbol A twisted religious ritual A souvenir With help from her husband Roarke Dallas must uncover the killer's motivation before another vision becomes another nightmare. . . . . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 601327 ISBN : 0399151710 9780399151712
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ROBERSON Susan L. (ed)
Women America and Movement : Narratives of Relocation
University of Missouri Press 1998. hbk 291pp no fep otherwise excellent in sleeve protected dj unused clean tight text University of Missouri Press, 1998 unknown
Bookseller reference : WS432 ISBN : 0826211763 9780826211767
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Robert Barnard
A Talent to Deceive: An Appreciation of Agatha Christie
New York: Dodd Mead 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 8vo 213 pages clothbacked boards. <br/><br/>A competent study by a fellow mystery writer with a bibliography which clarifies confusion fostered by the British and American titles of her works; with a filmography short story index and annotated list. Dodd Mead hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0007138 ISBN : 0396078273 9780396078272
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Robert D. Emerson
Tales from Emerson Hill
Robert D. Emerson 2004. Paperback. Very good. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has some wear. First edition. Signed by the author Robert D. Emerson on title page. Robert D. Emerson paperback
Bookseller reference : 1270 ISBN : 0976435403 9780976435402
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Roberta Schaeffer Circle, United Methodist Women, Vestal United Methodist Church
A Book of Favorite Recipes
Circulation Service. Used - Good. Good condition. Plastic comb binding. cooking A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs DVDs floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Circulation Service unknown
Bookseller reference : H22OS-01003
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Roberts Gillian
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good. 1995. 1st Mass Market Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Reading crease on front cover Tiny amount of edgewear at head and tail of spine. No spine crease. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 0.72 x 6.82 x 4.11 Inches. 256 pages. An Amanda Pepper Mystery No. 5. After a tough year of teaching at Philly Prep Amanda Pepper decides to go to Atlantic City with her friend Sasha Berg. Yet a beach vacation turns deadly when a bludgeoned corpse shows up in their hotel room--and Sasha is the prime suspect.So Amanda hits the boardwalk to track down the real killer chasing down clues around the surf and in the casinos and discovering along the way that appearances are more than deceiving: they can be criminal and sometimes downright murderous. . Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 602227 ISBN : 0345385942 9780345385949
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Roberts Gillian
TIME AND TROUBLE
N.Y.: St. Martin's Press 1998. First edition June 1998 so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket not price clipped in protective mylar cover. A Billie August title; the first in the series as she joins P.I. Emma Howe. Marin County. "Veteran Roberts the Amanda Pepper series introduces a new sleuthing pair Northern California's Emma Howe middle-aged owner of a middling investigative firm and Billie August a young single mother whom Emma hires and whose experience consists solely of having located her toddler son after his father kidnapped him. On her first surveillance Billie videotapes Sophia Redmond who claims a fall on the sidewalk has left her disabled running down steps but she bungles the taping and is left with no proof. Emma and Billie are astonished when Sophia back in her wheelchair shows up with her husband to hire them to locate their missing teenage daughter Penny. Readers know that Penny has attached herself to a group of medievalists and has found a heart-shaped pendant and the bones of a baby in a field where they are practicing for a fair. The police then find a woman's skeleton nearby. Braiding the points of view of Emma Billie and Penny Roberts connects her subplots via the missing girl the elusive mistress and the pendant. The stakes get serious when Penny decides to help her mother get free from her husband's abusive domination by photographing the woman with whom she believes her father is having an affair. Despite unlikely coincidences Roberts peels away layers from each character's life leaving the reader with a suspenseful affecting tale." -- Publishers Weekly. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. Book. St. Martin's Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010547 ISBN : 0312186738 9780312186739
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Roberts, Carey
PRAY GOD TO DIE
NY: Scribners 1993. 1st ed. Uncorrected Page proofs very light wear else near fine. A Detective Ann Fitzhugh title. Washington D.C. First Edition. Printed Wrapper. Near Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Proof. Scribners Paperback
Bookseller reference : 002828
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Roberts, Carey
PRAY GOD TO DIE
N.Y.: Scribner 1993. 1st ed. Fine in dj Washington D.C.; 2nd Detective Anne Fitzhugh. A congressional assistant's throat is cut and Detective Anne Fitzhugh of the D.C. police must sort through a slew of suspects--including a congressman and a priest. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book. Scribner Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002938 ISBN : 0684195623 9780684195629
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Roberts, Gillian
CAUGHT DEAD IN PHILADELPHIA : A Mystery Introducing Amanda Pepper AWARD WINNER
New York NY U.S.A.: Scribners 1987. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Small sticker remains at inside cover else fine in fine dust jacket not price clipped in protective mylar cover. ANTHONY AWARD WINNER for Best First Novel. . Author's first mystery and 1st in the Amanda Pepper series. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book. Scribners Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011288 ISBN : 0684188090 9780684188096
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Roberts, Gillian
PHILLY STAKES AWARD FINALIST
New York NY U.S.A.: Scribners 1989. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket not price clipped in protective mylar cover. As new copy of this the author's second book -- featuring the inimitable Amanda Pepper. AGATHA AWARD NOMINEE for Best Novel. "After a reading of A Christmas Carol Philadelphia schoolteacher Amanda Pepper tries to instill a sense of compassion in her private-school sophomore students by suggesting they give a Christmas party for the homeless at a shelter. The idea is taken over and perverted by one of the parents automobile and real-estate tycoon and politician Alexander "Sandy" Clausen who arranges a catered party at his home with plenty of publicity. Late at night after the party Clausen is found burned to death in the remains of the family Christmas tree and his troubled daughter Laura confesses to killing him as does her boyfriend Peter Shaw although there is little evidence against them. Amanda becomes fiercely protective of Laura whom she feels has a real talent for writing and seeks to help her and her alcoholic mother. Since Amanda's new and not yet fully committed policeman lover C. K. Mackenzie is heading the investigation and appears convinced of Laura's guilt Amanda probes to find another answer. A second body a visit to a retirement home and a fairy tale pave the way to the denouement. Roberts Caught Dead in Philadelphia writes a literate enjoyable mystery that provides a keen and witty insight into modern mores." -- Publishes Weekly. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Book. Scribners Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011289 ISBN : 0684190710 9780684190716
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