New York: Pantheon Books 2000. Fine. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 0679436154 . First edition. Advance Reader's Edition Uncorrected Bound Proof in pictorial wrappers trade sized paperback format but of the hardcover edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "On his way to work one morning Bill Chalmers suddenly discovers that he cannot remember where he is going what he ismeant to be doing or indeed who he is". 369 pages. Fine copy some inherent stress creasing to the spine head.; Signed by Author . Pantheon Books [2000] paperback
Boston: Little Brown and Company 1968. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. First US edition. 308 pages frontispiece portrait references index. Spine cocked VG copy in VG Dust Wrapper with a 1/2" tear to the top edge of the rear panel. . Little, Brown and Company [1968] hardcover
New York: The Macmillan Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition stated First Printing. Poem that "tells of the creation of the earth the fall of man and the wanderings of man into the countries of the Seven Deadly Sins". Red cloth with gold gilt lettering/decoration 105 pages last numbered page is 104. Good or better copy some bowing light page edge foxing; but the contents are tight and clean in price clipped creased edge-torn and lightly chipped Dust Wrapper. . The Macmillan Company hardcover
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1992. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 039913719X . First edition of the author's first novel. "A story of secrets---the secrets white girls don't tell and the secrets they long to know about black people". Set in Tallahassee during the early sixties. 285 pages. Light remainder letter to the top edge else Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . G. P. Putnam's Sons [1992] hardcover
New York: Forge / Tom Doherty Associates 2000. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312872658 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. 352 pages. Fine copy in Near Fine or better Dust Wrapper with "autographed / Waldenbooks / Brentano's" sticker affixed to the front panel.; Signed by Author . Forge / Tom Doherty Associates [2000] hardcover
New York: An Owl Book / Henry Holt and Company 1989. Near Fine. 1989. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 0805010238 . First edition thus. "In her characteristically vivid prose Jack Kerouac's wayward daughter chronicles her further adventures in a life lived on the verge". 210 pages. Near Fine copy minor top edge foxing. . An Owl Book / Henry Holt and Company [1989] paperback
Seattle: Fjord Press. Fine. 1988. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 0940242346 . First edition thus. Autobiographical fiction providing "an authentic account of logging on the north coast of British Columbia in 1907". Pictorial wrappers 199 pages illustrated. Fine copy. . Fjord Press paperback
Providence: Bodhisattva Press 2000. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0967659000 . First edition of the author's first novel. This copy has a warm full-page inscription which has been signed and dated in the year of issue "3/9/00" by the author on the front free endpaper. "Tells the passionate story of 'Rooster' a young painter whose creations rival the masters of antiquity". 356 pages. Publisher's promotional bookmark with creasing to the upper portion for this title laid in. Near Fine or better copy in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . Bodhisattva Press [2000] hardcover
New York: William Morrow and Company Inc c.1998. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Later Edition. Hardcover. 0688151981 . Later 8th printing. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. 197 pages. VG/Near Fine lightly bumped copy in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . William Morrow and Company Inc [c.1998] hardcover
New York: The Macmillan Company / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. "To save a world inexorably headed for destruction Sir Karmon laid careful plans for his own violent death". The plot futher involves an undiagnosed disease spreading in the capital of Pakistan which Sir Karmon knew was the results of radioactive fallout. Sir Karmon knew that not only was that nuclear fallout "taking this heavy toll of life" but was also "populating the earth with freakish mutants". 124 pages. Reginald 15604. VG copy spine slightly cocked spine head and lower corners lighty bumped in otherwise VG Dust Wrapper with two top edge tears. . The Macmillan Company / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company hardcover
New York: Baen Books 1986. Fair with no dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0671559583 . First edition. 409 pages. Ex-library copy usual flaws else nice copy save for bumping to one lower corner in Dust Wrapper. . Baen Books [1986] hardcover
New York: Fawcett Columbine 1994. Very Good. 1994. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 044990945X . First edition thus. Review copy with promotional material laid in. 238 pages illustrated with a two-page map. VG or better copy. . Fawcett Columbine [1994] paperback
Harmondsworth Middlesex: Penguin Books 1978. Good. 1978. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. 0140046151 . First edition thus. Hubin 1984 Crime Fiction page 164. 224 pages last numbered page is 223. Good copy cover creasing some edgewear cheap text paper tanning missing a small piece off the upper right corner of the front cover. . Penguin Books [1978] paperback
New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Minotaur 2003. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312307144 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. 280 pages. Spine end bumping else Near Fine copy in price clipped else Near Fine Dust Wrapper with "autographed copy" sticker affixed to the front panel.; Signed by Author . Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Minotaur [2003] hardcover
San Diego: San Diego Museum of Man. Near Fine. 1989. Later Edition. Trade Paperback. 0937808504 . Second Reprint Edition. Novel: "A book that is both fine adventure and ethnographically accurate. Melicent Lee's association with the Kumeyaay Iindians of Southern California brought her not only their friendship but a wealth of information". Pictorial wrappers 245 pages last numbered page is 244 illustrated with black-and-white drawings. Near Fine or better copy. . San Diego Museum of Man paperback
Manchester CT: Kit / Knowledge Ideas & Trends Inc / The Positive Publisher 1993. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 1879198088 . First edition. This copy has been generically inscribed "work for peace" and signed "Ruth Harriet Jacobs" by the editor on the half-title page. Poetry anthology with an anti-war / pro-peace emphasis. White pictorial wrappers 328 pages index. VG copy light cover creasing.; Signed by Author . Kit / Knowledge, Ideas & Trends Inc / The Positive Publisher [1993] paperback
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1975. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0684143690 . First edition. 237 pages. Slightly cocked top edge dust-soiled small owner's notation at one corner of the rear paste-down; else VG/Near Fine copy in Near Fine Dust Wrapper with one tiny edge tear and a vertical fold to the rear flap. . Charles Scribner's Sons [1975] hardcover
London: Constable 1990. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0094700702 . First UK edition of the third Inspector Matt Minogue crime novel. 268 pages. Near Fine copy cheap text paper tanning especially at the edges in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Constable [1990] hardcover
New York: M. Evans and Company Inc 1985. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0871314630 . First edition. This copy has been inscribed in part "one of my first fans" and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Thuggee novel. 355 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . M. Evans and Company Inc [1985] hardcover
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0394547039 . Later 2nd printing. Collects 23 tales. 275 pages. Spine slightly cocked else Near Fine copy in Near Fine or better Dust Wrapper. . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates 1989. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312930410 . First edition. 279 pages. Near Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Tor / Tom Doherty Associates [1989] hardcover
New York: Ecco / HarperCollins Publishers 2003. Near Fine. 2003. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 0060084723 . First edition thus. 112 pages. Near Fine copy with some shallow crimping to the upper right corner. . Ecco / HarperCollins Publishers [2003] paperback
New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates 1993. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 031285515X . First edition. Nebula Award Winner. Hugo Award and Campbell Award nominee. 448 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Tor / Tom Doherty Associates [1993] hardcover
Boston: An Atlantic Monthly Press Book / Little Brown and Company 1984. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316751278 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "Six weeks after the wedding Harriet Robey woke up to the fact that her infatuation for her husband had evaporated. She had been hopelessly naive and he was an unfeeling brute love was dead though not marriage. In the ingrained New England tradition she carried on". 215 pages. VG/Near Fine copy in otherwise VG/Near Fine Dust Wrapper with some waterstaining along the top 3/4" of the front panel.; Signed by Author . An Atlantic Monthly Press Book / Little Brown and Company [1984] hardcover
Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith Publisher Peregrine Smith Book 1994. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0879056142 . First edition. "The first study to locate and map the historic Spanish Trail". Oversize about 8.5" x 11" 144 pages illustrated with photographs drawings and maps bibliography map bibliography index. Near Fine copy shallow lower corner crimping to some pages. . Gibbs-Smith Publisher [Peregrine Smith Book] [1994] paperback
New York: Vintage Books / Random House Inc 1998. Near Fine. 1998. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 0679743774 . First edition thus. 431 pages photo-illustrated notes index. Near Fine copy. . Vintage Books / Random House Inc [1998] paperback
New York: Tor Fantasy / Tom Doherty Associates 1990. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312851073 . First edition. 280 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Tor Fantasy / Tom Doherty Associates [1990] hardcover
New York: Ace Books 2005. Very Good. 2005. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 0441012930 . First edition. This copy has been signed by both authors Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski on the title page. 375 pages. VG copy otherwise Fine copy with creasing to the lower portion of the rear cover.; Signed by Author . Ace Books [2005] paperback
New York: Viking 1989. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670825662 . First edition. 386 pages. Near Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Viking [1989] hardcover
New York: Persea Books 1977. Very Good. 1977. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0892550228 . First edition stated of "the first full-length collection of his the author's work". This copy has been generically inscribed "with good wishes / from" signed "Randy Blasing" and dated by the author on the title page. Pictorial/decorated wrappers 56 pages. VG copy lower corner crease to the rear cover with some edge peeling/tearing of the clear plastic cover lamination the latter apparently being a common flaw for this book.; Signed by Author . Persea Books [1977] paperback
Boston: An Atlantic Monthly Press Book / Little Brown and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316352608 . First edition. Author's first book.This copy has been inscribed signed and dated by the author on the title page. 276 pages. Near Fine copy in Near Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . An Atlantic Monthly Press Book / Little Brown and Company hardcover
New York: A John Macrae Book / Henry Holt and Company 1992. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805016775 . First edition. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. 245 pages. Fine As New copy in Fine As New Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . A John Macrae Book / Henry Holt and Company [1992] hardcover
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co Inc c.1976. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hardcover. Book Club edition with code G27 on page 173. Sherlock Holmes novel with psychological horror elements. 176 pages. VG copy in edgeworn/short tears/minor chipping Dust Wrapper. . E. P. Dutton & Co Inc [c.1976] hardcover
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