New York: Delacorte Press 1991. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385299125 . First edition. 278 pages. Owner's blindstamp to the bottom of the front free endpaper else Near Fine slightly spine cocked copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Delacorte Press [1991] hardcover
New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates 1985. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312933320 . First edition. 1986 Nebula Award nominee. 350 pages. Near Fine copy in Near Fine or better Dust Wrapper. . Tor / Tom Doherty Associates [1985] hardcover
Dublin Ireland: The Mercier Press 1976. Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 0853424756 . First edition no statement of printing. 89 pages last numbered page is 87 plus ads at the rear notes index. VG copy some spine cocking cheap text paper fully tanned sticker ghost to the rear cover. . The Mercier Press [1976] paperback
New York: Simon & Schuster 2003. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0743222857 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page beneath her printed name which she has lined through. "A portion of Rescuing Patty Hearst appeared in DoubleTake under the title 'Homesickness' and won a Pushcart Prize". 244 pages. VG copy spine end bumping in Near Fine or better Dust Wrapper with an "Autographed" sticker affixed to the front panel.; Signed by Author . Simon & Schuster [2003] hardcover
New York: A Thomas Dunne Book / St Martin's Press 1996. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312144024 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The second novel in the Michael Carolina series which "takes another whack at the littlest but most crooked state in America---Rhode Island". 261 pages. Near Fine copy very light spine head bumping in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . A Thomas Dunne Book / St Martin's Press [1996] hardcover
New York: 1997. Very Good. 1997. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 1572972475 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author Christopher Golden on the half-title page. 278 pages illustrated. VG or better copy spine slightly cocked and very lighty creased light bumping and a tiny tear to the spine heel rear corner light scratching to the lower left portion of the rear cover cheap text paper starting to tan.; Signed by Author . [1997] paperback
New York: Fawcett Columbine 1990. Near Fine. 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0449905705 . First edition. 135 pages illustrated pronunciation key other books you might enjoy reading. Near Fine copy cheap text paper tanning. . Fawcett Columbine [1990] paperback
Tempe: Bilingual Press / Editorial Bilingue 2001. Fine. 2001. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0927534975 . First edition of the author's first posthumous book. Review copy with corner creased review slip laid in. "Focuses in part on school-age Chicanos and their interactions with Anglo children and adults and in part on the author's adult wartime experiences". 88 pages last numbered page is 87 followed by a photograph of the author. Fine copy. . Bilingual Press / Editorial Bilingue [2001] paperback
New York: Del Rey / The Ballantine Publishing Group 1998. As New. 1998. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0345406052 . First edition. Historical fantasy novel involving Sir Isaac Newton and Benjamin Franklin. Review copy with slip and other material laid in. Pictorial wrappers 355 pages. New copy. . Del Rey / The Ballantine Publishing Group [1998] paperback
New York: A Roc Book 1997. Near Fine. 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0451456092 . First edition. Review copy with promotional material laid in. "Return to a wondrous world alive with dryads musket fire and magic". 417 pages. Some inherent spine cocking else Fine actually a new copy. . A Roc Book [1997] paperback
New York: A Bluejay International Edition Bluejay Books Inc 1985. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312943989 . First edition. 246 pages. VG or better copy slightly cocked spine bumped at the ends in Fine Dust Wrapper. . A Bluejay International Edition [Bluejay Books Inc] [1985] hardcover
Vancouver / Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre 1991. Very Good. 1991. First Thus. Trade Paperback. 0888947224 . First printing thus. Pictorial wrappers 272 pagses bibliography map index. VG or better copy front cover creasing cheap text paper starting to tan. . Douglas & McIntyre [1991] paperback
New York: The Mysterious Press / Warner Books 1995. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0892965436 . First edition. 314 pages. Fine As New copy in Fine As New Dust Wrapper. . The Mysterious Press / Warner Books [1995] hardcover
New York: Bantam Books 1987. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0553052233 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the front free endpaper. 368 pages appendices: sending gifts gift guidelines; index. Remainder-like line to the top edge else Near Fine copy in rubbed VG Dust Wrapper with several short edge tears and a 1/4" chip to the top edge of the front panel.; Signed by Author . Bantam Books [1987] hardcover
Las Vegas: Huntington Press 1999. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0929712722 . First edition. "Konik the long-time gambling columnist for Cigar Aficionado ushers readers into the arena of risk and reward introducing them to the subculture of high rollers hustlers professional card counters horse handicappers and poker champions. These stories take you to the final table of the World Series of Poker where a $1 million prize awaits the winner to a secret golf course reserved for the biggest gamblers in Las Vegas and to the inner sanctum of an international book-making operation". 234 pages photo-illustrated. Remainder-like mark to the top edge else VG/Near Fine copy in Near Fine Dust Wrapper with a very short edge tear. . Huntington Press [1999] hardcover
New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St Martin's Press 2007. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780312369651 . First edition of the author's first novel. This copy has been dated in the year of issue "11/30/07" with a warm birthday presentation inscription to a close relative signed "Anastasia" with a secondary inscription and signed again in full "Anastasia Royal" by the author on the title page. 307 pages. Near Fine copy light bumping to the spine ends in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . Thomas Dunne Books / St Martin's Press [2007] hardcover
New York: St Martin's Press 1984. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312184980 . First edition. This copy has been inscribed "To Kate Redmond / Successful Boston / Marathoner. Congratulations!" and signed "Linda Barnes" by the author on the front free endpaper. "Murder at the Boston Marathon" . 194 pages. VG/Near Fine copy spine very slightly cocked and bumped at the heel in otherwise worn Good to Very Good Dust Wrapper with some fading to the red spine lettering a piece off the lower left corner of the rear flap and glue stains to the flap edges on the blind side only as there is no corresponding glue staining/damage to the book it appears that the book and Dust Wrapper were "married" at some point in the past.; Signed by Author . St Martin's Press [1984] hardcover
New York: Pocket Books 1997. As New in As New dust jacket. 1997. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0671009249 . First edition thus. Review copy with promotional material laid in. 319 pages. New copy in Dust Wrapper. . Pocket Books [1997] hardcover
New York: St Martin's Press 1978. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 031222494X . First US edition. "Summary: Having exchanged identities a ruler's consort and a slave discover they seem doomed to die in their new roles". 175 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . St Martin's Press [1978] hardcover
New York: Forge / Tom Doherty Associates 2000. Good. 2000. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. 0812566726 . First edition thus. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "Palestinian-American detective Ben Kamal and Israli police inspector Danielle Barnea return to confront a world-wide criminal plague: white slavery". 438 pages. Good copy spine creased and slightly cocked brief annotations in pencil at the top of the title page.; Signed by Author . Forge / Tom Doherty Associates [2000] paperback
Philadelphia: UPP / University of Pennsylvania Press 1991. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0812230817 . First edition no statement of printing. 218 pages notes bibliography index. Near Fine copy slight spine cocking in Near Fine Dust Wrapper very short top edge tear to the front panel. . UPP / University of Pennsylvania Press [1991] hardcover
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0395320542 . First edition. "A heroine who loses her name her past and her husband; a hero with a sense of responsibility particularly whre a fair lady is involved; some helpful villans; some plausible villains; some hilarious villians; and the most remarkable cat in fiction his name is Stat Cat". 256 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper with a 1/4" bottom edge tear to the front panel. . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
New York: Simon & Schuster 1996. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0684802201 . First edition. This copy has the author signed generically inscribed "stay fit forever" label affixed to the front free endpaper as issued. 392 pages illustrated index. Green remainder-like line to the top edge top edge of the rear board bumped in two places one lower corner very lightly bumped slight bowing to book; else Near Fine copy in otherwise Near Fine Dust Wrapper with creasing along the top edge and with a related short tear to the top of the front flap fold.; Signed by Author . Simon & Schuster [1996] hardcover
New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1999. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0060193417 . First US edition. "The year is 2026 and winter is setting in fast. Life in the dark cobblestoned alleyways of Vienna is seething with the detritus of post-millennial exess: pollution neo-Nazis designer drugs holographic TV and ultra-intelligent environments govberned by binary butlers called agent programs". 386 pages. Remainder mark else Near Fine or better copy in Near Fine or better Dust Wrapper. . HarperCollins Publishers [1999] hardcover
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1997. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0399142525 . First edition of the author's first novel. 212 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper with a short tear to the bottom edge of the rear panel. . G. P. Putnam's Sons [1997] hardcover
Wayland: Kehillah Press 2002. Very Good. 2002. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0971881804 . First edition no statement of printing. This copy has been inscribed and signed by co-author Rhoda Kaplan Pierce on the title page. 260 pages plus a 3 page glossary at the rear. "A bomb explodes! A heart erupts. In a crowded Jerusalem market Leah Applebaum's son-in-law is killed by a terrorist bomb. In borough Park an Orthodox Jewish section of Brookly her mother dies and Leah is brought face to face with the heritage she has scorned and the daughter from whom she is estranged". VG copy spine cocked and creased some cover/corner creasing with owner's name and date at the top of the half-title page.; Signed by Author . Kehillah Press [2002] paperback
New York: M. Evans and Company Inc 1994. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0871317575 . First edition. 162 pages. Several dings to the rear board else Near Fine copy in Near Fine Dust Wrapper with a vertical fold to the rear flap. . M. Evans and Company Inc [1994] hardcover
New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday 1992 but actually 1991. Fine. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. 0385420218 . First edition. Advance copy: excerpting 45 pages of the text plus some other material in pictorial wrappers about 5.5" x 8.5" saddle-stapled format but for the hardcover edition. Fine copy. . Nan A. Talese / Doubleday [1992, but actually 1991] paperback
Ringgold: Vox13 Publishing. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 1930595077 . First hardcover limited edition of the author's first novel. Copy #643/666 numbered copies signed by Douglas Clegg author Don D'Auria introduction and Glenn Chadbourne interior artist on a laid in limitation leaf. 441 pages illustrated with drawings. Near Fine or better copy in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . Vox13 Publishing hardcover
New York: Ace Books c.1994. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1994. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hardcover. 0441000495 . Book Club edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. 362 pages. Near Fine copy light spine end bumping in otherwise VG or better Dust Wrapper with some short creased tearing and chipping largest by far is 1/2" V-shaped to the top edge and light scratching to the rear panel.; Signed by Author . Ace Books [c.1994] hardcover
New York: Pocket Books 1989. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0671682938 . First hardcover edition. 307 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Pocket Books [1989] hardcover
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1981. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0399126732 . First edition. 293 pages. Fine copy in VG/Near Fine Dust Wrapper creasing and light wear to the spine head. . G. P. Putnam's Sons [1981] hardcover
New York: Saturday Review Press 1972. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0841501807 . First edition. First title in the Mario Balzic mystery series. 188 pages. Spine cocking else a Near Fine copy in otherwise Near Fine second state reviews on rear panel Dust Wrapper with short tears at the spine heel corners and some creasing to the front flap. . Saturday Review Press [1972] hardcover
New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates 1994. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312856326 . First edition. 287 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Tor / Tom Doherty Associates [1994] hardcover
New York: Viking 1988. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670823996 . First edition. 99 pages. Near Fine copy with a remainder mark to the fore-edge in Near Fine Dust Wrapper. . Viking [1988] hardcover
New York: St Martin's Press 1998. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312186630 . First edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. 326 pages. Good only copy remainder mark spine cocked bumped a few small stains to the front board several light colored spot stains to the top edge faint dampstaining to the bottom edge; but the contents are tight and clean in VG Dust Wrapper some impression marks to the rear panel with "Authographed COPY" and "Local Author" stickers affixed to the front panel.; Signed by Author . St Martin's Press [1998] hardcover
New York: Del Rey / Ballantine Books 1985. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0345315995 . First edition. "A new CRYSTAL SINGER novel - a captivating blend of adventure intrigue and romance". 303 pages. Near Fine copy slight spine cocking in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Del Rey / Ballantine Books [1985] hardcover
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1987. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 1555840825 . First edition of the author's first novel and first book in the Dryco series. This copy has been dates inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. 259 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . Weidenfeld & Nicolson [1987] hardcover
New York: Kodansha International 1996. Near Fine. 1996. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 1568361564 . First edition thus. 277 pages illustrated index. Popular report on the first scientific study of eccentrics with many interesting stories covers Joshua Abraham Norton who saw himself as Norton I Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico and issued his own money which was accepted by local Californian merchants; Oofty Goofty who "supported himself by allowing passersby to kick him for ten cents to cane him for twenty-five cents and to hit him with a baseball bat for fifty cents"; and many others. Near Fine copy. . Kodansha International [1996] paperback
Marietta: MP / Marietta Publishing 1999. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1892669464 . First edition. This copy has been generically inscribed and signed by the editor Bruce R. Gehweiler and signed by the Dust Wrapper artist Allen Koszowski both on the front free endpaper. Collects 16 stories 329 pages illustrated. Only 600 copies printed. An ISBN of 1-892669-46-4 is printed on the front flap of the Dust Wrapper the only place it appears on/in the book but it is apparently invalid. New copy in Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . MP / Marietta Publishing [1999] hardcover
New York: The Guilford Press 1992. Good. 1992. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0898624932 . First edition. "Shows how maps are not impartial reference objects but rather instruments of communication persuasion and power". 248 pages illustrated. Some starred/circled check marks to the contents pages else VG or better copy with ISBN/UPC stickers affixed to the rear cover. . The Guilford Press [1992] paperback
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company 1985. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0025211307 . First edition. 247 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Macmillan Publishing Company [1985] hardcover
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1983. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0399128433 . First trade edition. 331 pages. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . G. P. Putnam's Sons [1983] hardcover
New York: Rinehart & Company Inc c.1953. Good in Good dust jacket. 1953. Later Printing. Hardcover. Unstated later printing of the first edition no publisher's device on the copyright page. Tuck The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy pages 401-402 "The 'eye' of a 'needle' allows travel ot another plane of existence". Reginald 13434. 250 pages. Small bookseller's' label The Personal Book Shop / Boston affixed to the lower left corner of the front free endpaper. Good or better copy spine ends lightly bumped with a creased tear to the head cheap text paper tanned some coding to the upper left corner of the rear paste-down; but the text is tight and clean and the hinges are not cracked in otherwise VG Dust Wrapper with chipping to the spine head front corner. . Rinehart & Company Inc [c.1953] hardcover
Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press 1996. Near Fine. 1996. First Thus. Trade Paperback. 025206576X . First edition thus. Pictorial wrappers 76 pages. Near Fine copy faint top edge foxing. . University of Illinois Press [1996] paperback
New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1975. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0396069517 . First edition in book form originally appeared in The New Yorker magazine. "George Scheer has been a book traveller for almost three decades; he loves books and he enjoys the people he sells them to". 62 pages. Fine copy in lightly worn VG Dust Wrapper with a very short top edge tear to the front panel. . Dodd Mead & Company [1975] hardcover
New York: Oxford University Press. Fair in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195049500 . First edition. This copy has been inscribed signed and dated in the year of issue by the author on the front free endpaper. "The extraordinary record of a priest's life and work among the poor of the Philippine sugarlands". 310 pages frontispiece map selected bibliography. Inscribee's name and date to the half-title page. An otherwise VG or better copy slightly bowed very light top edge foxing marred by underlining/annotations to several early pages in Near Fine or better Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . Oxford University Press hardcover
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1988. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0399133496 . First US edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the half-title page. 324 pages. Near Fine copy spine somewhat flattened in Fine Dust Wrapper.; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons [1988] hardcover
New York: Miramax Books / Hyperion 2004. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 1401300421 . First edition of the author's second novel. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. "Funny and distrubing.probes the empitness of modern American culture the strange things people do to satisfy their twin hungers for pleasure and oblivion and the unexpected small acts of kindness they can sometimes perform to ease one another's pain". 294 pages. Near Fine copy board slightly bowed so that the book is ajar at the fore-edge in Near Fine Dust Wrapper with light creasing to the upper portion of the front panel.; Signed by Author . Miramax Books / Hyperion [2004] hardcover