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1992réf. 22181New York: Henry Holt and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0805010858 . A most attractive first edition/first printing in seemingly unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with a hint of edgewear; Patterned along the lines of a legal case "I" Is For Innocent is seamlessly divided into thirds: one-third of the novel is devoted to the prosecution one-third to the defense and a final third to cross-examination and rebuttal resulting in a trial novel without a trial and a crime novel that resists solution right to the end. ; 8vo ; 283 pages . Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1993réf. 41899New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0805019359 . A Fine first printing of the first edition housed in an alike dust-jacket; Another letter of the alphabet heralds in an excursion into the dark places of the heart; 8vo; 288 pages . Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1993réf. 13597New York: Henry Holt and Company. As New in As New dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0805019359 . A stunning first edition first printing in As New condition in As New dust jacket; "J" is for Jaffe: Wendell Jaffe dead these past five years. Or so it seemed until his former insurance agent spotted him in the bar of a dusty little resort halfway between Cabo San Lucas and La Paz. Kinsey Millhone's tenth excursion into the dark places of the heart where duplicity is the governing rule and murder the too-frequent result. Obtain the complete Alphabet Series signed 1st/1st in Fine condition with completion guarantee at a 20% reduced price compared to individual titles; 8vo ; xii 288 4 pages . Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1995réf. 13596New York: Henry Holt and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805019375 . A very nice first edition first printing in Fine condition in alike dust jacket; Kinsey Millhone in bad company as bad girl poking her nose into everyone's dirty laundry that will take her halfway across the country and leave her with a major headache and an empty bank balance. Obtain the complete Alphabet Series signed 1st/1st in Fine condition with completion guarantee at a 20% reduced price compared to individual titles; 8vo . Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1989réf. 49241New York: Henry Holt and Company 1989. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed second printing of the sixth Kinsey Millhone mystery. In this mid-Alphabet installment of Grafton's classic detective series private eye Kinsey Millhone searches for a young woman's real killer seventeen years after her new client's son already confessed to the crime. "One of my beliefs" Grafton once said "is that we all have a homicidal rage within us." 8'' x 5.25''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped $15.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 262 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a hint of edgewear. Binding with a touch of soil. Tight. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1999réf. 33727New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0805059555 . A lovely first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; Kinsey finds amid childhood memorabilia an old undelivered letter. It will force her to reexamine her beliefs about the breakup of that first marriage about the honor of that first husband about an old unsolved murder. It will put her life in the gravest peril; 8vo; xiv 3-318 4 pages; Signed by Author . Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1999réf. 33645New York: Henry Holt and Company. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0805059555 . A smart first edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; Kinsey finds amid childhood memorabilia an old undelivered letter. It will force her to reexamine her beliefs about the breakup of that first marriage about the honor of that first husband about an old unsolved murder. It will put her life in the gravest peril; 8vo; xiv 3-318 4 pages; Signed by Author . Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
2001réf. 13634New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399147195 . A stunning first edition first printing in As New condition in As New dust jacket SIGNED by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; Dr. Purcell has been missing for nine weeks. Kinsey Millhone had followed the disappearance in the newspapers and then his former wife sought her services. He was the director of a care facility. Millhones latest venture into the darker side of the human soul. Obtain the complete Alphabet Series signed 1st/1st in Fine condition with completion guarantee at a 20% reduced price compared to individual titles; 8vo; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
2004réf. 22402New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399152288 . An attractive first printing of the first edition in unread Fine condition in alike dust jacket. This one SIGNED by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: baby-sit Reba until she settles in make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. But life is never that simple and Reba is out of prison less than twenty-four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round. Obtain the complete Alphabet Series signed 1st/1st in Fine condition with completion guarantee at a 20% reduced price compared to individual titles; 8vo; xii 352 4 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
2007réf. 13933New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399154485 . A first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by the author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; Grafton tackles identity theft and elder abuse in her 20th Kinsey Millhone mystery. Gus Vronsky Kinsey's elderly next-door neighbor suffers a fall and needs in-home care. A health-care nurse named Solana Rojas is hired and Kinsey does a background check finding nothing out of order. Solana turns out to be an identity thief and true sociopath. This is vintage Grafton set in the 1980s but scarily current; 8vo ; ; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1999réf. 08368New York: Henry Holt 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY SUE GRAFTON ON TITLE PAGE. Inscribed to bookseller Charles Parkhurst and his wife Sandy. First printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 318 pp. Henry Holt hardcover books
2000réf. 272914Hillsdale New Jersey: Analytic Press 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper that has a wrinkle to the top edge of the front panel. Analytic Press hardcover books
1995réf. 34480New York: William Morrow and Company Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0688137466 . A gorgeous first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Sue Henry directly on the half title page; Henry and Sue's new novel Termination Dust is a science fiction story about a society that has decided to end its own existence. The novel follows the lives of the people in this society as they struggle to find a way to end the world and save themselves.; Alex Jensen Mystery; 8vo; Signed by Author . William Morrow and Company, Inc. hardcover books
1997réf. 08369New York: Henry Holt 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED BY NATALIE HEVENER KAUFMAN AND CAROL McGINNIS KAY ON TITLE PAGE without personalization. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. x 354pp. Henry Holt hardcover books
1969réf. 56308New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A Fine first American Edition/First Printing in a Fine dust-jacket; In this riveting novel a gifted young woman seeking to escape her past takes a job as a headshrinker at a prestigious mental hospital. The patients there reveal a shocking and unsettling truth: they are being controlled by a powerful malevolent force. With the help of a skeptical doctor the young woman sets out to find the source of the evil and restore the patients' sanity.; 8vo; 248 pages; Price . Random House hardcover books
1990réf. 17503New York: Harper & Row Publishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060163976 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Sue Miller directly on the title page; When photographer Sue Miller's parents died within six months of each other she was left with a trunk full of family photos. In this highly personal moving book Miller shares photographs of her parents her siblings their families and herself as a child. She talks about the memories and emotions that the photos evoke and shares her insights into the dynamics of family life. Miller's portraits are intimate and revealing and they convey the richness and diversity of family life.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover books
1987réf. 18365New York: Harper & Row Publishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060157550 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; The Abbott family is a close-knit group of inventors who have worked together for many years. They are a tight-knit family who love each other and support each other through thick and thin. The Abbott family is a unique and interesting family who has a lot to share with the world.; 8vo . Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover books
1899réf. 280307Boston: Francis A. Niccolls 1899. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large paper edition. Limited to one thousand copies of which this in number 195. Two volume set. Illustrated with etchings by Adrian Marcel. Paper label on spine of green cloth cover top edge gilt. Near fine with owner's bookplate tipped in front cover light foxing to endpapers spine slightly darkened. Francis A. Niccolls hardcover books
1988réf. 9024738New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1988. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth and paper over boards spine stamped in gilt. Dust jacket rubbed at head and heel else fine. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1989réf. 9024534New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth and paper over boards spine stamped in gilt. Some foxing to top edge. Toned top edge of dust jacket. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1845réf. 62329London: E. Appleyard. Very Good. 1845. Hardcover. Roscoe's Library Edition; "With an Authentic Portrait and Memoir of the Author." 554pp. half marbled and leather boards. The front board is just "hanging on" but for all intents is detached. Scuffing to spine rubbing at edges. Contents show some light toning otherwise broght and clean. Overall a nice copy. . E. Appleyard hardcover books
1991réf. 303185New York: Henry Holt and Company 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Although not marked in any way this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1981réf. 212010Berkeley CA: University of California Press 1981. Hardcover. VG. Missing jacket otherwise clean and unmarked. Square quarto. Hardcover. Bound in grey cloth with b&w titles on spine. xvii 364 pages : illustrations maps ; 26 cm. Part 1. Living with traffic. 1. Three streets in San Francisco -- 2. The ecology of the street -- 3. Street images values and problems -- 4. Intrusion disruption and adaptation -- 5. Traffic streets and improvements -- 6. Streets with different income levels -- The vulnerable groups -- The streets of San Francisco : a summary -- Part 2. Early street battles. Introduction: a brief history. 9. The first environmental areas: Barnsbury and Pimlico -- 10. Comprehensive traffic management : Camden and London -- 11. Protecting neighborhoods: Oakland and San Francisco -- 12. Berkeley at the barricades -- Part 3. Livable streets and protected neighborhoods. Introduction: a statement of principles. 13. The politics of the street -- 14. Street management -- 15. Traffic control devices and systems -- Appendices. Appendix A. Tables for San Francisco interviews -- Appendix B. Characteristics of San Francisco streets -- Bibliography -- Index. University of California Press hardcover books
1988réf. 179601Madison WI: Madison Art Center 1988. First edition. Softcover. 64 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 3 through November 13 1988. Introductory essay by Sue Taylor. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations checklist list of previous exhibitions and selected bibliography. A near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear. An uncommon catalog about the work of this Chicago artist and educator who helped promote the Chicago Imagists. Madison Art Center unknown books
1989réf. 40092New York: Henry Holt and Company 1989. First edition stated. Near fine in fine jacket. First edition first printing of the sixth Kinsey Millhone mystery. In this mid-Alphabet installment of Grafton's classic detective series private eye Kinsey Millhone searches for a young woman's real killer seventeen years after her new client's son already confessed to the crime. "One of my beliefs" Grafton once said "is that we all have a homicidal rage within us." A handsome copy. 8'' x 5.5''. Original quarter black cloth with terracotta cloth boards. In original unclipped $15.95 dust jacket. 10 261 1 pages. Small ink notation to upper corner of front endpaper else fine. Very faint toning to jacket panels. Henry Holt and Company unknown books