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1952réf. 160352New York: The Viking Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1952. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first printing of the first american edition in fine condition with a near fine dust-jacket. There is a small blemish on the dust-jacket. There are no marks or foxing to the pages. A beautiful edition with an index ; Dust-jacket design by Nettie Weber. ; 8vo; 237 pages . The Viking Press hardcover
1934réf. 45042New York: Royal Books. Very Good-. 1934. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Lightly creased first edition trade paperback in Very Good- condition with a couple closed tears to lower spine; Two full novels under one cover; 8vo; 6 7-320 pages . Royal Books paperback
1939réf. 160523Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A very good first printing of the first edition housed in dust-jacket of equal condition. The dust-jacket has a few small chips and some wear to edges but is very vibrant in color. The book has gray boards with burgundy text and the interior is clean and tight. ; Jacket drawing by George F. Kelley ; 8vo; 315 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1927réf. 160081Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1927. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. The front flyleaf has a sticker with a previous bookseller's conact information; The story of Miss Brown of X. Y. O. is a cautionary tale about the perils of believing in magic. The titular Miss Brown is a talented medium who is able to contact the dead but her faith in her abilities is tested when she is unable to contact her own mother who has recently died. Unable to accept that her mother is gone for good Miss Brown enters into a series of elaborate fantasies in which her mother is still alive. However when Miss Brown's friends and family start to question her mental health she realizes that her fantasies may have been a way of coping with the reality of her mother's death.; 8vo; 344 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1938réf. 160474Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1938. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition first printing in very good condition. The cover and spine have marks of discoloration. The pages are tightly bound; In 1876 the wealthy and powerful industrialist John Vanderlyn commissioned the architect Thomas U. Walter to build a colossal statue of Arcadia for his estate Vanderlyn Park. The project quickly spiraled out of control however and Walter was forced to enlist the help of his friend the artist E. Phillips Oppenheim. Together they completed the statue in just nine months using a staggering 1000 tons of bronze and marble. The Colossus of Arcadia is now one of the most iconic and celebrated sculptures in the United States.; 8vo; 327 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1932réf. 160525Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1932. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A very good- first printing first edition housed in dust-jacket of very good condition. A small hole is present from the bottom of title page through page 38. The dust-jacket has some chipping and wear. The cover and spine of book have spots of discoloration; PRISONERThe Man from Sing Sing is the riveting story of one man's fight for freedom after being wrongly convicted and sent to prison. In a time of great social and political upheaval Frank Galvin is convicted of a brutal murder and sent to Sing Sing one of America's most notorious prisons. In a riveting and suspenseful narrative Oppenheim tells the story of Galvin's fight for freedom from his initial incarceration to his daring escape and the incredible odyssey that leads him to safety and the truth.Oppenheim's powerful story brings to life the injustice of the prison system and the courage of the man who fought against it. With its unforgettable characters and dramatic plot The Man from Sing Sing is a gripping read that is sure to captivate readers of all ages.; 8vo; 306 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1902réf. 160531London: Ward Lock & Co. Limited. Very Good-. 1902. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A very good- first edition first printing with loose boards and foxing present. The cover shows shelfwear and there are some discoloration lines on the spine. A previous owner's bookplate is displayed on the front pastedown ; ; B&W; 8vo; 304 pages . Ward, Lock, & Co. , Limited hardcover
1980réf. 29284Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. As New. 1980. Limited Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition SIGNED by AUTHOR Isaac Bashevis Singer in unread As New condition; When Isaac Bashevis Singer won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1979 the Swedish Academy praised his "impassioned narrative art which with roots in a Polish-Jewish cultural tradition brings universal human conditions to life. "Gimpel The Fool" is an important source of Jewish history focusing on the lives of simple Jews their struggles and joys This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded sewn in pages and ribbon marker simply superb quality Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; xvi 223 1 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover
2006réf. 46329New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0307264653 . A handsome first printing of the first edition in just about Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Bound in blue cloth with silver lettering. SIGNED by author John Updike directly on the front free endpaper; The story of Ahmad Ashmawy Mulloy an alienated American-born teenager who spurns the materialistic hedonistic life he witnesses in the slumping New Jersey factory town he calls home. Turning to the words of the Holy Qur'an as expounded to him by the pedantic imam of a local mosque Ahmad devotes himself fervently to God. Neither the world-weary guidance counselor at his high school nor Ahmad's mischievously seductive classmate Joryleen succeeds in deflecting him from his course as the threads of an insidious plot gather around him; 8vo; 8 1-2 3-310 311-2 pages; Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1999réf. 18293New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 031220504X . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Darryl Wimberley directly on the title page; When Darryl Wimberley was sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit he had no choice but to learn how to survive in the tough prison system. Darryl must navigate the brutal gangs the corrupt guards and the harsh conditions to stay alive. With the help of his fellow inmates Darryl finds a way to make the best of his situation and eventually finds redemption. A Rock and a Hard Place is an uplifting story of hope and redemption and is sure to inspire readers to never give up on their dreams.; 8vo; Signed by Author . St. Martin's Press hardcover
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1986réf. 160367New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A signed first american edition in near fine condition with a fine condition dust-jacket. There is a faint amount of foxing on the top of the pages. Volume is tightly bound and features author's signature and inscription to previous owner; When eleven-year-old Jay wakes up one morning to find that his family has disappeared he knows something is wrong. He breaks into the house next door and finds his family there safe and sound but they can't explain what happened to everyone else. Jay and his family start to investigate and they soon realize that something is very wrong. They're the only ones left in their town and the town is full of strange dangerous things. Jay and his family must find a way to escape and find their families before it's too late.; 8vo; 317 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1993réf. 160389New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A signed first american edition/first printing in fine condition housed in a dust-jacket of equal condition. Volume is signed by author. There are no signs of wear to the book or the dust-jacket; This is a book about a teenage girl who is trying to find out who she is and what she wants in life. She is also trying to figure out who her parents are and what their story is.; 8vo; 318 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1994réf. 15269London: Hodder & Stoughton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340553650 . A very beautiful first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike unpriced for export dust-wrapper; Seafire is the fourteenth James Bond novel by John Gardner with 007 going after billionaire Sir Maxwell Tarn who thinks he's the next Hitler. Captain Bond now works for MicroGlobe One rather than an ill M whom he visits to cheer up and keep informed of the plot. The global trail takes 007 to Puerto Rico via Spain Israel & Germany; 8vo . Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
2001réf. 25460New York: A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399147195 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in About Fine dust-jacket with light edgewear. 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; A Kinsey Millhone Mystery; 8vo; xii 1-352 4 pages; Signed by Author . A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
2007réf. 25464New York: A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399154485 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by 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; A Kinsey Millhone Mystery; 8vo; xii 3-387 388 pages; Signed by Author . A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
2010réf. 25465New York: A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 039915597X . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; In 1988 the year of the thirty-eighth birthday of Sue Grafton's hero Kinsey Millhone Kinsey is approached by Michael Sutton who is soliciting her help with a 1960s disappearance of a four-year-old girl. Sutton's uneasy relationship with the truth is not always helping; A Kinsey Millhone Mystery; 8vo; xii 1-403 404 pages; Signed by Author . A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1939réf. 160486Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition first printing in very good condition. The front endpaper has a pencil signature of a previous owner. There is a small stain on the back endpaper; This is a book about a preacher who moves to a small town and starts preaching from the grill room of the local cafe. The townspeople are initially skeptical but eventually start to listen and even join in on the sermon.; 8vo; 265 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1939réf. 160549London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition first printing in very good condition with dust-jacket of equal condition. The dust-jacket is bright yellow with illustration of gallows on the front. There are s some pencil marks on the front endpage and the binding is tight; ; 8vo; 255 pages . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
1926réf. 160488London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good. 1926. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition first printing in very good condition. The pages have some foxing but are tightly bound. The light blue cover is clean; Basis for the silent film "Monte Carlo" directed by Louis Mercanton ; 8vo; 310 pages . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
1932réf. 160573New York: Blue Ribbon Books. Very Good. 1932. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. There is a memorial stamp on front endpage alongside a previous owner's signature. A clean copy with some fading and rubbing to cover; The Second Oppenheim Omnibus is a compilation of three suspenseful mystery novels by E. Phillips Oppenheim. The novels are The Golden Cockerel The Cat and the Fiddle and The Tower Treasure. They are all well-written and suspenseful and will leave readers shivering and thrilling.; 8vo; 836 pages . Blue Ribbon Books hardcover
1938réf. 160259Boston: Little Brown and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1938. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first printing of the firt edition in near fine condition housed in a like dust-jacket. Dust-jacket is brightly illustrated and has few wrinkles. Interior is clean. There is small bookseller sticker on front flyleaf; This novel tells the story of the titanic struggle between the godlike Titans and the Olympian gods. The titans are a race of giants who have evolved beyond human size and strength. The Olympians are a race of gods who live on Mount Olympus. The titans want to overthrow the Olympians and conquer the world. The gods fight back with magic and strategy. The Colossus of Arcadia is the key to their victory.; 8vo; 327 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
