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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 books
1907réf. 160017Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1907. Hardcover. An edition in very good plus condition with minimal wear. There are two small circular stains on the front cover; The Great Secret is a novel about a young woman who learns the truth about her family and her past.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 293 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
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 books
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 books
1998réf. 34494London: MacMillan. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0333729889 . A lovely first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper with original wrap-around band. SIGNED by author Julie Parsons directly on the title page; A psychological thriller featuring a psychiatrist recently returned home to Dublin to nurse her dying mother who learns her daughter has been brutally murdered; 8vo; vi vii-viii 2 3-376 pages; Signed by Author . MacMillan hardcover
1908réf. 160571New York: The McClure Company. Very Good. 1908. Hardcover. A first edition first printing in very good condition. Gilt lettering on red cloth. Very slight tanning to pages; free of interior markings. ; Written by E. Phillips Oppenheim under pseudonym. Members of an exclusive group in London's high society attempt to redistribute wealth ; 8vo; 354 pages . The McClure Company hardcover books
1983réf. 25770New York: Random House. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394528085 . A bright first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with minor soiling to page edges in Near Fine dust-jacket with light edgewear and crease to front flap. SIGNED by author Richard North Patterson directly on the title page; A tense psychological thriller of surveillance and danger amnesia and obsession rivalry and sexuality parents and children--and of the tragic secret hidden in the past that links these elements in a deadly chain. from the dust-jacket ; 8vo; x 3-322 4 pages; Signed by Author . Random House hardcover
2002réf. 25788Boston MA: Little Brown and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316695068 . A stunning first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust jacket with a hint of edgewear. SIGNED by author George P. Pelecanos directly on the title page; Former police officers Derek Strange and Terry Quinn are hired to bring home a missing run-away. Strange and Quinn easily discover that the girl is working as a prostitute in one of D. C.' s roughest neighborhoods but getting her out will be much harder. Strange and Quinn thought they knew this world but nothing could have prepared them for the vengeance unleashed by the ruthless operator whose territory they have intruded upon; 8vo; viii 2-344 pages; Signed by Author . Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
2009réf. 25106London: Headline Review. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0755348397 . A lovely first edition/first Imrpession in Fine condition in alike dust wrapper. SIGNED by author Imogen Robertson directly on the title page; Author Imogen Robertson's first Harriet Westerman novel. Instruments of Darkness combines the brooding atmosphere of the best of Daphne du Maurier with the complex compelling detail of Tess Gerritsen moving from drawing room to dissecting room coffee shop to country inn and into the shadowy heart of eighteenth-century society. from the dust jacket ; A Harriet Westerman Novel; 8vo; vi vii viii 376 pages; Signed by Author . Headline Review hardcover books
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 books
1985réf. 33769Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. As New. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special first edition/first printing preceding the trade edition in unread As New condition. SIGNED by author Irving Stone; A story of the life of the famous French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro including insights into the group's interrelationships with particularly interesting information about Renoir. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather with raised bands and features gilded sewn-in pages with a satin marker. Simply superb quality; Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; xxxiv 647 1 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover
2005réf. 15757New York: ibooks Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1596871555 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Scarce to find unsigned; Catherine Calabretta is a nationally known and admired computer consultant dubbed by Business World as America's Guardian of Privacy. Perhaps she of all people should have known not to get involved with the sophisticated self-described sexual connoisseur but she did get involved and now she is implicated in his death; 8vo . ibooks, Inc. hardcover
2006réf. 29935New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0307264653 . A beautiful first printing of the first edition in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Bound in blue cloth with silver lettering. SIGNED and dated 4/17/07 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; viii 310 2 pages; Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf 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 books
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 books
1519réf. 12962Editions Néo / Collection " Intégrale Tarzan " n° 15 de 1990. In-8 broché de 164 pages au format 22 x 14 cm. Couverture illustrée par Jean-Michel Nicollet. Dos carré. Plats et intérieur frais. Etat général superbe, proche du neuf. Rare édition originale du dernier tome de l'intégrale " Tarzan " chez Néo. Le plus rare de la série.
1985réf. 968931985 Nouvelles Editions OPTA - Opta N° 114 - 1985 - 1 vol in-8, cartonnage éditeur + jaquette illustrée - 430 pages - Exemplaire N° 1390 / 1500
1999réf. 1155501999 Editions Le Lombard - 1999 - Dépot légal 02/1999 - Première édition - In-4, cartonné couverture illustrée - 46 planches en couleurs
1986réf. 1081351986 Nouvelles éditions Opta, Collection CLA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation) N°116 - 1986 - In-8, reliure toilé verte avec décor doré (comète) sur le premier plat, sous jaquette verte illustrée, signet - 458 p. - Illustré de dessin originaux de J.L. Verdier - Edition à tirage limité de 1500 exemplaires numérotés de 1 à 1500, ainsi que 30 exemplairesde collaborateurs notés HC - Exemplaire numéroté 01199/1500
1968réf. 00006728New York: Meredith Press 1968 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good or better/Near Fine. 8vo. 6 1-244 4 pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $4.95 on the front flap of the jacket. The author's first novel using the Elizabeth Peters pseudonym. A Very Good or better book with a small abrasion to the corner of the free front endpaper and a slight lean in a Near Fine dust jacket with a few traces of edge wear. Meredith Press [1968] hardcover
1987réf. 26044New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399132430 . A Fine first edition/first printing in like dust-jacket; Scarlet is a unique and compelling debut novel that tells the story of Henry a young man who has been diagnosed with a rare and deadly disease. Henry begins to question what is truly important in life as he wrestles with the impending prospect of death. As he struggles to find a way to live while still holding on to what he believes is important Henry meets Scarlet a mysterious woman who helps him to see that life is more than just a series of events that happen to us. Scarlet teaches Henry that there is beauty in all things even death and that the only thing that truly matters is the moment we are living in.; 8vo . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
2004réf. 25128New York: Berkley Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0425193993 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with trivial edgewear. SIGNED by author Susan Wittig Albert directly on the title page; Albert tells the story of a death that is both sad and funny. Dilly a spunky old lady is in for a big surprise when she dies. She is taken to the afterlife only to find that she is in a place that is both neat and tidy and quite boring. Dilly is not used to this and she starts to get upset. Eventually she finds a way to escape and comes back to life but she is never the same again.; A China Bayles Mystery; 8vo; 323 pages; Signed by Author . Berkley Books hardcover
1998réf. 25130New York: Berkley Prime Crime. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0425165396 . A gorgeous first edition/first printing in Fine condtion in alike dust-jacket with trivial edgewear. SIGNED by author Susan Wittig Albert directly on the title page; Death by Susan Wittig Albert tells the story of a woman's obsessive quest for justice after her husband is murdered in Chile. The woman travels to Chile to track down her husband's killer even though she knows it could mean her own death. Death by Albert is an intense and gripping read that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.; A China Bayles Mystery; 8vo; 306 pages; Signed by Author . Berkley Prime Crime hardcover
1995réf. 25131New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684196778 . A just about Fine first edition/first printing in like dust-jacket. Beautifully SIGNED by author Susan Wittig Albert directly on the title page; In Hangman's Root Albert and Susan Wittig tell the story of Joel a young boy who is trying to save his family from a curse that has befallen them. Joel must use his wit and intelligence to outsmart the evil witch who has put a spell on his family and he must do so before the curse kills them all. This exciting suspenseful novel is filled with humor and charm and will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the end.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
