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2013réf. 22506London: Penguin. As New in As New dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 067092279X . A most handsome first Impression of the first "Waterstones edition" in As New condition in alike dustwrapper with the required "Exclusive to Waterstones" and "signed by author" stickers. SIGNED by author John Le Carré on the title page. The Waterstones edition includes a five page introduction by the author; Le Carré's account of Wildlife a counter-terror operation being mounted in Gilbraltar Britain's most precious colony. Its purpose is to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer ; 8vo; iv v-viii ix-xiv 309 9 pages; Signed by Author . Penguin hardcover
2001réf. 51417New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0553801279 . A lovely first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with page edge soiling in an alike dust-jacket with some minor tearing and shelfwear; Eugenie Davis is killed by a driver on a quiet London street but her death was no accident. Now Inspector Thomas Lynley along with his longtime partners Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata must untangle the dark secrets and darker passions of a family whose history conceals the truth behind a horrific crime; 8vo; x 1-722 4 pages . Bantam Books hardcover
2007réf. 51424New York: Henry Holt and Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805082549 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with rather minor wear along edges; Author's first novel. Introduces Russian underworld figure Alexei Volkovoy ; 8vo; 304 pages . Henry Holt and Company hardcover
2010réf. 51408New York London Toronto And Sydney: Scribner. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1439157057 . A handsome first Scribner Hardcover edition/first printing in Fine condition in an alike dust-jacket minor yellowing to edges. Signed by David Goodwillie on the title page; The lives of Aidan Cole and his crew of savvy journalists change in a moment when a bomb rips through a deserted midtown office tower. An anonymous email delivered to Cole's inbox begins a thrilling hunt for the culprit; 8vo ; 309 pages; Signed by Author . Scribner hardcover
2002réf. 51410New York: Hyperion. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786866209 . A Very Good first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with minor soiling to the boards and page edges and wear to the spine in a Near Fine dust-jacket; The book Conflict of Interest is about a family who owns a business and how the family handles conflicts of interest.; 8vo ; 312 pages . Hyperion hardcover
2012réf. 51409Scottsdale AZ: Poisoned Pen Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1590589793 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition and a Fine dust-jacket as well signed by Betty Webb on the title page; The seventh in the Lena Jones Mystery series based on stories journalist Betty Webb covered as a reporter ; Lena Jones Mystery; 8vo ; x 317 1 pages; Signed by Author . Poisoned Pen Press hardcover
2011réf. 51413New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399157263 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition in a alike dust-jacket; Sixkill is a fast-paced well-written novel that tells the story of a small town that is ripped apart by a brutal serial killer. The novel is suspenseful and the characters are well-developed.; 8vo ; 293 pages . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1984réf. 22233Annapolis MD: Naval Inst Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0870212850 . A book club edition without ISBN. Very Good condition in chipped slightly soiled dust-jacket unpriced with eight blurbs; "An iron and guts tale about an undersea world most readers are only vaguely aware exists" - Clive Cussler. Tom Clancy's famous first novel about Marko Ramius's attempt to defect to the US with the experimental nuclear submarine Red October during the cold war. Basis for the major motion picture starring Sean Connery Alec Baldwin and Scott Glenn; 8vo; viii 387 13 pages . Naval Inst Press hardcover
1993réf. 22309New York: Walter and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802712487 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in Fine dust-jacket SIGNED by author Sandra West Prowell directly on the title page; Phoebe Siegel has a brother who's a priest; her other brother was a cop and everyone thinks he killed himself. Her sister is a recovering drug addict. And Fee as the folks in Billings Montana call her is a divorced ex-cop with a private investigator's license. Things could be worse. And they're about to get that way ; Phoebe Siegel Mystery; 8vo; viii 216 5 pages; Signed by Author . Walter and Company 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
1993réf. 51257London: Michael Joseph. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0718136020 . A first edition/first printing in Good condition smudged boards in a Very Good dust-wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Dick Francis; Decider contains horses and racing familiar Dick Francis ingredients but this time there are also children houses roots and decisions. Danger Naturally. Stratton Park racecourse is worth multi-millions and all the splinter-groups of the Stratton family are playing to win; 8vo ; vi 277 5 pages; Signed by Author . Michael Joseph hardcover
2006réf. 51261New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399154000 . A first edition/first printing Very Good condition lightly stained boards and page edges in a Near Fine dust-jacket. Signed by the Dick Francis on the title page; In Franciss Under Orders Dick is a character that is not sure what to do with his life. He has a lot of questions and is not sure if he is doing the right thing. Dick is a very relatable character because he is not sure if he is good enough. He is also a character that is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in.; 8vo ; 308 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
2000réf. 51255New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399146601 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in an alike dust-jacket. Signed by Dick Francis on the half-title page; Gerard Logan is a glassblower on his way to acclaim. When jockey Martin Stukely dies Logan is embroiled in a search for a stolen videotape. Now Logan is faced with the sudden and terrifying peril to both his career and his life; 8vo ; 289 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1987réf. 51271London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0718128516 . A first edition/Third Impression in Near Fine condition lightly tanned pages with a few foxing spots in about Fine dust-jacket. Signed by Dick Francis on the title page; The plot revolves around the protagonist's father Malcolm Pembroke a multimillionaire whose many ex-wives and varied progeny seem to be after both his money and his life; 8vo ; 277 pages; Signed by Author . Michael Joseph hardcover
1988réf. 51263London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0718131797 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with the usually tanned page edges in Near Fine dust-wrapper. Signed by the author on the half-title page; Dick Francis is back with another action packed drama that focuses on the darker aspects of the international racing circuit. Tor Kelsey is an undercover agent intent on bringing down the elusive Julius Apollo Filmer the notorious villain who is talented at escaping justice. Kelsey's journey reveals the dangerous limits he will go to in order to defeat Filmer; 8vo ; 282 pages; Signed by Author . Michael Joseph hardcover
1994réf. 51254New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399139745 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in an alike dust-jacket. Signed by Dick Francis; Dick Francis "rides back onto the best-seller lists" with a suspenseful story based around Thomas Lyon a film director who harbors the terrible secret of Valentine Clark. Lyon troubled by the late Clark's secret uncovers a long unsolved mystery; 8vo ; 319 1 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1984réf. 51265London: Michael Joseph. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0718124812 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with little smudging to boards in a Near Fine dust-jacket. Signed by Dick Francis on the half-title page; Wine merchant Tony Beach knew his alcohol and viewed giving a second opinion on a bottle of scotch as a harmless act. The bottle actually a highly explosive firewater sends Beach on a route to danger ; 8vo ; 268 pages; Signed by Author . Michael Joseph hardcover
2000réf. 51256New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399146601 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition cocked spine and lightly stained page edges in Near Fine dust-jacket. Signed by Dick Francis on the half title page; Gerard Logan is a glassblower on his way to acclaim. When jockey Martin Stukely dies Logan is embroiled in a search for a stolen videotape. Now Logan is faced with the sudden and terrifying peril to both his career and his life; 8vo ; 289 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1999réf. 51269New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399145621 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition minor smudging in about Fine dust-jacket. Signed and inscribed by Dick Francis on the title page; This is a story of a man's journey from being a recluse to starting over again. It is a story of finding one's second wind and using it to achieve success.; 8vo ; 293 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1995réf. 51262New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399140824 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with lightly stained boards little smudging page edges in Near Fine dust-jacket with minor edgewear. Signed by the Dick Francis on a tipped-in page; Sid Halley the jockey turned investigator from Francis' previous thrillers Odds Against and Whip Hand is back in this suspenseful tale. Tragedy strikes on the morning of Halley's court appearance to testify against a friend leading him to believe that there is more to the story than he previously understood ; 8vo ; 308 pages; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1983réf. 51264London: Michael Joseph. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0718123409 . An attractive first impression of the first edition in about Fine condition minor tanning to pages in alike dust-jacket. Signed by Dick Francis on the half-title page; Dick Francis' mystery with Andrew Douglas who works for a company specializing in returning kidnap victims to their families. When Italy's foremost woman jockey is kidnapped then a racehorse owner's son and finally the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club Douglas is brought in to deal with the cases; 8vo ; 1-8 9-271 272 pages; Signed by Author . Michael Joseph hardcover
1995réf. 51266London: Michael Joseph. Fair in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0718137531 . First edition/first printing in Fair condition pages stained in a Near Fine dust-wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Dick Francis on the half-title page; Sid Halley the jockey turned investigator from Francis' previous thrillers Odds Against and Whip Hand is back in this suspenseful tale. Tragedy strikes on the morning of Halley's court appearance to testify against a friend leading him to believe that there is more to the story than he previously understood ; 8vo ; 278 pages; Signed by Author . Michael Joseph hardcover
1990réf. 29742London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 038541370X . A handsome first edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper. SIGNED by author Ian McEwan directly on the title page; This psychological thriller into the world of espionage and secrets of the heart is a startling departure from the usual for McEwan. The story is based on the actual but little known secret tunnel under the Soviet sector of Cold War Berlin which the British and Americans built in 1954 to gain access to the Russians' communication system; 8vo ; viii 231 1 pages; Signed by Author . Jonathan Cape hardcover
1994réf. 26124New York: Bantam Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0553091263 . A Fine first edition/first printing in like dust-jacket; Frederick Forsyth's The Fist of God is a thriller set in the days of the Roman Empire. It tells the story of a Roman officer Septimius Severus who is betrayed by his own friend and is set up to be killed by the emperor. Severus escapes and goes on a rampage through the empire seeking revenge.; 8vo . Bantam Books hardcover
1992réf. 29805London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 022403572x . A handsome first printing of the first edition unobtrusive tear near spine end else unread Fine condition in Fine dust-wrapper.; Ian McEwan's tale about the encounter with two dogs by a young English couple who are honeymooning in a French mountain village in 1946. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another they plan an idyllic holiday only to encounter an experience of darkness so terrifying it alters their lives forever; 8vo ; iv 174 2 pages . Jonathan Cape hardcover
