Gross, Martin LABAA
6 310 résultats
1997réf. 31831New York: Avon Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0380974177 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with bumped corner in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear; The life story of Martin Luther King Jr. is recounted in Man of Destiny a biography that provides readers with a comprehensive portrait of one of the most influential and celebrated leaders in history. Gross tells the story of King's upbringing in a poor Southern family his religious awakening and his years of activism leading up to the landmark civil rights movement. This exhaustive account details King's speeches writings and major victories as well as his tragic death. Man of Destiny is a must-read for anyone interested in American history civil rights or the life of Martin Luther King Jr.; 8vo; FSA . Avon Books hardcover books
1992réf. 32340New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0671732552 . First edition/first printing in Very Good condition with light soiling to page edges in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear; The novel is about a man named Harold who is wrongly accused of a crime he did not commit. He is forced to go on a journey to clear his name and prove his innocence. Along the way he meets new friends and enemies who will test him to the limit.; 8vo; FSA . Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1993réf. 32331New York: William Morrow and Company Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0688103138 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear and rubbing to front and rear panels; In the future a computer has become so intelligent that it can play chess at a level that surpasses that of any human. The computer is given the name Deep Blue and is pitted against world champion Garry Kasparov.; 8vo; FSA . William Morrow and Company, Inc. hardcover books
1989réf. 18830Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited first edition/first printing preceding the trade edition. Unread Near Fine condition with unobtrusive hairline cut to front board few scrapes to gilt pages SIGNED by author Martin Cruz Smith; Sprung from a state psychiatric hospital Arkady Renko takes refuge in Siberia ultimately working on a Soviet factory ship in the Bering Sea. When one of his shipmates is murdered he's pressed into service. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather with raised bands. Features gilded sewn-in pages with a satin marker. Simply superb quality; Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; xxii 386 2 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1991réf. 18781Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition and true first edition/first printing preceding the trade edition. Unread Very Fine condition SIGNED by author David Ignatius; Set in Istanbul in 1979 this story takes place during the unraveling of the Russian empire. Through CIA operatives Anna Barnes and Alan Taylor readers are introduced to the world of international intrigue with an unsuccessful CIA plot to spread disinformation among the Soviet southern republics of Uzbekistan Azerbaijan Armenia and Georgia. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather with raised bands and marbled endpapers. Features gilded sewn-in pages with a satin marker. Simply superb quality; Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; xviii 465 5 pages; 15129; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1986réf. 21292New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394544021 . A nice first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her small and unobtrusive inventory number and signature on front paste down; edited and with introduction by Nicholas Delbanco; 8vo . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1989réf. 20006Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited first edition preceding the trade edition. SIGNED by author Martin Cruz Smith. Unobtrusive scratch on back cover otherwise flawless. Overall Fine unread; Sprung from a state psychiatric hospital Arkady Renko takes refuge in Siberia ultimately working on a Soviet factory ship in the Bering Sea. When one of his shipmates is murdered he's pressed into service. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather with raised bands. Features gilded sewn-in pages with a satin marker. Simply superb quality; Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1988réf. 14392London: Hodder & Stoughton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340415231 . A beautiful first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket top edges slightly bumped SIGNED by author John Gardner on the title page; James Bond's phone number is the only one found on the body of a young girl floating in the Thames. Something else strange is a credit card issued by an agency no one has ever heard of. Special Branch calls on M; M in turn rings Agent 007 to get to the bottom of the connection between a quasi-religious sect called the Society of the Meek Ones and Vladimir Scorpius arms dealer to terrorist worldwide whose base of operations is an island off of South Carolina. Society girl Hon. Trilby Shrivenham and beautiful American IRS agent Harriet Horner enter the picture to spice things up as Bond goes up against uber-villain Scorpius; 8vo ; Signed by Author . Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
1999réf. 16073New York: One World/Ballantine Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0345426045 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed with "Thanks" no personalization by author Sterling Anthony directly on the front free endpaper. Signed books by Anthony Sterling are rather scarce; In Cookie Cutter Anthony Sterling tells the story of three generations of women in one family. Each woman faces her own set of challenges and dilemmas both big and small as she tries to find her place in the world. Cookie Cutter is a powerful and introspective novel that will appeal to fans of fiction classics such as The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird.; 8vo; Signed by Author . One World/Ballantine Books hardcover books
1997réf. 17244New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786704942 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket; This is the story of a young girl who is left in the care of a group of strangers. She has to find her way in a new place and make new friends.; 8vo . Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. hardcover books
2001réf. 13233London: Hodder & Stoughton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340792590 . A very beautiful first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Third James Bond novel in the Union Trilogy and Raymond Benson's fifth original James Bond novel he's also adapted two of the recent big-screen adventures featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent. 007 comes face-to-face with the most cunning criminal mastermind he has ever fought the blind genius behind the brutal organization called The Union; 8vo . Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
1994réf. 15130New York: William Morrow and Company Inc. As New in As New dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688121934 . A stunning first edition /first printing in As New condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Lawrence Block directly on the title page; In the back room of a fancy Manhattan restaurant each year meets the fraternity of the Club of 31 - a group of 31 men who have nothing in common outside this annual dinner. The past 30 years have seen a baffling number of suicides and suspiciously random accidents among the club's members. Private Investigator Matt Scudder -- ex-cop and ex-boozer -- is hired to find out why; A Matthew Scudder Mystery; 8vo; Signed by Author . William Morrow and Company, Inc. hardcover books
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 books
2006réf. 14688London: Puffin Books. As New. 2006. Limited Signed Edition; First Printing. Softcover. The complete softcover 3-volume set of this Limited/Signed edition in slipcase. As New condition never taken out of original shrinkwrap. The set includes SilverFin Blood Fever and Double or Die. Added Bonus: The recently published 2007 fourth volume Hurricane Gold also in As New condition. All volumes SIGNED by author Charlie Higson; The four volumes of the Young Bond Collection chronicle James Bond's early days as a boarding student at Eton in the 1930's beginning when he was an inquisitive thirteen-year-old. The latest installment Hurricane Gold follows young Bond to Mexico where he fights sinister villains and embarks on a deadly chase through the jungle. In the style of the Ian Fleming's legendary novels Higson brings to life the early days of her Majesty's most famous spy "007" ; Young Bond; Vol. 1/4/2026; 8vo; Signed by Author . Puffin Books paperback books
1991réf. 15129Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition and true first edition/first printing preceding the trade edition. Unread Fine condition SIGNED by author David Ignatius; Set in Istanbul in 1979 this story takes place during the unraveling of the Russian empire. Through CIA operatives Anna Barnes and Alan Taylor readers are introduced to the world of international intrigue with an unsuccessful CIA plot to spread disinformation among the Soviet southern republics of Uzbekistan Azerbaijan Armenia and Georgia. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather with raised bands and marbled endpapers. Features gilded sewn-in pages with a satin marker. Simply superb quality; Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; xviii 465 5 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1999réf. 15491New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670887307 . A handsome first US edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; This book is about a girl who is sent to a mental institution after she has a mental break. She meets a boy there who helps her to get her life back together.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Viking hardcover books
2000réf. 15067New York: St. Martin's Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312205406 . A beautiful first edition/first printing in unread As New condition in alike dust acket. SIGNED by author Janet Evanovich directly on the title page; Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum and Trenton vice cop Joe Morelli join forces to find the madman killer who shot and barbecued the youngest son of international black-market arms dealer Alexander Ramos; 8vo; Signed by Author . St. Martin's Press hardcover books
2008réf. 15059New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312377630 . A beautiful unread first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by author Janet Evanovich directly on title page; The shadowy Diesel is back in Stephanie Plum's life with a deal for her: he knows where "relationship expert" Annie Hart is and Stephanie needs to find her fast. He'll help her get Annie if Stephanie will play Cupid and hook him up with some of Annie's clients. But someone else wants to find Annie even more -- someone with a nasty temper and "unmentionable" skills. Stephanie finds herself over her head in another dicey explosive adventure; 8vo; Signed by Author . St. Martin's Press hardcover books
1997réf. 14507New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0375400060 . A most beautiful first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket; John Updike's journal of 66-year-old Ben Turnbull who reflects about the onset of old age and his dwindling sex life in 2020 following the Sino-American War which the USA lost. He also attempts to cope with a changed America in which Federal and State bureaucracy and law enforcement have disappeared to be replaced by gangs running protection rackets; 8vo . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2003réf. 15128New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399149759 . A very beautiful first edition/first printing in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Nevada Barr directly on the front flyleaf; In the 11th Anna Pigeon Novel following Hunting Season Anna Pigeon has taken the position of supervisory ranger on Garden Key the last island in the Florida Keys to think about her forthcoming wedding. As she goes about her duties Anna quickly becomes ensnared in one life-threatening situation after another; Anna Pigeon; 8vo; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
2004réf. 14441London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0747571066 . A very handsome stated first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by author Liz Jensen on the title page; The Ninth Life of Louis Drax follows 9-year-old Louis going on a picnic with his parents falling off a cliff. The details are shrouded in mystery. And after some confusion Louis himself miraculously alive but deep in a coma arrives at Dr. Pascal Dannachets celebrated coma clinic; 8vo; Signed by Author . Bloomsbury Publishing hardcover books
2008réf. 14383Norwalk CT: Easton Press. As New. 2008. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition SIGNED by the author James Lee Burke. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; James Lee Burke winner of two Edgar Awards presents an action thriller of post-Katrina New Orleans as well as a a poignant account of courage and sacrifice. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather silk moiré end leaves distinctive cover design raised bands accented in real 22KT gold satin ribbon page marker gilded page edges long-lasting high quality acid-neutral paper sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author . Easton Press hardcover books
2008réf. 14624London: Penguin Group. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0718153766 . A most handsome first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Sebastian Faulks directly on the title page. A desirable collectible for James Bond aficionados; When an Algerian drug runner is savagely executed Agent 007 is recalled to Paris from his sabbatical in Rome to shadow the mysterious Dr. Julius Gorner a greedy power-crazed pharmaceutical magnate. The glamorous Scarlett Papava is Bond's willing accomplice in this Cold War era thriller. Faulks picks up where Ian Fleming left off having Bond face dangers powerfully relevant to our own times; 8vo; Signed by Author . Penguin Group hardcover books
1990réf. 15191London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0718134478 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with prior owner address stamp in Near Fine UK price-clipped dustwrapper Canadian price of $24.95 still visible signed by author Dick Francis on the half-title page; Dick Francis' story of John Kendall who is leaving his well-paid job to write a novel struggling for survival. Knowing only little about the world of racing he agrees to write the biography of Tremayne Vickers a highly successful National Hunt racehorse trainer ; 8vo; 277 pages; Signed by Author . Michael Joseph hardcover books
1987réf. 14461London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 022402499X . A very attractive first edition/first printing in Unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket; McEwan's haunting tale of Stephen Lewis author of children's books who is experiences a parent's worst nightmare his only child three-year-old Kate is snatched from him on a Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. Winner of the 1987 Whitbread Prize; 8vo . Jonathan Cape hardcover books
