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1984réf. 15157Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition and true US first edition/first printing preceding the trade edition in unread Fine condition SIGNED by author William F. Buckley Jr; Though best known for his political commentary William Buckley also tried his hand at espionage novels. This one is set in spy-filled 1961 pre-wall Berlin and stars Blackford Oakes as the Yale-educated hero maneuvering his way through some pretty improbable circumstances and crises. 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; xviii 254 2 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1999réf. 16789London: Bantam Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0593041054 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; This is a memoir of Frances Fyfield's life as a blind woman. It tells the story of how she has learned to live fully and creatively despite her disability.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Bantam Press hardcover books
1997réf. 13229London: Hodder & Stoughton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340684488 . A very beautiful first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket signed by Raymond Benson on the title page; Raymond Benson's first James Bond novel picking up where Ian Fleming and John Gardner left off. It is set mostly in Taiwan Hong Kong and China involving a wealthy British shipping magnate. Bond is first alerted to the case after a chain of events that are topped by a nuclear blast going off in the Australian outback. 007 is sent to Hong Kong to figure out the cause of these events; 8vo ; Signed by Author . Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
2001réf. 14872New York: Morrow/Avon. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688163165 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in Near Fine dust jacket with smallish area of delamination otherwise As New; Dennis Lehane's tense and unnerving psychological thriller Mystic River is also an epic novel of love and loyalty faith and family in which people irrevocably marked by the past find themselves on a collision course with the darkest truths of their own hidden selves. Basis for the Academy Winning movie starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins; 8vo . Morrow/Avon hardcover books
2000réf. 13230London: Hodder & Stoughton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340751681 . A very beautiful first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by Raymond Benson on the title page; In the second novel in Raymond Benson's Union trilogy James Bond is again set against the evil terrorist organization called the Union. Still smarting from their last encounter with 007 when he foiled their plans to get Skin 17 "High Time to Kill" the Union has decided that Britain and James Bond are their new number one priority and targets; 8vo ; Signed by Author . Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
2006réf. 15068New York: Harper Collins Publishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060584033 . A beautiful unread first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Janet Evanovich directly on tipped-in page; Alexandra "Barney" Barnaby was introduced to readers in Metro Girl as the sexy bleached blonde Baltimore mechanic turned amateur sleuth. In this sequel she and her sometime boyfriend and NASCAR driver Sam Hooker are implicated in high misadventures including multiple murder breaking and entering kidnapping and grand theft auto; Alexandra Barnaby; Vol. 2; 8vo; Signed by Author . Harper Collins Publishers hardcover books
1998réf. 15561New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684837617 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket; In Praying to a Laughing God Kevin McColley invites readers into a fresh and provocative exploration of the relationship between laughter and faith. McColley argues that by embracing our innate ability to laugh we can open ourselves up to a deeper connection with God. Interspersed with personal stories and Scripture Praying to a Laughing God invites readers to reconsider the ways that laughter can enhance our spiritual lives.; 8vo . Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1999réf. 13395New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399145001 . A very beautiful first US edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by author Raymond Benson on the title page. This specific copy was part of Raymond Benson's personal collection; In the fourth novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond is introduced to the ruthless terrorist organization called 'The Union'. When a top secret British formula hidden in microfilm codenamed 'Skin 17' is stolen and surgically implanted in the pacemaker of an unhealthy old man James Bond is sent in to recover it before The Union and a boyish rival named Roland Marquis can sell the microfilm to a foreign power. Obtain the entire Raymond Benson James Bond collection at 20% off; 8vo ; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
2001réf. 17409New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060199334 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Sujata Massey directly on the title page; In the 1920s Kimono-clad brides were the norm in Japan. But for one young woman the traditional garment is a prison. Sent away to a mysterious family far from her friends and a society she no longer understands she longs to be free. When she finally escapes she finds herself in a new world one of jazz and Prohibition-era Chicago. There she meets a man and a woman who show her a life she never thought possible. But can she leave the past behind; 8vo; Signed by Author . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover books
1995réf. 17799New York: Ballantine Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0345384008 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; The Fourth Procedure is a novel that tells the story of two doctors John and Katherine and their struggle to save their patients from a deadly virus. The virus is spreading rapidly and the hospital is running out of resources so the doctors must use all of their ingenuity to find a way to stop the virus. The Fourth Procedure is an exciting and suspenseful novel that will keep readers glued to the pages.; 8vo . Ballantine Books hardcover books
2007réf. 13349New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312349491 . A beautiful first edition first printing in Very Fine unread condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED and dated by author Janet Evanovich directly on the title page; Stephanie Plum acknowledges she's made some mistakes and many of them have to do with her ex-husband Dickie. Now in this 13th novel in Evanovich's series Stephanie tries to help out fellow friend and bounty hunter Ranger but just keeps on making mistakes; 8vo; Signed by Author . St. Martin's Press hardcover books
1997réf. 14642New York: Alfred A. Knopf. As New in As New dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679425268 . A beautiful first edition/ first printing in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by author Dean Koontz directly on the half-title page; Los Angeles crime reporter Joe Carpenter is told there are no survivors when the plan carrying his wife and two children crashes. A year later Joe hears of a woman named Rose who claims to be a sole survivor of the accident. Still suffering from grief and now rage Joe finds himself facing shadowy and powerful opposition as he seeks to discover the truth and find the daughter he hopes is still alive; 8vo; xii 4 5-321 3 pages; Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2008réf. 15062New York: St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312349513 . A beautiful unread first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Janet Evanovich directly on the title page. Laid in is a decal that reads "Plum Crazy!"; Stephanie Plum and Joe Morelli have a long-standing relationship -- and they drive each other nuts. Stephanie is a bond enforcement agent who is luckier than she is talented.and she's involved in this bank-robbery-gone-bad disaster from the onset. Personal vendettas hidden treasure and a monkey named Carl join Stephanie in yet another explosive adventure; 8vo; Signed by Author . St. Martin's Press 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
1999réf. 16790New York: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670887307 . A handsome first US edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket. Both book and dust-jacket have with a small tear to tail. Signed by author Frances Fyfield directly on the title page; An intensely personal account of one woman's journey through grief Staring at the Light tells the story of a woman confronting the death of her husband and the birth of her child both of which devastate her. Through graceful prose and luminous insight Fyfield explores the meaning of life in the face of great loss and the power of love to endure.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Viking hardcover books
2002réf. 15065New York: St. Martin's Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312265859 . A beautiful unread first edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author Janet Evanovich directly on the title page; Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum has a big problem on her hands: Seven-year-old Annie Soder and her mother Evelyn have disappeared. Evelyn's estranged husband Steven a shady owner of a seedy bar is not at all happy. Finding a kidnapped child is not an assignment for a bounty hunter. But Evelyn's grandmother lives next door to Stephanie's parents so Stephanie follows the trail left by Annie and Evelyn-and finds a lot more than she bargained for; 8vo; Signed by Author . St. Martin's Press hardcover books
2007réf. 14409New York: Scholastic Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0439023440 . A most beautiful stated first edition/later printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by author Christopher Paul Curtis directly on the title page; The Coretta Scott King Award winning book of Curtis Newbery Medal winner for his title Bud Not Buddy. It is the tale of eleven-year-old Elijah born in Buxton a settlement of runaway slaves across the border from Detroit and his journey through the horrors of slavery and aspirations of justice courage and hope; 8vo; Signed by Author . Scholastic Press hardcover books
2001réf. 14492New York: Morrow/Avon. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688163165 . An outstanding first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust jacket SIGNED by author Dennis Lehane; Dennis Lehane's tense and unnerving psychological thriller Mystic River is also an epic novel of love and loyalty faith and family in which people irrevocably marked by the past find themselves on a collision course with the darkest truths of their own hidden selves. Basis for the Academy Winning movie starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins; 8vo; Signed by Author . Morrow/Avon hardcover books
2000réf. 17891New York: William Morrow. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0380978083 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Peter Robinson directly on the title page; Peter Robinson's Cold Is the Grave is a gripping page-turning novel of murder and revenge. When the body of a prosperous London woman is found dumped in a remote Scottish loch DI John Rebus is called in to investigate. The victim Elspeth Grant had been married to a powerful financier and the police are sure that her husband is behind her death. But as Rebus investigates he realizes that there is more to the story - and that Grant's death might not be the only thing that's cold.; 8vo; Signed by Author . William Morrow hardcover books
1992réf. 16306New York: Hyperion. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1562829327 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed inscribed "After the storm" no personalization and dated 9/9/92 by author Edna Buchanan directly on the title page; The life of a woman doctor during World War II is described in this book. Dr. Edna Buchanan is a doctor who is working in a military hospital in England. She is a women in a man's world and is constantly under pressure from her superiors to do more and produce faster results. She also has to deal with the stress of the war and the morale of the patients.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Hyperion hardcover books
1994réf. 14648New York: Alfred A. Knopf. As New in As New dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679425241 . A beautiful first Trade edition/ first printing only preceded by a privately published Charnel House limited edition. In unread As New condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by author Dean Koontz directly on the half-title page; Dean Koontz' fictional study of both computer technology and serial killers. The story is centered around the protagonist Spencer Grant and his efforts to locate a mysterious woman named Valerie Keene and their attempts to evade death by a psychotic government agent; 8vo; Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2008réf. 14418London: Puffin Books. As New. 2008. Limited Signed Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0141384514 . First edition first printing limited to 2000 copies in As New condition SIGNED by author Charlie Higson. With Young Bond "Signed by the author" sticker page edges stained in red; Charlie Higson's 5th Young Bond novel Her Majesty's secret agent James Bond as a teenager in the 1930s. By Royal Command sees him flee from Eton to Austria in doing so he must leave behind everything he knows with only a beautiful - and dangerous - girl by his side; 8vo; Signed by Author . Puffin Books hardcover books
1991réf. 17294New York: Delacorte. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385301421 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Leonard's setting for this story is Palm Beach County Florida where someone places a live ten-foot alligator in the backyard of redneck judge Bob Gibbs shots are being fired and the list of suspects to hunt down is lengthy. Kathy Baker a young probation officer is in the middle of all this; 8vo . Delacorte hardcover books
1999réf. 20073New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0060191821 . First edition/later printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket showing only little traces of use. SIGNED inscribed and dated 9/10/99 by author Stuart Woods directly on the half-title page; Stone Barrington former cop turned lawyer turned investigator fears the brilliant killer he and ex-partner Dino Bacchetti are searching for may be someone he'd put in prison years before. To complicate matters Stone's former love Arrington Carrington now Mrs. Vance Calder resurfaces and causes trouble with the new woman in Stone's life a lovely but dangerous Mafia princess ; Stone Barrington; 8vo; Signed by Author . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover books
1998réf. 20071New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060191813 . First edition/first printing in about Fine condition in alike dust-jacket area of light discoloration to paste down SIGNED inscribed and dated 9/10/99 by Stuart Woods directly on the title page. Limited edition statement: "From a limited edition of 150 copies printed and bound especially for friends of the author this and every other copy has been numbered 001 so that everyone may have a low number."; After losing a sexual-harassment lawsuit forcing her to retire from the military Major Holly Barker age 37 finds herself the deputy chief of police in Orchid Beach Florida. Not long after she arrives a colleague and another associate are brutally murdered. Alone and an outsider who doesn't know who to trust Holly finds a most unlikely partner - Daisy a smart Doberman who quickly becomes her protector ; Holly Barker; 8vo; Signed by Author . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover books
