Oakland, CA: Transit Books, 2017. Reprint. Paperback. 105pp. Octavo [20.5]. Illustrated wraps. "Life changes at the orphanage the day seven-year-old Marina shows up. She is different from the other girls: at once an outcast and object of fascination. As Marina struggles to find her place, she invents a game whose..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. 339pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Green paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The extremities are ever so slightly rubbed and bumped. Very minor spine lean. The pastedowns are just a little discolored. In a very..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. 374pp. Octavo [24 cm] in boards. From the book: "Amid the wild beauty of Maine's Acadia National Park, Anna Pigeon fights to protect the ones she loves--and becomes the target of a killer." More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1905. F. R. Gruger. First edition. Hardcover. 308pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Light red cloth covered boards with black ink stamped titles and a white and black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. The spine is rolled and sunned, and there are a few..... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929. Early printing. Hardcover. 312pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Light gray cloth over boards with the title stamped in bright red on the backstrip and front board. There is some light dampstaining to the fore-edge of the front cover. The top edge of the text block has..... More
Washington: John Hunt Publishing, 2019. First American edition. Paperback. 397pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Printed wraps. Based on the incredible true story of a hapless lottery winner, Malibu Motel is a raw, timeless novel exploring the undercurrents of capitalism. Caish Calloway is struggling to maintain a stake in the land of limitless..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 316pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 black cloth with light gray paper covered boards, and a silver stamped title on the spine. Very good. The extremities are very slightly rubbed and faded. The spine ends are bumped. Very minor..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1994. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 285pp. Large octavo [24 cm] 1/4 red cloth with black paper covered boards, and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition as well, with slight rubbing to the..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1994. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 285pp. Large octavo [24 cm] 1/4 red cloth with black paper covered boards, and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with general mild rubbing. A Matthew Scudder..... More
Mission Viejo, California: A.S.A.P. Publishing, 1995. Phil Parks. First edition, limited printing. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto. [28 cm]. SIGNED. Black paper over boards featuring an illustration of Block in a rabbit suit. Mounted in acylic slipcase onto marble base with plaquard reading "RONALD RABBIT IS A DIRTY OLD MAN by Lawrence..... More
New York: Arbor House, 1983. Hardcover. 285pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 black cloth with light green paper covered boards and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. Minor spine roll. The spine ends are very gently bumped. In a very good dust jacket with just a little age-toning..... More
New York: A Dutton Book, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 248pp. 1/4 brownish orange paper with yellow paper covered boards, and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. An Evan Tanner Novel. Lawrence Block has won the Edgar Award twice. Signed by Lawrence..... More
New York: Penzler Publishers, 2019. Reprint. Paperback. 224pp. Octavo [20.5cm]; illustrated wraps. With characters based heavily on Anthony Boucher's friends at the Manana Literary Society, including Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and Jack Parsons, Rocket to the Morgue is both a classic locked room mystery and an enduring portrait of..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 372 pp. Octavo. [23 cm]. 1/4 black paper over grey boards with author's name stamped in gilt onto front board. Silver gilt title stamped on spine. With original dust jacket, which is crisp and in fine condition. A New York Times..... More
Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications, 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 557pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. Quarterbound in morocco with marbled paper over boards. Title stamped in gilt on spine. In a black slipcase. Signed by both Ray Bradbury and Michael Connelly on the limitation page. This is copy 15/20. Originally published in 1944..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 185pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Orange paper over boards, with subtle bowing of the boards. In the illustrated dust jacket, with subtle damp staining to the front inside flap. A Dutton Novel of Mystery and Suspense which features Hollywood..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. [SIGNED]. 334pp. Octavo. [23cm] 1/4 dark blue paper over blue boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Signed by author on title page in black ink. From author's website: When Billy Bob Holland gets a call from a fellow Vietnam War veteran, he closes..... More
New York: Hyperion, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. [INSCRIBED]. 297pp. Octavo. [23cm]. 1/4 dark blue over tan boards. Title is stamped in gold gilt on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Inscribed "To ______, all the best," and signed by author on the title page. From the author's website: Aaron Crown comes from..... More
New York: Hyperion, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. [INSCRIBED] 297pp. Octavo. [23cm]. 1/4 dark blue paper over tan boards. Title stamped in gold on spine. Dust jacket is white with embossed design on front panel and picture of author on rear panel, spine reads "Special ABA collectors edition" along with book..... More
New York: Hyperion, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. [SIGNED] 288pp. Octavo. [23cm]. 1/4 dark blue cloth over dark blue boards. Title stamped in silver gilt on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Signed by author in blue ink on title page. From the author's website: Lucas Smothers, nineteen and from the wrong end..... More
New York: Hyperion, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED . 367pp. Octavo [24 cm] Blue boards quarterbound in black cloth spine. Near fine. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine and the corners of the covers. In a near fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the..... More
New York: Hyperion, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. [INSCRIBED]. 367 pp. Octavo. [24 cm]. 1/4 black paper over blue boards. Original dust jacket in fine condition. Inscription on title page reads, "To Deanna, All the best, John Lee Burke". Burke is a mastery of the mystery genre, and has won many..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 341pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 gray paper with mustard yellow paper covered boards. Near fine. The front cover is just a tiny bit warped. In a very good dust jacket, with light rubbing and creasing. Signed by James Lee Burke on the..... More
New York: Random House, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. [SIGNED]. 341 pp. Octavo. [23 cm]. 1/4 black paper over yellow boards. Mystery's cowboy sweetheart James Burke Lee combines mystery, humor, and intellect as he recounts the corruption present in the Texas criminal justice system. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. [SIGNED]. 349 pp. Octavo. [24 cm]. Black paper over boards with original dust jacket. James Burke, master of mystery, tells the tale of a rape, two murders, and the search for justice. More