London/New York: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dj. 1985 (c.1983). 1st U.K. ed. Hardcover. 0-7145-2831-5 . [corners bumped, otherwise nice and clean, except for a gray stain of undetermined origin along the rear gutter (interior binding); jacket somewhat rubbed, mild wear/wrinkling along top edge, 1/2" tear at top right edge of front panel, a couple of diagonal creases in front flap]. Uncommon British edition of the author's highly-regarded first novel, SIGNED and dated (... more information

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New York: William Morrow & Co.. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. [ex-library, minimally marked as such (just a "discard" stamp on the rear fep) but with other traces, notably large glue stains on both pastedowns (and bleeding through both jacket flaps), the single letter "F" on the ffep, and a tiny scar on the rear fep (from removal of some sort of label, I presume); the jacket itself, aside from the aforementioned glue stains, is quite presentable, with just some minor soiling, ... more information

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New York: The Viking Press. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. [minor shelfwear, spine a little turned; jacket edgeworn, small tears at several corners, minor paper loss at base of spine]. "Jim Foster, manager of gambling casinos and an honest man in a dubious profession, transfers his curious talents to Mexico City and immediately finds himself involved with several matters not precisely routine. The irregularities happen to include two murders, an international crime ring, various beautiful women... more information

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Philadelphia/New York: J. B. Lippincott Company. Very Good+. (c.1938). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [tight clean copy, mild shelfwear to bottom edge]. Rather scarce novel, illuminating a "daring" theme that was "completely new to fiction" -- i.e., artificial insemination. "Cindy Gaylord was in her second year of college when tragedy broke the rhythm of her young life. She was beautiful and rich, but neither of these assets was of help to her when her father was... more information

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Berkeley CA: Ten Speed Press. Fine in Fine dj. (c.1990). First Edition. Hardcover. 0-89815-339-5 . [as new]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author opposite the half-title page. "Jan Wahl has created yet another inimitable story. Here is a mystic and entrancing tale of a lost love, as told by a sweetly serious little girl of yesteryear. Young and old will be charmed by it." -- Else Homelund Minarik,author of the Little Bear books. Signed by Author . ... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Good+ dj. 1967. 1st U.S. edition. Hardcover. [moderate shelfwear, spine slightly turned; DJ heavily worn along fore-edge of both covers, a few small tears, mild soiling]. "A terrifying novel of a nation demoralized the a publishing empire." . ... more information

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New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1962). First Edition. Hardcover. [book mildly edgeworn, boards slightly bowed, a couple of tiny tears in cloth at top of spine; jacket worn at corners and edges, chipped/small tears at spine extremities]. Novel set largely in post-WWII Paris, with a jazz background. . ... more information

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New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1977. 1st U.S. edition. Hardcover. 0-312-63008-5 . [very mild wear to bottom of book; jacket rubbed but still clean and attractive, a couple of small edge-tears in rear panel]. . ... more information

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New York: Frederick A. Praeger. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. [nice tight copy, no significant wear, very faint red stain to bottom page edges, small sticky spot on half-title page; jacket lightly soiled, minor edgewear, horizontal scrape mark near bottom of front panel]. "In his sociological analysis of the social structure and dynamics of life inside these schools, [the author] demonstrates that, contrary to the expectations of their parents and teachers, pupils ad... more information

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Encino CA: Astor Street Publishing Corporation. Near Fine. (c.1990). 1st (unstated). Softcover. 0-9626298-1-2 . [bright and tight, appears unread; as-new but for minor bumping here and there at edges]. Trade PB "This is the intimate story of a psychologically abused boy, who fulfilled his dream of writing his book to Steve Sax, his favorite major league baseball player. By envisioning his favorite player as his big brother, he promoted a positive identification, which helped him free his soul fro... more information

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Dallas TX: Royal Publishing Company. (c.1966). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice clean copy, extremely light wear at base of spine; jacket shows mild edgewear, a little browning along spine]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author at the top of the ffep, below which the book's previous owner has added his signature; laid in is a copy of a pre-publication promotional flyer for the book. First (and possibly only) novel by this Texas native (born in Brice, resident of Pampa) who was an elder in the Church of ... more information

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New York: Liveright Publishing Corp.. Near Fine in Very Good dj. (c.1941). First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [clean, solid copy, minor wear at extremities; jacket rubbed, edgeworn, rear panel moderately soiled, minor chipping/wrinkling at top of spine]. Novel set in Boston in 1721, with "the vigor and excitement of this lusty period of our early life portrayed in its full value. [The book] does not ruthlessly debunk nor does it too lightly gloss over the evils and prejudices of the early life in ... more information

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New York: Harper & Row. (c.1986). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice tight clean copy, extremely light wear to bottom edge; jacket shows faint handling wear to surface]. Story about a bizarre murder and the subsequent trial, taking place in the San Francisco Bay Area, and told through the eyes of "a young lawyer who gives up the comfort and security of a middle-of-the-road existence to devote himself to the defense of a friend he knows is guilty." . Near Fine in Near Fine dj. ... more information

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Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Good in Fair dj. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [book only moderately worn, but front hinge split and front cover hanging on by webbing only; jacket is worn, internally damp-stained, various tears and chips, paper loss at spine extremities]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Melvin Belli on the ffep. Signed by Biographee . ... more information

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New York: Vantage Press. (c.1979). First Edition. Hardcover. [solid copy, very light shelfwear; jacket shows some minor spotting, wrinkling and light surface/edge wear, sunned at spine]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the ffep. "The book is a series of accounts of [the author's] adventures over the years, narrated in chronological order, beginning with his first summer as a nineteen-year-old tenderfoot working at a forest ranger station, [followed by] his first adventure as a mountain cl... more information

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Boston: Northeastern University Press. (c.2000). First Edition. Hardcover. [minor soiling to page edges, but no significant wear; jacket shows only light surface wear]. INSCRIBED to a fellow writer and SIGNED by author Wallace on the half-title page. "Phil Cresta was no run-of-the-mill thief. Mastermind of a legendary Brink's armored truck robbery and a string of countless other high-stakes heists, he stole mor than ten million dollars in escapades that often were breathtakingly daring and at ti... more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [light shelfwear, modest browning to pages (due to cheap grade of paper used), minor scrunching to top corners of a small section of pages; jacket chipped at top of spine (no loss of text), a little additional wear and creasing at top corners, general edgewear]. INSCRIBED generically ("Best - ") and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper, relatively uncommon thus. The titular "Re... more information

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[n.p.]: [Privately Published]. Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1996). First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [minor surface-scratching to front panel of jacket]. (B&W photographs) "Mark recognized the 'Hitler Era' before, in fact, it became the Hitler Era. As a Nazi basher in the early days to the prognosticator of doom, thought by many to be crazy for his radical views, he saw the unseen. As an extremely comfortable and well-off young man with a wife and three small children living in Germany in... more information

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New York: W.W. Norton & Company. Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1991). First Edition. Hardcover. 0-393-70106-9 . [a beautiful copy, nice and clean with absolutely no wear to book at all; jacket shows the tiniest bit of wrinkling at bottom of front panel and the tiniest bit of scuffing to rear panel, and if you actually notice either one you're far too finicky]. (A Norton Professional Book) Series This book "addresses adult children of dysfunctional families, who from infancy received distorted ... more information

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New York: Creative Age Press, Inc.. Very Good. (c.1946). First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . (no dust jacket) [moderate shelfwear, light soiling to covers, spotting to top edge]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the ffep; looks like the original inscription and signature (in pencil) were gone over again with ink. Novel set in Nazi-occupied France. Signed by Author . ... more information

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