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  • Yamba, C. Bawa.
    PERMANENT PILGRIMS: The Role of Pilgrimage in the Lives of West African Muslims in Sudan.

    Edition: First printing.

    Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - For the Hausa, the journey to Mecca is a way of life - even though they might linger in a village for years, even generations, they consider their stay there transient, and as just a temporary stop on their pilgirmage. Maps, notes, references, index. xiv, 237 pp. ISBN: 1-56098-6123..

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 30564
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  • ALWAYS COME HOME TO ME. by Yang, Belle.
    Yang, Belle.
    ALWAYS COME HOME TO ME.

    Edition: First printing.

    Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Charming story of a young twins, a brother and sister, who live in a small village in Northern China and the pet doves they nuture and love, illustrated with the author's vibrant gouache paintings. SIGNED on the front endpaper, with a small drawing of Mei-Mei and her dove on her head, and dated in the year of publication. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 9780763628994.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 44747
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  • ALWAYS COME HOME TO ME. by Yang, Belle.
    Yang, Belle.
    ALWAYS COME HOME TO ME.

    Edition: First printing.

    Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Charming story of a young twins, a brother and sister, who live in a small village in Northern China and the pet doves they nuture and love, illustrated with the author's vibrant gouache paintings. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper, with a drawing of Mei-Mei with one dove on her head and the other in her arms, and dated in the year of publication. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 9780763628994.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 44748
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  • BABA: A Return to China Upon My Father's Shoulders. by Yang, Belle. Preface by Amy Tan.
    Yang, Belle. Preface by Amy Tan.
    BABA: A Return to China Upon My Father's Shoulders.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1996). SIGNED - The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. Boldly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication, with a drawing of a cat by Yang. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father. ISBN: 0-15-1000638.

    Condition: Very good+ (covers slightly bent).

    Book ID: 72854
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  • BABA: A Return to China Upon My Father's Shoulders. by Yang, Belle. Preface by Amy Tan.
    Yang, Belle. Preface by Amy Tan.
    BABA: A Return to China Upon My Father's Shoulders.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father. ISBN: 0-15-1000638.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 58747
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  • BABA: A Return to China Upon My Father's Shoulders. by Yang, Belle. Preface by Amy Tan.
    Yang, Belle. Preface by Amy Tan.
    BABA: A Return to China Upon My Father's Shoulders.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The artist / author's first book, one in which she retells her father`s story of his coming-of-age in northern China in the 1930s and 1940s. He was the fourth son of a prominent Manchurian family and his odyssey included the years of the Japanese occupation of China, the Russian onslaught upon Northeastern China and the civil war that followed. Illustrated throughout with beautiful full page watercolor paintings by the author as well as many black and white drawings. Preface by Amy Tan. SIGNED by both Belle Yang and Amy Tan on the front endpaper and dated in the year of publication. Large square format. 211 pp plus a final portrait of her father. ISBN: 0-15-1000638.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64291
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  • BOXERS & SAINTS (Set of 2 volumes in slipcase) by Yang, Gene Luen
    Yang, Gene Luen
    BOXERS & SAINTS (Set of 2 volumes in slipcase)

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: First Second / Roaring Brook Press, (2013). SIGNED first edition - In two volumes, these graphic novels tell two parallel stories, showing both sides of the Boxer Rebellion. "The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful. But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. As the…

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    New York: First Second / Roaring Brook Press, (2013). SIGNED first edition - In two volumes, these graphic novels tell two parallel stories, showing both sides of the Boxer Rebellion. "The first is of Little Bao, a Chinese peasant boy whose village is abused and plundered by Westerners claiming the role of missionaries. Little Bao, inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers. Against all odds, their grass-roots rebellion is successful. But in the second volume, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds, for the first time, a home with them. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must decide whether to abandon her Christian friends or to commit herself fully to Christianity. . . It offers a penetrating insight into not only one of the most controversial episodes of modern Chinese history, but into the very core of our human nature." SIGNED by Yang on the slipcase and dated in the year of publication. Includes suggestions for further reading. 327 and 170 pp. ISBN: 9781596439245.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self-flaps, in a fine slipcase.

    Book ID: 58853
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  • WRIT IN BLOOD: A Novel of Saint-Germaine. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    WRIT IN BLOOD: A Novel of Saint-Germaine.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in 1910, this novel brings the Count Saint-Germaine to a world on the brink of war. INSCRIBED on the title page "for --- onward and upward" and dated in 1998. 543 pp. ISBN: 0-312863187.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64203
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  • OUT OF THE HOUSE OF LIFE. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    OUT OF THE HOUSE OF LIFE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An historical horror novel - one which offers a glimpse in Saint-Germain's exotic past. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 446 pp. ISBN: 0-312-931263.

    Condition: Ex-library with only a few markings,and overall tight and clean in a fine unmarked dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73481
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  • FALSE DAWN by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    FALSE DAWN

    Edition: First paperback printing.

    New York: Warner, (1979). SIGNED - Novel set in California in the 21st century, a world devastated by pollution, war and disease. Thea is a mutant, a human who has been virally modified to be able to survive in the poisonously polluted environment. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 237 pp. Cover art by Jim Dietz. ISBN: 0-446-90077x.

    Condition: Good overall condition (crease on back cover, other minor wear).

    Book ID: 69024
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  • PATH OF THE ECLIPSE: An historical horror novel, fourth in the Count St. Germain series. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    PATH OF THE ECLIPSE: An historical horror novel, fourth in the Count St. Germain series.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's, (1981.) dj. Hardcover - One of the harder-to-find in hardcover titles in the St Germain vampire series. 433 pp. ISBN: 0-312-598025.

    Condition: Very good in near fine dust jacket. (bookplate, binding cracked before half title page but otherwise tight and straight)

    Book ID: 51679
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  • A FLAME IN BYZANTIUM. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    A FLAME IN BYZANTIUM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1987.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical vampire fiction, the first of three planned novels featuring Atta Olivia Clemens, "Saint Germain"s truest love, who died to mortal life in the bloody era of Nero"s Rome. Now, five hundred years later, Olivia must flee the security of her Roman villa...." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 400 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by San Julian. ISBN: 0-312930267.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54831
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  • CRUSADER'S TORCH. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    CRUSADER'S TORCH.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical vampire fiction, sequel to 'Flame in Byzantium' and the second in a trilogy featuring Atta Olivia Clemens, "Saint Germain"s truest love, who died to mortal life in the bloody era of Nero"s Rome. Now, five hundred years later, Olivia must flee the security of her Roman villa...." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 459 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by San Julian. ISBN: 0-312-930887.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 54832
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  • TEMPTING FATE. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    TEMPTING FATE.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's, 1982. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Austria during the 1920's is the setting for the fifth novel about the elegant and mysterious Count Ragoczy Saint-Germain. SIGNED and dated on the title page. A large book - 690 pages.

    Condition: Very good+ in a very good- dust jacket. (edgewear to dj, especially at ends of spine.) Probably her most difficult book to find in hardcover, especially signed.

    Book ID: 36136
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  • A FLAME IN BYZANTIUM. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    A FLAME IN BYZANTIUM.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1987.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Historical vampire fiction, the first of three planned novels featuring Atta Olivia Clemens, "Saint Germain"s truest love, who died to mortal life in the bloody era of Nero"s Rome. Now, five hundred years later, Olivia must flee the security of her Roman villa...." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 400 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by San Julian. ISBN: 0-312930267.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket. (stamp on rear endpaper, short closed tear to dj, tight, clean copy appears unread.)

    Book ID: 36138
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  • HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's, 1978. dj. Hardcover - A story of vampires, satan-worshippers and love set in 18th c Paris. The first book in the St. Germain series. SIGNED and dated by Yarbro on the title page. In addition, Yarbo crossed out 'forbidden love' in the subtitle and replaced it with 'historical horror.'

    Condition: Near fine in a good+ dustjacket (rubbing and light wear to dj.)

    Book ID: 22378
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  • Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    THE PALACE: An historical horror novel, Second in the Count St. Germain series.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's, 1978. SIGNED hardcover - Set in Florence during the time of Lorenzo the magnificent. SIGNED and dated on the title page.

    Condition: Near fine in very good-dust jacket (chip to top of spine, some other edgewear.)

    Book ID: 22381
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  • Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    CAUTIONARY TALES.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1978. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Collection of short fictions. SIGNED and dated on the title page. ISBN: 0-385-131453.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine jacket (remainder spray bottom edge.)

    Book ID: 22384
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  • FALSE DAWN by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    FALSE DAWN

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Doubleday, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in California in the 21st century, a world devasted by pollution, war and disease. SIGNED and dated on the title page by Yarbro, who also corrected her year of birth on the copyright page. When signing this Yarbro commented that it was only the first printing dust jacket that the red eyes of the mutant pirate on a motorcycle on the cover were improperly offset. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-385-131445.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine dj.

    Book ID: 24060
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  • THE SPIDER GLASS: Short Story Paperbacks #16. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    THE SPIDER GLASS: Short Story Paperbacks #16.

    Edition: First printing, a small paperback, issued simultaneously with a limited edition hardcover.

    Eugene, OR: Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. SIGNED first edition - First separate publication of this short story featuring the Comte de Saint-Germain. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 1998. A slim volume, 51 pp. Rather uncommon. ISBN: 1-56146-516x.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated blue wrappers.

    Book ID: 24440
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  • Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    THE PALACE: An historical horror novel, Second in the Count St. Germain series.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Set in Florence during the time of Lorenzo the magnificent. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 376 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dust jacket (tear to front cover of dj.)

    Book ID: 32550
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  • CAUTIONARY TALES. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    CAUTIONARY TALES.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1978. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Early collection of short stories - 'chilling, irresistible, full of alien beauty or terror.' SIGNED and dated on the title page. ISBN: 0-385-131453.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, spine slant, in a very good dustjacket (price-clipped.)

    Book ID: 32572
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  • COME TWILIGHT: A Novel of St. Germain. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn.
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn.
    COME TWILIGHT: A Novel of St. Germain.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Another in her excellent series of complex vampire novels - set in Spain, this spans five centuries from the turbulent 7th to the time of the Red Death. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 479 pp. ISBN: 0-312-873301.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 32869
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  • LOCADIO'S APPRENTICE. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    LOCADIO'S APPRENTICE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - An historical novel about a young doctor's apprentice in ancient Pompeii. The first book for young adults by this author who is best known for her science fiction & fantasy books. Glossary. 219 pp. ISBN: 0-060266376.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (price-clipped, short closed tear to dj.

    Book ID: 78120
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  • THE OXYGEN MAN. by Yarbrough, Steve.
    Yarbrough, Steve.
    THE OXYGEN MAN.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    Denver: MacMurray & Beck, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Author's third book, his first novel, following 2 collections of short stories. Cover praise from James Lee Burke: 'Yarbrough is one of the best writers to come out of the South in many years .. a stunning novelistic debut... a major talent from whom we'll hear much more.' INSCRIBED by Yarbrough on the title page - "For - in hopes these pages please." 280 pp. ISBN: 1-878448-854.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 79884
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  • Yarbrough, Steve.
    VISIBLE SPIRITS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award winning author's second novel (5th book), set in the Mississippi Delta in 1902 where 'Reconstruction is being encroached upon by Jim Crow.' Well-deserved cover praise from such diverse writers as Ha Jin, Kent Haruf, David Guterson and others. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-375-411593.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (a bit of sunning to upper edge of front cover.)

    Book ID: 61586
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  • VISIBLE SPIRITS. by Yarbrough, Steve.
    Yarbrough, Steve.
    VISIBLE SPIRITS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Award winning author's second novel (5th book), set in the Mississippi Delta in 1902 where 'Reconstruction is being encroached upon by Jim Crow.' SIGNED on the title page. Well-deserved cover praise from such diverse writers as Ha Jin, Kent Haruf, David Guterson and others. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-375-411593.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60503
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  • MISSISSIPPI HISTORY: Stories. by Yarbrough, Steve.
    Yarbrough, Steve.
    MISSISSIPPI HISTORY: Stories.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Columbia: University of Missouri Press, (1994). SIGNED first edition - SIGNED on the title page. 156 pp. ISBN: 0-8262-0967x.

    Condition: Very near fine in black illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 60582
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  • FAMILY MEN. by Yarbrough, Steve.
    Yarbrough, Steve.
    FAMILY MEN.

    Edition: First printing.

    Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Prize-winning Mississippi writer's first book, a collection of eleven short stories. Dustjacket praise from James Lee Burke, Lewis Nordan, Larry Brown and others. 167 pp. ISBN: 0-8071-1619X.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket. Review copy with publisher's letter laid in.

    Book ID: 58732
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  • MISSISSIPPI HISTORY: Stories. by Yarbrough, Steve.
    Yarbrough, Steve.
    MISSISSIPPI HISTORY: Stories.

    Edition: 2nd printing, a trade paperback original.

    Columbia: University of Missouri Press, (1994). SIGNED - SIGNED on the title page. 156 pp. ISBN: 0-8262-0967x.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 59032
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