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  • THE PURIFICATION CEREMONY. by Sullivan, Mark T.
    Sullivan, Mark T.
    THE PURIFICATION CEREMONY.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Avon, (1997). First edition - Author's third novel, a thriller set in the snowbound interior of British Columbia. Diana Jackman had learned to track deer as a child from her shaman father, but when she agrees to lead a group of rich hunters on a trip after whitetail deer, she discovers that someone is hunting the hunters. After two members of the group are killed and gutted, she has to use all her skills to track down the murderer. In addition to writing highly praised suspense novels, Sullivan has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer for investigative journalism. 385 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 79217
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  • Sullivan, Neil V. with Evelyn S. Stewart
    NOW IS THE TIME: Integration in the Berkeley Schools

    Edition: First printing.

    Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1969. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of Berkeley, which became the first city with a large minority population, and a total population of over 100,000, to fully integrate its schools, through the use of busing. Foreward by Martin Luther King, Sr. 205 pgs.

    Condition: VG+/VG (some rubbing and light wear to dj.)

    Book ID: 9161
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  • Summerfield, Lin.
    TAKEN BY A STRANGER

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Walker, 1995. Hardcover first edition - A novel of psychological suspense & mystery.

    Condition: F/F (as new.)

    Book ID: 4752
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  • Summers, Barbara
    NOUVELLE SOUL

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Amistad, 1992. Hardcover first edition - Author's first collection of short stories, and the first book in Amistad's fiction series introducing new African American writers.

    Condition: NF/F (bump on lower edge of front board)

    Book ID: 3635
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  • NEW PUZZLES IN LOGICAL DEDUCTION. by Summers, George J.
    Summers, George J.
    NEW PUZZLES IN LOGICAL DEDUCTION.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    New York: Dover Publications, (1968). First edition - A Dover Press original, with puzzles told in story form and of gradually increasing difficulty. 121 pp. ISBN: 0-486220893.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 82349
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  • RED. by Summers, Jordan.
    Summers, Jordan.
    RED.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy for a paperback original.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - "Gina Santiago has devoted her life to apprehending the most heinous criminals that prey on society-and now she's after the worst one yet. On her own, with no backup, the trail takes her to a dusty, tight-knit town on the fringes of society, where everyone's a suspect." SIGNED by the author on the first page, author's business card laid in. 356 pp.

    Condition: Fine (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 43651
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  • THE ARCHITECTURE OF VICTORIAN LONDON. by Summerson, Sir John.
    Summerson, Sir John.
    THE ARCHITECTURE OF VICTORIAN LONDON.

    Edition: First edition.

    Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - An architectural panorama of London beginning in 1837 and spanning 64 years, from the first railroads and train stations to the efficient drainage system, the first underground railroad in the world and the creation of new estate developments. Based on the Page-Barbour Lectures for 1972. Illustrated with many photographs. Map endpapers. 109 pp. ISBN: 0-813905923.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85793
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  • NEWS FROM THE EDGE: VAMPIRES OF VERMONT, #3 in series. by Sumner, Mark.
    Sumner, Mark.
    NEWS FROM THE EDGE: VAMPIRES OF VERMONT, #3 in series.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Ace Books, (1999). First edition - The third novel in the News from the Edge series, featuring Savvy McKinnon, a reporter for the Global Query, a notorious tabloid newspaper, who travels to Vermont to interview a reputed vampire - a blend of science fiction and mystery. 198 pp. plus ads. ISBN: 0-441-006280.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (appears unread, no creasing but usual toning)

    Book ID: 87258
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  • NEWS FROM THE EDGE: THE MONSTER OF MINNESOTA, #1 in series. by Sumner, Mark.
    Sumner, Mark.
    NEWS FROM THE EDGE: THE MONSTER OF MINNESOTA, #1 in series.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Ace Books, (1997). First edition - The first novel in the News from the Edge series, introducing Savvy McKinnon, a reporter for the Global Query, a notorious tabloid newspaper, who gets a phone tip about four mysterious deaths in Northern Minnesota - supposedly killed by the lake monster known as Big Jelly - a blend of science fiction and mystery with a good dose of humor included. 198 pp. plus ads. ISBN: 0-441-004598.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (appears unread, no creasing but usual toning)

    Book ID: 87259
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  • NEWS FROM THE EDGE: Set of Three Books: The Monster of Minnesota, Insanity Illinois, and The Vampires of Vermont. by Sumner, Mark.
    Sumner, Mark.
    NEWS FROM THE EDGE: Set of Three Books: The Monster of Minnesota, Insanity Illinois, and The Vampires of Vermont.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Ace Books, (1997 to 1999). First edition - Set of three novel in the News from the Edge series, featuring Savvy McKinnon, a reporter for the Global Query, a notorious tabloid newspaper, who will follow up on any tip, no matter how wild in her search for the truth -- a blend of science fiction and mystery with a good dose of humor included. 198 pp. each. ISBN: 0-441-004598.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (appears unread, no creasing but usual toning)

    Book ID: 87260
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  • NEWS FROM THE EDGE: INSANITY, ILLINOIS, #2 in series. by Sumner, Mark.
    Sumner, Mark.
    NEWS FROM THE EDGE: INSANITY, ILLINOIS, #2 in series.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Ace Books, (1998). First edition - The second novel in the News from the Edge series, featuring Savvy McKinnon, a reporter for the Global Query, a notorious tabloid newspaper, who travels to a small town in Illinois to track down the reason for a series of bizarre incidents reported by residents - a blend of science fiction and mystery. 198 pp. ISBN: 0-441-00511x.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (appears unread, no creasing but usual toning)

    Book ID: 84381
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  • Sumner, Mark.
    DEVIL'S TOWER.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Ballantine, 1996. First edition - The first in a series of alternative histories of the American West - in this one, Jake Bird has to confront the most dangerous wielder of magic in all the West - General George Armstrong Custer. ISBN: 0-345-40209x.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 21019
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  • Sumner, Mark.
    DEVIL'S TOWER.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Ballantine, 1996. First edition - The first in a series of alternative histories of the American West - in this one, Jake Bird has to confront the most dangerous wielder of magic in all the West - General George Armstrong Custer. ISBN: 0-345-40209x.

    Condition: Very good+.

    Book ID: 21161
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  • Sun Bear, Wabun and Barry Weinstock.
    PATH OF POWER.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Prentice Hall Press, (1987.). Teachings from the medicine chief of the Bear Tribe, located near Spokane, Washington. Photographs, drawings. 267 pp. ISBN: 0-136534031.

    Condition: Very near fine.

    Book ID: 38443
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  • THE MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT. by Sundaresan, Indu.
    Sundaresan, Indu.
    THE MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    New York: Washington Square Press Books, (2013). SIGNED first edition - Historical novel based on the tumultous history of the Kohinoor diamond -which was sent to the young Queen Victoria in 1850 - a queen who claimed the mountain of light - and India - for her growing empire. SIGNED on the title page. Glossary. 324 pp plus a reader's guide. ISBN: 978-1451643510.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 63937
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  • THE TWENTIETH WIFE. by Sundaresan, Indu.
    Sundaresan, Indu.
    THE TWENTIETH WIFE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pocket Books, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, based on historical records and set in seventeenth century India, this is the story of Mehrunnisa, who ruled the Mughal Empire after the death of her husband, Emperor Jahangir. Afterword, glossary. 371 pp. ISBN: 0-743427149.

    Condition: Very near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 65727
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  • THE FIRE TRAIL. by Sunderland, Christine.
    Sunderland, Christine.
    THE FIRE TRAIL.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Little Elm, TX: eLectio Publishing, (2016_. SIGNED first edition - After U.C. Berkeley grad student Jessica Thierry witnesses a rapist-murderer leave the scene as she is walking on the the Fire Trail in the hills, she fears for her life, but still tries to focus on completing her doctorate about Christianitys role in Berkeley's history. SIGNED on the title page. 259 pp. ISBN: 978-1632132840.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 79577
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  • TRAIL OF CRUMBS: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home. by Sunee, Kim.
    Sunee, Kim.
    TRAIL OF CRUMBS: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2008). First edition - "When Kim Sunee was three years old, her mother took her to a marketplace, deposited her on a bench with a fistful of food, and promised she'd be right back. Three days later a policeman took the little girl, clutching what was now only a fistful of crumbs, to a police station and told her that she'd been abandoned by her mother.
    Fast-forward almost 20 years and Kim's life is unrecognizable.. . At the age of 21, she becomes involved with a famous French businessman and suddenly finds herself living in France, mistress over his houses in Provence and Paris, and stepmother to his eight year-old daughter. Kim takes…

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    New York: Grand Central Publishing, (2008). First edition - "When Kim Sunee was three years old, her mother took her to a marketplace, deposited her on a bench with a fistful of food, and promised she'd be right back. Three days later a policeman took the little girl, clutching what was now only a fistful of crumbs, to a police station and told her that she'd been abandoned by her mother.
    Fast-forward almost 20 years and Kim's life is unrecognizable.. . At the age of 21, she becomes involved with a famous French businessman and suddenly finds herself living in France, mistress over his houses in Provence and Paris, and stepmother to his eight year-old daughter. Kim takes readers on a lyrical journey from Korea to New Orleans to Paris and Provence, along the way serving forth her favorite recipes." 372 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self-flaps.

    Book ID: 73673
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  • Sung, Betty Lee.
    CHINESE AMERICAN INTERMARRIAGE.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    New York: Center for Migration Studies. 1990. First edition - A study based on the Chinese American experiences in New York City - focuses on the increase of these relationships, the attraction and the obstacles, of which the most significant is still family objection. Graphs and charts. Bibliography, index. 140 pp. ISBN: 0-934733-473.

    Condition: Very good. ( hightlighting on about 5 pages, line on bottom of book, a good tight copy)

    Book ID: 26233
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  • YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST. by Sunil, Yapa.
    Sunil, Yapa.
    YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York & Boston: Little Brown / Lee Boudreaux, (2016). SIGNED first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel, set in Seattle in 1999 - "on a rainy cold day in November, young Victor - boyish, scrappy and homeless - sets out to sell as much marijuana as possible to the throng of WHO demonstators determined to shut down the city." SIGNED on the half title page and dated in October 2015, before publication. 306 pp.

    Condition: Fine in yellow illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 67371
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  • YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST. by Sunil, Yapa.
    Sunil, Yapa.
    YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE THE SIZE OF A FIST.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Boston: Little Brown / Lee Boudreaux, (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel, set in Seattle in 1999 - "on a rainy cold day in November, young Victor - boyish, scrappy and homeless - sets out to sell as much marijuana as possible to the throng of WHO demonstators determined to shut down the city." INSCRIBED and signed on the title page with the words For --- "Mad with hope! (a novel)" 312 pp. ISBN: 978-0316386531.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 69280
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  • THE TRICKING OF FREYA. by Sunley, Christina.
    Sunley, Christina.
    THE TRICKING OF FREYA.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, a story of a little known Icelandic-Canadian immigrant culture. SIGNED on the title page. 344 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (corners of covers curling a little.)

    Book ID: 48700
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  • THE TRICKING OF FREYA. by Sunley, Christina.
    Sunley, Christina.
    THE TRICKING OF FREYA.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, a story of a little known Icelandic-Canadian immigrant culture. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on the title page. 344 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (as new.)

    Book ID: 51894
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  • SUNSET COOKING CHARTS. by Sunset Books,
    Sunset Books,
    SUNSET COOKING CHARTS.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    Menlo Park, CA: Sunset Books / Lane Publishing, (1961, c 1959). "Quick guides to basic herbs, cooking spices, baking spines, flavorings, vegetables, barbecuing" Large softcover, printed on stiff ivory stock with gold and olive green highlights. 12 pp in stiff stapled wrappers.

    Condition: Very good (small spot to upper margin of a few pages)

    Book ID: 84029
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  • GOLD RUSH COUNTRY: Guide to California's Mother Lode & Northern Mines. by Sunset editors; Foreword by Oscar Lewis.
    Sunset editors; Foreword by Oscar Lewis.
    GOLD RUSH COUNTRY: Guide to California's Mother Lode & Northern Mines.

    Edition: First printing.

    Menlo Park, California: Lane Publishing Company, (1957.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The history and lore of the region in the Sierra foothills, which sparked the 49er gold rush, and which is still full of the remains of the mines from those days. profusely illustrated with photographs and maps, including one fold-out map which spans 5 pages. Endorsed by the California Historical Society. Although this has been reissued many times - mostly in paper covers, the hardcover first edition is rather uncommon. A classic book on the area. Large format, measuring 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Bound in orange buckram with dark brown spine and orange lettering illustrated endpapers. 101 pp.

    Condition: Very good in a very good dust jacket (some overall edgewear to dj, a few small chips, original price of 3.50 still present)

    Book ID: 84242
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  • KID NIGREDO by Suntree, Philip
    Suntree, Philip
    KID NIGREDO

    Edition: First printing in wrappers.

    Isla Vista, California) Turkey Press, 1978. SIGNED first edition - A collection of poetry, one of an edition of only 400 copies handset by Harry Reese in 14-point Bembo and printed by Sandra Liddell. INSCRIBED on the half title page by the poet. 33 pp plus colophon.

    Condition: Near fine in stiff brown wrappers (slight sunning to upper edge.)

    Book ID: 86156
    Keywords: fine press, Poetry
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  • Suntree, Philip
    KID NIGREDO

    Edition: First printing in wrappers.

    Isla Vista, California) Turkey Press, 1978. SIGNED first edition - A collection of poetry, one of an edition of only 400 copies handset by Harry Reese in 14-point Bembo and printed by Sandra Liddell. INSCRIBED on the half title page by the poet. 33 pp plus colophon.

    Condition: Near fine in stiff brown wrappers (slight sunning to upper edge.)

    Book ID: 10546
    Keywords: fine press, Poetry
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  • EYE OF THE WOMB by Suntree, Susan
    Suntree, Susan
    EYE OF THE WOMB

    Edition: First printing in wrappers.

    Nevada City, CA: Power Press, 1981. SIGNED first edition - Collection of poetry, issued in an edition of only 500 copies. INSCRIBED on first blank preliminary page "Dear Jane, Good to share the evening this fall with you. I look forward to seeing you again" and dated in Sacramento 1981. "Jane" is probably fellow poet Jane Blue.

    Condition: Water damage to about 1" at lower corner causing a stained spot on front cover, some crinkling to text - otherwise very good.

    Book ID: 8127
    Keywords: Poetry
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  • THE AGE OF SHIVA. by Suri, Manil.
    Suri, Manil.
    THE AGE OF SHIVA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Norton, (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, a story of modern India. Author Kiran Desai commented that "India's birth as a new nation parallels a woman's complex psychological journey confronting tradition and modernity. Exchanging sentimentality for clear vision, Suri reveals an immense humanity, and a tenderness for women making their way in a world of men." SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated endpapers. 455 pp. ISBN: 0-393065693.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84438
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  • THE DEATH OF VISHNU. by Suri, Manil.
    Suri, Manil.
    THE DEATH OF VISHNU.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Norton, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised debut novel: Vishnu, the resident odd job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing he inhabits, while his neighbors squabble over who will pay for the ambulance. Praise from such writers as Michael Cunningham, Amy Tan, Andrea Barrett (who called this "Sympathic, penetrating, comic, and moving, this fine and unusual first novel unexpectedly braids Hindu mythology and traditions into the daily life of a broad cast of wonderfully drawn characters. The result draws on the best storytelling traditions of both east and west.").Illustrated endpapers. 295 pp. ISBN: 0-393050424.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 40246
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