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  • Tinsley, Molly Best.
    MY LIFE WITH DARWIN.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first book. Review copy with publisher's material laid in.

    Condition: F/NF (as new, but some creasing to lower edge of dj on back cover.)

    Book ID: 7027
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  • THE TWELVE LIVES OF SAMUEL HAWLEY. by Tinti, Hannah.
    Tinti, Hannah.
    THE TWELVE LIVES OF SAMUEL HAWLEY.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Dial Press, (2017). SIGNED first edition - A novel which is both a coming of age story and an exploration of the bonds between a father and daughter. Named one of the best books of the year by NPR. SIGNED on the title page with an elaborate two-color drawing of the mouth of a whale extending over the title page and the facing page and the words "Tinti was here!!" This advance issue includes a conversation between Karen Russell and the author. 385 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 71636
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  • Tippens, Elizabeth.
    WINGING IT: a Tale of Turning Thirty.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Riverhead Books, 1996. Author's first book, a series of interconnected short stories.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 14460
    Keywords: Women Authors
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  • THE BANK ROBBER. by Tippette, Giles.
    Tippette, Giles.
    THE BANK ROBBER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Macmillan, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of three outlaws, set in the Texas and Mexico border country in the 1880s. Basis for the 1974 film "The Spikes Gang" featuring Lee Marvin and Ron Howard. 252 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 58024
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  • WILSON'S REVENGE. by Tippette, Giles.
    Tippette, Giles.
    WILSON'S REVENGE.

    Edition: Paperback original - second printing.

    New York: Jove Books, (1994). A"classic novel of frontier justice.". ISBN: 0-515-112143.

    Condition: Very good.

    Book ID: 70354
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  • MEXICAN STANDOFF. by Tippette, Giles.
    Tippette, Giles.
    MEXICAN STANDOFF.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Pocket Books, (1994). First edition - A Warner Grayson novel. 248 pp. Cover by Robert Tanenbaum. ISBN: 0-671-871587.

    Condition: Very good.

    Book ID: 70356
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  • HEAVEN'S GOLD. by Tippette, Giles.
    Tippette, Giles.
    HEAVEN'S GOLD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel featuring former outlaw and gunslinger Wilson Young, who has settled down to a respectable life as a saloon-keeping in the border town of Del Rio, Texas. It is 1916 now, and the world is changing too fast for Wilson - so he decides on one last robbery. He's not even going to keep the money -he'll just steal it and give it back, to teach the US government a lesson. 380 pp. ISBN: 0-312860471.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket. (a new, unread copy but with a remainder line)

    Book ID: 70381
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  • ANNETTE VALLON: A Novel of the French Revolution. by Tipton, James.
    Tipton, James.
    ANNETTE VALLON: A Novel of the French Revolution.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harper Collins, (2007.). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, the epic story of a courageous and independent, but now almost forgotten woman - born into a world of wealth in the French aristocracy, but shaped by the novels of Rousseau, she refuses to be married unless it is for passion - but she finds love with the English poet William Wordsworth. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 483 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 39138
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  • Tiptree, James, Jr.
    BRIGHTNESS FALLS FROM THE AIR.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: TOR, 1985. dj. Hardcover - Novel by this Nebula and Hugo award winning writer. Wraparound dustjacket illustration by Joe Bergeron.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dust jacket.

    Book ID: 17011
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  • Tiptree, James, Jr.
    BRIGHTNESS FALLS FROM THE AIR.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: TOR, 1985. dj. Hardcover - Novel by this Nebula and Hugo award winning writer. Wraparound dustjacket illustration by Joe Bergeron.

    Condition: Near fine in a like dust jacket (prev owner's name).

    Book ID: 17094
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  • UP THE WALLS OF THE WORLD by Tiptree Jr., James (pseudonym of Alice Sheldon, 1915-1987)
    Tiptree Jr., James (pseudonym of Alice Sheldon, 1915-1987)
    UP THE WALLS OF THE WORLD

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Berkley / Putnam, (1978) dj. Hardcover - A novel of aliens and flawed humans by this award winning writer. On Earth, a burned-out doctor is leading a government project to test a group of dysfunctional human telepaths, while on the world of Tyree, a group of aliens are trying to stave off the destruction of their sun by a creature know as the Destroyer.313 pp. ISBN: 0-399120831.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (chip to base of spine, corner of dj flap clipped)

    Book ID: 81375
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  • JAZZ: A History. by Tirro, Frank.
    Tirro, Frank.
    JAZZ: A History.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Norton, (1977.) dj. Hardcover - A comprehensive history, from its roots in African music, through the late 18th and 19th centuries, illustrated with numerous black/white photos, much actual musical notation, including 22 pp of transcriptions, a synoptic table which puts the events in jazz in context with other historical events, an annotated bibliography, discographies, glossary and index. 457 pp. ISBN: 0-393-090787.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (some scattered highlighting, affecting about 8-10 pp.)

    Book ID: 43847
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  • THE BEST THING I EVER TASTED: The Secret of Food. by Tisdale, Sallie.
    Tisdale, Sallie.
    THE BEST THING I EVER TASTED: The Secret of Food.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Riverhead Books, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book by an award winning essayist which explores the complicated American relationship with food - it ranges over hundred of years of American and European history,looking at the rise of "time-saving" refinements in life - what are we giving away simply to have convenient food? Included in the discussion is how white sugar and white flour were sold to the public as good, and the ways in which advertisers get the public to use products they don't really need and might not even want if they took the time to think about alternatives. A book which is informative, fun to read and also thought-provoking. SIGNED on the title page. Bibliography. 311 pp. ISBN: 1-573221309.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 83532
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  • LOT'S WIFE: Salt and the Human Condition. by Tisdale, Sallie.
    Tisdale, Sallie.
    LOT'S WIFE: Salt and the Human Condition.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (1988) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her third book. Richard Seltzer called this "a rare book about a common subject.. . Reading it, we are informed, instructed and entertained. There is delight on every page in her unexpected connections." SIGNED on the title page. Notes, index. 214 pp. ISBN: 0-805009205.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 67701
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  • STEPPING WESTWARD: The Long Search for Hope in the Pacific Northwest. by Tisdale, Sallie.
    Tisdale, Sallie.
    STEPPING WESTWARD: The Long Search for Hope in the Pacific Northwest.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A combination of history, memoir, and a description of today's Northwest - of the landscapes of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. SIGNED on the title page. Double page map. Notes and references, index. 284 pp. ISBN: 0-805013539.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 69425
    Keywords: Americana
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  • Tlili, Mustapha
    LION MOUNTAIN

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Arcade Publishing, 1990. Hardcover first edition - Tunisian author's first novel to be published in the US. Short-listed for the Prix Femina in France in 1988. Translated by Linda Cloverdale. Gloria Naylor described this book as "so beautifully written that it becomes poetry. "

    Condition: F/F.

    Book ID: 6253
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  • DEEP DOWN DARK: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free. by Tobar, Hector.
    Tobar, Hector.
    DEEP DOWN DARK: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A detailed and in-depth account of the 69 day ordeal of these 33 miners by this Pulitzer prize winning journalist. SIGNED on the title page. 309 pp. ISBN: 978-0374280604.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 70044
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  • THE BARBARIAN NURSERIES. by Tobar, Hector.
    Tobar, Hector.
    THE BARBARIAN NURSERIES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 3rd book (2nd novel) by this Pulitzer prize winning journalist, son of Guatemalan immigrants, set in Los Angeles, in the world of gated communities and Mexican help. SIGNED on the title page. Selected as one of the best 100 books of 2011 by the NY Times, winner of the California Book Award Gold Medal for Fiction. 422 pp. ISBN: 9780374108991.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder dot bottom edge)

    Book ID: 63314
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  • THE BARBARIAN NURSERIES. by Tobar, Hector.
    Tobar, Hector.
    THE BARBARIAN NURSERIES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 3rd book (2nd novel) by this Pulitzer prize winning journalist, son of Guatemalan immigrants, set in Los Angeles, in the world of gated communities and Mexican help. SIGNED on the title page. Selected as one of the best 100 books of 2011 by the NY Times, winner of the California Book Award Gold Medal for Fiction. 422 pp. ISBN: 9780374108991.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63961
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  • HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad. by Tobin, Jacqueline L.and Raymond G. Dobard,
    Tobin, Jacqueline L.and Raymond G. Dobard,
    HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1999). Hardcover - A book which offers evidence that "slaves were involved in a sophisticated network that melded African textile traditions with American quilt practices and created a potent result: African American quilts with patterns that conveyed messages that were, in fact, essential tools for escape along the Underground Railroad." Patterns like the wagon wheel, log cabin, and shoofly signaled slaves how and when to prepare for their journey. Stitching and knots created maps, showing slaves the way to safety. Forewords by Floyd Coleman, Cuesta Benberry, and Maude Southwell Wahlman. Illustrated with black and whit drawings and color photographs of quilts. Timeline, list of underground railroad quilt patterns, glossary, bibliography. x, 208 pp. ISBN: 0-385491379.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 85812
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  • PREPARE TO DIE! by Tobin, Paul,
    Tobin, Paul,
    PREPARE TO DIE!

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: Night Shade Books, (2012.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which "gives us all the thrill of super-hero action while spinning a very human tale of mortality and justice . . . Nine years ago, Steve Clarke was just a teenage boy in love with the girl of his dreams. Then a freak chemical spill transformed him into Reaver, the man whose super-powerful fists can literally take a year off a bad guys life. . . Now, after years of extraordinary adventures and crushing tragedies, the worlds greatest hero is returning to where it all began in search of the boy he once was . . . and the girl he never forgot." 292 pp. Dust jacket art by Anthony Palumbo. ISBN: 9781597804202.

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

    Book ID: 55197
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  • HIRAM THE YOUNG FARMER or Making the Soil Pay: Back to the Soil Series, #1. by Todd, Burbank L.
    Todd, Burbank L.
    HIRAM THE YOUNG FARMER or Making the Soil Pay: Back to the Soil Series, #1.

    Edition: First or very early edition.

    New York: George Sully & Company, (1914). Hardcover first edition - The first book in a new series to show boys what can be done on a farm. Hiram is a country farm boy who longs for the city, but fails when he gets there. He returns to the country and then begins to show what can be done on a small farm that has been badly run down. Glossy frontispiece by Boehm. 308 pp.

    Condition: Good overall in illustrated yellow boards - covers are clean and attractive, binding is sturdy, but pages are rather severely tanned. Gift inscription dated Christmas 1921,

    Book ID: 76484
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  • HUNTING SHADOWS. by Todd, Charles.
    Todd, Charles.
    HUNTING SHADOWS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, set in 1920 in the isolated Fen country where there is a seemingly unconnected series of murders. A highly recommended series of historical mysteries. SIGNED by both authors on the title page. ("Charles Todd" was the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 344 pp. ISBN: 978-0062015662.

    Condition: Ex-library with relatively few markings, and overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dj.

    Book ID: 75141
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  • WINGS OF FIRE. by Todd, Charles.
    Todd, Charles.
    WINGS OF FIRE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's, (1998.). SIGNED first edition - The second Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, set in Cornwall, England just after the Great War. A highly recommended series of historical mysteries. SIGNED by Charles Todd on the title page ("Charles Todd" was the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 294 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (light vertical crease on front cover) An uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 79790
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  • A PATTERN OF LIES. by Todd, Charles.
    Todd, Charles.
    A PATTERN OF LIES.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Morrow - Harper Collins, (2016.). SIGNED - The 7th mystery featuring World War I nurse, Bess Crawford. SIGNED on the title page by both authors as Charles Todd ("Charles Todd" is actually the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) Author's note. 325 pp. plus a reading guide. ISBN: 978-0062386250.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 77403
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  • NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery. by Todd, Charles.
    Todd, Charles.
    NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, set in 1920 in Cornwell, in an England still recovering from the Great War. A highly recommended series of historical mysteries.SIGNED by both authors on the title page. ("Charles Todd" is actually the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 341 pp. ISBN: 978-0062386182.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (address label and words 'please return' on front endpaper).

    Book ID: 77429
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  • THE SHATTERED TREE: A Bess Crawford Mystery. by Todd, Charles.
    Todd, Charles.
    THE SHATTERED TREE: A Bess Crawford Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow - Harper Collins, (2016.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in France in October 1918, as the war is coming to an end, this is the 8th mystery featuring World War I nurse, Bess Crawford. SIGNED on the title page by both authors as Charles Todd ("Charles Todd" is actually the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 267 pp. . ISBN: 978-0062386274.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder dot)

    Book ID: 77430
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  • THE CONFESSION. by Todd, Charles.
    Todd, Charles.
    THE CONFESSION.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2012.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, set in 1920 in an England still recovering from the Great War. A highly recommended series of historical mysteries. SIGNED on the title page by both authors ("Charles Todd" is actually the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 344 pp. ISBN: 978-0062015662.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (lower corner of several pages bumped).

    Book ID: 77431
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  • A CRUEL DECEPTION: A Bess Crawford Mystery. by Todd, Charles.
    Todd, Charles.
    A CRUEL DECEPTION: A Bess Crawford Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow - Harper Collins, (2019.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in France after the Armistice has ended the fighting, this is the 11th mystery featuring World War I nurse, Bess Crawford. SIGNED on the title page by both authors as Charles Todd ("Charles Todd" is actually the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 303 pp. . ISBN: 978-0062386274.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 77501
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  • THE BLACK ASCOT. by Todd, Charles.
    Todd, Charles.
    THE BLACK ASCOT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, set in 1921 in an England still recovering from the Great War - "An astonishing tip from a grateful ex-convict seems implausible - but Rutledge is intrigued and brings it to his superior at Scotland Yard. Alan Barrington, who has evaded capture for ten years, is the suspect in an appalling murder during Black Ascot, the famous 1910 royal horse race meet honoring the late King Edward VII. His disappearance began a manhunt that consumed Britain for a decade." A highly recommended series of historical mysteries. SIGNED on the title page by both authors ("Charles Todd" was the mother/son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd.) 342 pp. ISBN: 978-0062678744.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 77683
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