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  • A SUGGESTION OF DEATH. by Wesson, Marianne.
    Wesson, Marianne.
    A SUGGESTION OF DEATH.

    Edition: First UK printing.

    London: Headline (Hodder), (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second legal thriller featuring Cinda Hayes, set in Boulder, Colorado, where the author is a law professor and a former federal prosecutor. SIGNED on the title page. Bibliography. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-747220085.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81314
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  • A SUGGESTION OF DEATH. by Wesson, Marianne.
    Wesson, Marianne.
    A SUGGESTION OF DEATH.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Pocket Books, (2000). First edition - Second legal thriller featuring Cinda Hayes, set in Boulder, Colorado, where the author is a law professor and a former federal prosecutor. Bibliography. 341 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy wrappers (a preliminary cover, very different from the final trade edition).

    Book ID: 71885
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  • West, Anna.
    REVENGE AT THE SPY-CATCHERS' PICNIC.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Addison-Wesley, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book for older children, a story set on a ranch in California. ISBN: 0-201-08498-8.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 16737
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  • THE MEDICI DAGGER. by West, Cameron (story developed in collaboration with Seamus Slattery.)
    West, Cameron (story developed in collaboration with Seamus Slattery.)
    THE MEDICI DAGGER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pocket Books, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a story of adventure and suspense which ranges between California and Tuscany in Italy, as Reb Barnett seeks da Vinci's Circles of Truth, a coded 15th century map that reveals the hiding place of the Medici Dagger, "a legendary weapon made of an alloy so light and indestructible it is worth a fortune to today's arms dealers." SIGNED on the half title page. 248 pp. ISBN: 0-7434-20357.

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

    Book ID: 43806
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  • West. Cornel.
    RACE MATTERS.

    Edition: Later printing.

    Boston: Beacon, 1993. dj. Hardcover - Addresses some of the most urgent issues for today's black Americans - from discrimination to despair, on leadership and the legacy of Malcolm X - a slim book at 105 pp. but an important one. ISBN: 0-8070-09180.

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

    Book ID: 17358
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  • West, Dorothy.
    THE WEDDING.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Doubleday, 1995. A novel - the first in 26 years - by one of the last surviving writers of the Harlem Renaissance. ISBN: 0-385-471432.

    Condition: Very good.

    Book ID: 15755
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  • THE RICHER, THE POORER: Stories, Sketches and Reminiscences by West, Dorothy.
    West, Dorothy.
    THE RICHER, THE POORER: Stories, Sketches and Reminiscences

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of stories (including her first short story "The Typewriter" which took second prize in a writing contest when she was only 17) and autobiographical essays, selected and introduced by the author - the last living writer from the days of the Harlem Renaissance. Preface by Mary Helen Washington. 254 pp. ISBN: 0-385-471459.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 43978
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  • THE WEDDING. by West, Dorothy.
    West, Dorothy.
    THE WEDDING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel - the first in 26 years - by one of the last surviving writers of the Harlem Renaissance. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-385-471432.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 39498
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  • LIVING IS EASY. by West, Dorothy
    West, Dorothy
    LIVING IS EASY.

    Edition: First thus.

    New York: Arno Press and The New York Times, 1969. Hardcover - West's first novel originally published in 1948. Although she was born in Boston, and lived most of her life on Martha's Vineyard, she worked in New York City during the Depression and is associated with the Harlem Renaissance, both through her association with Langston Hughes and other figures of the movement, as well as editing the significant but short-lived quarterly literary journals - Challenge in 1934 and The New Challenge in 1937. New introduction by William H. Robinson. A title in "The American Negro, His History and Literature" series. A relatively early publication that called attention to West and surprisingly uncommon. 347 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in black and white boards, no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88569
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  • West, Dorothy.
    THE WEDDING.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Doubleday, 1996. A novel - the first in 26 years - by one of the last surviving writers of the Harlem Renaissance. ISBN: 0-385-471440.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 24485
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  • CONTESTED PLAINS: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado. by West, Elliott.
    West, Elliott.
    CONTESTED PLAINS: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado.

    Edition: First printing.

    Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Recounts the rise of the Native American horse culture among the Cheyenne and other tribes, the discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountains, and the bitter conflict that ensued, culminating in the massacre at Sand Creek and the Indian wars of the 1860s. INSCRIBED on the title page to the noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens. Laid in is a brief typed, signed letter from West to Owens. Illustrated, notes, bibliography, index. xxiv, 422 pp. ISBN: 0-7006-08915.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60639
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  • CONTESTED PLAINS: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado. by West, Elliott.
    West, Elliott.
    CONTESTED PLAINS: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado.

    Edition: First printing.

    Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Recounts the rise of the Native American horse culture among the Cheyenne and other tribes, the discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountains, and the bitter conflict that ensued, culminating in the massacre at Sand Creek and the Indian wars of the 1860s. SIGNED on the title page Illustrated, notes, bibliography, index. xxiv, 422 pp. ISBN: 0-7006-08915.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60640
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  • THE WAY TO THE WEST: Essays on the Central Plains. by West, Elliott.
    West, Elliott.
    THE WAY TO THE WEST: Essays on the Central Plains.

    Edition: First printing.

    Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A history of the great migration of Cheyenne Indians and Anglo pioneers onto the arid Central Plains of Kansas, Nebraska and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. SIGNED on the title page A title in the Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture series. Illustrated with many photographs, maps , extensive notes, bibliography, index. x, 244 pp. ISBN: 0-8263-16522.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 67944
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  • West, Jerry
    THE HAPPY HOLLISTERS AND THE GHOST HORSE MYSTERY #29.

    Edition: First edition, stated.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1965. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated by Helen S. Hamilton. Lists to itself on back cover.

    Condition: Very good+ in illustrated boards (prev owner's name.)

    Book ID: 23633
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  • West, Jerry
    THE HAPPY HOLLISTERS AND THE OLD CLIPPER SHIP. #12.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1956. dj. Hardcover - Illustrated by Helen S. Hamilton. Bound in red boards with black lettering and illustration on front cover, illustrated endpapers.

    Condition: Very good in very good- dust jacket (edgewear to dj.)

    Book ID: 24349
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  • West, Jerry
    THE HAPPY HOLLISTERS AND THE LITTLE MERMAID

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1960. dj. Hardcover - Illustrated by Helen S. Hamilton.

    Condition: Very good in a poor dust jacket (tear across middle of front cover of dj, now held together by a new archival cover.)

    Book ID: 26493
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  • West, Jerry
    THE HAPPY HOLLISTERS AND THE SCARECROW MYSTERY

    Edition: Early printing.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1957. dj. Hardcover - Illustrated by Helen S. Hamilton. Bound in red boards with black lettering and illustration on front cover, illustrated endpapers.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 10029
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  • West, Jessamyn.
    CRIMSON RAMBLERS OF THE WORLD, FAREWELL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of 16 short stories .

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (some fading to edges of boards, crease on dj flap.)

    Book ID: 14806
    Keywords: Women Authors
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  • West, Jessamyn.
    CRIMSON RAMBLERS OF THE WORLD, FAREWELL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of 16 short stories .

    Condition: Ex-library with usual tape marks and stamps, but otherwise in very good condition (tight and straight) in a very good dj (edges of flaps have been slightly trimmed, not affecting the text.)

    Book ID: 14807
    Keywords: Women Authors
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  • West, Jessamyn.
    FRIENDLY PERSUASION: Movie Edition.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1956. dj. Hardcover - Her first and best known novel, the story of a family of Quakers living in rural Indiana during the Civil War - "they lived according to the ways of William Penn, but there times when their human nature could not be denied." Dustjacket with scenes from the movie starring Gary Cooper.

    Condition: Fair condition only - edges of boards somewhat worn - in a quite worn dj, with some chips missing at the ends of the spine, corners and along the side of the spine.

    Book ID: 14810
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  • West, Jessamyn.
    THE STATE OF STONY LONESOME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in the rolling orchard country of California in 1921.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (remainder mark.)

    Book ID: 14811
    Keywords: Women Authors
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  • West, Jessamyn.
    A MATTER OF TIME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1966. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel.

    Condition: Near fine in a good only dustjacket with some wear at the ends of the spine, sunning to the spine.

    Book ID: 14812
    Keywords: Women Authors
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  • West, Jessamyn.
    THE LIFE I REALLY LIVED.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. First edition -

    Condition: Very good+ in glossy illustrated wrappers (faint crease on rear cover.)

    Book ID: 7536
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  • West, Jessamyn.
    DOUBLE DISCOVERY: A Journey.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of a trip made to England and France by West in 1929 when she was a sheltered young woman of 26 on her own for the first time. Interspersed with the letters and diary entries from 1929 are her comments 50 years later. ISBN: 0-15-1264023.

    Condition: Just about fine in a very good dustjacket (light edgewear to dj.)

    Book ID: 22728
    Keywords: Women Authors
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  • THE STORY OF A STORY & THREE STORIES. by West, Jessamyn
    West, Jessamyn
    THE STORY OF A STORY & THREE STORIES.

    Edition: First printing. a slim trade paperback.

    Berkeley, CA: The Friends of the Bancroft Library by the University of California, Berkeley, 1982. First edition - A collection of four short works by the author best known for the novel "Friendly Persuasion", including two which had not been published previously. Bound in at the beginning of "Babes in the Woods" is a "reasonable' reproduction of a manuscript page on yellow legal size paper. Portrait frontispiece. #30 in the series of keepsakes issued by The Friends of the Bancroft Library for its members. 67pp.

    Condition: Just about fine in yellow wrappers printed in red.

    Book ID: 45107
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  • THE MASSACRE AT FALL CREEK. by West, Jessamyn.
    West, Jessamyn.
    THE MASSACRE AT FALL CREEK.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1975) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel based on an actual event in 1824 when 5 white men massacred a peaceful group of Indians - including women and children. Author's note. 373 pp. ISBN: 0-151578206.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (price clipped.)

    Book ID: 77560
    Keywords: Historical Fiction
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  • CONFLICT OF INTEREST. by West, Melanie.
    West, Melanie.
    CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.

    DLSIJ Press, (2007). SIGNED first edition - A lesbian legal suspense novel featuring business attorney Meg Stryker. INSCRIBED on a blank preliminary page and dated in the year of publication, 175 pp. Promotional book mark laid in. ISBN: 9781932014280.

    Condition: Fine in glossy black wrappers.

    Book ID: 69796
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  • SHE FLEW THE COOP: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana. by West, Michael Lee.
    West, Michael Lee.
    SHE FLEW THE COOP: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex, and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, one which combines dark calamity with comedy, set in 1952 in Limoges, Louisiana (population: 905), where the main occupations "seem to be spreading juicy gossip and consoling the unfortunate with casseroles." 390 pp plus index to recipes and author's note. ISBN: 0-060183489.

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

    Book ID: 68976
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  • AMERICAN PIE. by West, Michael Lee.
    West, Michael Lee.
    AMERICAN PIE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Southern author's third novel, the story of three sharply contrasted sisters, separated by personality, geography and circumstances, but drawn together again by a freak accident. 324 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0183578.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54751
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  • AMERICAN PIE. by West, Michael Lee.
    West, Michael Lee.
    AMERICAN PIE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harper Collins, (1996.). First edition - Southern author's third novel, the story of three sharply contrasted sisters, separated by personality, geography and circumstances, but drawn together again by a freak accident. 377 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (different cover art than the final version.)

    Book ID: 54752
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