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  • THE HORSECLANS: 5 Book Boxed Gift Pack. by Adams, Robert.
    Adams, Robert.
    THE HORSECLANS: 5 Book Boxed Gift Pack.

    Edition: Paperbacks, various printings.

    New York: DAW Books, (1982). A 5 book boxed set of the first five novels in this adventure series. Includes The Coming of the Horseclans, Swords of the Horseclans, Revenge of the Horseclans, A Cat of Silvery Hue, and The Savage Mountains in an illustrated cardboard slipcase. Hard to find now,. ISBN: 0-451918347.

    Condition: Good to very good overall - creasing and light wear to some covers, previous owner's name, a bit of rubbing to the corners of the slipcase.

    Book ID: 91978
    Keywords: Adventure Novels
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  • THE HARBOURMASTER. by McFee, William (1881-1966)
    McFee, William (1881-1966)
    THE HARBOURMASTER.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1932. dj. Hardcover first edition - A contemporary review called this "certainly one of his best novels. The story is narrated by Fred Spenlove, the chief engineer on the ship (a position McFee himself had held on several ships) - ironical, observant, philosophical, always disguising a romantic loyalty and generosity under a manner of intense reserve and skepticism. The theme is the love of Frank Fraley, a seaman, and Francine, a Norman peasant girl, Ôbound together by an invincible passion, destined to tear one anotherÕs hearts.Õ Tragedy is implicit from the first, because, as Spenlove, the narrator, says, ÔFrank was a man of the sea who was unfitted for life on…

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    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1932. dj. Hardcover first edition - A contemporary review called this "certainly one of his best novels. The story is narrated by Fred Spenlove, the chief engineer on the ship (a position McFee himself had held on several ships) - ironical, observant, philosophical, always disguising a romantic loyalty and generosity under a manner of intense reserve and skepticism. The theme is the love of Frank Fraley, a seaman, and Francine, a Norman peasant girl, Ôbound together by an invincible passion, destined to tear one anotherÕs hearts.Õ Tragedy is implicit from the first, because, as Spenlove, the narrator, says, ÔFrank was a man of the sea who was unfitted for life on the land. . . . He found Francine on the sea, and he should have lived with her on the sea'." (Atlantic Monthly) 439 pp.

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    Condition: Very good in a good only dust jacket. with several chips including along front fold (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 91133
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  • Hardesty, Steven.
    GHOST SOLDIERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Walker, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel. "A Story of Vietnam and the Supernatural. Dreams of victory, dreams of survival in the Vietnam war, and the bizarre fantasies that keep a soldier alive. When a helicopter shrieks out of the night sky, crashing in enemy country, a war-battered company of soldiers risk their lives to save brother soldiers. A soldier's dream can lead to a hard victory and a stranger truth." A Walker Adventure Novel. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-802708897.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (some light toning)

    Book ID: 89391
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  • TOM CLANCY / RED WINTER: A Jack Ryan Novel. by Cameron, Marc.
    Cameron, Marc.
    TOM CLANCY / RED WINTER: A Jack Ryan Novel.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (2022) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series - in 1985 a young Jack Ryan goes behind the Iron Curtain to find the truth about a potential defector. 417 pp. ISBN: 978-0593422755.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 89168
    Keywords: Adventure Novels
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  • PATROL TO THE GOLDEN HORN. by Fullerton, Alexander.
    Fullerton, Alexander.
    PATROL TO THE GOLDEN HORN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: SOHO Press, (2002). First edition - The third volume in the highly praised Nick Everard naval series (Len Deighton called them "the most meticulously researched war novels I have ever read"), originally published in the UK in 1978. Set in late 1918 when Everard is on a British submarine which must pass through narrow straits of the Dardanelles to destroy a German battle cruiser. 229 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88815
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  • SHAFT'S BIG SCORE. by Tidyman, Ernest.
    Tidyman, Ernest.
    SHAFT'S BIG SCORE.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Bantam, (1921). First edition - A novel which was the basis of the adventure film of the same name starring Richard Roundtree as "Shaft" and directed by Gordon Parks. Tidyman (who won both an Oscar and Edgar award for his script for 'The French Connection') commented that with Shaft, he wanted to create "a black hero who thinks of himself as a human being, but who uses his black rage as one of his resources, along with intelligence and courage."[Los Angeles Times, Jan 21, 1972]" Photograph from film on front cover, movie credits on page opposite title page. 170 pp.

    Condition: Near fine (light toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 86122
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  • THE ASSAULT ON MAVIS A. by Stahl, Norman.
    Stahl, Norman.
    THE ASSAULT ON MAVIS A.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a thriller - Mavis A., an immense oil platform fueling all of Britain, is the target of IRA guerillas who have seized the American Enterprise supertanker. As a storm rages, tje tanker is steered powerfully toward the legs of the platform. Map frontispiece. 2 pp of sketches of the oil platform and the tanker. 258 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Peter Cox. ISBN: 0-394501969.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85957
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  • THE LEOPARD HUNTS IN DARKNESS. by Smith, Wilbur A.
    Smith, Wilbur A.
    THE LEOPARD HUNTS IN DARKNESS.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1984. dj. Hardcover - Disillusioned and rudderless, a best-selling author of a book on Africa who fled Rhodesia at the end of the Bush War returns to his African homeland - now the country of Zimbabwe - and becomes caught up in violence and ivory poaching that is killing hundreds of elephants. 423 pp. ISBN: 0-385187378.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85655
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  • Revoyr, Nina.
    LOST CANYON.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Akashic Books, (2015). First edition - Uncommon advance issue of this highly praised literate thriller, named one of the San Francisco Chronicle's Recommended Books of 2015. A story of survival set in the Sierra Nevada mountains this uses "ravishing descriptions of the magnificent landscape, unrelenting suspense, incisive psychology, and shrewd perspectives on matters of race and gender, [to create] a gripping tale of unintended adventure and profound transformation." (Booklist) Publisher's promotional material laid in. 321 pp.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (slit to bottom of front cover and lower corner of about half of textblock).

    Book ID: 83456
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  • LOST CANYON. by Revoyr, Nina.
    Revoyr, Nina.
    LOST CANYON.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Akashic Books, (2015). First edition - Uncommon advance issue of this highly praised literate thriller, named one of the San Francisco Chronicle's Recommended Books of 2015. A story of survival set in the Sierra Nevada mountains this uses "ravishing descriptions of the magnificent landscape, unrelenting suspense, incisive psychology, and shrewd perspectives on matters of race and gender, [to create] a gripping tale of unintended adventure and profound transformation." (Booklist) Publisher's promotional material laid in. 321 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 83455
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  • GAME OF SNIPERS. by Hunter, Stephen.
    Hunter, Stephen.
    GAME OF SNIPERS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Doubleday, (1996.). SIGNED first edition - Thriller featuring Bob Lee Swagger, a former Marine sniper, who is approached by a woman who lost her marine son to a mercenery and he knows he will do whatever he can to help her. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 387 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 82603
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  • ROGUE WARRIOR: GREEN TEAM. by Marcinko, Richard and John Weisman
    Marcinko, Richard and John Weisman
    ROGUE WARRIOR: GREEN TEAM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pocket Books, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel in a series of thrillers by this former SEAL - "in a field of wanna-bes, Marcinko is the real thing: combat veteran, killer SEAL, specialist in unconventional warfare." (Sean Piccoli, Washington Times.) Frontispiece photograph, glossary, index. 352 pp. ISBN: 0-671-896717.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (line on bottom edge, slight spine slant)

    Book ID: 81931
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  • AFRICANA. by Harrison, William.
    Harrison, William.
    AFRICANA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William H. Morrow, 1977. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set among the mercenaries who flocked to Africa between 1960 to 1970 to fight in the internal wars of rising dictatorships. 252 pp. .

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (slight sunning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 81542
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  • THREE HUNTERS. by Harrison, William.
    Harrison, William.
    THREE HUNTERS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Random House, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel to be set in Africa, this is the story of a father and his estranged two sons, legendary safari guides, who go on one last dangerous hunt to track and take down a marauding leopard at a remote camp on the northern shores of Lake Turkana. 250 pp. ISBN: 0-394570014.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (slightly overopened before the half title page)

    Book ID: 81540
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  • DIRTY WHITE BOYS. by Hunter, Stephen.
    Hunter, Stephen.
    DIRTY WHITE BOYS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Random House, (1994). SIGNED first edition - "Three convicts on the loose, slashing their way through Oklahoma in a frenzy of violence, madness and murder. Having a damn good time." SIGNED on the title page. 429 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 81197
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  • BLACK LIGHT. by Hunter, Stephen.
    Hunter, Stephen.
    BLACK LIGHT.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Doubleday, (1996.). SIGNED first edition - Bob Lee Swagger, a former Marine sniper, now happily married and settled in the Arizona desert, felt his killing days were behind him, until a young writer showed up with a lot of questions. SIGNED on the title page. 461 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers with self-flaps (some light toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 81196
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  • TIME TO HUNT. by Hunter, Stephen
    Hunter, Stephen
    TIME TO HUNT.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Doubleday, (1998). SIGNED first edition - Thriller featuring Bob Swaggart who now finds that he and his family are the targets of a sniper. "During the latter days of the Vietnam War, deep in-country, a young idealistic Marine named Donny Fenn was cut down by a sniper's bullet as he set out on patrol with Swagger, who himself received a grievous wound.Years later Swagger married Donny's widow, Julie, and together they raise their daughter, Nikki, on a ranch in the isolated Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho.Although he struggles with the painful legacy of Vietnam, Swagger's greatest wish - to leave his violent past behind and live quietly with his family - seems to have come true. . .…

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    New York: Doubleday, (1998). SIGNED first edition - Thriller featuring Bob Swaggart who now finds that he and his family are the targets of a sniper. "During the latter days of the Vietnam War, deep in-country, a young idealistic Marine named Donny Fenn was cut down by a sniper's bullet as he set out on patrol with Swagger, who himself received a grievous wound.Years later Swagger married Donny's widow, Julie, and together they raise their daughter, Nikki, on a ranch in the isolated Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho.Although he struggles with the painful legacy of Vietnam, Swagger's greatest wish - to leave his violent past behind and live quietly with his family - seems to have come true. . . " until a sniper has them in his view. Philip Margolin called Hunter the best writer of action fiction in the world and this book proves it. SIGNED on the title page. 468 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine in glossy wrappers (stamp on first page)

    Book ID: 81195
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  • OUTLAW. by Dekker, Ted.
    Dekker, Ted.
    OUTLAW.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Center Street, (2013). First edition - An epic adventure novel spanning two worlds - it begins: "The story of how I, Julian Carter, and my precious two-year old son, Stephen, left Atlanta Georgia and found ourselves on a white sailboat, tossed about like a cork on a raging sea off of Australia's northern tip in 1963, is harrowing. But it pales in comparison to what happened deep in the jungle where I was taken as a slave by a savage tribe unknown to the world.. . My name is Julian and this is my story. But more, it is the story of my son who was born to change the world" - as Outlaw. 399 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 81112
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  • THE ROMANOV RANSOM: A Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure. by Cussler, Clive and Robin Burcell.
    Cussler, Clive and Robin Burcell.
    THE ROMANOV RANSOM: A Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The husband and wife team of Sam and Remi Fargo unearth a treasure with a bloody legacy. SIGNED by the co-author Robin Burcell on the title page. 388 pp. ISBN: 978-0399575549.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80587
    Keywords: Adventure Novels
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  • BEQUEST. by Shevchenko, A. K.
    Shevchenko, A. K.
    BEQUEST.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Headline (Hodder), (2010) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (third book), a thriller set in Moscow: "A Secret Russian File; A Dangerous Legacy, The Chase Begins." SIGNED on the title page. Historical note. 346 pp. ISBN: 978-0755356355.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (some toning to the edges of the textblock).

    Book ID: 79590
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  • Larsen, Ward.
    ASSASSIN'S CODE.

    Edition: First paperback printing.

    New York: FORGE/ TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2018). Fourth international thriller featuring former assassin David Slaton. Includes a brief preview of the next book in the series. 488 pp. ISBN: 978-0765385819.

    Condition: Fine (as new)

    Book ID: 79290
    Keywords: Adventure Novels
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  • AVENGE THE BELGRANO. by Langley, Bob.
    Langley, Bob.
    AVENGE THE BELGRANO.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Walker, (1988). Hardcover first edition - An adventure thriller. To restore their country's honor a small team of three Anglo-Argentines decide to blow up the Conqueror, the British nuclear submarine that sank the General Belgrano in 1982. 268 pp. ISBN: 0-802710301.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 78881
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  • THE APOSTLE. by Thor, Brad.
    Thor, Brad.
    THE APOSTLE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atria - Simon & Schuster, (2009) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thriller of international terrorism, featuring ex Navy SEAL turned covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath. 358 pp. ISBN: 978-146586579.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (toning to edges of textblock)

    Book ID: 78838
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  • Thor, Brad.
    ACT OR WAR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thriller of international terrorism, featuring ex Navy SEAL turned covert Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath. 353 pp. ISBN: 978-1476717128.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (ink initials on front endpaper, short tear to bottom edge of dj).

    Book ID: 78529
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  • ACT OR WAR. by Thor, Brad.
    Thor, Brad.
    ACT OR WAR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thriller of international terrorism, featuring ex Navy SEAL turned covert Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath. 353 pp. ISBN: 978-1476717128.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 78528
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  • THE ATHENA PROJECT. by Thor, Brad.
    Thor, Brad.
    THE ATHENA PROJECT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thriller of international terrorism. "Tucked away in a remote corner of North Carolinas Fort Bragg, behind rows of razor wire and heavily armed guards, lies the headquarters of the nations most elite counter-terrorism unit - the United States Armys 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta. Here, a brilliant new approach to combating terrorism has just been born. Its codename: The Athena Project." It will recruit, train and deploy female warriorson some of the most exciting and dangerous international assignments the world has ever seen. 322 pp. ISBN: 978-1439192955.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 78527
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  • CODE OF CONDUCT. by Thor, Brad.
    Thor, Brad.
    CODE OF CONDUCT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thriller of international terrorism, featuring ex Navy SEAL turned covert Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath. 356 pp. ISBN: 978-1476717159.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket

    Book ID: 78510
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  • CODE OF CONDUCT. by Thor, Brad.
    Thor, Brad.
    CODE OF CONDUCT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thriller of international terrorism, featuring ex Navy SEAL turned covert Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath. 356 pp. ISBN: 978-1476717159.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (remainder mark)

    Book ID: 78509
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  • Thor, Brad.
    FOREIGN AGENT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2016). Hardcover first edition - A thriller of international terrorism, featuring ex Navy SEAL turned covert Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath. 335 pp. ISBN: 978-1476789354.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 78505
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  • BLASPHEMY. by Preston, Douglas.
    Preston, Douglas.
    BLASPHEMY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Forge / TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2007). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in Arizona, where deep in a mountain a super-collider will probe what happened at the very moment of creation - the Big Bang itself - "some call this the greatest scientific discover of all time - others call it blasphemy." SIGNED on the title page. 415 pp. ISBN: 978-0765311054.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 71990
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