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  • THE MUSIC OF WHAT HAPPENS. by Straley, John.
    Straley, John.
    THE MUSIC OF WHAT HAPPENS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 3rd Cecil Younger mystery, set in Sitka, Alaska. INSCRIBED on the title page "For --- Remembering a warm evening in California." and dated in 1997. Straley added the city "Sitka" to the bottom of the title page. 269 pp. ISBN: 0-553-09677x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 74351
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  • COLD WATER BURNING. by Straley, John.
    Straley, John.
    COLD WATER BURNING.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Bantam, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A Cecil Younger mystery, set in Sitka, Alaska. 194 pp. plus author's note.

    Condition: Very near fine in printed blue wrappers with cover art bound in.

    Book ID: 74919
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  • ICE TO FIRE. by Strauss, Marty.
    Strauss, Marty.
    ICE TO FIRE.

    Edition: First edition.

    Carmel, IN: Cork Hill Press, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel spanning 200 years, from just before the arrival of the Russians in Alaska to the late 20th century, one which tells the story of "a native people struggling to meet the challenge of invaders to their homeland and their struggle to maintain their cultural identity.. . Topu, the village where the story takes place, is a fictional place based on many of the characteristics of native villages in the area.. . The story is based on interviews with elders and listening to their native history as told through dance and stories." 130 pp. ISBN: 1-59408517X.

    Condition: Very good in a fine dust jacket (missing front endpaper)

    Book ID: 75342
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  • FOOL'S GOLD. by Wiley, Richard.
    Wiley, Richard.
    FOOL'S GOLD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second novel (his first won the PEN/Faulkner award) - Set during the Alaskan gold rush in the 1890's this brings together a diverse group of people - Eskimos, Irish, Japanese and North American. 291 pp. ISBN: -394568566.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 85443
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  • KING SEASON. by Wilkins, Kirby.
    Wilkins, Kirby.
    KING SEASON.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Arbor House, (1985) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (preceded by a collection of short stories), set in the dangerous world of crab fishing in Alaska. 210 pp. ISBN: 0-877957142.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (slight sunning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 86057
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  • Wyant, William K.
    WESTWARD IN EDEN.

    Edition: First printing.

    Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - The history of the public lands in America - one of blue sky promoters, land grabbers, speculators, and unscrupulous political windbags. Includes index, bibliography, notes, and black-and-white photographs. 536 pgs.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket. (a nice tight copy, but some highlighting to text)

    Book ID: 15303
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  • CITY UNDER ONE ROOF. by Yamashita, Iris.
    Yamashita, Iris.
    CITY UNDER ONE ROOF.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Berkley, (2023) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first thriller by this Oscar nominated screenwriter, set in a fictionalized version of Whittier, Alaska, a town with a year round population of about 280, most of whom live in the winter in one building. Told in the alternating voices of three women - Cara Kennedy, a detective from Anchorage who finds herself trapped in the town when a landslide closes the only access; a teenager named Amy Lin, who discovered the first body parts, and Lonnie, a 30-something woman with a pet moose. Cover praise from such diverse writers as C. J. Box, Ann Cleeves, Naomi Hirahara and more. SIGNED on the title page. 298 pp. ISBN: 978-0593336670.

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

    Book ID: 87976
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