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  • THE WINDS OF WAR (Special Preview Edition.) by Wouk, Herman.
    Wouk, Herman.
    THE WINDS OF WAR (Special Preview Edition.)

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (mass market paperback format. )

    Norman, OK: Pocket Books, (1973.). First edition - Special preview edition for the first paperback version of this massive historical novel of the events leading up to America's involvement in World War II - from the siege of Warsaw, the Battle of Britain, the march on Moscow to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Laid in is a clipping about the coming 18 hours television series based on this novel and starring Robert Mitchum. 1047 pp.

    Condition: Very good- in bright yellow printed covers (usual toning to the pages, creasing to spine.) An uncommon edition of this best-selling novel.

    Book ID: 44983
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  • CANAAN'S TONGUE. by Wray, John.
    Wray, John.
    CANAAN'S TONGUE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel by the prizewinning author of "The Right Hand of Sleep", a writer named by Granta magazine in 2007 as one of America's best novelists. Inspired by the real life story of the notorious outlaw John Murrell and his protege Virgil, this novel, set on the eve of the Civil War, is about a gang of men hunted by both the Union and the Confederacy for dealing in stolen slaves. SIGNED on the title page. 341 pp. ISBN: 1-400040868.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 83009
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  • CLEA'S MOON. by Wright, Edward.
    Wright, Edward.
    CLEA'S MOON.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the late 1940s, in postwar Los Angeles, and introducing former B Western movie idol and now ex-convict John Ray Horn, who is making ends meet by collecting debts for a gambler when an old friend calls asking for help with his father's estate, where Horn finds an obscene photograph of his young stepdaughter. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Debut Dagger Award from the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain (the first American author to win this award). 308 pp. ISBN: 0-399150471.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82430
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  • CLEA'S MOON. by Wright, Edward.
    Wright, Edward.
    CLEA'S MOON.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Orion, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The true first edition of the author's first novel, set in the late 1940s, in postwar Los Angeles, and introducing former B Western movie idol and now ex-convict John Ray Horn, who is making ends meet by collecting debts for a gambler when an old friend calls asking for help with his father's estate, where Horn finds an obscene photograph of his young stepdaughter. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Debut Dagger Award from the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain (the first American author to win this award). 282 pp. ISBN: 0-752852892.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82431
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  • FARTHING'S FORTUNES. by Wright, Richard B.
    Wright, Richard B.
    FARTHING'S FORTUNES.

    Edition: First printing.

    Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, (1976) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, one which "sees our hero (seduced at 15 by his amorous guardian) fleeing rural Canada to set forth on a lifelong journey of adventure - a search which takes him to the bustling, immigrant-filled New York City of the 1890s; to the Klondike Gold Rush; to Europe, where he runs into the "war to end all wars"; and to the rail yards and hobo jungles of the Great Depression. . . a picaresque tale that is a triumph of the comic imagination." SIGNED on the title page. 333 pp. ISBN: 0-7705-14332.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 61126
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  • AMERICAN POP. by Wright, Snowden.
    Wright, Snowden.
    AMERICAN POP.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2019). SIGNED first edition - Southern author's second novel. "Moving from Mississippi to Paris to New York and back again, a saga of family, ambition, passion, and tragedy that brings to life one unforgettable Southern dynasty - the Forsters, founders of the worlds first major soft-drink company - against the backdrop of more than a century of American cultural history." SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2018, that is, before publication. 384 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 77788
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  • AMALGAMATION POLKA. by Wright, Stephen.
    Wright, Stephen.
    AMALGAMATION POLKA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, a Civil War novel which ranges from the underground railroad near the Erie Canal to the Bahamas, bleeding Kansas and the fields of battle. Thomas Pychon called this 'a dark and lyrical tale of madness and prophecy' and says that Wright now 'honorably takes his place' among our finest storytellers. SIGNED on the title page. 323 pp. ISBN: 0-679-45117X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81627
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  • AMALGAMATION POLKA. by Wright, Stephen.
    Wright, Stephen.
    AMALGAMATION POLKA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, a Civil War novel which ranges from the underground railroad near the Erie Canal to the Bahamas, bleeding Kansas and the fields of battle. Thomas Pychon called this 'a dark and lyrical tale of madness and prophecy' and says that Wright now 'honorably takes his place' among our finest storytellers. 323 pp. ISBN: 0-679-45117X.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (crease on front endpaper, a bit of bleeding from the bottom edge of the boards to the interior of the dj)

    Book ID: 58122
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  • PATH OF THE ECLIPSE: An historical horror novel, fourth in the Count St. Germain series. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    PATH OF THE ECLIPSE: An historical horror novel, fourth in the Count St. Germain series.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's, (1981.) dj. Hardcover - One of the harder-to-find in hardcover titles in the St Germain vampire series. 433 pp. ISBN: 0-312-598025.

    Condition: Very good in near fine dust jacket. (bookplate, binding cracked before half title page but otherwise tight and straight)

    Book ID: 51679
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  • A FLAME IN BYZANTIUM. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    A FLAME IN BYZANTIUM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1987.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical vampire fiction, the first of three planned novels featuring Atta Olivia Clemens, "Saint Germain"s truest love, who died to mortal life in the bloody era of Nero"s Rome. Now, five hundred years later, Olivia must flee the security of her Roman villa...." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 400 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by San Julian. ISBN: 0-312930267.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54831
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  • CRUSADER'S TORCH. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    CRUSADER'S TORCH.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical vampire fiction, sequel to 'Flame in Byzantium' and the second in a trilogy featuring Atta Olivia Clemens, "Saint Germain"s truest love, who died to mortal life in the bloody era of Nero"s Rome. Now, five hundred years later, Olivia must flee the security of her Roman villa...." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 459 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by San Julian. ISBN: 0-312-930887.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 54832
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  • WRIT IN BLOOD: A Novel of Saint-Germaine. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    WRIT IN BLOOD: A Novel of Saint-Germaine.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in 1910, this novel brings the Count Saint-Germaine to a world on the brink of war. INSCRIBED on the title page "for --- onward and upward" and dated in 1998. 543 pp. ISBN: 0-312863187.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64203
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  • OUT OF THE HOUSE OF LIFE. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    OUT OF THE HOUSE OF LIFE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An historical horror novel - one which offers a glimpse in Saint-Germain's exotic past. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 446 pp. ISBN: 0-312-931263.

    Condition: Ex-library with only a few markings,and overall tight and clean in a fine unmarked dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73481
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  • COME TWILIGHT: A Novel of St. Germain. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn.
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn.
    COME TWILIGHT: A Novel of St. Germain.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Another in her excellent series of complex vampire novels - set in Spain, this spans five centuries from the turbulent 7th to the time of the Red Death. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 479 pp. ISBN: 0-312-873301.

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

    Book ID: 32869
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  • TEMPTING FATE. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    TEMPTING FATE.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's, 1982. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Austria during the 1920's is the setting for the fifth novel about the elegant and mysterious Count Ragoczy Saint-Germain. SIGNED and dated on the title page. A large book - 690 pages.

    Condition: Very good+ in a very good- dust jacket. (edgewear to dj, especially at ends of spine.) Probably her most difficult book to find in hardcover, especially signed.

    Book ID: 36136
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  • A FLAME IN BYZANTIUM. by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
    A FLAME IN BYZANTIUM.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1987.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Historical vampire fiction, the first of three planned novels featuring Atta Olivia Clemens, "Saint Germain"s truest love, who died to mortal life in the bloody era of Nero"s Rome. Now, five hundred years later, Olivia must flee the security of her Roman villa...." SIGNED and dated on the title page. 400 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by San Julian. ISBN: 0-312930267.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket. (stamp on rear endpaper, short closed tear to dj, tight, clean copy appears unread.)

    Book ID: 36138
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  • Yarbrough, Steve.
    VISIBLE SPIRITS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award winning author's second novel (5th book), set in the Mississippi Delta in 1902 where 'Reconstruction is being encroached upon by Jim Crow.' Well-deserved cover praise from such diverse writers as Ha Jin, Kent Haruf, David Guterson and others. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-375-411593.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dust jacket (remainder dot, creasing to back cover of dj, short tear)

    Book ID: 31500
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  • VISIBLE SPIRITS. by Yarbrough, Steve.
    Yarbrough, Steve.
    VISIBLE SPIRITS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Award winning author's second novel (5th book), set in the Mississippi Delta in 1902 where 'Reconstruction is being encroached upon by Jim Crow.' SIGNED on the title page. Well-deserved cover praise from such diverse writers as Ha Jin, Kent Haruf, David Guterson and others. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-375-411593.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60503
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  • Yarbrough, Steve.
    VISIBLE SPIRITS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award winning author's second novel (5th book), set in the Mississippi Delta in 1902 where 'Reconstruction is being encroached upon by Jim Crow.' Well-deserved cover praise from such diverse writers as Ha Jin, Kent Haruf, David Guterson and others. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-375-411593.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (a bit of sunning to upper edge of front cover.)

    Book ID: 61586
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  • ARCADY'S GOAL. by Yelchin, Eugene.
    Yelchin, Eugene.
    ARCADY'S GOAL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Story for older children based on his father's experiences in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. " For twelve-year-old Arcady, soccer is more than just a game. Sent to live in a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, it is a means of survival, securing extra rations, respect, and protection." Illustrated with drawings by the author. SIGNED on the half title page, and dated in the year of publication and uncommon thus. Yelchin's earlier children's book on life in Stalinist Russia 'Breaking Stalin's Nose" was a Newbery Honor Book. Author's note. Small square format. 234 pp. ISBN: 978-0805098440.

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

    Book ID: 64322
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  • ARCADY'S GOAL. by Yelchin, Eugene.
    Yelchin, Eugene.
    ARCADY'S GOAL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - Story for older children based on his father's experiences in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. " For twelve-year-old Arcady, soccer is more than just a game. Sent to live in a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state, it is a means of survival, securing extra rations, respect, and protection." Illustrated with drawings by the author. Yelchin's earlier children's book on life in Stalinist Russia 'Breaking Stalin's Nose" was a Newbery Honor Book. Author's note. Small square format. 234 pp. ISBN: 978-0805098440.

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

    Book ID: 68466
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  • THE HAUNTING OF FALCON HOUSE. by Yelchin, Eugene.
    Yelchin, Eugene.
    THE HAUNTING OF FALCON HOUSE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (2016). Hardcover first edition - "Written by Prince Lev Lvov, translated from the Russian by Eugene Yelchin. "A long undisturbed bedroom. A startling likeness. A mysterious friend.
    When twelve-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors. But he'll discover that dark secrets haunt this house." llustrated with drawings by the author. Yelchin's earlier children's book on life in Stalinist Russia 'Breaking Stalin's Nose" was a Newbery Honor Book. Note on the translation and historical notes. vii, 310 pp. ISBN: 978-0805098457.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards (new).

    Book ID: 68472
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  • TREASURE OF PLEASANT VALLEY. by Yerby, Frank.
    Yerby, Frank.
    TREASURE OF PLEASANT VALLEY.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Dial Press, (1955.) dj. Hardcover - A novel of the California gold rush in 1849. Cover art by Jules Gotlieb. The back flap of the dust jacket contains the information that Yerby's nine previous novels had sold a total of more than 13 million copies - a very respectable figure for any writer of the 1950's but probably unique for an African American novelist of the era. 219 pp.

    Condition: Very good in a good only dust jacket. (lower corner of front flap clipped, some overall rubbing and edgewear)

    Book ID: 69454
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  • Yerby, Frank.
    FLOODTIDE.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Dial Press, 1950. dj. Hardcover - Romantic and historical novel set in antebellum Natchez - a picture of slavery, of racial conflict, and of love that crosses these boundaries, by this prolific writer who was initially not known as African American.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 20324
    Keywords: Historical Fiction
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  • Yerby, Frank.
    THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Dial Press, (1953.) dj. Hardcover - Early printing of this romantic novel set during the French Revolution. 318 pp

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 38328
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  • Yerby, Frank.
    THE SARACEN BLADE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dial Press, 1952. dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel set in the worlds of heretic and fanatic, Christian and Sarecen, Jew and Catholic, Sicilian and German, in early 13th century Europe - a time of the excitement of the Crusades and of the poverty of the serfs. Map endpapers. Historical notes, 405 pp. Dust jacket by Julian Paul.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (some crinkling from dampness to the rear cover of the dj, tear along rear fold, now protected by an archival cover.)

    Book ID: 38329
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  • Yerby, Frank.
    THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dial Press, 1953. dj. Hardcover first edition - Romantic novel set during the French Revolution. 376 pp. Dust jacket by Harry Barton. Back cover of the dj has a small photograph of Yerby, and a description of him as the 'modern Dumas.'

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dust jacket (just light edgewear to dj.) Surprisingly uncommon in the first edition.

    Book ID: 38331
    Keywords: Historical Fiction
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  • Yerby, Frank.
    AN ODOR OF SANCTITY: A Novel of Medieval Moorish Spain.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Dial Press, (1965.) dj. Hardcover - Massive historical novel set in Spain when the Iberian peninsula was full of warring peoples and religions. African American novelist Yerby lived in Spain at the time he wrote this. 563 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket. (light edgewear to dj.)

    Book ID: 38332
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  • Yerby, Frank.
    BENTON'S ROW.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Dial Press, (1954.) dj. Hardcover - 'A four-generation novel of the South' set in Louisiana between 1842 and 1920. 280 pp. Full page photograph of Yerby on the back cover of the dj.

    Condition: Very good in a fair dust jacket. (large chip. other edgewear)

    Book ID: 38417
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  • Yerby, Frank.
    TREASURE OF PLEASANT VALLEY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dial Press, 1955. dj. Hardcover - A novel of the California gold rush in 1849. Cover art by Jules Gotlieb. The back flap of the dust jacket contains the information that Yerby's nine previous novels had sold a total of more than 13 million copies - a very respectable figure for any writer of the 1950's but probably unique for an African American novelist of the era. 348 pp.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket. (gift inscription, hint of spine slant, unusually bright and attractive dj, original price of 3.50 on dj flap.)

    Book ID: 38419
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