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THE FLYING TURK.
Edition: First edition.
London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., n.d. [1939]. Hardcover first edition - Rather uncommon juvenile adventure story by this prolific mystery writer. Glossy frontispiece and one inserted plate. 250 pp.
Condition: Good overall in red boards (sunning to the spine, some overall wear to the edges, toning to the paper and some scattered foxing.)
Book ID: 59420More details Price: $25.00 -
A ROYAL SMUGGLER or, The Adventures of Two Boys in the Indian Archipelago.
Edition: Reprint.
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, (c 1902). Hardcover - An adventure story for young adults by this British Victorian author who known for setting his books in exotic locales - Japan, Peru - and in this case, India. Originally published in England in 1863 as "The Nest Hunters" but hard to find in any vintage printing. 396 pp.
Condition: Good overall in light green cloth with illustrated front cover (rubbing to the lettering on the spine, some mottling to the back cover)
Book ID: 74270More details Price: $50.00 -
A ROYAL SMUGGLER or, The Adventures of Two Boys in the Indian Archipelago.
Edition: Early printing.
Chicago: Thompson and Thomas, (c 1902). Hardcover - An adventure story for young adults by this British Victorian author who known for setting his books in exotic locales - Japan, Peru - and in this case, India. Originally published in England in 1863 as "The Nest Hunters" but hard to find in any vintage printing. 396 pp.
Condition: Rather poor condition overall red cloth with illustrated front cover and spine (both hinges badly cracked, missing front endpaper and frontispiece, but binding is reasonably attractive and clean)
Book ID: 77647More details Price: $40.00 -
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE.
Edition: First American edition.
New York: Coward-McCann, (1969.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Classic novel of disaster at sea aboard a giant ocean liner - basis for the 1972 film featuring Gene Hackman and the 2006 remake. The focus is not on the excitement and danger (although there is plenty of that), but on how the experience changes the 15 people the novel focuses on. 347 pp.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket. (price-clipped, partial tear at upper end of spine of dj.)
Book ID: 34196More details Price: $35.00 -
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE.
Edition: First American edition.
New York: Coward-McCann, (1969.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Classic novel of disaster at sea aboard a giant ocean liner - basis for the 1972 film featuring Gene Hackman and the 2006 remake. The focus is not on the excitement and danger (although there is plenty of that), but on how the experience changes the 15 people the novel focuses on. 347 pp.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (price-clipped.)
Book ID: 34288More details Price: $38.00 -
AMONG THE DARK MOUNTAINS or Cast Away in Sumatra.
Edition: Hardcover.
London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited. n.d. (ca 1930) dj. Hardcover - An adventure story for boys "based on adventures taken from life . . . in the state of Sumatra when Mrs Ker and I visited it in the year of the eruption" - that is, the eruption of Krakatoa. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three inserted plates by Frances Ewan. 296 pp.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (missing front endpaper, some foxing to the first few pages, etc, but the green cloth cover is bright and attractive as is the uncommon dust jacket)
Book ID: 63241More details Price: $25.00 -
BABOON ROCK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Macmillan, 1959. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of adventure set in 1872 in the diamond mines and the remote back country of South Africa. Dust jacket art by H. Lawrence Hoffman. 384 pp.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (corner of dj clipped, but price of 3.95 present, fading to spine of dj.)
Book ID: 38190More details Price: $25.00 -
MAELSTROM.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring retired environmental activist Fred Hope - when he receives word that his colorful Uncle Ernie has died - a dedicated pacifist who has been accused of gun-running for the IRA - Fred is "drawn into a maelstrom of revenge, deception, and lust for power involving Nazis, the IRA, and a beautiful widow." 402 pp. ISBN: 0-671789953.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 87908More details Price: $17.50 -
SEAL TEAM 666.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St Martin's Press, (2012) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book in an award-winning new adventure-horror series by a former US Army Intelligence officer. "Halfway through SEAL training, Jack Walker is still green but showing incredible promise when he's whisked away to join four SEALs - and their dog - for a special ops mission. Walker soon finds himself in a whirlwind of otherworldly creatures and events as he finds out the true nature of this 'special ops' team. Battling demons, possessed humans, mass-murdering cults, and evil in its most dark and primeval form, SEAL Team 666 has their work cut out for them. SIGNED on the title page. 309 pp. ISBN: 978-1250007353.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (hint of toning to the pages).
Book ID: 82546More details Price: $40.00 -
AGE OF BLOOD: SEAL TEAM 666.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St Martin's Press, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in an award-winning new adventure-horror series by a former US Army Intelligence officer. "When a Senator's daughter is kidnapped by a mysterious group with ties to the supernatural . . . it's clearly a job for SEAL TEAM 666." SIGNED on the title page. 328 pp. ISBN: 978-1250036629.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (hint of toning to the pages, small dot to bottom edge).
Book ID: 82547More details Price: $35.00 -
REIGN OF EVIL: SEAL TEAM 666.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St Martin's Press, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth book in this award-winning new supernatural thriller series by a former US Army Intelligence officer. One review describes it as blending " the military fiction of Tom Clancy with the supernatural horror novels of early Stephen King. SIGNED on the title page. 328 pp. ISBN: 978-1250056009.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (hint of toning to the pages).
Book ID: 82548More details Price: $40.00 -
SWALLOW & AMAZONS.
Edition: Early (9th) printing.
Condition: Very good in red cloth with black lettering and small illustrations on front cover and spine (slight fading to spine, usual toning to the pages)
Book ID: 88685More details Price: $30.00 -
THE CAGE.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 83390More details Price: $60.00 -
HULL-DOWN FOR ACTION.
Edition: Later printing.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, n.d. (c 1945.). Hardcover - Adventure story set in the South Pacific during World War II - on the same day that the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Judd Anders and his friends are set adrift on a raft, as their ship is taken over by the Japanese and German crew members. Illustrated by the author. 213 pp. Reprint for The Parents' Institute, Inc as a title in the 'Teen-age Mystery Classics' series, no date (only orig copyright), probably late 50's or early 60's, bound in dark blue cloth with red magnifying glass on front cover with 'Teen-age Mystery Classics' inside, red panel with title in dark blue on spine. One of a series of books published in a uniform binding.
Condition: Very good condition.
Book ID: 39622More details Price: $12.50
