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BLUE SMOKE AND MURDER,
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - A romantic thriller set in the Southwest and in the world of Western art - "Jill Breck was just doing her job as a river guide when she saved the life of Lane Faroe, son of two of St. Kilda Consulting's premier operators. When a string of ominous events - including a mysterious fire that kills her great-aunt and a furor in the Western art world raised by a dozen Breck family paintings - culminates in a threat to her life, Jill reluctantly calls in a favor." 404 pp. ISBN: 978-0060829858.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (toning to pages)
Book ID: 91957More details Price: $16.50 -
HEADLONG.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Henry Holt, 1999. First edition - The discovery of a possible lost Grand Master painting causes Martin to fall from domestic heaven to a comic hell, as he wagers all he owns and some he does not, on an attempt to obtain the painting. Praise from Kurt Vonnegut and Alison Lurie, among others.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (lower corner slightly bumped, but appears unread.)
Book ID: 47201More details Price: $16.00 -
HEADLONG.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Henry Holt, 1999. First edition - The discovery of a possible lost Grand Master painting causes Martin to fall from domestic heaven to a comic hell, as he wagers all he owns and some he does not, on an attempt to obtain the painting. Praise from Kurt Vonnegut and Alison Lurie, among others.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 24221More details Price: $21.50 -
DISCOVERING ELLIS RULEY: The Story of an American Outsider Artist
Edition: First printing.
New York: Crown, 1993.
dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of a self-taught African American artist who lived in Norwich, Connecticut from 1882 until his mysterious death in 1959, and also the story of the collector, Glenn Smith, who happened upon one of Ruley's paintings, and spent years tracking down his story, and some o f his other works, to produce this book. Illustrated with photographs related to Ruley's life and with beautiful full-color reproductions of his paintings. Large format. ISBN: 0-517-590700.Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 4839More details Price: $28.00