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  • KERN COUNTRY WAYFARERS. by Boyd, William Harland, editor.
    Boyd, William Harland, editor.
    KERN COUNTRY WAYFARERS.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Bakersfield, CA: Kern County Historical Society, 1977. First edition - Includes excerpts from seven literary sources on the history of Kern County from the 1840s to the 1880s, with an introduction to each work, including brief biographies of the authors, from the explorer John Charles Fremont to the geologist William Phipps Blake and the novelist William Henry Bishop. Illustrated, index. vi, 72 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 76252
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  • A PUZZLE TO DIE ON: A Puzzle Lady Mystery. by Hall, Parnell
    Hall, Parnell
    A PUZZLE TO DIE ON: A Puzzle Lady Mystery.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Bantam, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The sixth book in this humorous series featuring Cora Felton, the "puzzle lady" and her niece Sherry Carter. This one is set in Bakersfield, California. Includes crossword puzzles by Will Shortz to help you solve the mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 307 pp. ISBN: 0-553-802445.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 65968
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  • WHAT YOU SEE IN THE DARK. by Munoz, Manuel.
    Munoz, Manuel.
    WHAT YOU SEE IN THE DARK.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (preceded by two story collections) explores the sinister side of desire in Bakersfield, California, circa 1959, when a famous director arrives to scout locations for a film about madness and murder at a roadside motel. One of the cleverest suspense conceits Ive encountered in a long time: two young lovers become entwined in a doomed affair, while, at the same time, Hitchcock and his minions begin setting up their equipment in sleepy Bakersfield . . . an atmospheric tale of twisted minds and small-town murder." (Maureen Corrigan, NPR) SIGNED on the title page (an uncommon signature) In 1923, Munoz received the MacArthur award…

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    Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (preceded by two story collections) explores the sinister side of desire in Bakersfield, California, circa 1959, when a famous director arrives to scout locations for a film about madness and murder at a roadside motel. One of the cleverest suspense conceits Ive encountered in a long time: two young lovers become entwined in a doomed affair, while, at the same time, Hitchcock and his minions begin setting up their equipment in sleepy Bakersfield . . . an atmospheric tale of twisted minds and small-town murder." (Maureen Corrigan, NPR) SIGNED on the title page (an uncommon signature) In 1923, Munoz received the MacArthur award for "depicting with empathy and nuance the Mexican American communities of California's Central Valley" and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize which "honors a mid-career author of fiction who has earned a distinguished following." 251 pp. ISBN: 978-1565125339.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 89456
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  • TROMBONE by Nova, Craig
    Nova, Craig
    TROMBONE

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Grove Weidenfield, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Bakersfield, California and Los Angeles - a 'poignant and powerful portrait of the ties between father and son.' 247 pp. ISBN: 0-8021-13591.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket (rem dot.)

    Book ID: 15133
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  • TROMBONE by Nova, Craig
    Nova, Craig
    TROMBONE

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Grove Weidenfield, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Bakersfield, California and Los Angeles - a 'poignant and powerful portrait of the ties between father and son.' 247 pp. ISBN: 0-8021-13591.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 20136
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