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  • NO MOURNING FOR THE MATADOR. by Ames, Delano (1906-1987)
    Ames, Delano (1906-1987)
    NO MOURNING FOR THE MATADOR.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Ives Washburn, (1953) dj. Hardcover first edition - The seventh Jane and Dagobert Brown mystery - they lightheartedly head off to Spain for some much needed rest - only to discover themselves once again embroiled in murder when they attend a bullfight in Barcelona and the matador is killed. 191 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in tan cloth in a very good dust jacket (some light toning to the pages, small chip to bottom edge of front cover of dust jacket, original price of $2.50 still present) .

    Book ID: 78283
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  • FOR A SACK OF BONES. by Baulenas, Lluis-Anton.
    Baulenas, Lluis-Anton.
    FOR A SACK OF BONES.

    Edition: First American edition

    Orlando, FL Harcourt (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - "After eight years in exile, Sergeant Genis Aleu returns to the city of Barcelona, Spain bearing the mark of a man who has seen many battles and has one last mission ahead of him. A soldier in the the ill-famed foreign legion, Aleu cuts a intimidating figure as he negotiates around the paranoid and suspicious citizens of Franco's Spain, while trying to fulfill his father’s dying wish." Translated from the Catalan by Cheryl Leah Morgan. Winner of the Ramon Llull prize. 359 pp. ISBN: 978-0-15-1012558.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60712
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  • THE SERPENT PAPERS. by Cornwell, Jessica.
    Cornwell, Jessica.
    THE SERPENT PAPERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Quercus, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel - The Guardian called it an "erudite alchemical thriller . . . Here we have an enigmatic heroine, a wonderful European city, plenty of cultural detail, a string of gruesome murders and a conspiracy that spans centuries . . . everything is relevant - and everything is enticing - she's an original, entertaining writer. I finished this episode wanting more." In Barcelona in the winter of 2014, "Anna Verco - academic, book thief, savant - unearths letters hidden for centuries from a lightning-struck chapel in Mallorca. What they reveal compels her and Inspector Fabregat to reignite the Hernandez investigation. As Fabregat baits her…

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    London: Quercus, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel - The Guardian called it an "erudite alchemical thriller . . . Here we have an enigmatic heroine, a wonderful European city, plenty of cultural detail, a string of gruesome murders and a conspiracy that spans centuries . . . everything is relevant - and everything is enticing - she's an original, entertaining writer. I finished this episode wanting more." In Barcelona in the winter of 2014, "Anna Verco - academic, book thief, savant - unearths letters hidden for centuries from a lightning-struck chapel in Mallorca. What they reveal compels her and Inspector Fabregat to reignite the Hernandez investigation. As Fabregat baits her with suspects, and threats darken her steps, Anna hunts her own prey - the book that began it all, a medieval revelation written in the language of witches and alchemists: The Serpent Papers. Anna believes this book will unlock the mystery. She does not yet know she is the key." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 479 pp. ISBN: 978-1848666726.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 84586
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  • TURNCOAT. by Elkins, Aaron.
    Elkins, Aaron.
    TURNCOAT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William H. Morrow, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel of international suspense as a man finds his all-American life turned upside down. Set in 1963, in the days following Kennedy's assassination, and with its roots in Nazi Germany. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 298 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0197708.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 59698
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  • TURNCOAT. by Elkins, Aaron.
    Elkins, Aaron.
    TURNCOAT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: William H. Morrow, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel of international suspense as a man finds his all-American life turned upside down. Set in 1963, in the days following Kennedy's assassination, and with its roots in Nazi Germany. SIGNED on the title page. 298 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0197708.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 65928
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  • THE GAUDI KEY. by Martin, Esteban and Andreu Carranza.
    Martin, Esteban and Andreu Carranza.
    THE GAUDI KEY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller set in modern Barcelona, but one with its roots in the past. Author's note. Translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman. 367 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1434914.

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

    Book ID: 56629
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  • THE FOREIGNER. by Plante, David.
    Plante, David.
    THE FOREIGNER.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Boston: Atheneum, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - A continuation of the Francoeur family series, set in 1959 as young Daniel Francoeur, leaves home for Europe. On the voyage there, he meets Angela, beautiful young Black woman, and she introduces him to her boyfriend, a Vincent, an American who is a member of Barcelona's underworld, and Daniel winds up obsessed by both of them, as he finds himself drawn into a dangerous world. 217 pp. ISBN: 0-689114915.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84869
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  • CAMELLIA STREET by Rodoreda. Merce (1908-1993); Sandra Cisneros, foreword, signed.
    Rodoreda. Merce (1908-1993); Sandra Cisneros, foreword, signed.
    CAMELLIA STREET

    Edition: First printing

    St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1993. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Story of Cecelia, a street corner prostitute in war-torn Barcelona in the 1940s and 1950s. "It is a profoundly feminist work that etches one powerless women's strength in the face of male brutality; it ends on a note of tenuous rebirth." Translated from the Catalan, and with an Introduction, by David H. Rosenthal. SIGNED by Sandra Cisneros at her foreword. 186 pp. ISBN: 1-55597-192X.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 59492
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