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  • THE BEAUTY. by Nagy, Gloria.
    Nagy, Gloria.
    THE BEAUTY.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, (2001.). First edition - A pyschological thriller set in New York City, Newport, Rhode Island and on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 290 pp.

    Condition: Very good in red wrappers (crease to upper corner of front cover.)

    Book ID: 56158
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  • WEST WIND: Poems and Prose Poems. by Oliver, Mary (1935-2019)
    Oliver, Mary (1935-2019)
    WEST WIND: Poems and Prose Poems.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 40 new poems and a few prose poems by this award-winning writer, including 19 which had not previously been published. One review described her as a 'poet of wisdom and generosity' and these poems fit that definition, deceptively simple and lovely and very human, many inspired by Cape Cod, where she lived and wrote. Oliver was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and the National Book Award in 1992. 63 pp. ISBN: 0-395850827.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82634
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  • AT SEA. by Olson, Toby.
    Olson, Toby.
    AT SEA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sixth novel by this award-winning writer, set on the far end of Cape Cod, where Olson lives much of the time. "Provincetown cop Peter Blue, is investigating the rape of Beth Charters - and trying to get over shooting drug-runner Jimmy Hale, who was carrying Beth's phone number in his wallet - when his wife Sara, called back to Wisconsin by her mother's illness, decides to return to her old home without him. Things get worse: Peter learns that Beth's been attacked again, raped, and killed. It's obvious that there are connections between Beth's killing and Jimmy's survivors - including a cantankerous father and a sinister cousin who…

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    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sixth novel by this award-winning writer, set on the far end of Cape Cod, where Olson lives much of the time. "Provincetown cop Peter Blue, is investigating the rape of Beth Charters - and trying to get over shooting drug-runner Jimmy Hale, who was carrying Beth's phone number in his wallet - when his wife Sara, called back to Wisconsin by her mother's illness, decides to return to her old home without him. Things get worse: Peter learns that Beth's been attacked again, raped, and killed. It's obvious that there are connections between Beth's killing and Jimmy's survivors - including a cantankerous father and a sinister cousin who have already been harassing Peter; what isn't obvious is the strange shapes these connections, forged in a gay bar and another smuggling racket, will finally take." (Kirkus Reviews) 239 pp. ISBN: 0-671736418.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87372
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  • CROSSING THE WATER: Eighteen Months on an Island Working With Troubled Boys - A Teacher's Memoir. by Robb, Daniel.
    Robb, Daniel.
    CROSSING THE WATER: Eighteen Months on an Island Working With Troubled Boys - A Teacher's Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Off the coast of Cape Cod lies a small windswept island called Penikese. Alone on the island is a school for juvenile delinquents, the Penikese Island School. where Daniel Robb lived and worked for three years as a teacher. Lyrical and heartfelt, it is the memoir of his first 18 months on Penikese." 287 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-02384.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 58098
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  • CROSSING THE WATER: Eighteen Months on an Island Working With Troubled Boys - A Teacher's Memoir. by Robb, Daniel.
    Robb, Daniel.
    CROSSING THE WATER: Eighteen Months on an Island Working With Troubled Boys - A Teacher's Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Off the coast of Cape Cod lies a small windswept island called Penikese. Alone on the island is a school for juvenile delinquents, the Penikese Island School. where Daniel Robb lived and worked for three years as a teacher. Lyrical and heartfelt, it is the memoir of his first 18 months on Penikese." 287 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-02384.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder line).

    Book ID: 84940
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  • THAT OLD CAPE MAGIC. by Russo, Richard.
    Russo, Richard.
    THAT OLD CAPE MAGIC.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - New novel by this Pulitzer prize winning author, the story of one year in a marriage, a year which began and ended with a wedding - the first on Cape Cod, the second in Maine. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 261 pp. ISBN: 0-375-414967.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 52153
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  • HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OFF-SEASON by Smith, Peter J.
    Smith, Peter J.
    HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OFF-SEASON

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first novel, a coming of age story set in the world of exclusive prep schools, Malibu beach houses, Fifth Avenue apartments and deserted Cape Cod resorts. 344 pp. ISBN: 0-671-625039.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (remainder line, previous owner's name).

    Book ID: 79104
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  • PAST TENSE: A Brady Coyne Novel. by Tapply, William G. (1940-2009)
    Tapply, William G. (1940-2009)
    PAST TENSE: A Brady Coyne Novel.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The eighteenth mystery featuring Boston lawyer Brady Coyne, divorced, fortyish, with a wry sense of humor and a passion for fishing - this one set mostly on Cape Cod. Publisher and bookseller Otto Penzler in his review described Coyne as "one of those mystery heroes in whom decency is perhaps the paramount characteristic. . .
    A steady intelligence is always present, and the reader increasingly appreciates the carefulness with which his creator regards the human condition: the relationships between men and women, parents and children, workers and their colleagues, the guilty and the innocent. Betrayal, above all, is something he seems to have made a special…

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    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The eighteenth mystery featuring Boston lawyer Brady Coyne, divorced, fortyish, with a wry sense of humor and a passion for fishing - this one set mostly on Cape Cod. Publisher and bookseller Otto Penzler in his review described Coyne as "one of those mystery heroes in whom decency is perhaps the paramount characteristic. . .
    A steady intelligence is always present, and the reader increasingly appreciates the carefulness with which his creator regards the human condition: the relationships between men and women, parents and children, workers and their colleagues, the guilty and the innocent. Betrayal, above all, is something he seems to have made a special area of study." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the month of publication. 292 pp. ISBN: 0-31228442x.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81759
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  • PAST TENSE: A Brady Coyne Novel. by Tapply, William G. (1940-2009)
    Tapply, William G. (1940-2009)
    PAST TENSE: A Brady Coyne Novel.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The eighteenth mystery featuring Boston lawyer Brady Coyne, divorced, fortyish, with a wry sense of humor and a passion for fishing - this one set mostly on Cape Cod. Publisher and bookseller Otto Penzler in his review described Coyne as "one of those mystery heroes in whom decency is perhaps the paramount characteristic. . .
    A steady intelligence is always present, and the reader increasingly appreciates the carefulness with which his creator regards the human condition: the relationships between men and women, parents and children, workers and their colleagues, the guilty and the innocent. Betrayal, above all, is something he seems to have made a special area of study." SIGNED on the title page. 292 pp. ISBN: 0-31228442x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86837
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  • OUTWITTING TROLLS. by Tapply, William G. (1940-2009)
    Tapply, William G. (1940-2009)
    OUTWITTING TROLLS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - The last mystery completed by Tapply before his death in the series featuring Brady Coyne, divorced, fortyish, with a wry sense of humor and a passion for fishing, Publisher and bookseller Otto Penzler described Coyne as "one of those mystery heroes in whom decency is perhaps the paramount characteristic. . .
    A steady intelligence is always present, and the reader increasingly appreciates the carefulness with which his creator regards the human condition: the relationships between men and women, parents and children, workers and their colleagues, the guilty and the innocent. Betrayal, above all, is something he seems to have made a special area of study." 273 pp. ISBN: 978-0-312531270.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 87618
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  • DIPLOMATIC CORPSE. by Taylor, Phoebe Atwood.
    Taylor, Phoebe Atwood.
    DIPLOMATIC CORPSE.

    Edition: Reprint - first thus.

    New York: Norton, (1971) dj. Hardcover - An Asey Mayo mystery, set in a 'friendly' Cape Cod town, originally published in 1951. 244 pp. Dustjacket design by Robert Ritter. ISBN: 0-393086348.

    Condition: Ex-library with markings and some spine slant, in a good dust jacket (spine label).

    Book ID: 74921
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  • Walker, Walter.
    A CRIME OF PRIVILEGE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Ballantine, (2013). SIGNED first edition - A thriller about power, corruption and the law in America. A murder on Cape Cod - a rape in Palm Beach - and what they have in common is the presence of a member of one of America's most powerful families. INSCRIBED on the title page. 413 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 58784
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  • A CRIME OF PRIVILEGE. by Walker, Walter.
    Walker, Walter.
    A CRIME OF PRIVILEGE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Ballantine, (2013). SIGNED first edition - A thriller about power, corruption and the law in America. A murder on Cape Cod - a rape in Palm Beach - and what they have in common is the presence of a member of one of America's most powerful families. SIGNED on the title page. 413 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 58783
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