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THE GEOGRAPHY OF DESIRE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - His third book, a novel set in a coastal town of a Central American country where Leon Green (on the run?) is the North American manager of a run-down hotel. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-394-57690x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 54406More details Price: $17.50 -
THE GEOGRAPHY OF DESIRE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - His third book, a novel set in a coastal town of a Central American country where Leon Green (on the run?) is the North American manager of a run-down hotel. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-394-57690x.
Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread, but with a remainder dot).
Book ID: 63933More details Price: $15.00 -
THE BRIDGE OF BOMBERS: Steve Knight Flying Stories Series #2.
Edition: First or early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1941). Hardcover - The second book in this three book series -although still wating to get into the Naval Air School, Steve is offered the chance to fly ferry bombers to England. Frontispiece and blue and white illustrated endpapers by Leon Gregori. 212 pp. plus 4 pp publisher's ads.
Condition: Good condition in orange boards with black lettering (prev owner's name in pencil, spine slanted), no dust jacket
Book ID: 70025More details Price: $13.50 -
THE MYSTERY OF DEVIL'S HAND: Steve Knight Flying Stories Series #1.
Edition: First or early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1941). Hardcover first edition - The first book in this series -while trying to get into the Naval Air School, Steve flies a refugee from San Antonio to the Honduras, only to discover his plane sabotaged and to find himself under attack when he is forced to land on the beach. Frontispiece and blue and white illustrated endpapers by Leon Gregori. 214 pp.
Condition: Fair condition only in orange boards with black lettering (foxing to the front edge of the textblock, soiling to covers, usual toning to the pages, corners slightly bumped, hinges tight), no dust jacket
Book ID: 85839More details Price: $15.50 -
SMOKE STREET
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised writer's seventh novel, described as "using the madness and chaos of war as a ground for the illogicality and fragility of the human mind." 191 pp. ISBN: 0-688-004806.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket, tight and clean, appears unread.
Book ID: 17310More details Price: $18.00 -
HIGH ADVENTURE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Comic adventure story set in the jungles of Belize in Central America. SIGNED on the title page. Map frontispiece. Interior drawings by Sean Westlake. 326 pp. Dust jacket art by David Tamura. ISBN: 0-89296-1236.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 52163More details Price: $25.00
