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  • THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY. by Berry, Carole.
    Berry, Carole.
    THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second Bonnie Indermilll mystery, set in New York City's Chinatown. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-312-018509.

    Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (light rubbing and edgewear to the dj.)

    Book ID: 55151
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  • BLESS THE BRIDE. by Bowen, Rhys.
    Bowen, Rhys.
    BLESS THE BRIDE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (2011.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A title in her award winning series set in early 20th century New York and featuring the spunky recent Irish immigrant Molly Murphy. SIGNED on the title page. Historical note. 261 pp. ISBN: 978-0312628109.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 75008
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  • THE LAST ILLUSION. by Bowen, Rhys.
    Bowen, Rhys.
    THE LAST ILLUSION.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2010.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A title in her award winning series set in early 20th century New York and featuring the spunky recent Irish immigrant Molly Murphy - in this book she is hired by Harry Houdini partly as an investigator, partly as a bodyguard. SIGNED on the title page. Historical note. 279 pp. ISBN: 978-0312628109.

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

    Book ID: 59987
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  • Chang, Henry.
    YEAR OF THE DOG.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: SOHO Press, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Detective Jack Yu Investigation. The author's second novel, set in New York City and featuring American born Jack Yu, one of the few ethnically Chinese officers in the NYPD. 231 pp. ISBN: 978-1569475157.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 78867
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  • THE BARBARY PLAGUE: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco. by Chase, Marilyn.
    Chase, Marilyn.
    THE BARBARY PLAGUE: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fascinating account of the story of the fight against the bubonic plague epidemic that hit San Francisco (first in Chinatown) between 1900 and 1905, and returned after the earthquake of 1906 and the efforts of Dr. Joseph Kinyoun, who was unsucessful, and later of Dr. Rupert Blue, who was sucessful in keeping the plague under control and limiting the number of deaths - but who was not able to stop it from escaping the city, where it crossed over to the wild population of squirrels and other ground rodents, and remains endemic in the Sierras and in the Southwest to this date. Selected as one of the best books…

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    New York: Random House, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fascinating account of the story of the fight against the bubonic plague epidemic that hit San Francisco (first in Chinatown) between 1900 and 1905, and returned after the earthquake of 1906 and the efforts of Dr. Joseph Kinyoun, who was unsucessful, and later of Dr. Rupert Blue, who was sucessful in keeping the plague under control and limiting the number of deaths - but who was not able to stop it from escaping the city, where it crossed over to the wild population of squirrels and other ground rodents, and remains endemic in the Sierras and in the Southwest to this date. Selected as one of the best books of 2003 by the San Francisco Chronicle Notes and bibliography. Illustrated with photographs, 276 pp. ISBN: 0-375-504966.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 52555
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  • I CAUGHT A CHINESE YANKEE: A Comedy by Choy Buck-tone,
    Choy Buck-tone,
    I CAUGHT A CHINESE YANKEE: A Comedy

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: Hurlow & Choy, Publishers, (1974) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A humorous play about a Hong Kong girl's romance in America, set entirely in an apartment in San Francisco's Chinatown. Copyright page notes that an unpublished title to this work: 'The Yellow Moon is Winking' was copyrighted in 1971. SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the front endpaper and stamped with the author's seal. 160 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (chip to bottom edge of rear cover of dj, short closed tear).

    Book ID: 76231
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  • THE BLACK DOVE. by Hockensmith, Steve.
    Hockensmith, Steve.
    THE BLACK DOVE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - A Holmes on the Range mystery - a sequel to Hockensmith's Edgar nominated novel - the crime-solving cowboy brothers, 'Old Red' and 'Big Red' Amlingmeyer, devotees of Sherlock Holmes' methods of 'detectifying' tackle another mystery, this one set in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1892. SIGNED on the title page. 411 pp.

    Condition: Fine (as new) in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 44488
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  • THE BLACK DOVE. by Hockensmith, Steve.
    Hockensmith, Steve.
    THE BLACK DOVE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's, (2008.). First edition - A Holmes on the Range mystery - a sequel to Hockensmith's Edgar nominated novel - the crime-solving cowboy brothers, 'Old Red' and 'Big Red' Amlingmeyer, devotees of Sherlock Holmes' methods of 'detectifying' tackle another mystery, this one set in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1892. INSCRIBED on the title page. 411 pp.

    Condition: Fine (as new) in illustrated wrappers. Promotional bookmark laid in.

    Book ID: 44489
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  • ON THE WRONG TRACK. by Hockensmith, Steve.
    Hockensmith, Steve.
    ON THE WRONG TRACK.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's, (2007.). SIGNED first edition - The second Holmes on the Range mystery - a sequel to Hockensmith's Edgar nominated novel - the crime-solving cowboy brothers, 'Old Red' and 'Big Red' Amlingmeyer, devotees of Sherlock Holmes' methods of 'detectifying' tackle another mystery, this one set aboard the Pacific Express train. INSCRIBED on the title page "For --- Happy Trails" and dated in October 2006, before publication . 411 pp.

    Condition: Fine (as new) in illustrated wrappers. Promotional bookmark and postcard laid in.

    Book ID: 55506
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  • ON THE WRONG TRACK. by Hockensmith, Steve.
    Hockensmith, Steve.
    ON THE WRONG TRACK.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: St Martin's, (2007.). SIGNED first edition - The second Holmes on the Range mystery - a sequel to Hockensmith's Edgar nominated novel - the crime-solving cowboy brothers, 'Old Red' and 'Big Red' Amlingmeyer, devotees of Sherlock Holmes' methods of 'detectifying' tackle another mystery, this one set aboard the Pacific Express train.. 411 pp.

    Condition: Fine (as new) in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 56447
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  • THE END OF EAST. by Lee, Jen Sookfong.
    Lee, Jen Sookfong.
    THE END OF EAST.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (2008). Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of three generations, set in Vancouver's Chinatown, where she was born and raised. 241 pp. ISBN: -312379854.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (light toning, tear to top edge of dj at side of spine).

    Book ID: 78028
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  • BONE. by Ng, Fae Myenne.
    Ng, Fae Myenne.
    BONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hyperion, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - This novel, the story of two generations of Chinese Americans, set in San Francisco's Chinatown, was called a "stunning debut"; much advance praise from other authors, including Tillie Olsen, Gretel Ehrlich, Edmund White and others . A Granta 20 author. 194 pp. ISBN: 1-562829440.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 34087
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  • Ng, Fae Myenne.
    BONE.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New York: Hyperion, 1993. dj. Hardcover - This novel, the story of two generations of Chinese Americans, set in San Francisco's Chinatown, was called a "stunning debut"; much advance praise from other authors, including Tillie Olsen, Gretel Ehrlich, Edmund White and others . A Granta 20 author. 194 pp. ISBN: 1-562829440.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 47755
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  • BONE. by Ng, Fae Myenne.
    Ng, Fae Myenne.
    BONE.

    Edition: Book Club edition.

    New York: Hyperion, 1993. dj. Hardcover - This novel, the story of two generations of Chinese Americans, set in San Francisco's Chinatown, was called a "stunning debut"; much advance praise from other authors, including Tillie Olsen, Gretel Ehrlich, Edmund White and others . A Granta 20 author. 194 pp. ISBN: 1-562829440.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 1921
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  • BONE. by Ng, Fae Myenne.
    Ng, Fae Myenne.
    BONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hyperion, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - This novel, the story of two generations of Chinese Americans, set in San Francisco's Chinatown, was called a "stunning debut"; much advance praise from other authors, including Tillie Olsen, Gretel Ehrlich, Edmund White and others . A Granta 20 author. 194 pp. ISBN: 1-562829440.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (some toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 36546
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  • BONE. by Ng, Fae Myenne.
    Ng, Fae Myenne.
    BONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hyperion, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - This novel, the story of two generations of Chinese Americans, set in San Francisco's Chinatown, was called a "stunning debut"; much advance praise from other authors, including Tillie Olsen, Gretel Ehrlich, Edmund White and others . A Granta 20 author. 194 pp. ISBN: 1-562829440.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine dj.

    Book ID: 40948
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  • BONE. by Ng, Fae Myenne.
    Ng, Fae Myenne.
    BONE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Hyperion, (1993.). First edition - This novel, the story of two generations of Chinese Americans, set in San Francisco's Chinatown, was called a "stunning debut"; much advance praise from other authors, including Tillie Olsen, Gretel Ehrlich, Edmund White and others . A Granta 20 author. 194 pp. ISBN: 1-562829440.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 47549
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  • A BITTER FEAST. by Rozan, S. J.
    Rozan, S. J.
    A BITTER FEAST.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery by this award-winning author set in New York City's Chinatown, featuring American born Chinese private investigator Lydia Chin and her sometimes partner Bill Smith and involving smuggled aliens, dope,and an attempt to organize the restaurant workers. INSCRIBED by Rozan on the title page with calligraphic stamp below her signature. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-312-192592.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84003
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  • A BITTER FEAST. by Rozan, S. J.
    Rozan, S. J.
    A BITTER FEAST.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery by this award-winning author set in New York City's Chinatown, featuring American born Chinese private investigator Lydia Chin and her sometimes partner Bill Smith and involving smuggled aliens, dope,and an attempt to organize the restaurant workers. SIGNED on the title page. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-312-192592.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (initials on front endpaper, small peeled spot on rear pastedown)

    Book ID: 72093
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  • CITY OF GHOSTS. by Stanley, Kelli.
    Stanley, Kelli.
    CITY OF GHOSTS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third novel set in San Francisco in 1940 and featuring Miranda Corbie, private investigator, former nurse in the Spanish Civil War and ex-escort. Author's note. SIGNED on the title page. 3268 pp. ISBN: 978-0312-603601.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 87914
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  • CITY OF DRAGONS. by Stanley, Kelli.
    Stanley, Kelli.
    CITY OF DRAGONS.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2011.). SIGNED - Her second book, a 'roman noir,' set in San Francisco in 1940 and featuring Miranda Corbie, private investigator, former nurse in the Spanish Civil War and ex-escort. Author's note. SIGNED on the title page. 338 pp. ISBN: 978-0312-668792.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 66020
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  • CITY OF DRAGONS. by Stanley, Kelli.
    Stanley, Kelli.
    CITY OF DRAGONS.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2010.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - Her second book, a 'roman noir,' set in San Francisco in 1940 and featuring Miranda Corbie, private investigator, former nurse in the Spanish Civil War and ex-escort. Author's note. SIGNED on the title page. 338 pp. ISBN: 978-0312-603601.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 66019
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  • CITY OF DRAGONS. by Stanley, Kelli.
    Stanley, Kelli.
    CITY OF DRAGONS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2010.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second book, a 'roman noir,' set in San Francisco in 1940 and featuring Miranda Corbie, private investigator, former nurse in the Spanish Civil War and ex-escort. Author's note. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the month of publication. 358 pp. ISBN: 978-0312-603601.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 63352
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  • CITY OF DRAGONS. by Stanley, Kelli.
    Stanley, Kelli.
    CITY OF DRAGONS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2010.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second book, a 'roman noir,' set in San Francisco in 1940 and featuring Miranda Corbie, private investigator, former nurse in the Spanish Civil War and ex-escort. Author's note. SIGNED on the title page. 358 pp. ISBN: 978-0312-603601.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (inscription on front endpaper)

    Book ID: 57269
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  • CHASING THE DRAGON. by Stansberry, Domenic.
    Stansberry, Domenic.
    CHASING THE DRAGON.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book in this award-winning writer's North Beach series, a hard-boiled novel set in San Francisco and introducing Dante Mancuso who is leading a double life. He " works for The Company, a nebulous security organization operating just this side of the law. Dante wants out, but it's a hard life to leave behind-rich with its own seductions, its own dark attractions." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 307 pp. ISBN: 0-312324677.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84249
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  • THE WOODEN SHOE MYSTERY: A Mystery Story for Girls #4. by Wirt, Mildred A. [Benson]
    Wirt, Mildred A. [Benson]
    THE WOODEN SHOE MYSTERY: A Mystery Story for Girls #4.

    Edition: Early printing.(lists to #5 in the book, to #7 on the dj flap)

    New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1938) dj. Hardcover - An uncommon book, written under her own name, by the author who is best known as the original writer on the Nancy Drew series. This series of mysteries for girls are each set in a different locale, and feature different girls: this book is set in a community of Dutch immigrants, and involves the story of a lost treasure. Glossy frontispiece. 207 pp plus 2 pp of publisher's ads.

    Condition: Very good in gray cloth with burgundy lettering in a very good dust jacket. (prev owner's name dated in 1942, some sunning to the spine of the dj) Still, a very attractive copy of a book which is uncommon in general, and quite scarce in dustjacket.

    Book ID: 62596
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  • THROUGH THE MOON-GATE DOOR: A Mystery Story for Girls #5. by Wirt, Mildred A. [Benson]
    Wirt, Mildred A. [Benson]
    THROUGH THE MOON-GATE DOOR: A Mystery Story for Girls #5.

    Edition: Early printing.(lists to itself in the book, to #7 on the dj flap)

    New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1938) dj. Hardcover - An uncommon book, written under her own name, by the author who is best known as the original writer on the Nancy Drew series. This series of mysteries for girls are each set in a different locale, and feature different girls: this book is set in San Francisco, and especially in San Francisco's Chinatown. The Moon-Gate Estate is a Chinese amusement park in San Francisco. Reflects the typical prejudices of the time towards the Chinese. Glossy frontispiece

    Condition: Very good in gray cloth with burgundy lettering in a good dust jacket. (bookplate on front endpaper, chips/some loss to both ends of the spine of the dj, rubbing on the folds) Still, a very attractive copy of a book which is uncommon in general, and quite scarce in dustjacket.

    Book ID: 62574
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  • CHILD OF THE OWL. by Yep, Lawrence.
    Yep, Lawrence.
    CHILD OF THE OWL.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1977.). SIGNED hardcover - His third novel (the second won a Newbery Honor Award): "A 12 year old girl who knows little of her Chinese heritage is sent to San Francisco's Chinatown to live with her grandmother." In his afterword, Yep comments that this is set in the small, quieter Chinatown in which he grew up. Winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page, and dated in 1978. 217 pp. Cover art by Allen Say. ISBN: 0-06-0267437.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated boards (one corner dog-eared, some wear to edges of boards)

    Book ID: 85887
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  • CHILD OF THE OWL. by Yep, Lawrence.
    Yep, Lawrence.
    CHILD OF THE OWL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1977.) dj. Hardcover first edition - His third novel (the second won a Newbery Honor Award): "A 12 year old girl who knows little of her Chinese heritage is sent to San Francisco's Chinatown to live with her grandmother." In his afterword, Yep comments that this is set in the small, quieter Chinatown in which he grew up. Winner of the Jane Addams Peace Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. 217 pp. Dust jacket art by Allen Say. ISBN: 0-06-0267437.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (some wear to the ends of the spine of the dj.)

    Book ID: 56601
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