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OUT OF THE COALFIELDS: Further Poems." London
Edition: First printing.
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1929. First edition - Second collection of poetry by this former coal miner: according to his introduction, when his first book was published some good people helped him get out of the pit - but there are many men still working and suffering there. 76 pages, plus 4 pages of ads.
Condition: Very good in cream colored cloth with brown lettering on the spine and a brown border and small device in brown on the front panel. Covers lightly soiled, lacking the dj.
Book ID: 22181More details Price: $18.00 -
TO THE BRIGHT AND SHINING SUN.
Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.
Missoula, Montana: Dennis McMillan Publications, 1989. SIGNED first edition - Burke's second novel, originally published in 1970. Set in the coal fields of Appalachia, this is the story of a young man trying to survive the violence between miners and scabs, the poverty and the despair ridden world of moonshine alcohol. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 1992. 241 pp. Wraparound cover art by Joe Servello. ISBN: 0-93976718X.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (appears unread).
Book ID: 81615More details Price: $35.00 -
THE STRIKER: An Isaac Bell Adventure.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The sixth historical thriller featuring detective Isaac Bell -it is 1902 and Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship, is hired to hunt for radical union sabateurs in the coal mines. Instead he witnesses a terrible accident which makes him realize that it is not the union members who are the problem. SIGNED by Cussler on the facing title page. Pittsburgh map endpapers. 375 pp. ISBN: 9780-399-161773.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 73300More details Price: $50.00
