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CRESCENT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Norton, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second novel, the story of a thirty-nine year old, and still unmarried, Iraqi-American woman who lives and works as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant in the Persian and Arab-American community of Los Angeles known as Irangeles - a novel both sensible, realistic and romantic. SIGNED on the title page. Cover praise from Sigrid Nunez, Whitney Otto and others. 349 pp. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. ISBN: 0-39305747X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80920More details Price: $35.00 -
CRESCENT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Norton, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second novel, the story of a thirty-nine year old, and still unmarried, Iraqi-American woman who lives and works as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant in the Persian and Arab-American community of Los Angeles known as Irangeles - a novel both sensible, realistic and romantic. SIGNED on the title page. Cover praise from Sigrid Nunez, Whitney Otto and others. 349 pp. ISBN: 0-39305747X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 36581More details Price: $30.00 -
CRESCENT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Norton, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Her second novel, the story of a thirty-nine year old, and still unmarried, Iraqi-American woman who lives and works as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant in the Persian and Arab-American community of Los Angeles known as Irangeles - a novel both sensible, realistic and romantic. Cover praise from Sigrid Nunez, Whitney Otto and others. 349 pp. ISBN: 0-39305747X.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 53228More details Price: $15.00 -
THE WHITE BOY SHUFFLE.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Picador, (1997). First novel by this African American poet - a funny and moving satire on issues of race, life in Los Angeles, and the coming of age story of Gunnar Kaufman, who is not typical in any way. Praise from such writers as Walter Mosley, Clarence Major and Jessica Hagedorn. 225 pp. ISBN: 0-312-28019X.
Condition: Good only (notes inside front cover and on last page, usual toning to the pages)
Book ID: 65781More details Price: $11.50 -
BODILY HARM.
Edition: Paperback original - first printing.
New York: Avon, (1992). SIGNED first edition - Third mystery featuring lawyer Ben Green. SIGNED by author on the dedication page. 212 pp. ISBN: 0-380766132.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (usual toning to the pages, but no creasing)
Book ID: 82614More details Price: $12.00 -
TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third Fey Croaker novel - an offbeat police procedural with an unusual cast of characters, written by a long time Los Angeles Police Department veteran. SIGNED on the title page. Praise from Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Jan Burke and others. 295 pp. ISBN: 0-684-830094.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (remainder dot.)
Book ID: 77313More details Price: $27.50 -
TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Scribner, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The third Fey Croaker novel - an offbeat police procedural with an unusual cast of characters, written by a long time Los Angeles Police Department veteran. Praise from Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Jan Burke and others. SIGNED on the title page. 295 pp. ISBN: 0-684-830094.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 77298More details Price: $20.00 -
TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third Fey Croaker novel - an offbeat police procedural with an unusual cast of characters, written by a long time Los Angeles Police Department veteran. Praise from Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Jan Burke and others. SIGNED on the title page. 295 pp. ISBN: 0-684-830094.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 49315More details Price: $30.00 -
TORTILLA CURTAIN.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Penguin, (1996.). SIGNED - An interesting novel which contrasts the lives of two couples, and tells their stories from both viewpoints - one recently arrived illegal immigrants from Mexico, camping in the ravines of Topanga Canyon, struggling to find work and survive and expecting their first child; the other Los Angeles liberals living a prosperous and orderly life in a community in the Canyon which is being walled off to keep "Mexicans" out - SIGNED on the title page. NY Times Notable book of the year. 355 pp. ISBN: 0-14-023828x.
Condition: Near fine (usual toning to the pages, no creases)
Book ID: 60805More details Price: $15.00 -
TORTILLA CURTAIN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An interesting novel which contrasts the lives of two couples, and tells their stories from both viewpoints - one recently arrived illegal immigrants from Mexico, camping in the ravines of Topanga Canyon, struggling to find work and survive and expecting their first child; the other Los Angeles liberals living a prosperous and orderly life in a community in the Canyon which is being walled off to keep "Mexicans" out - NY Times Notable book of the year. SIGNED on the title page by the author. 355 pp. ISBN: 0-670-856045.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 81875More details Price: $30.00 -
PALM LATITUDES.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The second novel (and fith book) - set in the barrio of Los Angeles, this is the story of three women: prostitute Francisca Ramos, young housewife and mother Gloria Hernandez and an aging mestiza Marta Ortega. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-671-645240.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (slight lamination flaw to dj.)
Book ID: 31966More details Price: $24.50 -
LITHIUM FOR MEDEA.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1979.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (preceded by two volumes of poetry and many short stories). Cover praise from John Rechy and Joan Didion (who called it 'jumpy, kinetic, and finally very powerful, a deeply felt piece of work by a very gifted young writer.') INSCRIBED on the title page. 251 pp. ISBN: 0-060104414.
Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (closed tear and creasing to dj.)
Book ID: 52289More details Price: $45.00 -
PALM LATITUDES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel (and fith book) - set in the barrio of Los Angeles, this is the story of three women: prostitute Francisca Ramos, young housewife and mother Gloria Hernandez and an aging mestiza Marta Ortega. 384 pp. ISBN: 0-671-645240.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line.)
Book ID: 37032More details Price: $16.00 -
PALM LATITUDES.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1988.). First edition - Braverman's second novel (and fith book) - set in the barrio of Los Angeles, this is the story of three women: prostitute Francisca Ramos, young housewife and mother Gloria Hernandez and an aging mestiza Marta Ortega. 397 pp.
Condition: Near fine in printed olive greeen wrappers (some sunning to the spine.)
Book ID: 35039More details Price: $20.00 -
BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Putnam, 1994. SIGNED first edition - Set in Los Angeles after the Rodney King riots, addressing racial loyalties and sexual harrassment. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Much less common than the hardcover first edition, which had a proposed first printing of 100,000 copies according to the cover of this book.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 5424More details Price: $40.00 -
IN LA-LA LAND WE TRUST.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1986.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The La-La land mystery, set in Los Angeles seamy underside and introducing the down-on-his-luck, but optimistic, private investigator Whistler. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-892961708.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (inconspicuous prev owner's name.)
Book ID: 55121More details Price: $15.00 -
JUICE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Poseidon Press, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - A down-and-dirty crime novel, set in Los Angeles where loansharking - juice - is the name of the game. ISBN: 0-671-66624x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 37612More details Price: $17.50 -
JUICE.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Poseidon Press, 1988. First edition - A down-and-dirty crime novel, set in Los Angeles where loansharking - juice - is the name of the game.
Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers. Black line lower edge.
Book ID: 2196More details Price: $14.00 -
JUICE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Poseidon Press, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - A down-and-dirty crime novel, set in Los Angeles where loansharking - juice - is the name of the game. ISBN: 0-671-66624x.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (toning to the pages, otherwise a tight and clean copy.)
Book ID: 27823More details Price: $15.00 -
SWEET LA-LA LAND.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Poseidon Press, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third La-La land mystery, set in Los Angeles seamy underside. ISBN: 0-671-64484-x.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 17087More details Price: $15.00 -
RIDING THE SNAKE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's 4th novel, set in Los Angeles and Hong Kong. SIGNED on title page. 383 pp. ISBN: 0-688-158056.
Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (slight spine slant, remainder mark.)
Book ID: 44188More details Price: $25.00 -
ON THE GRIND.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller featuring Shane Scully novel, who has been charged with evidence tampering and is giving a choice to resign from the LAPD or face prosecution. Set in the Los Angeles area. SIGNED on the title page.. 306 pp. ISBN: 0-312-366280.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 90984More details Price: $28.50 -
RUNAWAY HEART.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller set in the 'outer fringes of medical science' SIGNED on title page. 376 pp. ISBN: 0-312-304269.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (brief comment on book on front endpaper mostly hidden by dj flap)
Book ID: 89849More details Price: $27.50 -
WHITE SISTER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A Shane Scully novel, set in Los Angeles. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-312-347316.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder dot.)
Book ID: 48080More details Price: $16.50 -
GOBLIN FRUIT: Stories.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Context Books. 2003. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Prize winning author's first book, a collection of nine short stories set in Los Angeles. Dustjacket praise from Thomas Kenneally, Ha Jin and others. SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Promotional material laid in. ISBN: 1-893956-326.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 32119More details Price: $30.00 -
COLD TURKEY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first novel, a story of the murder of a security cop and his missing girl, set in Los Angeles. 188 pp. ISBN: 0-060107588.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 14275More details Price: $17.50 -
THE CONCRETE BLONDE.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Little Brown, (1994.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third Harry Bosch mystery, set in Los Angeles - taut and suspenseful - an early title by one of the best crime and suspense writers out there. INSCRIBED on the title page. "--- Long live Harry Bosch!" 382 pp. ISBN: 0-316-153834.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 73892More details Price: $50.00 -
THE SCARECROW.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Little Brown, (2009) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second mystery featuring Los Angeles reporter Jack McEvoy. SIGNED on the title page. 419 pp plus a 14 pp advance except from the Harry Bosch novel 'Nine Dragons.'. ISBN: 9780316166300.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 57992More details Price: $30.00 -
A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Little Brown, 2001.. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery with both Harry Bosch and Terry McCaleb. SIGNED on the title page by the author . 418 pp. ISBN: 0-316-154075.
Condition: Good only in a very good dustjacket (binding cracked at beginning of book, some soiling to edges of textblock.)
Book ID: 32020More details Price: $18.50 -
THE CLOSERS.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Little Brown, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Harry Bosch has returned to the LAPD and is working on cold cases - or to use the term for the unit "open, unsolved cases" - in this novel, he and his partner Kiz Rider are investigating the death of a 16 year old girl almost 20 years before, using new DNA evidence as the starting point. SIGNED on the title page. 403 pp. ISBN: 0-316-734942.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 37202More details Price: $30.00
