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THE STANDOFF.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - His first novel, a thriller set in an isolated Montana mountaintop. "When a local sheriff is mistakenly ordered to serve an eviction notice to town recluse Glenn Ables, a routine Monday morning turns into an unimaginable catastrophe. Ables, a notorious federal fugitive wanted for illegal firearms trafficking, responds to the notice by shooting two policemen and barricading his family inside his cabin atop Paradise Ridge." 306 pp. ISBN: 0-385477163.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 90780More details Price: $17.50 -
IN OPEN SPACES.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
New York: Harper Perennial, (2002). First edition - The author's first novel, issued as a paperback original, which follows a Montana ranching clan - and especially four brothers - from 1916 to 1946, as they struggle to survive the Depression, two world wars and family tragedy. 370 pp. ISBN: 0-060084340.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (some light toning to the pages).
Book ID: 84141More details Price: $14.50 -
IN THE MOON OF RED PONIES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring attorney and former Texas ranger Billy Bob Holland, who has now moved his family to west Montana, and hung out his shingle in Missoula. 322 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-45431.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 82310More details Price: $17.50 -
IN THE MOON OF RED PONIES.
Edition: First printing.
London: Orion, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller set in Montana featuring "Texas ranger turned lawyer turned crime fighter Billy Bob Holland." 322 pp. Review copy with publisher's material laid in,. ISBN: 0-752861107.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (appears unread, but usual light toning to the pages)
Book ID: 81888More details Price: $24.50 -
NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel which "chronicles the fall and rise of Frank Copenhaver, a man so unhinged by his wife's departure that he finds himself ruining his business, falling in love with the wrong women, and wandering the lawns of his neighborhood, desperate for the merest glimpse of normalcy. . . a ruefully funny novel of embattled manhood, set in . . a Montana where cowboys slug it out with speculators, a cattleman's best friend may be his insurance broker, and love and fishing are the only consolations that last." SIGNED and dated in 1992, in the year of publication, on the half title page. 349 pp. ISBN: 0-395545404.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80730More details Price: $35.00 -
PLATTE RIVER.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of 3 long stories, set in Northern Montana. SIGNED on the title page. 145 pp. Cover art by Russell Chatham. ISBN: 0-395680808.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80574More details Price: $35.00 -
PLATTE RIVER.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 3 long stories, set in Northern Montana. 145 pp. Cover art by Russell Chatham. ISBN: 0-395680808.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80573More details Price: $18.50 -
JUSTICE
Edition: 2nd printing.
Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1995. dj. Hardcover - A prequel to his award-winning novel 'Montana 1948,' this is the story of members of the Hayden family from 1899 as they struggle to carve a life out of the wilderness. 226 pp. Dust jacket painting by Russell Chatham. ISBN: 1-571310029.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 76609More details Price: $14.50 -
ASH CHILD: A Gabriel DuPre Mystery.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The ninth Montana mystery featuring Gabriel duPre, a Metis Indian rancher and cattle brand inspector, fiddler and reluctant sleuth. In this, wild fires are raging through the Wolf Mountains. SIGNED on the half title page. 214 pp. ISBN: 0-312-288506.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 76140More details Price: $35.00 -
EVERYTHING.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Montana, this is a novel which explores "the largest themes of life - work, love, death, destruction, rebirth - in the middle of the everyday." 282 pp. ISBN: 978-0385533300.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (some crinkling to the top of the dj spine)
Book ID: 75747More details Price: $17.50 -
NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which "chronicles the fall and rise of Frank Copenhaver, a man so unhinged by his wife's departure that he finds himself ruining his business, falling in love with the wrong women, and wandering the lawns of his neighborhood, desperate for the merest glimpse of normalcy. . . a ruefully funny novel of embattled manhood, set in . . a Montana where cowboys slug it out with speculators, a cattleman's best friend may be his insurance broker, and love and fishing are the only consolations that last." 349 pp. ISBN: 0-395545404.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 74982More details Price: $18.00 -
NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy for the trade paperback edition.
New York: Vintage Books, (1994). First edition - A novel which "chronicles the fall and rise of Frank Copenhaver, a man so unhinged by his wife's departure that he finds himself ruining his business, falling in love with the wrong women, and wandering the lawns of his neighborhood, desperate for the merest glimpse of normalcy. . . a ruefully funny novel of embattled manhood, set in . . a Montana where cowboys slug it out with speculators, a cattleman's best friend may be his insurance broker, and love and fishing are the only consolations that last." 349 pp.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (upper corner slightly bumped).
Book ID: 74959More details Price: $18.00 -
WINTER RANGE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Picador, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the remote ranching country of Montana, "a portrayal of a town in crisis, as tautly paced as a thriller." 262 pp. ISBN: 0-312-261403.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 71435More details Price: $17.50 -
NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel which "chronicles the fall and rise of Frank Copenhaver, a man so unhinged by his wife's departure that he finds himself ruining his business, falling in love with the wrong women, and wandering the lawns of his neighborhood, desperate for the merest glimpse of normalcy. . . a ruefully funny novel of embattled manhood, set in . . a Montana where cowboys slug it out with speculators, a cattleman's best friend may be his insurance broker, and love and fishing are the only consolations that last." SIGNED on the title page. 349 pp. ISBN: 0-395545404.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 70224More details Price: $30.00 -
BLUE SPRUCE: Stories.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner, (1995) dj. Hardcover first edition - His fourth book, a collection of twelve short stories, most set in northwest Montana near the Canadian border 254 pp. ISBN: 0-684800330.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 68783More details Price: $17.50 -
LONE CREEK.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Harper Collins, (2007). First edition - An "edgy thriller" set in Montana - this edition is preceded by several pages of praise from other writers, including James Crumley, William Kittredge, Annick Smith (who said ""Put dirty jeans and a carpenter's tool belt on Raymond Chandler's private eye Philip Marlowe, stick him on a ranch in Montana's back country around Helena, and you'll get a notion of Neil McMahon's Hugh Davoren.") and many others. 326 pp.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 67699More details Price: $16.50 -
THE GHOST OF MAJOR PRYOR: A Novel of Murder in the Montana Territory, 1870.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Scribner's, 1997. First edition - The second in a series of post- Civil War historical mysteries featuring Captain Thomas Maynard, set in a gold rush town in Montana. 285 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 65117More details Price: $17.50 -
WINTER RANGE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Picador, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the remote ranching country of Montana, "a portrayal of a town in crisis, as tautly paced as a thriller." SIGNED on the title page, 262 pp. ISBN: 0-312-261403.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 64889More details Price: $30.00 -
BLUE SPRUCE: Stories.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scribner, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His fourth book, a collection of twelve short stories, most set in northwest Montana near the Canadian border SIGNED on the half title page. 254 pp. ISBN: 0-684800330.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 64761More details Price: $30.00 -
AN UNFORTUNATE PRAIRIE OCCURRENCE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Hyperion, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third Blue Deer mystery, featuring Jules Clement, the sheriff of this small town bordering Yellowstone Park.SIGNED on the half title page. 369 pp. ISBN: 0-7868-62602.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 60934More details Price: $30.00 -
THE EDGE OF THE CRAZIES
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Hyperion, 1995. First edition - Highly praised first book - a mystery set in rural Montana. Cover comments from such writers as Peter Matthiessen and James Crumley. SIGNED on the title page. 321 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 60933More details Price: $40.00 -
ICED.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Henry Holt, (2001.) dj. SIGNED first edition - The author's second novel, a thriller. After serving time in New Mexico, Megan returns to a desolate wintry Montana and gets a job repossessing cars. SIGNED on the title page. 246 pp.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 60906More details Price: $27.50 -
ICED.
Edition: First printing.
London: Orion, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, a thriller. After serving time in New Mexico, Megan returns to a desolate wintry Montana and gets a job repossessing cars. SIGNED on the title page. The UK printing preceded the US printing. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-75283-2158.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 60905More details Price: $31.50 -
ICED.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Henry Holt, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, a thriller. After serving time in New Mexico, Megan returns to a desolate wintry Montana and gets a job repossessing cars. SIGNED on the title page. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-64389.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 60904More details Price: $28.50 -
RUTH FIELDING AT SILVER RANCH or Schoolgirls among the Cowboys. #5.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (ca 1925, c 1913) dj. Hardcover - Last title in this series listed on verso of title page but lists to Golden Pass at rear of book. Glossy frontispiece. 204 pp plus 8 pp publisher's advertisements,
Condition: Very good in light brown cloth with illustrated front cover, no dj.
Book ID: 58468More details Price: $12.50 -
PUSHED TO SHORE.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Louisville, Kentucky: Sarabande Books, (2003.). First edition - The author's first novel, an often moving story of an ESL teacher in Missoula, Montana and her Vietnamese and Hmung refugee students. Winner of the 2001 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, selected by Rosellen Brown, who wrote the foreword. xii, 307 pp. ISBN: 1889330817.
Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (crease to corner of rear cover.)
Book ID: 56722More details Price: $15.00 -
JUSTICE
Edition: First printing.
Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A prequel to his award-winning novel 'Montana 1948,' this is the story of members of the Hayden family from 1899 as they struggle to carve a life out of the wilderness. SIGNED on the title page. 226 pp. Dust jacket painting by Russell Chatham. ISBN: 1571310029.
Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (sticker on front pastedown)
Book ID: 56478More details Price: $25.00 -
SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (1984.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The sixth novel, the story of a man who gives up everything for his obsession and pays dearly for it. Set mostly in Montana, SIGNED on title page. 173 pp. ISBN: 0-394-528735.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (name on front endpaper, slight spine slant, crease to dj flap)
Book ID: 56383More details Price: $28.50 -
WILDLIFE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's fourth novel, set in Montana in the 1960's. ISBN: 0-87113-3482.
Condition: Fine in a very good dust jacket (short closed tear to upper edge of back cover of dj.).
Book ID: 56010More details Price: $18.00 -
SISTER COYOTE: Montana Stories.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Lyons Press, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of seven stories, including the long title novella, set in small town Montana. 205 pp. ISBN: 1585740713.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 54414More details Price: $17.50
