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  • THE BONE IS POINTED. by Upfield, Arthur. Introduction by Edward Marston
    Upfield, Arthur. Introduction by Edward Marston
    THE BONE IS POINTED.

    Edition: First thus- a trade paperback.

    New York: Scribner, (1998.). SIGNED - Attractive re-issue of a mystery featuring Dectective Inspector Napolean Bonaparte, originally published in 1938. The setting in the Australian outback evokes the vastness of the area, and the rabbit migration, and the bone-pointing traditionsof an aborigine tribe are well-described. SIGNED by Edward Marston (Keith Miles) at his introduction for this edition. Map. 300 pp. ISBN: 0-684-850575.

    Condition: Fine.

    Book ID: 48144
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  • THE EAGLES. by Urquhart, Paul (pseudonym used by Ladbroke Black, 1877-1940, and Thomas Meech, 1868-1940)
    Urquhart, Paul (pseudonym used by Ladbroke Black, 1877-1940, and Thomas Meech, 1868-1940)
    THE EAGLES.

    Edition: First edition.

    London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited 1906. Hardcover first edition - The first collaboration between these two authors, a story of espionage and treachery set in 19th century France and Russia. It begins simply and dramatically -"I was condemned to die." Glossy frontispiece by Harold Piffard. Tissue guard. 320 pp plus 4 pp publisher's ads. Rather hard to find - no copies being offered for sale, and Worldcat only locates 4 copies in the UK.

    Condition: Good overall in embossed dark navy blue cloth with gilt lettering (corners somewhat bumped, front endpaper missing)

    Book ID: 69011
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  • THE BANDBOX. by Vance, Louis Joseph (1897-1933)
    Vance, Louis Joseph (1897-1933)
    THE BANDBOX.

    Edition: Reprint.

    New York: A. L. Burt, (1912). Hardcover - A novel which "bristles with breathless adventure, mistaken identities, detective investigations, romantic developments, and startling situations... It is a rousing story, told with a stimulating style, and culminating in love rewarded" Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller with a glossy frontispiece and three inserted plates. Basis of the 1919 film of the same name. 319 pp plus 6 pp ads.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated red boards with cream lettering,

    Book ID: 75073
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  • WHO KILLED PALOMINO MOLERO? by Vargas Llosa, Mario.
    Vargas Llosa, Mario.
    WHO KILLED PALOMINO MOLERO?

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - A detective novel by this Nobel Prize winning author: "Set on an air force base in Peru, where a young airman is found tortured and murdered. An entertaining and brilliantly plotted mystery, this book also takes up one of Vargas Llosa's great themes: despair at how difficult it is to be an honest man in a society based on a corruption of motives and feelings." Translated from the Spanish by Alfred Mac Adam. 151 pp. Dust jacket by Honi Werner. ISBN: 0-374289786.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (remainder mark, tiny nick to upper edge of dj)

    Book ID: 74857
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  • THE SILVER CLOUD CAFE. by Vea, Alfredo.
    Vea, Alfredo.
    THE SILVER CLOUD CAFE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book, a novel set in San Francisco's Mission District, a study of the mix of race and culture in the US and also a gripping murder mystery. 343 pp,. ISBN: 0-525-940774.

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

    Book ID: 26986
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  • PLAYING WITH FIRE. by Veder, Bob.
    Veder, Bob.
    PLAYING WITH FIRE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Linden Press / Simon & Schuster, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the small town of Fallsview, NY, a town seemingly like others within a few hours of the city - until an arsonist set about burning down the whole town - the houses and businesses - and the town's terrified citizens, under the strain of increasing suspense and horror, begin to view even their oldest friends and neighbors as enemies. 250 pp. Review copy with publisher's letter and slip laid in. ISBN: 0-671254596.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (creases to dj flaps).

    Book ID: 78310
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  • MISS GARNET'S ANGEL. by Vickers, Sally.
    Vickers, Sally.
    MISS GARNET'S ANGEL.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Harper Collins, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel - one which defies categorization - it is a historical mystery, a love story, and a retelling of The Book of Tobit, from the Apocrypha. "What begins as a beautifully-written, gentle tale of a woman coming to life, slowly deepens into something more intriguing as Vickers takes up issues of good and evil, sexuality, religion and belief. Just as one can happily wander the streets of Venice until one finds oneself lost and fear sets in, the reader is lulled by her artful prose until ensnared." (Oxford Times) SIGNED on the title page. Map frontispiece and map endpapers. Author's note. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-002261154.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket. (usual toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 73978
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  • THE MYSTERY OF THE OLD THORNDYKE. by Waldschmidt, Jean.
    Waldschmidt, Jean.
    THE MYSTERY OF THE OLD THORNDYKE.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, (1955) dj. Hardcover first edition - When their professor-father breaks his leg, two boys are sent to Carson City - the former end of the Texas cattle drives - to oversee the demolition of the now derelict old hotel which had been a glittering monument for cowboys on the trail back in the 1870s. 189 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (usual toning to the pages, sunning to the spine of the dust jacket)

    Book ID: 59369
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  • THE MYSTERY OF THE OLD THORNDYKE. by Waldschmidt, Jean.
    Waldschmidt, Jean.
    THE MYSTERY OF THE OLD THORNDYKE.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, (1955). Hardcover first edition - When their professor-father breaks his leg, two boys are sent to Carson City - the former end of the Texas cattle drives - to oversee the demolition of the now derelict old hotel which had been a glittering monument for cowboys on the trail back in the 1870s. 189 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in yellow boards with black lettering on the spine (bookplate on front endpaper), a tight and clean copy, no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84880
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  • MEG AND THE DISAPPEARING DIAMONDS .#1. by Walker, Holly Beth. (pseudonym for Gladys Baker Bond.)
    Walker, Holly Beth. (pseudonym for Gladys Baker Bond.)
    MEG AND THE DISAPPEARING DIAMONDS .#1.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Racine, WI: Western Publishing Company, Inc., (1968.). A Whitman "Tween Age Book" - not too hard and not too easy for in-between readers. Illustrated by Cliff Schule. The first book in the Meg mystery series. In addition to writing the first six books of the Meg Duncan series, Bond wrote three of the books in the Trixie Belden series in the late 1970s (#17, 21 and 25.) As an indication of just how popular these books can be with girls, my daughter named her part-Siamese cat 'Thunder' after Meg's cat. 136 pp. ISBN: 0-307-21527x.

    Condition: Good only in illustrated covers (usual toning to pages, wear to corners and ends of spine, hinges starting)

    Book ID: 63046
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  • MEG: The Secret of the Witch's Stairway. #2 by Walker, Holly Beth. (pseudonym for Gladys Baker Bond.)
    Walker, Holly Beth. (pseudonym for Gladys Baker Bond.)
    MEG: The Secret of the Witch's Stairway. #2

    Edition: Hardcover edition.

    Racine, WI: Whitman, (1967). Hardcover - A Whitman "Tween Age Book" - not too hard and not too easy for inbetween readers. Illustrated in orange on white. Illustrated endpapers. The second title in the Meg mystery series. In addition to writing the first 6 books of the Meg Duncan series, Bond wrote 3 of the books in the Trixie Belden series in the late 1970's (#17, 21 and 25.). ISBN: 0-307-215288.

    Condition: Good condition only (front hinge cracked, corners bumped usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 63895
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  • MY SUNSHINE AWAY. by Walsh, M. O.
    Walsh, M. O.
    MY SUNSHINE AWAY.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2015). SIGNED first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel, both a mystery and a coming-of-age story. In the summer of 1989, a quiet Baton Rouge neighborhood is rocked by a violent crime when a fifteen-year-old girl, a free spirit and track star, is attacked late one evening near her home. "As the dark side of this idyllic stretch of Southern suburbia is revealed, the close-knit neighborhood is irreversibly transformed.. . [a book which] brilliantly juxtaposes the enchantment of a charmed childhood with the gripping story of a violent crime." SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2014, that is, before publication. 303 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 85060
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  • MY SUNSHINE AWAY. by Walsh, M. O.
    Walsh, M. O.
    MY SUNSHINE AWAY.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Putnam, (2015). SIGNED first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel, both a mystery and a coming-of-age story. In the summer of 1989, in a quiet Baton Rouge neighborhood where a fifteen-year-old girl, a free spirit and track star, is attacked late one evening near her home. "As the dark side of this idyllic stretch of Southern suburbia is revealed, the close-knit neighborhood is irreversibly transformed.. . [a book which] brilliantly juxtaposes the enchantment of a charmed childhood with the gripping story of a violent crime." SIGNED on the title page. 303 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 85100
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  • West, Morris.
    HARLEQUIN.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Morrow, (1974.) dj. Hardcover - Thriller set in the world of violence for hire, but also a book which explores the nature of good and evil in the modern world. 275 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-688-003095.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 46945
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  • HARLEQUIN. by West, Morris.
    West, Morris.
    HARLEQUIN.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Morrow, (1974.) dj. Hardcover - Thriller set in the world of violence for hire, but also a book which explores the nature of good and evil in the modern world. 243 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-688-003095.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dustjacket (minor edgewear, creasing to dj.)

    Book ID: 46946
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  • AN AMERICAN TRAVELER: True Tales of Adventure, Travel, and Sport. by White, Randy Wayne.
    White, Randy Wayne.
    AN AMERICAN TRAVELER: True Tales of Adventure, Travel, and Sport.

    Edition: First printing.

    Guilford, Connecticut : The Lyons Press, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays on his adventures in Costa Rica, with Peter Blake and the New Zealand sailing team, crocodile hunting in Australia, diving with the great white sharks in South Africa and much more by the author best known for his Doc Ford mysteries - but who has also been a fishing guide and the author of the "Out There" column for Outside magazine. SIGNED on the title page. xv, 195 pp. ISBN: 1592280331.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 68994
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  • MANNER OF DEATH. by White, Stephen.
    White, Stephen.
    MANNER OF DEATH.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Alan Gregory thriller. SIGNED on the title page. 356 pp. ISBN: 0-525-944400.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 61036
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  • CRITICAL CONDITIONS. by White, Stephen.
    White, Stephen.
    CRITICAL CONDITIONS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An Alan Gregory thriller, set in Colorado. SIGNED on the title page. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-525-94270x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 61037
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  • MANNER OF DEATH. by White, Stephen.
    White, Stephen.
    MANNER OF DEATH.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Dutton, (1999). First edition - The seventh Alan Gregory thriller. 354 pp.

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease to upper corner of back cover.)

    Book ID: 74446
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  • REMOTE CONTROL. by White, Stephen.
    White, Stephen.
    REMOTE CONTROL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A thriller featuring pyschologist-sleuth Dr. Alan Gregory thriller, set in Colorado. SIGNED on the title page. 307 pp. ISBN: 0-525-942696.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82637
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  • REMOTE CONTROL. by White, Stephen.
    White, Stephen.
    REMOTE CONTROL.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Dutton, (1997). SIGNED first edition - A thriller featuring pyschologist-sleuth Dr. Alan Gregory thriller, set in Colorado. SIGNED on the title page. 300 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82638
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  • ANGEL ROCK. by Williams, Darren.
    Williams, Darren.
    ANGEL ROCK.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award winning Australian author's second novel and the first to be published in the United States. Set in a hardscrabble, back country town in 1969, this begins with two half-brothers who get lost in the wild wooded countryside around the small town of Angel Rock. Only the eldest, 13-year-old Tom, finds his way home. A story of psychological suspense. Notable for its description of the Australian countryside in all its harshness and beauty. Highly recommended. 304 pp. ISBN: 0-375-415517.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 42456
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  • THE MASK OF THE BLACK TULIP. by Willig, Lauren.
    Willig, Lauren.
    THE MASK OF THE BLACK TULIP.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second book in this series involving grad student Eloise Kelly, who in the first book discovered the secret identity of England's master spy during the Napoleonic Wars, the Pink Carnation, and in this one, she is once unearthing clues about the Pink Carnation's nemesis, the French spy known as the Black Tulip. A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Author's historical note. 406 pp. ISBN: 0-525-949208.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 44955
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  • THE MASK OF THE BLACK TULIP. by Willig, Lauren.
    Willig, Lauren.
    THE MASK OF THE BLACK TULIP.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second book in this series involving grad student Eloise Kelly, who in the first book discovered the secret identity of England's master spy during the Napoleonic Wars, the Pink Carnation, and in this one, she is once unearthing clues about the Pink Carnation's nemesis, the French spy known as the Black Tulip. A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Author's historical note. 406 pp. ISBN: 0-525-949208.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 51150
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  • THE DECEPTION OF THE EMERALD RING. by Willig, Lauren.
    Willig, Lauren.
    THE DECEPTION OF THE EMERALD RING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third book in this series involving grad student Eloise Kelly, who is researching the secret identity of England's master spy during the Napoleonic Wars. A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Author's historical note. 387 pp. ISBN: 0-525-949771.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 56246
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  • THE TEMPTATION OF THE NIGHT JASMINE. by Willig, Lauren.
    Willig, Lauren.
    THE TEMPTATION OF THE NIGHT JASMINE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fifth book in the Pink Carnations series, a "lighthearted, romantic and suspenseful novel about the most elusive spy of all time." A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Author's historical note. 388 pp. ISBN: 9780525950967.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 56310
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  • THE MISCHIEF OF THE MISTLETOE. by Willig, Lauren.
    Willig, Lauren.
    THE MISCHIEF OF THE MISTLETOE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (2010) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book in the Pink Carnations series, a "lighthearted, romantic and suspenseful novel about the most elusive spy of all time." A fun book to read, a combination of chick lit and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Recipes, author's historical note. 339 pp. ISBN: 978-0525951872.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 87118
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  • PANACEA. by Wilson, F. Paul.
    Wilson, F. Paul.
    PANACEA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A medical thriller by this award-winning writer. "Two secret societies vie for control of the ultimate medical miraclePanacea. Medical examiner Laura Fanning has two charred corpses and no answers. Both bear a mysterious tattoo but exhibit no known cause of death. Their only connection to one another is a string of puzzling miracle cures. Her preliminary investigation points to a cult in the possession of the fabled panaceathe substance that can cure all ills." 383 pp. ISBN: 978-0765385161.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 75314
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  • UNDERGROUND AIRLINES. by Winters, Ben H.
    Winters, Ben H.
    UNDERGROUND AIRLINES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. A book which is a ground-breaking novel, an imaginative thriller, and a story of an America…

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    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. A book which is a ground-breaking novel, an imaginative thriller, and a story of an America that is more like our own than we want to admit, this was named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, and more and winner of the 2016 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. 322 pp. ISBN: 978-0316261241.

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    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (toning to edges of textblock)

    Book ID: 87446
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  • UNDERGROUND AIRLINES. by Winters, Ben H.
    Winters, Ben H.
    UNDERGROUND AIRLINES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication, A book which is a…

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    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication, A book which is a ground-breaking novel, an imaginative thriller, and a story of an America that is more like our own than we want to admit, this was named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, and more and winner of the 2016 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. 320 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance copy and especially so signed.

    Book ID: 87456
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