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DEATH IN PURPLE PROSE: A Perry Trethowan Novel.
Edition: First printing.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, (1987) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth Inspector Perry Trethowan mystery, set at a conference of romance novelists in Norway - a "hilarious send-up of the world of romantic fiction." SIGNED by the author on the title page. 183 pp. ISBN: 0-002321165.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 89774More details Price: $65.00 -
GIRL NEXT DOOR.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Arcadia House, 1944. dj. Hardcover first edition - Uncommon young adult romance about nursing in a small town hospital - in addition to the romantic story, this depicts the devastation of polio at that time, and Kit, the young nurse, goes to Minneapolis to be trained in the Kenney method of treatment. 256 pp.
Condition: Ex-library, in sturdy library binding of light green buckram with white lettering, no dj.
Book ID: 64827More details Price: $25.00 -
MELISSA.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. dj. Hardcover - A romantic novel with a strong dose of psychological suspense by this prolific, but always captivativing writer. 384 pp.
Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket - small piece clipped from front endpaper, but otherwise a clean tight copy; dj has great period cover art, minor edgewear, chipping to the top of the spine, original price of 3.00 still present.
Book ID: 35575More details Price: $12.50 -
THE MALLEN GIRL.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Dutton, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second book in the Mallen trilogy, focusing on Barbara, the illegimate daughter of Squire Thomas Mallon - a beautiful young woman, but a true Mallon in her wilfulness and hot temper. As her beauty grew, so did the affliction which shadowed her: now, the impoverished ward of her former governess, she was becoming more and more deaf. Uncommon in the first US trade edition. 282 pp. ISBN: 0-525150722.
Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (tear and associated creasing to bottom edge of rear cover of dj).
Book ID: 86281More details Price: $18.50 -
COME THE MORNING
Edition: First printing.
New York: Kensington, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical romance set in 12th century Scotland of King David, a country not yet unified, and beset by both the Norman English and marauding Vikings. 378 pp. ISBN: 1-57566383X.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line.)
Book ID: 36417More details Price: $12.50 -
THE MASTER OF WARLOCK. A Virginia War Story.
Edition: First edition.
Boston: Lothrup Publishing Company, 1903. Hardcover first edition - Romantic novel set in the years before, during and after the Civil War. Although he was born in Indiana, Eggleston served as a Confederate soldier. Illustrated with a frontispiece with a tissue guard and five internal glossy plates by C. D. Williams 433 pp plus 2pp ads.
Condition: Good overall in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and decorations and a small illustration inset on the front cover - previous owner's name dated 1903, spine slant and rubbing and wear to the covers, a few scattered spots of foxing.
Book ID: 84664More details Price: $20.00 -
THE LYNMARA LEGACY.
Edition: First US printing.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (original price of 8.95 on dj flap)
Book ID: 85228More details Price: $25.00 -
BEYOND THE ROCKS: A Love Story.
Edition: First thus.
New York: The Macaulay Company, (1922). Hardcover first edition - Photoplay Edition of a novel originally published in 1906 by one of the most popular romance writers of her time (one who popularized the concept of the "It girl") Long considered one of the "lost films" of Hollywood's golden silent era, this was produced by the then new Paramount studio and featured Gloria Swanson with Rudolph Valentino, the only time they co-starred in a film. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three internal scenes from the film. 327 pp. plus 3 pp publisher's ads.
Condition: Near fine in red-orange boards with black lettering (spine slightly faded)
Book ID: 90908More details Price: $21.50 -
ON MYSTIC LAKE.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Crown, 1999. SIGNED first edition - After her husband of 20 years leaves her for a younger woman, Annie, "lonely and afraid, retreats to Mystic, the small Washington town where she grew up, hoping that there she can reclaim the woman she once was." SIGNED on the title page. With a reported first printing of 100,000 copies, this advance issue is much more uncommon than the trade edition - and it is especially scarce signed. 323 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers with self-flaps (slight toning).
Book ID: 87154More details Price: $65.00 -
DUSKIN.
Edition: Reprint.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1948, c 1929.) dj. Hardcover - When her employer is injured a young secretary takes his place in investigating delays that could cause the business to fail. A novel of romance and intrigue by this very popular and prolific writer. Dust jacket art is the same as the original edition. 304 pp.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (some minor chipping to the edges of the dj.)
Book ID: 56483More details Price: $20.00 -
THE DESERT HEALER.
Edition: First US printing.
Boston: Small, Maynard and Co,. (1923). Hardcover first edition - Romantic novel by this British author, set in the deserts of North Africa and published just a few years after her novel, The Sheik, which was not only a huge bestseller, but the basis of the 1923 film of the same title starring Rudolf Valentino. This novel was the basis for the 1926 film "Old Loves and New" starring Walter Pidgeon. 302 pp
Condition: Fair condition only in charcoal cloth with red lettering - some rubbing and fading to the spine, spine slant, previous owner's name,
Book ID: 81971More details Price: $18.50 -
KATRINE.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. Hardcover first edition - A romantic novel, the author's third and final novel published in the same month as her death. While Lane is almost forgotten now, this novel was the second best-selling novel in the US for 1909. Frontispiece with tissue guard. 315 pp.
Condition: Good only in red cloth (some water damage and bleeding to the back cover, contents are very good)
Book ID: 64196More details Price: $12.50 -
IN A YUN-NAN COURTYARD.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Good in a good dust jacket (slight spine slant, some rubbing to the boards, and overall wear to the dj - now protected by an archival cover.) Uncommon in the first edition in dustjacket.
Book ID: 32620More details Price: $25.00 -
PASSION FLOWER.
Edition: First thus- a hardcover reprint.
Philadelphia: Blakiston / Triangle Books, (1944) dj. Hardcover - Set in California's Napa Valley, this is the story of a woman who sacrificed her position and family for a man she loved, only to be repaid with deceit and infidelity, as she learned that other women -including the woman she thought was her best friend - consider a man free if his wife can't hold him. Basis for the MGM film of the same name feauturing Kay Francis, Kay Johnson and Charles Bickford. 312 pp.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (usual rather severe toning to the pages, corner torn from rear flap of dj, tears at ends of spine of dj)
Book ID: 68960More details Price: $15.00 -
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL.
Edition: Reprint.
Pleasantville, New York: Impress Mystery, (2007.). Hardcover - Classic novel of espionage, bravery and romance set in 1792 during the French Revolution and originally published in 1905. A title in the Best Mysteries of All Time series. 277 pp. Brochure laid in.
Condition: Fine in red boards with silver lettering on spine and front cover.
Book ID: 79722More details Price: $16.50 -
THE ROAD TO UNDERSTANDING.
Edition: Reprint.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1917). Hardcover - A romantic novel by this very popular author, who is now best-known for her Pollyanna books; this title was fourth on the bestseller list in 1917. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and one internal color plate by Mary Greene Blumenschein. 373 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads.
Condition: Good overall in red boards with black lettering and decorations (slight spine slant), no dust jacket.
Book ID: 83904More details Price: $16.50 -
THE WOMAN OF THE TWILIGHT.
Edition: First Canadian edition.
Toronto / Chicago: McClelland and Goodchild / A. C. McClurg & Co., n.d. [1913]. Hardcover first edition - A romantic novel of old California by this popular author, actress and Indian activist who went to live among the Hopi Indians in 1909. Illustrated with a sepia toned frontispiece and three inserted plates by Hanson Booth. This very uncommon Canadian edition is published from the US sheets, in the same binding, but has McClelland and Goodchild added to the title page and stamped on the base of the spine. 424 pp.
Condition: Very good in pale gray cloth with cream lettering and small silver swastika emblems (previous owner's name dated in 1913, a tear in the margin of one leaf.)
Book ID: 56284More details Price: $30.00 -
SWORD PLAY.
Edition: Reprint.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1926) dj. Hardcover - Described on the front cover of the dust jacket as a "romantic masterpiece" this is a swash buckling novel set in the early 17th century, by a US journalist and editor, probably best known for his Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired science fiction
f/fantasy trilogy, "Polaris of the Snows." 301 pp plus 14 pp of publisher's ads.Condition: Very good in magenta cloth with gold lettering in a fair only dust jacket with several chips, tear to back cover.
Book ID: 83043More details Price: $20.00 -
THE EARL'S COMEUPPANCE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Walker, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book, a Regency romance. 158 pp. ISBN: 0-802711863.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 71718More details Price: $15.00 -
ALWAYS TRUE TO YOU IN MY FASHION.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Morrow, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Romantic novel by this African American mystery writer. ISBN: 0-06-0188839.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 32266More details Price: $15.00 -
HER FIRST SIN.
Edition: Vintage hardcover.
New York: Phoenix Press, (1944). Hardcover - A novel by this prolific author of pulp fiction, set against the backdrop of World War II. Clara had been too ill most of her life to think about being loving a man, but now that she has been cured, her blossoming is the more flamboyent for being delayed - but she is in danger of being burnt. 253 pp.
Condition: Good overall in red boards - wear to the corners and ends of the spine, but an easily readable copy, clean contents. Rather hard to find in hardcover.
Book ID: 88809More details Price: $35.00