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  • THE SOUNDS OF RESCUE, THE SIGNS OF HOPE. by Flynn, Robert.
    Flynn, Robert.
    THE SOUNDS OF RESCUE, THE SIGNS OF HOPE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, a story of survival - "A young American fighter pilot, shot down in the Pacific during World War II and alone on a small tropical island except for one primitive man with whom he can barely communicate." 270 pp. Dust jacket design by Hal Siegel.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (tear at base of dj spine)

    Book ID: 59651
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  • THE INVADERS. by Frank, Waldo (1889-1967)
    Frank, Waldo (1889-1967)
    THE INVADERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1948. Hardcover first edition - Uncommon post-apocalyptic novel set in the near future and "focussing on a few people brought into unnatural intimacy after an atomic bomb has been dropped on New York. Each of the characters is intended to be symbolic of forces let loose in the world by atomic fission. A highly intellectual, articulate couple, with a child, are happily secluded in a rural community. Upon them descend refugees from the bomb, the husband's vengeful first wife, their twin children, and her opportunistic consort. The second wife, fearing for their happiness, denies them refuge, but the idealistic husband insists that their terror can only be dispelled by facing the threat to…

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    New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1948. Hardcover first edition - Uncommon post-apocalyptic novel set in the near future and "focussing on a few people brought into unnatural intimacy after an atomic bomb has been dropped on New York. Each of the characters is intended to be symbolic of forces let loose in the world by atomic fission. A highly intellectual, articulate couple, with a child, are happily secluded in a rural community. Upon them descend refugees from the bomb, the husband's vengeful first wife, their twin children, and her opportunistic consort. The second wife, fearing for their happiness, denies them refuge, but the idealistic husband insists that their terror can only be dispelled by facing the threat to their happiness. Death, destruction, misery result - the couple are left with a mild courage to face trouble together and go on." (Kirkus) In addition to being a novelist, journalist and historian, Waldo Frank had been a radical activist during the Depression, although he broke with the Communist Party in 1937. He was for a while a close friend of the Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer and helped edit his novel 'Cane' but he is best known for his works on Latin America, where he was a very influential figure. 259 pp.

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    Condition: Very good in dark blue cloth in a good dust jacket (corners slightly bumped, toning to pages, tape repair to interior of spine of dj, sunning to spine)

    Book ID: 88755
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  • SPIRIT WRESTLER. by Houston, James.
    Houston, James.
    SPIRIT WRESTLER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set among the Eskimos of Baffin Island, by this Canadian author-artist, who lived among the Inuit for many years. Author's "last word." 306 pp. ISBN: 0-15-184755x.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (some edgewear to dj)

    Book ID: 65442
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  • TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD. by Ivey, Eowyn.
    Ivey, Eowyn.
    TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel - "an atmospheric, transporting tale of adventure, love, and survival. In the winter of 1885, decorated war hero Colonel Allen Forrester leads a small band of men on an expedition that has been deemed impossible: to venture up the Wolverine River and pierce the vast, untamed Alaska Territory. Leaving behind Sophie, his newly pregnant wife, Colonel Forrester records his extraordinary experiences in hopes that his journal will reach her if he doesn't return--once he passes beyond the edge of the known world, there's no telling what awaits him." Double page map, both color and black and white illustrations. A Washington Post Notable Book of 2016, among other awards. 417 pp. ISBN: 978-0316242851.

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

    Book ID: 86066
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  • Kocour, Ruth Anne (as told to Michael Hodgson).
    FACING THE EXTREME : One Woman's Story of True Courage, Death-Defying Survival and Her Quest for the Summit.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The personal account of the only female member of a 9 person expedition on Mt. McKinley in Alaska in May 1992. The story of how they survived when the most violent weather system on record (one which killed 11 climbers), slammed into the mountain, pinning them on an ice shelf at 14,000 feet for almost 2 weeks. Illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photographs on gloss paper. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-312-179421.

    Condition: INSCRIBED by the author on the title page " For... thanks for all the help getting me up the mountain.' Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 32667
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  • THE WOLF ROAD. by Lewis, Beth.
    Lewis, Beth.
    THE WOLF ROAD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crown, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, described as an "amalgam of literary thriller and gritty western. Long after a cold war mis-step has turned back the clock, gold rush fever and vigilante justice are once again a way of life. After a devastating storm, a scrappy young tomboy is taken in by a strange tattooed backwoodsman who names her Elka. Elka is raised in isolation amid the wilderness until, at age eighteen, she ventures into town for the first time. Once there Elka learns horrifying things about the man she thought of as her daddy and sets off immediately to distance herself from him and try to find her parents." 356 pp. ISBN: 978-1101906125.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (some wear to the dj at the front fold)

    Book ID: 81164
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  • THE ICE MASTER: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk. by Niven, Jennifer.
    Niven, Jennifer.
    THE ICE MASTER: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hyperion, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, this is a compelling account of this disastrous expedition which sailed out of British Columbia in 1913 in search of an undiscovered Arctic continent. Niven "has completed the unfulfilled mission of survivor William McKinlay to produce a 'more honest and revealing account' of the wreck of the Karluk and its aftermath. The explorers became split into several dispersed groups living in the shadow of death. Their simultaneously grim and gruesome experiences are interwoven in this minutely detailed and atmospheric retelling, created by combining and comparing firsthand accounts and other sources. The characters are vividly re-created, from the expedition's self-interested leader, whom McKinlay called 'a consummate liar…

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    New York: Hyperion, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book, this is a compelling account of this disastrous expedition which sailed out of British Columbia in 1913 in search of an undiscovered Arctic continent. Niven "has completed the unfulfilled mission of survivor William McKinlay to produce a 'more honest and revealing account' of the wreck of the Karluk and its aftermath. The explorers became split into several dispersed groups living in the shadow of death. Their simultaneously grim and gruesome experiences are interwoven in this minutely detailed and atmospheric retelling, created by combining and comparing firsthand accounts and other sources. The characters are vividly re-created, from the expedition's self-interested leader, whom McKinlay called 'a consummate liar and cheat,' to the heroic ship's master, who struggled over 700 miles to organize a rescue. (Karen Tiley) Illustrated with photographs. Notes, maps. 402 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-786865296.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (some light toning)

    Book ID: 90736
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  • THE WAY TO GO HOME. by Pendry, Eric.
    Pendry, Eric.
    THE WAY TO GO HOME.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Norton, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel - on one level, this is an international political thriller with a British embassy official and his family in a flight to freedom, but it becomes a study of how the veneer of civilization can break down when survival is in question. 185 pp. ISBN: 0-393088340.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line, minor edgewear to dj)

    Book ID: 66646
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  • MIDNIGHT SUN. by Reid, Elwood.
    Reid, Elwood.
    MIDNIGHT SUN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel (third book), a story of "two tough-talking drifters forced to confront their vulnerability in the Alaskan wilderness." When Jack and Burke agree to help a favor rescue his daughter from a strange milennial cult, in return for $10,000, they find themselves in a struggle for their lives. SIGNED on the title page. 271 pp. ISBN: 0-385497369.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81789
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  • MIDNIGHT SUN. by Reid, Elwood.
    Reid, Elwood.
    MIDNIGHT SUN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Doubleday, (2000). SIGNED first edition - The author's second novel (third book), a story of "two tough-talking drifters forced to confront their vulnerability in the Alaskan wilderness." When Jack and Burke agree to help a favor rescue his daughter from a strange milennial cult, in return for $10,000, they find themselves in a struggle for their lives. SIGNED on the title page. 273 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 81790
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  • WHICHAWAY. by Swarthout, Glendon and Kathryn. Illustrated by Richard M. Powers
    Swarthout, Glendon and Kathryn. Illustrated by Richard M. Powers
    WHICHAWAY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second collaboration between this husband and wife on a book for older children. Set on a vast Arizona ranch in 1923, this is the gripping story of a lonesome yet resilient boy, known as 'Whichaway' for his habit of going in all directions, who is badly injured with both legs broken when a dust devil hits a windmill he is checking on He is stranded on a 4 ft square platform, struggling just to survive, left to die by rustlers, but still able to use his ingenuity and to find the courage to take the first steps to save himself. Illustrated with drawings by Richard M. Powers. Kirkus…

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    New York: Random House, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second collaboration between this husband and wife on a book for older children. Set on a vast Arizona ranch in 1923, this is the gripping story of a lonesome yet resilient boy, known as 'Whichaway' for his habit of going in all directions, who is badly injured with both legs broken when a dust devil hits a windmill he is checking on He is stranded on a 4 ft square platform, struggling just to survive, left to die by rustlers, but still able to use his ingenuity and to find the courage to take the first steps to save himself. Illustrated with drawings by Richard M. Powers. Kirkus Reviews commented that "once they start this, they'll read it right through to the end without stopping or losing their place." 101 pp.

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    Condition: Very good in a rather ppor dust jacket. (previous owner's name on front endpaper, rubbing, tears and chips to the dj)

    Book ID: 90088
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