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  • LA DOGANA: Poemes Venitiens. by Bauchau, Henry (1913 - 2012); images d' Henriette Grindat.
    Bauchau, Henry (1913 - 2012); images d' Henriette Grindat.
    LA DOGANA: Poemes Venitiens.

    Edition: First printing.

    Lausanne: Editions Castella, (1967). First edition - Edition originale, un des 900 exemplaires numerotes sur Canson et Ingres et imprimee sur les presses de l'Imprimerie Chabloz a Renens. Ouvrage illustre de 12 photographies d'Henriette Grindat. (#650 out of 900 copies of the regular edition). A relatively early work of this Belgian poet, active in the Resistance during World War II, a lawyer and psychoanalyst, who moved to Paris in 1946 where he was friends with Camus and Gide, among others. Swiss photographer Henriette Grindat (1923 - 1986) was known for her complex surrealistic images which were often achieved by means of collage, photograms, or solarisation - many of which, like the ones in this book, depicted the effects of light and water. Unpaginated (36 pp including the colophon), Large format.

    Condition: Fine in stiff white covers in dark red outer wrappers with black lettering and self flaps.

    Book ID: 85251
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  • THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS. by Berendt, John.
    Berendt, John.
    THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Penguin, 2005. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at Venice, telling the story of its rich history and some of its more eccentric residents, of attempts to save its archeological treasures and recreating the unique atmosphere of this city of canals, using as a starting point the 1996 fire which destroyed the Opera House. Glossary, lists of people and places. 414 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 1594200580.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 76351
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  • HERO AND THE TERROR. by Blodgett, Michael.
    Blodgett, Michael.
    HERO AND THE TERROR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harmony, (1982) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's second novel, a pyscho-thriller set in Southern California: "You are about to meet a deranged sex killer, a human so driven by a force so perverted that you will never again feel completely safe. It's Christmas Eve and Simon Moon is losing his mind. Herrara Fiddleman is chief of detectives for the Venice, California police department.. . . So begins a desperate manhunt that brings chaos to a lush suburb of Los Angeles." A presentation copy very personally INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in 1983. 247 pp. ISBN: 0-517546922.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (slight spine slant).

    Book ID: 63451
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  • BEAUTIFUL SIGNOR. by Cassells, Cyrus.
    Cassells, Cyrus.
    BEAUTIFUL SIGNOR.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback..

    Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, (1997). SIGNED first edition - Award-winning African American poet's third collection, inspired by Dante and Venice (Cassell spent 8 years living in Italy). Martin Espada these love poems "resonant, even haunting, born of an acute sensual awareness." SIGNED on the title page. 120 pp. ISBN: 1-556591241.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 72407
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  • A MAPMAKER'S DREAM: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice. by Cowan, James.
    Cowan, James.
    A MAPMAKER'S DREAM: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston & London: Shambhala, 1996, dj. Hardcover first edition - Part history, part fiction, a "fantasy of a Venetian cartographer speculates on geography as a construct of the human consciousness, with tales of explorations into an imaginary world. Through the purported journals of Fra Mauro, a cloistered monk who actually lived during the 15th century and who, in Cowan's novel, has resolved to create a map of the world without ever leaving his cell, we learn of a race of men with one foot the size of an umbrella, about the Vatican emissary to the Mongol court,and about the devil worshippers of the land called Mosul. Over the course of the book, Fra Mauro creates a world of his…

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    Boston & London: Shambhala, 1996, dj. Hardcover first edition - Part history, part fiction, a "fantasy of a Venetian cartographer speculates on geography as a construct of the human consciousness, with tales of explorations into an imaginary world. Through the purported journals of Fra Mauro, a cloistered monk who actually lived during the 15th century and who, in Cowan's novel, has resolved to create a map of the world without ever leaving his cell, we learn of a race of men with one foot the size of an umbrella, about the Vatican emissary to the Mongol court,and about the devil worshippers of the land called Mosul. Over the course of the book, Fra Mauro creates a world of his own, composed less of geographical knowledge than of meditation, folklore, and books." Illustrated maps on endpapers and chapter headings are from actual preserved works of Mauro. xvii, 151 pp. ISBN: 1-570621969.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 88971
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  • IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN. by Dunant, Sarah.
    Dunant, Sarah.
    IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy - this begins in 1527 when the courtesan Fiammetta and her dwarf companion, Bucino, escape from the sacking of Rome and head for Venice. Author's note, bibliography. 371 pp. Illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 140063817.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 41158
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  • POME & PEEL. by Ehrlich, Amy. Illustrated by Laszlo Gal.
    Ehrlich, Amy. Illustrated by Laszlo Gal.
    POME & PEEL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dial Press, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of a Venetian fairy tale in which brotherly love triumphs over sorcery and suspician. Illustrated in full color by Laszlo Gal. Large format. Unpaginated.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards in a near fine dust jacket (short tear at top of dj spine).

    Book ID: 87005
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  • THIS ROUGH MAGIC. by Flint, Eric; Mercedes Lackey and Dave Freer.
    Flint, Eric; Mercedes Lackey and Dave Freer.
    THIS ROUGH MAGIC.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Baen Books, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in this series, set on Corfu in the sixteenth century. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, list of characters, glossary. 822 pp. Dust jacket art by Larry Dixon. ISBN: 0-7434-71490.

    Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (crease to upper corner of a few pages).

    Book ID: 64433
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  • THE SHADOW OF THE LION. by Flint, Eric; Mercedes Lackey and Dave Freer.
    Flint, Eric; Mercedes Lackey and Dave Freer.
    THE SHADOW OF THE LION.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Baen Books, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Set in 1537 in an 'other-worldly, new-age' Venice, a city where magic thrives, a bastion of independence and toleration, and riddled with corruption and intrigue. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, family tree, list of characters, glossary. 825 pp. Dust jacket art by Larry Dixon. ISBN: 0-7434-35230.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64432
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  • ISLAND OF ENCHANTMENT. by Forman, Justus Miles; illustrated by Howard Pyle
    Forman, Justus Miles; illustrated by Howard Pyle
    ISLAND OF ENCHANTMENT.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in 14th century Venice and the Dalmatian islands. Iillustrated by Howard Pyle with 4 color plates plus decorations on each page. 106 pp. Top edge gilt.

    Condition: Good in pale lilac cloth with gilt lettering, cream and green water lily design. Some overall soiling to the covers, bumped to corners, shelfwear, binding slightly cracked after the endpapers, but still an attractive example of early 20th century book production.

    Book ID: 46376
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  • Gash, Jonathan.
    THE GONDOLA SCAM.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, 1984. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The seventh mystery featuring reprobate English antiques dealer Lovejoy - this one set among the treasures of Venice. SIGNED on the title page. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-312-338287.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 19717
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  • Gash, Jonathan.
    THE GONDOLA SCAM.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: St Martin's, 1984. dj. Hardcover - The seventh mystery featuring reprobate English antiques dealer Lovejoy - this one set among the treasures of Venice. ISBN: 0-312-338287.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 27323
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  • THE GONDOLA SCAM. by Gash, Jonathan.
    Gash, Jonathan.
    THE GONDOLA SCAM.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - The seventh mystery featuring reprobate English antiques dealer Lovejoy - this one set among the treasures of Venice. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-312-338287.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87674
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  • PLAYING WITH FIRE. by Gerritsen, Tess.
    Gerritsen, Tess.
    PLAYING WITH FIRE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ballantine, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A standalone thriller, named one of the best books of the year by the LA Times, finalist for the International Thrillers Writers Award. "In a shadowy antiques shop in Rome, violinist Julia Ansdell happens upon a curious piece of music- the Incendio waltz- and is immediately entranced by its unusual composition. . . Back home in Boston, from the moment JuliaÕs bow moves across the strings, drawing the waltzÕs fiery notes into the air, something strange is stirredÑand JuliaÕs world comes under threat" and she is determined to find out more about the man and the meaning behind this music, a quest that takes her to Venice where she…

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    New York: Ballantine, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A standalone thriller, named one of the best books of the year by the LA Times, finalist for the International Thrillers Writers Award. "In a shadowy antiques shop in Rome, violinist Julia Ansdell happens upon a curious piece of music- the Incendio waltz- and is immediately entranced by its unusual composition. . . Back home in Boston, from the moment JuliaÕs bow moves across the strings, drawing the waltzÕs fiery notes into the air, something strange is stirredÑand JuliaÕs world comes under threat" and she is determined to find out more about the man and the meaning behind this music, a quest that takes her to Venice where she discovers a dark secret. SIGNED on the half title page. Historical notes. 247 pp. ISBN: 978-1101884348.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88154
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  • A MATTER OF RECORD. by Gray, Malcolm (pseudonym of Ian Stuart,1927-1993)
    Gray, Malcolm (pseudonym of Ian Stuart,1927-1993)
    A MATTER OF RECORD.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third mystery featuring Alan Craig, an ex-Scotland Yard detective, now a private investigator, who is the "expert crime solver" on a mystery junket from Venice aboard the Orient Express - but what starts out as fun turns out to all too real a case of murder. 182 pp. ISBN: 0-38524309X.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (minor edgewear to the dj).

    Book ID: 78017
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  • Headley, John M.; Campbell, I. C.; Stearns, Peter N. ; O'Brian, Patrick Carl and Desnoyers, Charles, contributors.
    JOURNAL OF WORLD HISTORY, Volume 8, Number 1, Spring 1997.

    Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1997. Official journal of the World History Association, published twice a year. Articles by the above contributors include a studies of Venice's cartographers in the 16th century, the Polynesian-European culture contacts, and expansion and 19th century Chinese missions abroad.

    Condition: Fine in glossy blue wrappers.

    Book ID: 12719
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  • THE ALIBI. by Kanon, Joseph.
    Kanon, Joseph.
    THE ALIBI.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His fourth novel, a story of "revenge love and murder set in post-war Venice." Set in 1946, in a Europe slowly beginning to recover from the ravages of war, where a US Army war crimes investigator has come for a break from the horrors of his work, only to discover that in a seemingly unchanged Venice, everyone was compromised by the Occupation. SIGNED on the title page. 405 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-8050-7886x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63266
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  • THE ALIBI. by Kanon, Joseph.
    Kanon, Joseph.
    THE ALIBI.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - His fourth novel, a story of "revenge love and murder set in post-war Venice." Set in 1946, in a Europe slowly beginning to recover from the ravages of war, where a US Army war crimes investigator has come for a break from the horrors of his work, only to discover that in a seemingly unchanged Venice, everyone was compromised by the Occupation. 405 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-8050-7886x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63161
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  • THE VENETIAN MASK. by Laker, Rosalind (pseudonym of of Barbara Ovstedal.)
    Laker, Rosalind (pseudonym of of Barbara Ovstedal.)
    THE VENETIAN MASK.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical novel of romance and adventure set against the backdrop of eighteenth century Venice. 422 pp. ISBN: 0-385-421907.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 57863
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  • THE THIEF OF VENICE: A Homer Kelly Mystery. by Langton, Jane..
    Langton, Jane..
    THE THIEF OF VENICE: A Homer Kelly Mystery.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fourteenth in the Homer Kelly mystery series - in this, Homer is attending a rare book conference in Venice, and Mary is glorying in being an ordinary tourist. Illustrated with drawings by the author. Afterword. 247 pp. ISBN: 0-670-882100.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 42877
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  • DOCTORED EVIDENCE. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    DOCTORED EVIDENCE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: William Heinemann, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - One of her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. SIGNED on the title page. Map endpapers. 245 pp. ISBN: 0-87113-9189.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (usual toning to the pages, but otherwise as new).

    Book ID: 65552
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  • ABOUT FACE. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    ABOUT FACE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. 278 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 9780802118967.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 50398
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  • DRAWING CONCLUSIONS. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    DRAWING CONCLUSIONS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2011) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. 260 pp. ISBN: 978-0802119797.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73098
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  • THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-87113-9375.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 71596
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  • BLOOD FROM A STONE. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    BLOOD FROM A STONE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Another title in her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. "On a cold Venetian night shortly before Christmas, a man is killed in a fight in Campo Santo Stefano. The closest witnesses to the event are the tourists who had been browsing the man's wares before his death. The dead man was working as a vu cumpra, one of the many Black Africans selling goods outside normal shop hours without a work permit. Arriving on the scene, Commissario Brunetti's response matches that of everybody involved: why would anyone kill an illegal immigrant?" 276 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-87113-8875.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 57434
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  • A QUESTION OF BELIEF. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    A QUESTION OF BELIEF.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2010.) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of her highly praised - and prize-winning - series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. 262 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 978-0802119421.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 55065
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  • DOCTORED EVIDENCE. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    DOCTORED EVIDENCE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of her highly praised - and prize-winning - series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. 245 pp. ISBN: 0-87113-9189.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54126
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  • THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - A title in her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. 276 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 978-0871139801.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 75258
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  • BLOOD FROM A STONE. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    BLOOD FROM A STONE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Another title in her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. "On a cold Venetian night shortly before Christmas, a man is killed in a fight in Campo Santo Stefano. The closest witnesses to the event are the tourists who had been browsing the man's wares before his death. The dead man was working as a vu cumpra, one of the many Black Africans selling goods outside normal shop hours without a work permit. Arriving on the scene, Commissario Brunetti's response matches that of everybody involved: why would anyone kill an illegal immigrant?" 276 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-87113-8875.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket ("San Francisco 2005" written on blank prelim)

    Book ID: 67932
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  • UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN. by Leon, Donna.
    Leon, Donna.
    UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 28th title in her highly praised, and prize-winning, series of mysteries featuring Guido Brunetti, commissario of the Venice police. As a favor to his wealthy father-in-law, the Count Falier, Brunetti agrees to investigate the seemingly innocent wish of the Count's best friend, the elderly and childless Gonzalo, to adopt a younger man as his son. Short-listed for the Gold Dagger Award. Map endpapers. 259 pp. ISBN: 978-0802129116.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85005
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