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AMERICAN QUARTET.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Arbor House, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - Features Fiona Fitzgerald, homicide detective on the Washington DC police force who is investigating 3 random murders - and links these to the deaths of 3 American Presidents - and a 4th?. ISBN: 0-87795-365-1.
Condition: Very good+ in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 17229More details Price: $16.50 -
THE COLLECTORS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Warner, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second suspense thriller in The Camel Club series, 'led by the mysterious and lethal Oliver Stone.' Illustrated endpapers. 438 pp. ISBN: 0-44653109X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 43558More details Price: $17.50 -
THE SIMPLE TRUTH.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Warner, (1998). dj. Hardcover first edition - His fourth novel, a political thriller set in Washington, D.C., involving the Supreme Court and a man who desperately claims he was forced to commit the murder for which he has served 25 years. 470 pp. ISBN: 0-446-523321.
Condition: Good only in a near fine dust jacket (appears tight and near fine, but binding is partially cracked at last page.)
Book ID: 42601More details Price: $11.50 -
THE SIMPLE TRUTH.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Warner, (1998). dj. Hardcover first edition - His fourth novel, a political thriller set in Washington, D.C., involving the Supreme Court and a man who desperately claims he was forced to commit the murder for which he has served 25 years. 470 pp. ISBN: 0-446-523321.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 48640More details Price: $15.00 -
THE SIMPLE TRUTH.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Warner, (1998). dj. Hardcover first edition - His fourth novel, a political thriller set in Washington, D.C., involving the Supreme Court and a man who desperately claims he was forced to commit the murder for which he has served 25 years. 470 pp. ISBN: 0-446-523321.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 78765More details Price: $15.00 -
JUDY'S MAN.
Edition: First edition.
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1926. Hardcover first edition - A romantic novel, a modern retelling of the love of a prince (in this case, the privileged son of a wealthy and influential couple) for a beggar-maid (or the daughter of an impoverished writer and artist, always expecting to make it big), set in Washington DC. Berger also wrote mystery novels under the pseudonym of the The Aresbys. 308 pp.
Condition: Good overall in brown boards with black lettering, no dust jacket (previous owner's name in pencil on front endpapers)
Book ID: 77720More details Price: $15.00 -
THE GENESIS CODE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Fawcett Columbine, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel written under this pseudonym - an "explosive thriller," an action filled suspense novel about cutting edge medical technology, set mostly in Washington D.C. Cover praise from Norman Mailer and Tony Hillerman, among others. 435 pp. ISBN: 0-449-911012.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 46921More details Price: $16.00 -
THE GENESIS CODE.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Fawcett Columbine, (1997.) dj. Hardcover - First novel written under this pseudonym - an "explosive thriller," an action filled suspense novel about cutting edge medical technology, set mostly in Washington D.C. Cover praise from Norman Mailer and Tony Hillerman, among others. 435 pp. ISBN: 0-449-911012.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (small bookplate.)
Book ID: 47771More details Price: $10.00 -
HEAD LOCK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, 1993. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth mystery featuring Tom Bethany, Vietnam vet, ex-wrestler and champion of the lost cause. SIGNED on the title page. 261 pp. ISBN: 0-671-7999789.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dust jacket (remainder mark.)
Book ID: 48989More details Price: $25.00 -
HEAD LOCK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - The fourth mystery featuring Tom Bethany, Vietnam vet, ex-wrestler and champion of the lost cause. 261 pp. ISBN: 0-671-7999789.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (an unread copy with some signs of handling or shelfwear, remainder mark.)
Book ID: 22627More details Price: $12.00 -
A CITY ON A HILL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - His fourth novel, set in the 'private world of the Washington political insider.' 256 pp. ISBN: 0-394495403.
Condition: Very good in a good only dust jacket (gift inscription, some fading to the edges of the boards, edgewear and rubbing to the dj.).
Book ID: 41841More details Price: $12.50 -
ALL AUNT HAGAR'S CHILDREN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins / Amistad, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of sixteen powerful short stories by this award-winning writer; his third book and second collection of short fiction (the first, Lost in the City, which was also set in Washington, D.C., won the PEN-Hemingway award in 1992 and the National Book Critics Circle Award) and his only novel to date - The Known World -won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2003. Jones has also received a MacArthur fellowship. 399 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0557567.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 50391More details Price: $21.50 -
ALL AUNT HAGAR'S CHILDREN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins / Amistad, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of sixteen powerful short stories by this award-winning writer; his third book and second collection of short fiction (the first, Lost in the City, which was also set in Washington, D.C., won the PEN-Hemingway award in 1992 and the National Book Critics Circle Award) and his only novel to date - The Known World -won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2003. Jones has also received a MacArthur fellowship. 399 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0557567.
Condition: Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket (remainder line, 2 short closed tears to dj.)
Book ID: 45584More details Price: $16.50 -
INFORMED SOURCES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dial Press, (1979) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel (the first won an Edgar award) "The attorney-client relationship doesn't usually require a lawyer to die for her client but Washington attorney Marvina Peters is faced with that possibility." Her client has been subpoened to appear before a Congressional committee and someone will stop at nothing to prevent his testimony. 177 pp. ISBN: 0-803741103.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder mark)
Book ID: 71905More details Price: $16.50 -
MADAME BALTIMORE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1949. Hardcover first edition - The author's first and only novel, a story of infidelity and treachery set in post World War II Washington DC - Knowland was the wife of former California senator William Knowland, so she knew DC well. 210 pp.
Condition: Very good in a good only dust jacket (some rubbing and edgewear to the dj, sunning to the spine).
Book ID: 75253More details Price: $18.50 -
THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HEAVEN BEARS.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 68292More details Price: $20.00 -
THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HEAVEN BEARS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (a new copy).
Book ID: 62773More details Price: $30.00 -
POP GOES THE WEASEL.
Edition: Large print edition.
New York: Doubleday, (1999.) dj. Hardcover - An Alex Cross thriller, set in Washington D.C. 634 pp. ISBN: 0-7394-0492x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 41104More details Price: $12.00 -
BALANCE OF POWER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Ballantine, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Suspense novel revolving around gun violence in the US and the gun lobby in Washington, DC. 612 pp. ISBN: 0-345-450175.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 46887More details Price: $12.00 -
BALANCE OF POWER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Ballantine, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Suspense novel revolving around gun violence in the US and the gun lobby in Washington, DC. 612 pp. ISBN: 0-345-450175.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 43228More details Price: $13.50 -
BALANCE OF POWER.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Ballantine, (2003.) dj. Hardcover - Suspense novel revolving around gun violence in the US and the gun lobby in Washington, DC. 612 pp. ISBN: 0-345-450175.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 47169More details Price: $10.00 -
PLAYING THE DOZENS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Viking, (1990). First edition - The author's first novel, a thriller set in our nation's capital - "assistant D.A. Michael Holden leads a team of detectives in a search for the killer of a Washington, D.C., policeman, a search that uncovers police corruption, Mafia influence, and an extensive drug ring." 355 pp.
Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (spine slant)
Book ID: 74041More details Price: $14.50 -
HELL TO PAY and RIGHT AS RAIN.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Boston: Little Brown, 2001. First edition - Unusual pre-publication issue in that this very large trade paperback binds, back-to-back, two Pelecanos' novels. 'Hell to Pay' is being issued in Feb 2002 in hardcover, and "Right as Rain' is being issued at the same time in paperback. Both novels feature the black PI Derek Strange and the white ex-cop, Terry Quinn (who also works part-time in a used book store.) Vivid picture of the underside of Washington D.C. where drugs and drug dealing are rampant. 332 and 342 pages.
Condition: Fine.
Book ID: 20125More details Price: $25.00 -
HELL TO PAY and RIGHT AS RAIN.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Boston: Little Brown, 2001. SIGNED first edition - Unusual pre-publication issue in that this very large trade paperback binds, back-to-back, two Pelecanos' novels. 'Hell to Pay' was issued in Feb 2002 in hardcover, and "Right as Rain' was issued at the same time in paperback. Both novels feature the black PI Derek Strange and the white ex-cop, Terry Quinn (who also works part-time in a used book store.) Vivid picture of the underside of Washington D.C. where drugs and drug dealing are rampant. 332 and 342 pages.
Condition: Fine. SIGNED by Pelecanos on both title pages.
Book ID: 21008More details Price: $40.00 -
A FIRING OFFENSE.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York & London: Serpent's Tail, (1999.). SIGNED - The first Nick Stefanos book, a gritty mystery set in Washington D.C. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 1-85242-7159.
Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 33393More details Price: $18.00 -
SOUL CIRCUS and HELL TO PAY.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Fine (as new.)
Book ID: 25467More details Price: $45.00 -
A FIRING OFFENSE.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York & London: Serpent's Tail, (1999.). SIGNED - The first Nick Stefanos book, a gritty mystery set in Washington D.C. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 1-85242-7159.
Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 35941More details Price: $15.00 -
HELL TO PAY or LOOK FOR BAD.
Edition: First printing.
Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2002. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Author's Presentation Copy" of this novel featuring black PI Derek Strange and white ex-cop, Terry Quinn (who also works part-time in a used book store.) Vivid picture of the underside of Washington D.C. where drugs and drug dealing are rampant. This copy does not have a limitation page - it is SIGNED by Pelecanos directly on the title page. Dust jacket by Michael Keltner. Bound in quarter morocco with marbled paper covered boardse, gilt lettering. 348 pp. ISBN: 0-316-695068.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket in a fine black slipcase.
Book ID: 80684More details Price: $60.00 -
KING SUCKERMAN.
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Little Brown, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Thriller set in 1970s Washington, D.C. which weaves together blaxploitation films, drug deals, soul music and the racial tensions of the time. A Dmitri Karas and Marcus Clay novel. 264 pp. ISBN: 0-316-695904.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 68964More details Price: $16.50 -
HELL TO PAY.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Little Brown, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel featuring black PI Derek Strange and white ex-cop, Terry Quinn (who also works part-time in a used book store.) Vivid picture of the underside of Washington D.C. where drugs and drug dealing are rampant. SIGNED on the title page. 344 pp. ISBN: 0-316-695068.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 64655More details Price: $30.00
