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  • A SMALL DEATH IN LISBON. by Wilson, Robert.
    Wilson, Robert.
    A SMALL DEATH IN LISBON.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Harper Collins, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - The death of a young girl in modern Portugal is discovered to have its roots in Nazi wartime deals in 1941. A complex mystery, linking past and present, winner of the CWA Golden Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel. 440 pp. ISBN: 0-00232668x.

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

    Book ID: 87682
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  • THE WHITE LADY. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    THE WHITE LADY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2023) dj. Hardcover first edition - A stand-alone novel by the author of the Maisie Dobbs series. Set in post-World War II England, in 1947, where Elinor White, known locally as 'the White lady', is living a solitary, quiet life in a cottage in the Kent countryside, trying to put her experiences in two world wars behind her, until she is drawn into helping a local man who is the son and grandson of the most dangerous crime families in London. Cover praise from Lee Child and Louise Penny who said "Winspear creates in Elinor White, a complex, endearing, achingly flawed hero. This is both fast-paced and thoughtful, bold and nuanced, a thriller that is thrillingly human." 318 pp. ISBN: 978-0062867988.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88409
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  • JOYCE OF SECRET SQUADRON: A Captain Midnight Adventure. by Winterbotham, R. R.
    Winterbotham, R. R.
    JOYCE OF SECRET SQUADRON: A Captain Midnight Adventure.

    Edition: First edition.

    Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., (1942) dj. Hardcover first edition - World War II adventure novel for young adults, set on a hidden air force base in teh South Pacific. Authorized Edition, Based on the Famous Radio Series "Captain Midnight". Eighteen black and white illustrations by Erwin L. Darwin. 251 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

    Condition: Good in a good+ dust jacket (usual rather severe toning to the pages).

    Book ID: 74333
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  • THE PLUM TREE. by Wiseman, Ellen Marie.
    Wiseman, Ellen Marie.
    THE PLUM TREE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Kensington, (2013). First edition - The author's first novel, set in Germany during the Nazi era. "A Holocaust story told from the unlikely perspective of a German teenage girl in love with a Jewish boy, it explores the horrors and fears of innocent citizens on the homefront, as well as the risks they were willing to take to do the right thing. Ultimately a story of human survival and enduring love despite insurmountable odds, it's an original and important addition to the World War II canon."(RT Book Reviews Top Pick)

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self flaps.

    Book ID: 77565
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  • HER FIRST SIN. by Woodford, Jack (Josiah Pitts Woolfolk, 1894-1971)
    Woodford, Jack (Josiah Pitts Woolfolk, 1894-1971)
    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: 88809
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  • PATHWAYS EAST AND WEST. by Woolsey, Nell Cramer.
    Woolsey, Nell Cramer.
    PATHWAYS EAST AND WEST.

    Edition: First printing.

    Los Angeles: Lorin L. Morrison Printing and Publishing, (1948.). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel about the effects of World War II on five women and their families - among them nurses who volunteered to serve overseas. SIGNED on the half title page. 297 pp.

    Condition: Very good+ in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering.

    Book ID: 45106
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  • THE WINDS OF WAR (Special Preview Edition.) by Wouk, Herman.
    Wouk, Herman.
    THE WINDS OF WAR (Special Preview Edition.)

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (mass market paperback format. )

    Norman, OK: Pocket Books, (1973.). First edition - Special preview edition for the first paperback version of this massive historical novel of the events leading up to America's involvement in World War II - from the siege of Warsaw, the Battle of Britain, the march on Moscow to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Laid in is a clipping about the coming 18 hours television series based on this novel and starring Robert Mitchum. 1047 pp.

    Condition: Very good- in bright yellow printed covers (usual toning to the pages, creasing to spine.) An uncommon edition of this best-selling novel.

    Book ID: 44983
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  • THE COLONEL. by Zec, Donald.
    Zec, Donald.
    THE COLONEL.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: W. H. Allen, 1979. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel by this award-winning journalist and biographer, set in England during World War II where the Colonel's regiment is waiting to be sent to France and into action. Warmly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "For my dear friends ---- just so you will know how I suffered. Love and good luck to your book" and dated in the year of publication. 256 pp.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (toning to the pages)

    Book ID: 63093
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