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  • TWO O'CLOCK EASTERN WARTIME. by Dunning, John.
    Dunning, John.
    TWO O'CLOCK EASTERN WARTIME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner's, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery set in and around radio station in New Jersey in 1942. 479 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-01957.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 38793
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  • TWO O'CLOCK EASTERN WARTIME. by Dunning, John.
    Dunning, John.
    TWO O'CLOCK EASTERN WARTIME.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner's, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery set in and around radio station in New Jersey in 1942. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 479 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-01957.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82971
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  • Earley, Tony.
    THE BLUE STAR.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Little Brown, (2007, c 2008.). SIGNED first edition - Jim, the boy in Earley's first novel, is now a teenager and in love for the first time; it is 1941, in a world on the eve of World War II, and even a small town in North Carolina is not the safe haven it once was. A wonderful coming of age story. SIGNED on the title page and dated October 2007, before publication. Selected by the NY Times as 2008 Notable Book 288 pp.

    Condition: Fine (a new copy) in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 39021
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  • THE BLUE STAR. by Earley, Tony.
    Earley, Tony.
    THE BLUE STAR.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Little Brown, (2007, c 2008.). SIGNED first edition - Jim, the boy in Earley's first novel, is now a teenager and in love for the first time; it is 1941, in a world on the eve of World War II, and even a small town in North Carolina is not the safe haven it once was. A wonderful coming of age story. SIGNED on the title page. Selected by the NY Times as 2008 Notable Book. 288 pp.

    Condition: Fine (a new copy) in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 39016
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  • A GOOD YEAR FOR MURDER. by Eddenden, A. E.
    Eddenden, A. E.
    A GOOD YEAR FOR MURDER.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery, introducing Inspector Albert Tretheway and Constable Jake Small, set in the town of Fort York in Ontario, Canada in 1940, during World War II. 178 pp. ISBN: 0-89733-2849.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 69732
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  • MANHATTAN BEACH. by Egan, Jennifer.
    Egan, Jennifer.
    MANHATTAN BEACH.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scribner, (2017) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's sixth book, fifth novel - but her first historical novel, set mostly during World War II,, on the Brooklyn docks, "when mobsters ruled, the war loomed, and a young girl dove her way into becoming the first female diver on the squad." Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. 438 pp. Illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 978-1476716732.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 75956
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  • LAST ACT. by Egleton, Clive.
    Egleton, Clive.
    LAST ACT.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Spy thriller set mostly in World War II among the Polish resistance. The NY Times praises Egleton's book by saying "the research is careful, the writing laconic and the atmosphere brooding." As a former intelligence officer, Eggleton is writing out of his personal experience and knowledge. 281 pp. ISBN: 0-312-05887x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 44393
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  • Elkann, Alain.
    PIAZZA CARIGNANO.

    Edition: First American edition.

    Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. dj. Hardcover first edition - An extraordinary tale of sexual, political, and moral dissolution, winner of the Premio Polifemo. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dust jacket.

    Book ID: 14005
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  • THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH. by Flanagan, Richard.
    Flanagan, Richard.
    THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's sixth novel, winner of the British Man Booker Prize for Best Novel in 2014. A gripping story, the story of an Australian surgeon in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in 1943, but one which moves from the wartime years to contemporary Australia, from the experiences of the POWs to the Japanese guards. In a first issue dust jacket without the award medallion. 334 pp. ISBN: 978-0385352857.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (some toning to edges of textblock).

    Book ID: 88459
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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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  • JACKDAWS. by Follett, Ken.
    Follett, Ken.
    JACKDAWS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Dutton, (2001). First edition - Thriller set during World War II in the days before D-Day. "It is 1944 and the Allies are preparing for the invasion of Europe. In the occupied town of Sainte-Cecile, the French Resistance is preparing to blow up the chateau that now houses the crucial telephone exchange connecting the French telephone system to that of Germany." 451 pp plus brief historical note. An uncommon advance issue, especially for a title which had a reported 500,000 copy first printing.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (as new).

    Book ID: 78266
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  • THE MAN IN THE YELLOW RAFT: Short Stories. by Forester, C. S.
    Forester, C. S.
    THE MAN IN THE YELLOW RAFT: Short Stories.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Michael Joseph, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of stories based on events on the eve of, or just after, the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II - stories of men of ordinary human fraility changing under stress into a formidable fighting force. 190 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Graham Humphries. ISBN: 0-718109563.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (slight spine slant, some wear to the dj at the top of the spine)

    Book ID: 88364
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  • THE SWEETHEART SEASON by Fowler, Karen Joy
    Fowler, Karen Joy
    THE SWEETHEART SEASON

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of a woman's baseball team, the Sweetwheat Sweethearts, in the 1940s, told by one member's grown daughter in the 60s - except that things are not quite so simple as they appear. Author's second imaginative and highly praised novel. SIGNED on title page. 352 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-47379.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 42699
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  • SPIES. by Frayn, Michael.
    Frayn, Michael.
    SPIES.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Faber & Faber, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel by this award-winning writer in which a child's game has disastrous consequences. "An old man returns to the scene of his seemingly ordinary suburban childhood. . . It is wartime and Stephen's friend Keith makes the momentous announcement that his mother is a German spy. The two boys begin to spy on the supposed spy, following her on her trips to the shops and to the post office, and reading her diary. Keith's mother does have secrets to conceal but they are not the ones the boys suspect." SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the Whitbread Best Novel Award. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-571212867.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81129
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  • SPIES. by Frayn, Michael.
    Frayn, Michael.
    SPIES.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Faber & Faber, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this award-winning writer in which a child's game has disastrous consequences. "An old man returns to the scene of his seemingly ordinary suburban childhood. . . It is wartime and Stephen's friend Keith makes the momentous announcement that his mother is a German spy. The two boys begin to spy on the supposed spy, following her on her trips to the shops and to the post office, and reading her diary. Keith's mother does have secrets to conceal but they are not the ones the boys suspect." Winner of the Whitbread Best Novel Award. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-571212867.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85117
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  • THE SECOND OBJECTIVE. by Frost, Mark.
    Frost, Mark.
    THE SECOND OBJECTIVE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Hyperion, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - World War II thriller based on a little known German plan to send soldiers posing as Americans behind the Allied lines - information about this plot was classified for fifty years after the end of the war. Author's afterword. 319 pp plus a note of sources. Map endpapers. ISBN: 140130222x.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 64178
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  • THE SECOND OBJECTIVE. by Frost, Mark.
    Frost, Mark.
    THE SECOND OBJECTIVE.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Hyperion, (2007.). SIGNED first edition - World War II thriller based on a little known German plan to send soldiers posing as Americans behind the Allied lines - information about this plot was classified for fifty years after the end of the war. SIGNED on the title page. Author's afterword. 320 pp plus a note of sources

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 45241
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  • THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Espionage novel set in the world of the Italian resistance to Mussolini, those who had fled to Paris and fought fascism with their typewriters. SIGNED on the title page. Maps. 272 pp. ISBN: 1400060192.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 69464
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  • SPIES OF THE BALKANS. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    SPIES OF THE BALKANS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2010.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Espionage novel set in nothern Greece in 1940, at the beginning of World War II, by this master of the historical spy novel. 268 pp. ISBN: 978-1400066032.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 63838
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  • Furst, Alan.
    THE SPIES OF WARSAW.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Espionage novel set in Poland in 1937 by this master of the historical spy novel. SIGNED on the title page. 266 pp. ISBN: 1400066025.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 58918
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  • MISSION TO PARIS. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    MISSION TO PARIS.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Random House, (2013.). Historical espionage novel set in 1938 in a Paris where 'political warfare' is at its peak and the money of the Germans is never spoken of - Frederic Stahl, a Hollywood film star, has become part of an informal spy service run out of the American embassy. Includes a preview of his next novel and an interview with Furst. 274 pp. ISBN: 9780812981827.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. A special "complimentary copy" edition with printed red covers.

    Book ID: 60100
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  • BLOOD OF VICTORY. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    BLOOD OF VICTORY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Espionage novel set during the early years of World War II, as the British Secret Service attempts to block the exportation of oil from Roumania to Germany. The title refers to a 1918 speech by a French senator who said, "Oil, the blood of the earth, has become, in time of war, the blood of victory." 237 pp. ISBN: 0-375-505741.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 64569
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  • MIDNIGHT IN EUROPE. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    MIDNIGHT IN EUROPE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2014.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Espionage novel set in Paris in 1938 as the shadow of war darkens . Map. 251 pp. ISBN: 978-1400069491.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 69318
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  • THE SPIES OF WARSAW. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    THE SPIES OF WARSAW.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Espionage novel set in Poland in 1937 by this master of the historical spy novel. SIGNED on the title page. 266 pp. ISBN: 1400066025.

    Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (remainder dot, address sticker)

    Book ID: 54165
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  • THE WORLD AT NIGHT. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    THE WORLD AT NIGHT.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Random House, (2002.). SIGNED - Historical espionage novel set in Paris in 1940 during World War II, featuring a filmmaker named Jean Casson. INSCRIBED on the title page. Includes a reader's guide. 268 pp. ISBN: 0-375-758585.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82990
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  • BLOOD OF VICTORY. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    BLOOD OF VICTORY.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New York: Random House, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Espionage novel set during the early years of World War II, as the British Secret Service attempts to block the exportation of oil from Roumania to Germany. The title refers to a 1918 speech by a French senator who said, "Oil, the blood of the earth, has become, in time of war, the blood of victory." 237 pp. ISBN: 0-375-505741.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 65592
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  • THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Espionage novel set in the world of the Italian resistance to Mussolini, those who had fled to Paris and fought fascism with their typewriters. Maps. 272 pp. ISBN: 1400060192.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket (price-clipped.).

    Book ID: 55917
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  • RED GOLD. by Furst, Alan
    Furst, Alan
    RED GOLD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Spy thriller set during the "worst days of World War II" involving filmmaker Jean Casson, the French Resistance and a complex plot to run guns to combat units of the French Communist party. SIGNED on the title page. 238 pp. ISBN: 0-00225543X.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (crease to corner of title page.).

    Book ID: 54162
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  • MISSION TO PARIS. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    MISSION TO PARIS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2012.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical espionage novel set in 1938 in a Paris where 'political warfare' is at its peak and the money of the Germans is never spoken of - Frederic Stahl, a Hollywood film star, has become part of an informal spy service run out of the American embassy. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on the title page. 255 pp. ISBN: 9781400069484.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy, but one corner is very slightly bumped.)

    Book ID: 54173
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  • DARK VOYAGE. by Furst, Alan.
    Furst, Alan.
    DARK VOYAGE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - World War II adventure story of a Dutch tramp freighter whose captain is secretly working for the intelligence division of the British Royal Navy. SIGNED on the title page. 256 pp. ISBN: 1400060184.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54167
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