Search Results: Adventure and Thriller Fiction from Grimalkin Books

New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2008. This Stated First Edition from February, 2008 (and unless it's stated, it's not) is in New, unread condition, with a New, unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book also has the complete number line ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. There are NO remainder marks. This is an ideal collectible for those who collect Patterson's work. In this Women's Murder Club thriller, Patterson provides two intriguing cases for the women to solve, one involving a vanished teenager and the other, arsons in San Francisco. The book is bound in mustard boards with a blue-green spine and metallic red titles. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 376 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1937. First published in 1824 and subsequently compared to Burton's Arabian Nights, this classic is reprinted in a new edition with exquisite color illustrations, as well as line drawings, by Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge, who traveled throughout Persia (modern day Iran) to retrace the journeys of Hajji himself. The book includes a Foreword by Christopher Morley. This First Edition Thus has the 1937 date on the copyright page, as well as on the Title Page in Roman Numerals. Random House did not state First Edition on its earlier books until 30 years later, but only made note of subsequent printings. The book is in Fine, unread condition, with a close to Fine, price-clipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) The book is bound in illustrated covers with artwork by Baldridge that match the artwork on the dust jacket. The book has a dark top-edge stain. The binding is tight and secure. The pages are clean and bright, with only a hint of toning. There are no names from former owners,… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's, 2006. This First Edition has a complete "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is in Fine condition, with a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The genre known as "international thriller" was started by Forsyth, who is yet to be surpassed. In this suspense thriller, a Westerner raised in Iraq takes the place of a Taliban operative to infiltrate Al Qaeda. The book is bound in red boards, with a black spine, and die-stamped metallic red titles. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 343 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. This Stated First Trade Edition (and unless it's stated, it's not) is in As New, unread condition, with an As New, unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) The book is bound in gray boards with a black spine and silver lettering. This suspense novel deals with questions as to why a commercial twin-jet airliner crashed, and, as usual, Crichton was prophetic of things yet to come. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 353 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribner, 2010. When a bomb rips through a midtown Manhattan office tower, Aidan Cole must discover if the terrorists are from the Middle East or are the homegrown variety. This "clever, compelling page-turner" (Washington Post) is the author's first novel. This Stated First Edition includes a complete "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is bound in red boards with die-stamped silver spine titles. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 309 pages.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1984. This thriller from Robert Ludlum deals with a conspiracy to take over the free world by a group led by a maniacal ex-general. This Stated First Edition (, and unless it's stated, it's not) also has the full Random House "number line": 98765432. The book is in Fine, unread condition, with a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. (Click on photo.) The book is bound in a black cloth, with die-stamped gilt spine titles. The binding is tight. The pages are clean and bright throughout, with no former signatures, remainder marks, or any other flaws. This is a truly collectible copy for admirers of Ludlum's work. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 647 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thomas Dunne Books, St Martin's Press, 2003. This Stated First Edition from December 2003 (and, unless it's stated, it's not) includes the complete "number line" ending with a "1" to indicate First Printing. It starts with a murder in war-torn Bosnia. When attorney Cal Dexter begins to draw a net around the killer as part of a worldwide chase, little does he realize that the CIA is working against him. What hold does the killer have on the world's stability? The book is bound in black paper-covered boards with die-stamped gilt spine titles. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 370 pages. . Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986. James Patterson's third novel, "Black Market" is in Fine, unread condition, with a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. (Click on photo.) The book has a complete "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. This suspense thriller deals with a terrorists' plot to blow up Wall Street. (Now, if they'd only waited until the 21st Centruty when Wall Street blew itself up!) The book is bound in gray boards, with a beige cloth spine and metallic green lettering. The book measures 6 5/16 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 365 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009. This novel by the bestselling author of Fresh Kills involves one brother's attempt to rescue another brother from a nefarious past and the strange goings-on at a children's hospital, once a juvenile asylum. The book is a First Edition with a complete "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is bound in gray boards with a black spine, and die-stamped silver spine titles. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 321 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. This Stated First Edtiton from September, 1998 (and unless it's stated, it's not) is also a First Printing, with the required "number line" ending with a "1". In this taut thriller, a series of rape-murders impacts upon a young woman with her own tragic history of abuse and who may soon be victimized one last time! The book is in New condition, with a new, unclipped dust jacket. The book is bound in black boards with silver spine lettering. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 336 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1997. This author's first novel is in Fine, probably unread condition, with a Near Fine, unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) The book is a Stated First Edition (and unless it's stated, it's not) and has a complete "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is bound in black boards with silver spine titles. The dust jacket has two small closed tears. The book measures 6 3/4 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 263 pages. There is a small remainder dot on the top edge. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. This Edgar Wallace crime thriller is in Very Good+ condition. It is bound in black cloth with orange titles on the front panel and spine, This clean copy shows only minimal shelf wear. (Click on photo.) The binding is tight and secure, and the text pages are clean.. A signature from a former owner, dated 1930, is on the front endpaper. The book measures 5 1/4 by 7 5/8 inches and includes 304 pages, with ads in the rear. . Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2007. This Stated First Edition from November, 2007 (and unless it's stated, it's not) is in New, unread condition, with a New, unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book also has the complete number line ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. There are NO remainder marks. This is an ideal collectible for those who collect Patterson's work. In this thriller, Patterson provides two serial killers for the price of one, both of them after Alex Cross. The book is bound in black boards with a black spine and red titles. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 389 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Viking, 1990. This tragicomedy of thwarted expectations, love, jealousy, and betrayal has been described as Madame Butterfly in reverse, when a young Japanese seaman winds up on an island inhabited by Georgia rednecks. The book is in Fine, unread condition with a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. The dust jacket has a small crease on the rear flap. The book is bound in copper colored paper over boards with a black spine cloth and die-stamped copper titles. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 364 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1939. This novel from the latter part of Oppenheim's life combines the elements of romance, espionage, luxury, and thrills that made the author such a successful storyteller. The book is in really fine condition and appears to be unread. The book is bound in a deep red cloth with the author's initials blindstamped on the front panel and with die-stamped gilt spiine letters and designs on the spine. The binding is tight and secure, and the text pages are clean and bright throughout. The book measures 5 1/4 by 7 5/8 inches and includes 315 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. In this allegorical novel of Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, the author deals with such current issues as immigration, energy, relgious freedom, and the return of a deranged serial killer known as Preacher Jack. The book is a Stated First Edition and includes a "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is bound in purple boards with a black spine and die-stamped gilt spine titles. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 5/8 inches and includes 463 pages. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1998. This First Edition with a complete "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing is in New, unread condition, with a New, unclipped dust jacket. There are NO remainder marks. The book consists of 13 mystery stories dealing with horse racing. The book is bound in green paper-covered boards with vignette silhouettes of racing horses and a red spine with black titles. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 287 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Knopf, 1973. Knopf, New York, 1973. Stated First American Edition. Fine/Near Fine. HC/DJ. Stated First American Edition. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and top-edge red. Small publisher's remainder mark on bottom edge. I have placed a Brodart protective sleeve onto unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket has light rubbing at spine tips, but is very close to fine. Flashman, everyone's favorite "Ace of Cads," takes on the Crimean War and the Russian guns at Balaclava. Illustrated map endpapers. Measures roughly 6 by 8 ½ inches, with 288 pgs. See photo.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chap Book.

Los Angeles, CA: Dove Audio, 1998. In World War II, two brothers, one raised in Germany and one in the U.S., find themselves on opposite sides. These eight unabridged audio cassettes of Jack Higgins's "Flight of Eagles" is brilliantly read by Patrick Macnee (of "The Avengers" fame). The cassettes were only played once and are in excellent condition, although the cardboard box has light wear. See photo.. Audio Cassettes Boxed. Fine. Audio.

Pleasantville, New York: The World's Best Reading/Reader's Digest, 1993. This handsome edition of Doyle's two most famous Sherlock Holmes novels in one volume, A Study in Scarlet and The Hound of the Baskervilles, are in As New, unread condition and includes the complete text of all eleven stories. In addition, the book includes new black-and-white illustrations by David Johnson and an Afterword by Philip A. Shreffler. The book's front and rear panels are bound in a deep brown marbleized leatherette, with a reddish brown leatherette spine. The front panel and spine include die-stamped gilt titles. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 219 pages. The book includes a publisher's insert that gives a brief history of the author and the Sherlock Holmes character.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. As New/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Illus. by David Johnson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.