Recent Arrivals from Trash-Editions

A nice book club edition, Light foxing on the fore edge/ small scuff to DJ at top right. copywrite says 88 but judging from the lack of a blind stamp to the board and the absence of any gutter code I would guess this book was printed in the early 90's. An expansive novel of historical fiction. To dance with… Read more about this item

Sherlock Holmes and his ever so faithful chum Watson travel back in time to solve the mysteries of the bible. The writing is a bit too adjective heavy for my tastes, but you have to admire a writer who feels he is up to the task of capturing the spirit of Conan Doyle in a Bill and Ted style… Read more about this item

The protagonist is a professor and a leading authority on demonic literature {ok} with a specialization in Milton's Paradise Lost [you what mate?] This is pretty much where I stopped reading, If you would like to know more feel free to throw down some coin

If you think the title is pointlessly wordy, just wait till you begin to decipher the text block of this bad journaling cleverly disguised as a novel

Ancient artifacts hold powerful secrets, but when their keepers start turning up dead, a young heroine begin her formulaic and predictably sentimental journey through the world of forced and fatuous prose...

A daughter inherits her estranged mother's tarot business and unravels a deeper mystery while adopting a fake till you make it approach to tarot reading.

A book about A Time Traveler sent to save the Titanic from it's diaphanous fate in order to secure the future it's optimal timeline. Winner of the Aurealis Award for novel and science fiction novel{it's better than nothing}

A revisionist history of the much sung praises of the personage known as Davy Crockett, David Crockett delves into the life of the man leaving behind the legend. Well researched with impressive notation, this volume also has some neat visual aids {illustations} as well. A must have for persons interested in early American history.

A Clive Cussler thriller, a rock em' Sock em' heck of a joy ride through the dark heart of espionage, cybercrime and shadowy organizations with master plans. Ghost Ship will leave you at the edge of your seat like one of those fancy chairs you can never find a comfortable spot in or your grandma's toilet with the fuzzy carpet… Read more about this item

Nothing really exemplifies the signs and hallmarks of a healthy society more than apocalyptic children's literature. In the wake of a chemical attack young adults try their best to stay alive while still maintaining the angsty interpersonal relationships endemic to teen life. {I dislike YA but this book looks pretty cool}

A history of New Zealand {Title really says it all} A blue paperback with a William Fox painting on the front Cover. Someone has left some type of fingerprints on the inside of front cover, text block becoming unglued at the gutter on page 283

Apparently over at D.C. comics its not enough that their licensed properties dominate television, motion pictures and of course a whole genre of print Media, it's not enough. They want to sell you expensive hardcovers with no resell value once they leave the shelf, as well. First Edition {as if it matters } Good condition

A drama of Family enmeshed with El Salvadoran Folklore in Eloquent translation. This book is missing a piece of the graphic on the Author's name on the front cover, and there is a small tear at the bottom of the spine. A pricing sticker remains affixed on the back cover.

A novel about two young men in China reading forbidden classics while exiled to re-education camp during China's Cultural Revolution. This copy has some underlining and the previous owner has inscribed extensive notation on the Title page

Vintage International and Alfred Knopf have a long history of publishing this classic English novel, and this 1989 printing does no disservice to that fine legacy.

An almost like new Vintage Contemporaries novel/ Spider reads a little bit like a memoir/ thriller. The exceedingly passable prose is very striking in its imagery and evokes an almost schizophrenic dread. This is the 4th impression of the first vintage contemporaries printing.

a slightly beat up Vintage Contemporaries novel, paper is torn on spine and cover is a little edge-worn. A narrative that concerns itself with the travails of a young Haitian, the writing reads very naturally and is at times very poetic, sometimes almost hauntingly so.

A nice reading copy of a collection of "new" Fairy tales from sundry authors in an attempt {I guess} to modernize the genre so it is relatable and saleable in the current dystopian hellscape. The front cover has a little bit of separation at the gutter from the extra piece of super glossy cardstock the publisher crammed in there to… Read more about this item

a like new reader of a Vintage Contemporaries classic

An acceptable reader/ A fictional account of the events of John Booth's Life written as a sort of nested narrative of the Woman closest to him. The dust Jacket has some shelf appeal. {its quite pretty}