Genre Fiction
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Money Shot
by Christa Faust
Christa Faust is a successful horror and crime writer. Her most recent novel Money Shot for Hard Case Crime won the Crimespree Award and was nominated for several others — a sequel is forthcoming. She has written tie-ins to Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Twilight Zone amongst others. She lives in Los Angeles, California, and loves vintage shoes and noir cinema.
Matt Helm
by Donald Hamilton
Donald Hamilton is the creator of Matt Helm, star of 27 novels that have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden, attended the University of Chicago, and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. His writing career began in 1946 with short stories for Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post. His first novel was Date With Darkness, published in 1947, and altogether he published 38 novels. The first Matt Helm novel, Death of a Citizen, was originally published in 1960, at the...
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Unfinished Tales Of Numenor and Middle-Earth
by J R R Tolkien
Unfinished Tales (full title Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth) is a collection of stories and essays by J. R. R. Tolkien that were never completed during his lifetime, but were edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in 1980.
Birthright
by Nora Roberts
When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance. While overseeing the dig, she must try to make sense of a cloud of death and misfortune that hangs over the project-fueling rumors that the site is cursed. And she must cope with the presence of her irritating—but irresistible—ex-husband, Jake. Furthermore, when a...
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When She Was Good
by Philip Roth
When She Was Good (1967) is Philip Roth's only novel with a female protagonist, Lucy Nelson. In this funny and chilling novel, the setting is a small town in the 1940s Midwest, and the subject is the heart of a wounded and ferociously moralistic young woman, one of those implacable American moralists whose "goodness" is a terrible disease. When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic failure of a father thrown in jail.
Havana Bay
by Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith is author of the Arkady Renko thrillers: Gorky Park, Polar Star, and Red Square, as well as the novels Nightwing, Stallion Gate, and Rose for which he won the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers. He lives with his wife in northern California and they have three children.
Nature Girl
by Carl Hiaasen
Honey Santana--impassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed "queen of lost causes"--has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. She's taking rude, gullible Relentless, Inc., telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress, Eugenie--the fifteen-minute-famous girlfriend of a tabloid murderer--into the wilderness of Florida's Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in civility. What she doesn't know is that she's being...
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Malevil
by Robert Merle
Malevil is a 1972 science fiction novel by French writer Robert Merle. It was adapted into a 1981 film directed by Christian de Chalonge and starring Michel Serrault, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret and Jean-Louis Trintignant .
Genre Fiction Books & Ephemera
The Second Deadly Sin
by Sanders, Lawrence
Lawrence Sanders initially considered several titles before settling on "The Second Deadly Sin" to align with the thematic structure of his series. The choice reflects the author's exploration of the seven deadly sins as motives for criminal behavior, which is a central theme in the book. The cover art of a book plays a significant role in attracting readers. For the original hardcover edition of "The Second Deadly Sin," published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, the cover design featured a dark and dramatic...
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The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library
by Cleo Coyle
Berkley, 2006. Mass Market Paperback. VERY GOOD. 18 cm.. Berkley Prime Crime mystery Pages slightly tanned. 258 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario.
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£8.05
Humdrum
by Harold Acton
Harcourt , Brace and Co., 1929. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Harcourt , Brace and Co., 1929. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear/soiling, chipped at edges, tear across spine, flaps are glued down inside both front and back cover. Cover has mild shelfwear. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Scarce in dustjacket. Author's first novel. Harold Acton was famous as an early lover of Evelyn Waugh.
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£136.56
The Two Vanrevels
by Booth Tarkington
McClure , Phillips & Co., 1902. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. McClure , Phillips & Co, 1902. First Edition, first state. The word 'the', instead of 'she' appears on page 127. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Green boards with white and gilt decoration, top edge gilt. Cover has very slight shelfwear, spine is slightly faded, spine ends are a bit softened, corners are rubbed a bit. Mildly foxed endpapers, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. Name on front flyleaf. Binding is tight.,...
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£63.71
A Mission for Delta
by Burruss, J.H
Pocket Books, 1990. Paperback. Good. Pocket Books,1990. Paperback. First Pocket Books printing, February 1990. Cover has very slight shelfwear, light creasing on spine. Covers are straight and uncreased. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Beautiful condition.
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£42.90
On My Knees
by J. Kenner
Bantam, 2015. Paperback. VERY GOOD. 21 cm.. A Stark novel Old bookstore stamp on first page. 294 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario.
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£9.67
A Tale of the Shore and Ocean:Or, the Heir of Kilfinnan
by Kingston, William H. G
New York: A. C. Armstrong & Son, 1881. First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. A. C. Armstrong & Son, 1881. First Edition. Scarce. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has serious shelfwear, corners and spine ends worn through, heavy scuffing and soiling, darkened. Spine ends frayed. Name on free end paper. Rear hinge is cracked. Binding is shaky and broken in places leaving the threads to hold it together. A few loose pages laid in.. Pages are toned with some foxing, a few stains. Good candidate for...
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£77.47
Paper Tiger
by Stanley Woodward
Atheneum, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author Atheneum,1964. First Edition. Hard Cover.SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear with a few tiny closed tears and light creasing on edges. Cover has mild shelfwear. Signed by author on front flyleaf. Pages are clean and unmarked. Front and bottom edges of papers are mildly foxed. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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£92.04
ZAUBERER mit Holzschnitten von Karl Thylmann, Der.
by Gogol, Nikolaus [Nikolay Vasilyevich] 1809-52
Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, n.d. Translated by Philipp Lobenstein. Illustrated by frontis and 11 full page Thylmann woodcuts. Unspecified edition. [c.1832 as short story 'Terrible Vengeance' in volume 2 of Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka]. Decorative orange paper covered boards with printed paste-on topboard title. Cr.4to (24.5cm). pp. 100, [4]. Very Good. Archival cloth backing added, slightly worn corners, page edge toning starting internally. Bookplate of Trude and Herbert Baum. [The Sorcerer...
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£28.33
The Silver Fox
by Rene Hansard
Wm. Morrow & Co., 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Wm. Morrow & Co., 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has considerable shelfwear/soiling, numerous chips/tears along all edges, flaps intact. Cover has very slight shelfwear. Pages are clean, and unmarked. Endpapers are toned. Binding is tight. Slightly tilted spine, lightly cracked front hinge. Very nice copy.
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£47.52
Firebrand
by Georgia Di Donato
Doubleday, 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Doubleday, 1982. First Edition. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear. Cover has very slight shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not price-clipped. Not ex-library. Not remainder. Very nice copy.
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£18.62
Return I Dare Not
by Margaret Kennedy
Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1933. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.,1933. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear with several small tears along edges and corners, foxing, and some light soiling. Price-clipped. Cover has mild shelfwear. Light foxing inside cover. Name on front flyleaf. Pages are clean and unmarked. Edges of papers are foxed. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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£51.57
Larry of the North
by Edward Huntington Williams
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Harper & Brothers, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Cover has moderate shelfwear with light soiling, slightly bumped corners, slightly darkened spine, frayed spine ends, edgewear a small hole about 2 inches from top on front edge. Frontispiece and 3 illustrations. Hinges are cracked, binding is slightly shaken. Pages are clean and unmarked, toned, small amount of foxing. Good reading copy. Scarce.
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£103.62
Black Rock: A Tale of the Selkirks
by Ralph Connor
Fleming H Revell Co, 1899. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Fleming H Revell Co, 1899. Possible first edition. Library of Congress gives earliest publication date for this work as 1900, this book has 1899 on the title page. No copyright page. No illustrations or frontispiece. With an introduction by Professor George Adam Smith, L.L.D. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Cover has very slight shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are lightly cracked....
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£39.42
The Adventures of an Atom
by None Stated
New York: Hurst & Co, 1880. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hurst & Co, 1880. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has negligible shelfwear.Elaborate gilt and black design still brilliant. Pages are clean and unmarked, very light foxing on first and last few pages. Binding is tight. Pristine condition. A satire of politics in England during the Seven Years' War.
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£77.47
Lancet
by Garet Rogers
Bantam Books, 1958. First Thus. Paperback. Fine. Bantam Books, 1958. First Thus. First Bantam printing, F1738. Paperback. Cover has very slight shelfwear, no creases or spine lines. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Beautiful condition.
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£22.67
QUO VADIS, a Narrative of the Time of Nero...a New Edition with Maps of Ancient Rome, and Photogravures from Pictures by Howard Pyle, Edmund H. Garrett, and Evert Van Muyden, and from Ancient Sculptures, TWO VOLUMES.
by Sienkiewicz, Henryck 1846-1916
Boston: Little Brown & Co. (University Press, John Wilson & Sons, Cambridge), 1897. Translated by Jeremiah Curtin from the Polish. Illustrated by Double titled-tissue port frontis and all plates in remarque throughout, maps (16 and. Stated New Illustrated edition. c.1896. 248/250. Full vellum, gilt decorated topboard and spine, t.e.g., handmade uncut paper. 8vo. pp. x, map, 355; vi, map, 352. Near Fine. Slight gilt loss to spine and vellum pucker to Volume II. Internally fine paper and second...
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£404.75
A New Face in the Mirror
by Carlson, Nola
Tempo Books, 1983. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tempo Books, 1983. First Edition. Paperback. Scarce. Cover has mild shelfwear, lightly rubbed on corners, no creases or spine lines. Bookseller mark inside front cover, price on free endpaper. Otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Beautiful condition.
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£18.62
LeMorte D'Arthur, Vol. 2
by Sir Thomas Mallory
J.M. Dent & Sons, 1923. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. J.M. Dent & Sons,1923. Red leather boards with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. Cover has mild shelfwear, spine ends frayed. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned, occasional mild foxing. Name and date on front flyleaf. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.
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£36.43
Sporting Print
by Gus March-Phillipps
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. E.P. Dutton & Co., 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear with light soiling, lightly bumped top front corner, slightly warped front board and faded spine. light foxing on endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Good reading/research copy.
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£15.14
New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 1986
by Shannon Ravenel
Algonquin Books, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Algonquin Books,1986. First Edition. Ex-library with typical marks. Dustjacket in mylar cover. Other than library markings,pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.
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£16.76
Some Happenings
by Horace Annesley Vachell
New York: George H. Doran, 1918. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. George H. Doran, 1918. First Edition. Hard Cover. Cover has mild shelfwear, slightly faded spine. Green Boards with dark green lettering on front and spine. Two small holes at back spine edge, possible insect damage. One small white spot on spine and one small white spot on back cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Uncut title/dedication pages. Binding is tight. Spine is very slightly tilted. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.
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£31.33
The Love Charm
by Pamela Morsi
Avon Books, 1996. Mass Market Paperback. VERY GOOD. 18 cm.. Avon Historical Romance Pages tanned. 376 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario.
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£8.05
Lo-To-Kah
by Verner Z. Reed
Continental Publishing Company, 1897. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Charles Craig; L. Maynard Dixon. Continental Publishing Company, 1897. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Top edge gilt. Pictorial cover, stamped in black and brown, with gilt title on spine. Cover has mild shelfwear, darkened spine, spine ends slightly frayed. Frontispiece with tissue intact, 11 plates and illustrations. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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£144.09
The Admiral's Bride
by Suzanne Brockmann
Silhouette, 1999. Mass Market Paperback. VERY GOOD. 18 cm.. Pages are tanned. 248 pages. Silhouette Intimate Moments #962. Tall, Dark & Dangerous series. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario.
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£8.05
Wilsam
by S.C. Nethersole
The Macmillan Company, 1913. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. The Macmillan Company,1913. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear. Spine slighly tilted with significant fading. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Good reading copy.
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£19.19
