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New York: Prentice-Hall, 1945. Very Good+ in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full tan cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in green. 322pps. There is mild bumping to the extremities and a bit of dustspotting atop the textblock. Also, a previous owner's name is neatly penned at the bottom of the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No apparent reading wear. The first-issue dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has shallow chipping at the spine-ends and a couple of closed tears on the front panel. The spine and the rear jacket-panel are slightly sun-darkened. Also, there is a very small store label on the front flap; the original price (2.75) is, however, intact. Overall, a clean and presentable copy in the scarce dustjacket. This is the first Alcoholics Anonymous novel with liquor as its central theme. "Avery Rickham, an explorer in Latin American countries, hated a lot of things, among them New York City. He liked country people and fishing and the jungle… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam's, 2001. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Bound in full brown cloth. The spine panel and both boards, decorative, are lushly stamped in gilt. Dark red endpapers. 353pps. No dustjacket, as issued. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The slipcase, of the same brown cloth, is faintly rubbed and has an unobtrusive black ink-mark on its base. This is one of only 200 copies, specially bound, that have been SIGNED and numbered by the author on a limitation page. <br><br><br><font color=#003366>"Set in contemporary San Francisco and in a Chinese village where Peking Man is unearthed, 'The Bonesetter's Daughter' is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, its most profound hopes. This is the story of LuLing Young, who searches for the name of her mother, the daughter of the famous… Read More

New York: Random House, 1994. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Crimson boards quarterbound in black cloth. Both the front board and the spine are stamped in decorative silver. Octavo. 437pps. There is a mild bump to the upper tear tip and a red remainder mark atop the textblock. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. "...Fourteen-year-old Jilly Farina was enthralled with Millroy the Magician at the Barnstable County Fair. After all, he once turned a girl from the audience into a glass of milk and drank her, But when Jilly stepped into the wickerwork coffin during a performance, she had no idea he would transform her dreary life into something truly magical, and a touch bizarre. For Millroy was no ordinary magician. He could smell the future, and Jilly was going to be part of it.… Read More

PA: The Franklin Library, 1986. In Near Fine condition. Bound in full, rich brown leather, lushly gilt-stamped on all sides. Raised hubs on the spine. All page-edges gilt. Decorative endpapers and a sewn-in silk ribbon bookmark. 519pps. There are slight touches of flecking to the gilt, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. SIGNED by the author exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Includes a special introduction by Theroux that is not in the trade issue. ".Welcome to the America of the 21st century. The O-Zone is a forbidding land of nuclear waste, mutants, and aliens. Except for one place that is a beautiful oasis amidst the destruction. When two aliens are shot that look suspiciously human, Hooper Allbright, disurbed by the memories of those he once loved, goes back down into the O-Zone to try to reach the people he lost, though they may be unreachable by now." Purchase with… Read More

New York: Random House, 1994. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Crimson boards quarterbound in black cloth. Both the front board and the spine are stamped in decorative silver. Octavo. 437pps. There is a very mild bump to the upper front tip, otherwise flawless: clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price is intact. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to the original owner on the title-page.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...<big>F</big>ourteen-year-old Jilly Farina was enthralled with Millroy the Magician at the Barnstable County Fair. After all, he once turned a girl from the audience into a glass of milk and drank her, But when Jilly stepped into the wickerwork coffin during a performance, she had no idea he would transform her dreary life into something truly magical, and a touch bizarre. For Millroy was no ordinary magician. He could smell the… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. As New in a Near Fine dustjacket. Beige boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Gold endpapers. 209pps. The volume, itself, is flawless: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has faint signs of rubbing to the white panel and crinkling to the spine-ends; no chips or tears. The original price is intact. An excellent copy.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "Post-colonial Malaysia is Theroux territory and this is the story of a young American diplomat journeying to a 'bachelor post' at the uneasy frontier where civilization meets jungle." <br><br></b></font> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded.… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Dent & Sons, 1939. In Very Good+ condition. Bound in full mauve cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Octavo. Purple topstain. [viii] + 116pps, with a frontispiece of the author by Augustus John. No dustjacket. First issue binding. There are modest touches of soiling to the half-title page and a soil-mark on the closed edge (only) of several sheets. Otherwise clean and soundly bound, with the cloth, itself, in fine condition. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of the poet's third book.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. Cloth.

As New in an As New dust jacket. Bound in full black cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in silver. Pictorial endpapers. 129 pages. A flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean,tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is also as new; the original priced ($30) is intact on the front flap. This is a publisher's copy of 750 SIGNED by the author on a limitation page. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books. 51-A.

New York: Morrow, 1967. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Canary-yellow boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in yellow. Octavo. Brown endpapers. 256pps. First Printing. There is a mild bumping to the heel of the spine and to the lower rear tip. Also, there is a slight crease at the fore-edge of pages 85 and 87. Otherwise clean, tight, square and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a small, 1/8" chip at the heel of the spine and a couple of very slight rubs at the extremities; the original price (4.50) is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the ffep. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of the author's third book, a follow-up to the highly acclaimed 'The Cold War Swap'.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "McCorkle and Padillo are back -- McCorkle with a saloon, Padillo with trouble -- this time in Washington, D.C. Padillo who had dropped out of sight… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1975. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Red boards with a red cloth backstrip. The spine is stamped in black. Octavo. Black endpapers. 311pps. There is a lean to the spine and light reading wear. Overall clean, bright, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed and has light general edgewear; the original price (8.95) is intact. A nice, collector's-quality copy.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Armed only with the information that 'something hot' will occur on July 11, lawyer Ancel Easter joins forces with unorthodox investigator Jake Pope to discover what had been overheard in a private Washington club by a former advisor to six presidents, who has been shot down by unknown assassins. As the extent of the conspiracy is revealed, the involvement of government officials and professional criminals leads to a bumper crop of excitement for readers who… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Summit Books, 1988. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Fully bound in sage-green cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Beige endpaper. 413pps. No dustjacket, as issued. There is a touch of sunning to the spine and a few small specks of soiling near the top of the fore-edge, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no previous ownership markings. The slipcase, of the same sage-colored cloth over boards, is mildly rubbed. One of 250 copies SIGNED by Virgil Thomson -- without further inscription -- on a special limitation page. ".As composer, critic, and memorialist, Virgil Thomson has been a crucial figure in American cultural life for more than half a century -- an elegant and improbable synthesis of boulevardier sophistication, churchy consonance, and Midwestern plain speaking. The roster of artists with whom he collaborated includes Gertrude Stein, Marianne Moore, Truman Capote, Frederick Ashton, John Houseman, Lincoln… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 2002. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black and gold boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. 419pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is also as new; the original price (25.00) is intact. The author's first novel.<br><br><font color=#003366><b> "On the snow-covered slopes of Utah, the President of the United States has been kidnapped and his Secret Service detail massacred. Only one agenthas survived -- ex-Navy SEAL Scot Harvath. He doesn’t buy the official line that Middle Eastern terrorists are behind the attack and begins his own campaign to find the truth and exact revenge. But now, framed for murder by a sinister cabal, Harvath takes his fight to the towering mountains of Switzerland -- and joins forces with beautiful Claudia Mueller of the Swiss Federal… Read More

New York: Appleton and Company, 1903. In Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Fully-bound in tan cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front board are stamped in black, white, brown, and gilt (still brilliant). Black and white frontispiece. 370pp., plus ads. Light wear to the spine-ends and bumping to the tips. Also, a faint pencil-erasure on the ffep. The binding is slightly shaken, but sound. This is a nice, clean copy; in excellent shape for a book of this age. It was told to me that the initials F.R., just above the longhorn in the cover design, stood for Frederick Remington and that the artwork is his; as I'm not very knowledgeable concerning this artist, so I can't say whether this assessment is correct. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Edition, First Printing. Frederick Remington Western Butternut Cowboys Prairie Southwest… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Bound in full black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Orange endpapers. 297pps. First printing. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed; the original price (30.00) is intact. Edited by Christopher Tolkien.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Here is the whole, glorious history of Middle-earth that J.R.R. Tolkien brought to mythic and dramatic life with his classic fantasy novels of the Ring Cycle."</b></font><br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1984. In Fine condition. Bound in full green morocco, lushly gilt-stamped on all sides. Raised bands on the spine. All page-edges gilt. Octavo, with salmon silk moire endpapers and a, sewn-in, matching ribbon bookmark. 440pps. There is a slight waviness to the bottom edge of the first several pages (as if from dampness); this flaw is unobtrusive and quite minimal. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. An excellent copy. Full-color frontispiece by Michael Hague. Includes a large, folded map of Rohan, Gondor and Mordor -- laid in. ".As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn… Read More

Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Bound in gold, leatherlooks boards. Both the spine and the decorative front panel are stamped in metallic red and green. Green endpapers. Reddish-gold topstain. 317pps., with full color plates and other illustrations by the author and with a Foreword by Christopher Tolkien. BOMC edition. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The slipcase, wrapped also in a gold foil, is mildly rubbed "The Hobbit 50" pastedown is still attached. No dust jacket, as issued. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books.

New York: Ecco, 2000. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Purple boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Beige endpapers. 237pps. First Printing. There is a small, black dot atop the textblock, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed; no chips, soiling or tears. The original price (23.00) is intact on the front flap. One of the short stories, "Million $$$ Baby" is the source material for the Academy Award-winning film starring Hilary Swank and directed by Clint Eastwood.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "Seventy-year-old F. X. Toole has exploded onto the literary scene with this astonishing first collection of stories drawn from his own experiences in boxing. In these powerful and moving tales, he reveals a complex web of athletes, trainers, and promoters and their extended families, all players in an… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. [1965]. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Pebbled brown boards with a black, red and yellow stamped backstrip. Octavo. Pale blue endpapers. 312pps. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has touches of rubbing and a 1" closed tear at the bottom of the front panel; the original price (5.50) is intact.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Edition. Hard Cover.

Dublin: Wolfhound Press, 1979. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in textured purple boards. The spine is brightly stamped in gilt. 220pp. A previous owner's unobtrusive blindstamp is in the lower corner of the half-title page. Otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, shows very light touches of rubbing and crinkling; no chips or tears. The original (Irish) price is intact.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "Readers of fantasy have always been aware of the Celtic influence on the development of fantasy literature. Irish writers, in particular, have had the most profound effect on fantasy writing and especially on the macabre fantasy tale. In fact six of the giants of fantasy writing are Irish, and it is their work that is represented in this anthology. Includes entries by Charles R. Maturin, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Fitzjames O'Brien, Bram Stoker,… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1955. Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Bound in full black cloth. The spine is stamped in silver and purple; the front panel in silver. Octavo. Green topstain. Red and white 'Missouri' endpapers. xi + 596pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The original dust jacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a slightly sunned spine, light edgewear, and a fully-closed puncture near the edge of the front panel; the original price (5.00) is intact. This is Volume 1 of Truman's memoirs and is a copy of the Special Kansas City Edition limited to 20,615 copies (as stated on the copyright page); the Kansas City Edition is referenced, as well, on the spine-panel of the dust jacket. Scarce in the notoriously fragile dust jacket.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine… Read More