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Very little wear. First American edition, third printing. A novel of slavery and conflict in the West Indies. A narrative told through two voices. Deckle-edged pages are clean and tight.

No dust jacket. Green textured paper covered boards with red print on the spine and wear at the corners and spine. Map on endpapers. Owner's bookplate on the ffep. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A scarce book.

Very little wear, other than one small tear (

Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Cover shows some shelf wear and three of the exterior corners are slightly bent as if the book was dropped a time or two. Set in 1906, this is the first of twelve novels following Cussler's Detective Isaac Bell. Complete number line.

A historical novel that takes us from 1825 to 1884, encompassing the life of chess champion Paul Morphy (1837-1884). It does not, however, focus on the chess, but rather puts Morphy into a diplomatic role in Europe during the Civil War. (In real life, Morphy returned to New Orleans from Europe in 1859, gave up chess, and played no role in the civil war at all.)The book has little wear other than some ink on the bottom page ends and a little bit of shelf wear. The dust jacket has suffered the most, with a half dozen tears and significant wear at the corners. 533 pages.

The book is slightly bent. It is currently undergoing pressure therapy to try and cure this. The cover shows a few chips around the edges and is discolored in places. There is a crease across the upper front right corner, and the spine is slightly skewed. The pages are clean, tight and somewhat yellowed.

Little wear to the book. Minor crimping to the dust jacket at the corners and head and tail of the spine. Set in Spokane, WA during the 1980 election. Reading this book brought Elmore Leonard to mind, some similarities in style and characters. Signed by the author on the title page.

Little wear at the edges and corners, a single spine crease and a small black mark on the page ends opposite the spine. 312 pages are clean, tight and bright. The eleventh of 22 novels in the Dame Frevisse Medieval Mystery series. Set in England in the 15th century.

First edition. Book and dust cover in great condition. A story of intrigue and espionage set in 1958 at the start of the space race. A great read.

Large hardback with very little wear. Deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Small amount of price sticker residue on the front of the dust jacket. This large book will ship at about three pounds. Excess shipping cist is included in the list price.

Little wear. The spine has a pair of creases, but remains square. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Observations from the consummate blockhead, Nigel Molesworth, on life in the English boarding school of the 1950s. Magnificently illustrated by the brilliantly comic artist Richard Searle.

The cover shows a fair amount of wear, with creases, rubs and chips. Pages are clean, tight and a bit yellowed. A story of an alternate ending to the Third Reich, leading, of course, to more war. This seems to be a very rare book, as I can find few on the market and none on Biblio. Even my usual references, Fantastic Fiction and FictionDB, have no records of this author.

Printed like a pulp magazine of the 1950s, complete with the Charles Atlas ad in the back. A science fiction action adventure on a secret science installation. Almost like new, no significant wear. 91 pages. A rather rare book.

Hard to believe that this book is over 65 years old. Little wear, mainly at the corners. Pages are clean, tight and age tanned. Translated from the original Finnish. A rare book, in rare form. Cardinal #C-263, cover price $0.35.

In the waning days of WWII in Europe, an agent of the German secret police deals with Allen Dulles to end the war before the Soviets capture more of Eastern Europe. Fiction based on lots of facts.Book has some wear, including chips around the edges and creases on the front cover and spine. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

Little wear to book or dust jacket. First edition. Pages are clean, tight and bright, with no markings. Set in 1915, during the hydroelectric development of Niagara Falls.

First edition, first printing. Vary little wear to the book or dust jacket. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, other than a 5 cm black mark on the top page edges. The second of nine novels in Deveraux's Edilean series.

Like new. No significant wear. Dustjacket unblemished, other than the remains of a couple of price stickers. A novel based on the life of Elizabeth Van Lew. First Edition. This book will ship at a little over two pounds. Excess shipping cost is included in the list price.

Trade paperback, in excellent condition. Signed and inscribed to the owner. A story of a fictional Hawaiian boy in pre-colonial times. Second of three in the series.

Little wear. 296 pages are clean, tight and bright. This is the first of twelve novels in the historical mystery series featuring Sir Charles Sheridan and American writer Kate Aldrich. Kate and Charles team up for the first time to investigate a body found at a nearby archaeological dig.