Resultados de búsqueda: Signed/Inscribed from H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. In 1963, Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" changed the way society viewed women, the way women viewed themselves. Thirty years later, "The Fountain Of Age" had much the same impact with the way older Americans saw themselves and their expectations as they aged. Signed and inscribed ("To Tommi and Arnold") by Friedan on the title page. Text shows a tiny crease on the upper corner of a single page of this 671-page volume, which includes notes and an index. Otherwise, text and boards are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows a small crease at the bottom of the front panel near the spine, some very slight edgewear, no tears or chipping, not price-clipped. [Sorry, due to the size and weight of this book, we priority orders or orders outside the U.S. will require extra postage.

New York: Warner Books, 1992. First Printing, First Trade Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The best-selling DeMille's seventh mystery-thriller and one of his best, featuring Paul Brenner and Cynthia Sunhill, members of the U.S. Army CID, investigating the rape and murder of the daughter of the legendary General "Fighting Joe" Campbell; Signed and Inscribed in black felt pen on the half-title page: "Jan 3, 1993/For Bob,/Happy Birthday,/and best wishes,/Nelson DeMille." Lower end of spine lightly bumped; a small, square 'shadow' on the front end page where sticker was apparently removed, o/w boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket is partially price-clipped with part of price still visible, some minor wear along edges and corners, no tears, chipping or other significant flaws. Collectable.

Webster, NY: Plaza Publishers, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A humorous, lightly satirical look at Rochester, NY, by one of its native sons, the author of "Smugtown, USA." Signed by Gerling on the front end page; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows some minor wear at edges and spine ends, corners of inside flaps have been trimmed but price is still present. Collectable.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Sontag's final novel, which won the National Book Award in 2000, features Marina Zalenska, a Polish actress who came to American in 1876 to found a commune in California. When the commune failed Marina returned to the stage to become a star to rival Sarah Bernhardt. Signed by Sontag on the half-title page; previous owner's bookplate fixed to the inside cover, o/w boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows some minor rubbing, o/w no significant surface or edgewear. A collectable copy.

New York: Delacorte Press, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. the tenth novel from the award-winning author of the Bill Smith-Lydia Chin mystery series is a crime thriller set in New York City featuring a pair of city costruction inspectors investigating corrupt politicians and crooked developers who stand to make millions if they can get away with murder; an unread copy Signed by Rozan on the half-title page. Collectable.

New York: Dutton/Penguin, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. the Edgar and Shamus award-winning author's twelfth crime-thiller features Matt Hunter, a young guy who accidentally kills a man while trying to break up a fight, serves eight years in prison, and then the trouble really begins; Signed by Coben on the front end page; an unread, collectable copy in like dustjacket.

New York: Downtown Poets Co-op, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. . Trade Paperback. Near Fine to Fine. A collection of Lev's poetry from the 1970's, with an introduction by William Packard; pictorial wrappers are very slightly soiled. Collectable.

New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Smith's third book in her Edgar Award-winning mystery series featuring New Orleans woman homicide detective Skip Langdon; Signed by Smith on the title page. Collectable.

New York: Knopf, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Carter's fourth novel is a spy-thriller features the terminally-ill former head of the CIA, Jericho Ainsley, and Beck DeForde, his former student and lover, who has come to Ainsley's house in the Colorado Rockies to say goodbye. She finds a house under seige by government and corporate agents vying to be the ones to steal Ainsley's last explosive secrets even as Ainsley plays them against one another from his desth bed. An unread copy Signed by Carter on the title page. A very collectable copy.

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1999. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. The eleventh novel in Kellerman's Los Angeles-based mystery-thriller series featuring Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus involves the investigation of murder in a religious cult; Signed by Kellerman on the title page; an unread Very Fine copy in like dustjacket. Collectable.

New York: Bantam Books, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Edgar and Creasey Award winner King returns to Folly Island in a mystery/suspense novel featuring Allen Carmichael, a Vietnam veteran living on the fringes of the law while rescuing children from abusive parents; Signed by King on the Title Page; a Very Fine, unread copy in like dustjacket. Collectable.

New York: Dutton/Penguin, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. The fifteenth mystery-thriller from this multiple Edgar Award winner, features a modern day Robin Hood who calls herself Allison Murietta and gives a large share of her booty to charity. No one gets hurt until a job ends with ten Los Angeles gangsters slaughtered and a half-million in diamonds missing; This copy, signed by Parker on the title page, is unread and unblemished. Collectable.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1944. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good Plus. Jackson's first and most notable book, the classic novel of alcoholism that was the basis for an equally celebrated movie which won Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Actor and Screenplay; First Printing of the First Edition; Inscribed and Dated by the Author on fep: "Jan 27th '44, For George -- Old friend from home -- old and good friend for other reasons. Warmly -- Charlie." Published under WW II-era conditions, boards and text show some soiling and wear, small stain at bottom of spine; dustjacket is basically whole but price-clipped and worn and chipped along edges with one-quarter to three-eighths inch chips top and bottom of spine.

New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First Edition, Later Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The fifth book for Hansen, a master of the historical novel, is set in 1906 when Mariette, a beautiful, seventeen-year-old postulant, enters a convent in upstate New York. When she begins to bleed from her hands, feet and side, the convent community is thrown into confused turmoil. Is Mariette a cunning sham, a sexual hysteric, or does God stalk her like a pitiless lover? Inscribed by Hansen on the title page: "To Judy,/Ron Hansen/24 May 1992." Boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows very minimal surface and edgewear.

New York: Mysterious Press, 1993. First Edition. . Trade Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. The novel that marked the return of Crumley's hard-boiled anti-hero, Montana private detective C.W. Sughrue of "The Last Good Kiss", this time on a violent odyssey from Montana to Colorado to Texas to Mexico in search of the missing wife of a wealthy, well-connected Republican husband; Advance Reading Copy/Uncorrected Page Proofs of the First Edition; Signed by Crumley on the title page; rear corners slightly bumped, small, light crease lower corner front cover, no reading creases; pictorial wrappers and text are clean, tight, square. Scarce. Collectable.

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1998. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Kellerman's twelfth mystery-crime novel is the first featuring Las Vegas Det. Sgt. Romulus Poe as he investigates the murder of a showgirl; Signed by Kellerman on the title page; an unread Very Fine copy in like dustjacket. Collectable.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The third novel in Hautman's series of darkly humorous crime thrillers (think Leonard or Hiaasen) set in the edgy, criminal underbelly of Minnesota features 73-year-old Axel Speeter and his equally senior friends Sam O'Gara and Tommy Fabian. In their younger days the trio made a living as gamblers crisscrossing the West in Axel's '56 Lincoln but they all live quieter lives now, with Axel happily squirreling away more than a quarter million in coffee cans, profits from his taco stand at the state fair, until one of his employees, the spectacularly-endowed Carmen and a skinhead ex-con named James Dean, decide to try to take it away from him. Signed by Hautman on the title page. Boards and text are clean, tight, square; the dustjacket shows only very minimal surface and edgewear. A Fine, collectable copy.

New York: Berkley Publishing Corp., 1999. First Edition, First Printing. . Fine/Near Fine. The sixth novel in Monfredo's highly-praised historical mystery series set in Seneca Falls, NY, just prior to the Civil War and featuring Glynis Tryon, a small town librarian and woman's rights advocate; Signed by Monfredo on the title page; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows some slight surface and edgewear. Quite Scarce. Collectable.

New York: Knopf, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This is the True Crime memoir of author James Ellroy, whose mother, Jean, was murdered in Los Angeles in 1958 when the author was ten years old. This book is the story of the police investigation of the murder, which remained unsolved, and of Ellroy's own investigation more than thirty years later. It is fascinating reading by a very good writer on a very personal issue. Signed on the fep by Ellroy in the scrawl he's used since he's become well-known and signed a lot of books. Text and boards are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows only very minimal surface and edgewear, no chipping, no tears. A collectable copy.

New York: The Viking Press, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Author of the critically-acclaimed "Vision Quest," Davis' second novel is a coming-of-age story set at a small college in Washington State and in Brazil; Signed and Dated by Davis on fep in the year of publication; boards and text are clean, tight, square; front flap of dustjacket has single vertical crease o/w very minimal surface and edgewear; Fine/Near Fine. Collectable.