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London, United Kingdom: Bodley Head SIGNED by Author on the Title Page Hard Cover. The Scarce First edition, first printing and first U.K. Edition. SIGNED by author on the title page accompanied by the now famous noughts and crosses drawing. Near fine, with the lightest of page tanning about the edges, a minute tear and small nick at top end of dj spine, some rubbing, one short narrow scratch, and one tiny mark to rear flap, but still a very attractive copy in a clear Brodart mylar cover. Ian Rankin's first John Rebus novel and his second novel has become one of the most elusive titles in modern crime fiction. Rankin has succeeded in bringing to life the Edinburgh, Scotland that Rebus knows so well, as a living breathing character in this excellent series. A serial strangler is on the loose and Detective Sergeant Rebus has been receiving crank letters, matchstick crosses, and a small neatly tied knot. He's also been drinking too much, and to complicate things further, his wife and daughter… Leer más

Johannesburg: Transvaal Leader, 1906. Scarce. Dark green cloth covers. No DJ as issued. A souvenir of the Zulu Rebelliosn of 1906 as witnessed by W. J Powell, a Transvaal Leader and Capetown correspondent. Foxing to text block, wear to spine ends, numerous gouges to bottom front board, bumped corners, wear to edge of both boards.. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Baltimore, Maryland: Cemetery Dance Pubications, 1997. Unread. A beautiful pristine collector's copy of a very scarce book. The book was purchased As New from the publisher and promptly shelved. Signed. numbered, limited edition (#79), 1 /500 copies of this phenomenal book, the late, under appreciated Richard Laymon's first published novel and the first and only hardcover edition ever published. After years of obscurity, the author's visceral in-your -face style finally caught on in the U.K. and it took another decade before his genius was recognized in the U.S. Accolades to Cemetery Dance and Richard Chizmar for bravely publishing him before he passed away prematurely. SIGNED by all contributers, by the author, Richard Laymon, by Bentley Little who wrote the introduction, and by the esteemed artist Alan M. Clark, who did the full-color artwork, with a foreword by the author himself,. In a handmade cloth black slipcase. Here is a description of the book from the publisher Cemetery… Leer más

New York: Pocket Books, 2000. SIGNED By Author on Title Page. Author's scarce second novel andthe first featuring Robert Langdon, symbologist extraordinaire. Remainder mark to bottom text block.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. A very beautiful copy of this extraordinary novel. Margaret Atwood's cautionary tale of a future United States where a theocracy has taken hold . A chilling take on maybe an all-too real future that was made into an excellent televison series starring Elizabth moss as well as a movie starring Robert Duvall and Faye Dunaway. Light toning to dust jacket. Light soiling to top text block. Small spot to front pastedown.. SIGNED Bookplate Laid-in. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Doubleday, 1975. In a clear protective Brodart Cover. This copy has been signed and inscribed in the year of publication in black ink by in the author's beautiful handwriting on the front free-endpaper: "For-, Keep Old Friends, But Make One Now, The one is silver, The other is, well, too-July 1975" John Crowley's first novel tells of a world where for many generations the Just have been at war with the Protectors. A visitor from the skies enters thei world of The Deep on an unknown mission. Light bumping to tail of spine, sunning to flaps, one faded soil spot to front wrapper, and one short-closed tear to bottom edge of front flap. Light soiling to rear flap.. Boldly SIGNED By Author on Title Page. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Putnam, 1982. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. The Nobel Prize-winnng author's first novel. In England, Stsuko reflects on a devastated Post-War Nagasaki in the aftermath of the bombing. A touch of toming to eds of wrapper and rubbing to rear flap.. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 1971. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Basis of the terrifying movie about a possession of eleven year old Regan and the all-too-human Jesuit priest who tries to rid her of the demon. Erasure marks to flyleaf, bumping to all corners, bumping to spine ends, wear to edges of boards, one inch tear/chip to head of dj spine, wear to top edge of front flap, spine slant, light soiling to corner of top text block. One inch closed tear at spine of front flap.Light wear/chipping to corners of dj,. SIGNED Bookplate Laid-in. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book.

Edinburgh: Polygon, 1986. Simultaneous softcover edition. One of 750 copies. A beautful copy of the author's first novel published simultaneously wihh the hardback edition. A few light impressions to rear flap.. SIGNED Bookplate Laid-in. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine.

Philadelphia & New York: Lippincott, 1968. Very Good in Near Fine jacket null In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Travis McGee steps in to thwart an attempt to prevent unscrupulous develper from stealing a marina from a widow. First state dust wrapper with the code 971 to top of inside front flap and price of 5.50 on bottom of inside front flap. No statement of printing signifying a first edition, first printing. Light staining to text blocks. Spine slant. Apparent ex-library copy with glue mark to rear free endpaper. Tape marks to both boards. Light wear to dj spine ends and small crease and one inch closed tear to bottom edge of rear flap.. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4/4.

New York: Little Brown, 2002. SIGNED boldly in purple marker by the author on the title page. Unread. In a clear protective mylar cover. True first edition with first state dust jacket with Margot Livesey quote on rear flap. Phenomenal best-selling book destined to become one of the first classics of the Twenty-first century. An absorbing exploration of adolescence and a family touched by darkness when their teenage daughter is murdered as told by the victim from her new home in heaven.. Boldly SIGNED By Author on Title Page. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

Apache Junction, Arizona,: Deadline Press, 1994. As New in As New jacket null Limited edition, copy #66, 1/574 numbered and signed copies. Signed by author Richard Laymon, Ed Gorman who wrote the introduction, and Larry Mori, who illistrated the book. As New/As New and unopened and unread with a tiny ding to top corner, otherwise this is a pristine unread copy in a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Very scarce hardcover from the late Richard Laymon. This is Laymon's first collection of short stories, twenty stories and thirty-five thousand words from the master of dark fiction. From my personal collection, this was purchased years ago and sat on my shelf ever since.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. 5/5.

New York: Pantheon Books, 2006. A chance to own a rare set of two advanced reading copies. Unread. One copy was boldly signed and dated 'Oct. 22, 2006' by the author with a large gold 'Z' at the 'front' of Hailey's story on the 'you were there' page, and the other boldly signed and dated 'Oct. 22, 2006' by the author with a large green 'Z' at the 'front' of Sam's story on the 'you were there' page. A 2006 National Book Award nominee. Another unique book from the author of the cult literary/horror novel 'The House of Leaves'. The journey of two kids, Hailey and Sam, whose stories alternate in space and time as they race across the country. The book itself appears to have two covers, one gold, the other green. The green novel follows Sam's story from 1863 to 1963. Flip it over, and the novel with the gold cover tells Hailey's story that begins in 1963 ands ends in 2063. A sidebar on each page keeps the reader… Leer más

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2008. As New in As New jacket null The late Chilean novelist and poet's apocalyptic masterwork is a sprawling novel in five parts and numbering over nine-hundred pages that focuses on the unsolved serial murders of Ciudad Juárez (named Santa Teresa in the novel). Picked as on of the ten best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). As New.

New York: Chicken House, 2002. As New in As New jacket SIGNED by the author on the Flyleaf. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. SIGNED by the author on the flyleaf. Unread. A beautiful clean collector's copy of the first English edition of this phenomenal novel and international bestseller about the magical undeworld beneath Venice, Italy where orphans and street childen led by 'The Thief Lord' protect their incredible secrets. Light tanning to page edges.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

New York: Scribner, 2001. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Unread. This is one of 2500 copies of the anti-limited 'Fingerprint' edition that is SIGNED boldly by the author on the limitation page accompanied by the inked fingerprint of the author's 'scarred, emabttled ring finger. Excellent tale of intrigue in 1942 at the height of WWII centeredaround a New Jersey radio station that envelopes the reader into a world of the mystery, romance, and the voice of radio from a bygone era. A light 'push' to tail of spine.. SIGNED by the author on the Limitation Page.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

New York: Viking Press, 1976. In a clear protective mylar cover. Signed and inscribed 'Get it up' with a drawing of a sinking Titanic on the tiltle page. Author's fourth novel featuring Dirk Pitt, a jack of all trades who's given the herculean task of raising the R.M.S. Titanic to obtain rare element in its hold needed for a top-secret plan known as the Sicilian Project. Light foxing top text block. A few light spots to top edge of rear board, Sunning to spine ends. Light foxing to edges of rear flaps, spine slant, . Boldly SIGNED By Author on the Title Page. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London, United Kingdom: Robert Hale Ltd, 1996. As New in As New jacket Boldly SIGNED By Author on a Bookplate Laid-in In a clear Brodart mylar jacket. A beautiful unread copy. Author's scarce second novel. In North Wales, DCI Michael McKenna and his squad investigate the death of fourteen-year-old Arwel Thomas, a victim of sexual abuse who was on the run from a children's home, who was found dead in a railway tunnel outside. Author has worked in the childcare industry and was dismissed foor the concerns she raised. In 2000, she was vindicated when the Waterhouse Report on child abuse backed up her claims. A very light crease to flyleaf.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

London, United Kingdom: Robert Hale Ltd, 1996. Boldly SIGNED By Author on a Bookplate Laid-in In a clear Brodart mylar jacket. A beautiful unread copy. Author's scarce second novel. In North Wales, DCI Michael McKenna and his squad investigate the death of fourteen-year-old Arwel Thomas, a victim of sexual abuse who was on the run from a children's home, who was found dead in a railway tunnel outside. Author has worked in the childcare industry and was dismissed foor the concerns she raised. In 2000, she was vindicated when the Waterhouse Report on child abuse backed up her claims. Light wear to head os pine, bumping to top corners.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine.

New York: Doubleday, 1992. SCARCE Uncorrected proof in green wrappers, Oversized softcover (6" x 9") SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine, bright and crisp and appears unread except for just a touch of wear (a tiny bend, actually) to the corners of the front wrappers. A very fine copy. Early scarce proof of Jeffery Deaver's scarce novel before he dropped the 'Wilds' from his name. Paralegal by day, Taylor Lockwood, is a stuggling jazz musician who gets iin a jam when a multi-million dollar promissary note goes missing from her firm.. Uncorrected Bound Proof. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine.