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NY: Little, Brown & Co, 2014. 1st edition thus. Paperback. New. 4.25"x6.75"x.5". 234 pgs. 117th printing. "Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins, "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them." His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of… Leer más

Canterbury Classics, 2022. 1st Edition Thus. Leatherette. New. Physical Info: 2.1" H x 7.6" L x 5.6" W (2.05 lbs) 1068 pages. 12th printing. Features: Price on Product , Table of Contents. Sewn binding. Lexile Level: 1080. Milk chocolate cover with blind-stamped and metallic stamped letters on front, back, and spine. Beautiful paste downs. Sewn binding. Secure ship w/track #. Best-selling author Alexandre Dumas--who also wrote "The Three Musketeers"--tells this heartbreaking yet heroic tale of Edmond Dantes who takes revenge on the men responsible for his unjust fourteen-year imprisonment, keeping him from the woman he loved and the life he was supposed to live. - This chic and inexpensive edition comes with a heat-burnished cover, foil stamping, luxurious endpapers, and a smaller trim size that's easy to hold. - This widely popular classic, originally written in French, tells a tale of devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a must-have for… Leer más

San Diego: Canterbury Classics, 2021. 1st Edition Thus. Leatherbound. New. 6.25"x9.25"x2.75". 1375 pp. 12th printing. All sides gilt w/ red silk ribbon. Sewn binding. Ribbed spines. Gilt letters stamped on front in leather frame. Paste downs are his portrait with titles. BEAUTIFUL & GREAT GIFT!!! Secure ship w/track #. Price covers extra shipping weight with safe and secure packaging. (4.0lbs). Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer and playwright in the English language. In 1594 he founded the acting company the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later the King's Men, in London. He died in 1616. No library is complete without the classics! This leather-bound edition includes the complete works of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, considered by many to be the English language's greatest writer. Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear, Hamlet, and Macbeth—the works of William Shakespeare still resonate… Leer más

Garden City: Doubleday, 1974. Hardcover_cloth spine. Near Fine/VeryGood. 6.4"x9.5" 199 numbered pages. Black boards. Dk. plum cloth spine w/gilt letters. DJ & author photo by Alex Gotfryd. Doubleday colophon on title page. Spine straight, sewn binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price) & unmarked. Tear to crown of DJ w/some edge wear. Few faint foxing on white endpapers. 1" tear to top of gutter on title page. Lists The Eyes of the Dragon inside back flap that was first printed in 1985 by Philtrum Press. BCE not stated on flap. No DJ #. No code in gutter of pg.198 or 199. Secure ship w/trak #. Author's first novel and became a movie. The story of misfit high-school girl, Carrie White, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Repressed by a domineering, ultra-religious mother and tormented by her peers at school, her efforts to fit in lead to a dramatic confrontation during the senior prom. Carrie knew she should not use the terrifying power she… Leer más

NY: Pantheon Books, 2011. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover_pictorial boards. New/New. Physical Info: 1.2" H x 9.2" L x 6.8" W (1.9 lbs) 296 pages. Later Printing. Features: Ikids , Illustrated , Maps , Price on Product. Initial Print Run: 50,000. 25th Anniversary Edition. Secure ship in box w/tracking number. Contains Maus I: A Survivor's Tale My Father Bleeds History; Maus II And Here My Troubles Began. Must request to be wrapped in Brodart mylar when purchased. Pulitzer Prize winner red circle. Sewn binding. Paste downs of mice personified in suits in B&W. Secure ship w/tracking number. On the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of its first publication, here is the definitive edition of the book acclaimed as "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Wall Street Journal) and "the first masterpiece in comic book history" (The New Yorker). The Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a… Leer más

Garden City: International Collectors Library, 1934. FauxLeatherbound. Collectible - Near Fine. 5.75"x8.5". 627 pp. Blue faux leather boards. Gilt candlebra design on front w/gilt frame. Mirrored on spine. Navy silk ribbon. Scenic paste down in blue ink. Typography by Robert Josephy. Rendered into modern english by J.U. Nicholson. With illustrations by Rockwell Kent and an introdution by Gordon Hall Gerould. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, & unmarked. Age spots on silk ribbon. GIFT QUALITY. The procession that crosses Chaucer's pages is as full of life and as richly textured as a medieval tapestry. The Knight, the Miller, the Friar, the Squire, the Prioress, the Wife of Bath, and others who make up the cast of characters -- including Chaucer himself -- are real people, with human emotions and weaknesses. When it is remembered that Chaucer wrote in English at a time when Latin was the standard literary language across western Europe, the magnitude of his… Leer más

NY: Ace Books, 2020. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. Collectible-New. Jim Tierney. Physical Info: 1.2" H x 8.0" L x 5.4" W (0.83 lbs) 496 pages. 1st printing w/number line. Ships w/tracking number. "The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Maud'Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilities-making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia, who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides. Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts, Alia's rule is not absolute. The displaced House Corrino is plotting to regain the throne while the fanatical Fremen are being provoked into open revole by the enigmatic figure known only as The Preacher. Alia believes that by obtaining the secrets of the twins' prophetic visions, she can maintain control over her dynasty. But Leto and Ghanima have their own plans for their visions-and their destinies..."--Page 4 of cover. Accelerated… Leer más

NY: Ace Books, 2019. 1st Edition Thus. MassMarketPaperBack. Collectible-New. Jim Tierney. Physical Info: 1.3" H x 7.4" L x 4.4" W (0.72 lbs) 624 pages. 10th printing w/number line. "The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Maud'Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilities-making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia, who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides. Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts, Alia's rule is not absolute. The displaced House Corrino is plotting to regain the throne while the fanatical Fremen are being provoked into open revole by the enigmatic figure known only as The Preacher. Alia believes that by obtaining the secrets of the twins' prophetic visions, she can maintain control over her dynasty. But Leto and Ghanima have their own plans for their visions-and their destinies..."--Page 4 of cover. Accelerated Reader® Info… Leer más

New York: Little, Brown & Co, 2008. Harcover. Near fine/near fine. 5.75"x8.5"x1" 322pgs. Black boards w/gilt letters on spine. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Jacket illustraton by Debra Lill; Jacket lettering by James Montalbano / Terminal Design. Author Photo by Rankin. DJ#1248283. PON labels inside front cover. Minor edge and shelf wear. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped. "When the home of Alex Cross's longtime friend Ellie Cox is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, he is devastated. The destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend Brianna Stone begin the hunt for the villain responsible for the killings, they quickly find themselves entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington, D.C. What they discover is shocking: a strongly organized gang of teenage thugs headed by a powerful, diabolical man—The Tiger. As the killing spree escalates, Alex and Brianna… Leer más

New York: Warner Books, 2006. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible - Like New/LikeNew. First printing with full number line. 6.25"x9.25"x1.5"; 438 pgs. Tan boards, black leather spine with gilt lettering; Photocopy of Psalms on pastedowns. Jacket design by Flag. Jacket photo by Jurgen Bogt. Author photo by John Foley. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Minimal shelf wear. GIFT QUALITY. "In Washington, D.C, where power is everything and too few have too much of it, four highly eccentric men with mysterious pasts call themselves the Camel Club. Their mission: find out what's really going on behind the closed doors of America's leaders..."-Goodreads.

NY: Clarion Books (HCP), 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover_pictorial boards. New/New. 5TH PRINTING. Physical Info: 0.52" H x 11.13" L x 8.92" W (1.29 lbs) 80 pages. Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product. Target Age Group: 10 and UP. Secure ship w/track #. Accelerated Reader® Info Quiz # (Quiz Name): 9545(Castle) Reading Level: 7.9 Interest Level: Middle Grade Point Value: 1.0. The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.

NY: Greenwillow Books, 2022. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. New/New. 19TH PRINTING. Physical Info: 1.4" H x 8.2" L x 5.9" W (1.0 lbs) 352 pages. Features: Illustrated, Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Excerpt, sewn binding. Initial Print Run: 17500. Target Age Group: 08 to 12. Secure ship w/track #. Accelerated Reader® Info Quiz # (Quiz Name): 101361(Criss Cross) Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus Point Value: 7.0 Scholastic Reading Counts!™ InfoWinner of the Newbery Medal - New York Times Bestseller - An ALA Notable Book - An ALA Best Book for Young Adults - School Library Journal Best Book - Booklist Editors' Choice - Kirkus Reviews Editors' Choice - Horn Book Fanfare Book - New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. In this acclaimed, award-winning, and timeless national bestseller, Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins explores the crisscrossing lives of four teenagers on the verge of adulthood. The unique format incorporates short vignettes, haiku, Q&As, and… Leer más

NY: Putnam, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover_card stock spine. Near Fine-Collectible/Near Fine. FIRST PRINTING. 23.5 cm. 308 numbered pages. Purple spine w/red block letters over red boards w/initials and bucking horse blind-stamped. Purple paste downs. DJ design by RBMM. Author photo by Adrian Houston. Spine straight, sewn binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, clipped, PON on ffep. Soft bump to front bottom. Secure ship w/track #. After constant requests from fans to bring back Sid Halley, the champion jockey turned investigator of Odds Against and the breakout thriller Whip Hand, Dick Francis does just that in his new novel. Although more than a decade has passed since the publication of Whip Hand, little time has elapsed in Sid Halley's life. Still in his mid-thirties, he remains troubled, courageous, unwilling to admit defeat to disabling injury or corruption. Now, though, Sid faces nineties dilemmas and hazards even more serious than those he once faced in horse racing, the passion… Leer más

Nashville, TN: W Publishing Group, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. 6.5"x9.5". 215 pp + advert. First printing. Teal boards w/silver metallic letters on spine. Book design by UDG. Cover photo by Stephen Gardner. Author Photo by Neka Scarbrough-Jenkins. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, notations in Reader's Guide section. Are you feeling a little dry? Edgy and rigid? Ineffective? What would it take to be more useful in the hands of the One who made you? Just come to the well, says bestselling author Max Lucado. In this renewing and life-giving book Max leads us to the four essential nutrients every soul needs. Experience Christ's "work" on the cross and know that your sins are pardoned and your death is defeated. Receive Christ's "energy" and believe that you can do all things through the one who gives you strength. Receive his "Lordship," knowing that you belong to him and that he looks out for you. Receive his… Leer más

NY: Warner Books, 2006. BCE/BOMC. Hardcover_boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5.75"x8.5" 438 pgs. Black boards with gold foil lettering on spine. DJ design by Flag. Author photo: John Foley. Jacket photo: Reuters. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone and faint foxing. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. While a gifted con artist plots against the most ruthless businessman in the world, the Camel Club must stop a renegade CIA agent from selling American secrets to the highest bidder in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. The assassination of the speaker of the House has rocked the nation. And the Camel Club has found a chilling connection with another death: that of the director of the Library of Congress's Rare Books and Special Collections Division. The club's unofficial leader, a man who calls himself Oliver Stone, discovers that someone is selling America to its enemies one secret at a time. Then Annabelle Conroy, the greatest con artist… Leer más

NY: Little, Brown & Co, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover_card stock spine. VeryGood/Near Fine. 6.25"x9.5" 393 pgs. X-library w/graphics. 1st printing. Old mylar pasted inside boards. Spine straight, binding tight, pages toned. The #1 bestselling novel that inspired the major new motion picture Alex Cross starring Tyler Perry. Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC, Police Department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife, Maria, in front of him. The killer was never found, and the case turned cold, filed among the unsolved drive-bys in D.C.'s rough neighborhoods. Years later, still haunted by his wife's death, Cross is making a bold move in his life. Now a free agent from the police and the FBI, he's set up practice as a psychologist once again. His life with Nana Mama, Damon, Jannie, and little Alex is finally getting in order. He even has a chance at a new love. Then Cross's former partner, John Sampson, calls in a favor. He is tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown, one… Leer más

NY: Doubleday, 1951. Special Edition. Hardcover_boards. Collectible - VeryGood/Poor. John Hull. 6"x8.5" 498 pp. BCE. Navy boards w/silver letters and anchor on spine. Paste down map of S. Pacific. Blank book plate inside front cover. Special Edition for the Sears Readers Club. Spine straight, binding tight, pages tone. Not x-libray, unclipped, & unmarked. Moderate edge wear w/rubs. DJ is poor w/many chips and tears. The novel that inspired the now-classic film The Caine Mutiny and the hit Broadway play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II. In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has become a perennial favorite of readers young and old, has sold millions of copies throughout the… Leer más

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. Hardcover_boards. Used - Near Fine/VeryGood. 5.75"x8.5"x1.75" 826 pgs. Black boards. Cream spine with light burgundy lettering on spine. bookd design by Jaye Zimet. Jacket design by Charles Rue Woods. Jacket lettering by Ron Linn. Jacket art "Fragonard" courtesy of Clarence House, Ltd. Author photo by Isolde Ohlbaum. Munich. DJ#07521. PO label inside front cover. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, unmarked. "Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this involving story tells of an extraordinary young woman's coming of age, coming to grips with love and sadness, and in every sense of the term, coming home... In 1935, Judith Dunbar is left behind at a British boarding school when her mother and baby sister go off to join her father in Singapore. At Saint Ursula's, her friendship with Loveday Carey-Lewis sweeps her into the… Leer más

Austin: Synergy Books, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover_pictorial boards. Fine-Collectible. Physical Info: 0.47" H x 10.46" L x 7.74" W (0.9 lbs) 99 pages. Features: Bibliography , Illustrated , Price on Product , Table of Contents. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean & bright. Not x-library, & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. GIFT QUALITY. Constitution Translated for Kids is a simple translation of the entire U.S. Constitution, written at the 5th grade level. With the original 1787 text alongside a translation, this is the first ever side-by-side look at our most supreme legal and political document. This book is an excellent learning tool for teachers and parents. A teacher's guide and resources are also available on the author's website. Source: Publisher.

NY: Simon and Schuster, 1985. BCE/BOMC. Hardcover_buckram spine. Fine/Fine. 5.75"x 8.5" 306 indexed pgs. Dk blue buckram spine w/gold foil letters over midnight blue boards. DJ #04636 designed by George Corsillo. Jacket photo by David Plakky. Author photo by Richard Shoberg. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. Based on interviews with more than one hundred police officers, a cross-section representing male and female officers, small town and big city cops, Blacks and whites, patrolmen and anti-terrorist specialists, the author reveals the worlds of the police. What they can't say on television, what they won't write in novels, cops have now told Mark Baker. From the idealistic rookie to the burnt-out veteran, here are the unforgettable voices of over 100 police men and women across the country... cops who shoot and are shot at, who pick up the pieces of shattered bodies and shattered lives, who face the danger,… Leer más