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2015608565New York: William Morrow. New in New dust jacket. 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Blue boards with light blue spine imprinted in metallic blue with title and author. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 324 pages. A Van Shaw Novel No. 1. When his estranged grandfather is shot and left for dead an Army Ranger must plunge into the criminal underworld of his youth to find a murderer and uncover a shocking family secret in this atmospheric and evocative debut thriller.Van Shaw was raised to be a thief but at eighteen he suddenly broke all ties to that life and joined the militaryabandoning his illicit past and the career-criminal grandfather who taught him the trade. Now after ten years of silence his grandfather has asked him to come home to Seattle. But when Van arrives he discovers his grandfather bleeding out on the floor from a gunshot to the head. With a lifetime of tough history between him and the old man Van knows hes sure to be the main suspect.The only way he can clear his name is to go back to the world hed sworn to leave behind. Tapping into his criminal skills he begins to hunt the shooter and uncover what drove his grandfather to reach out after so long. But in a violent high-stakes world where right and wrong arent defined by the law Van finds that the past is all too present . . . and that the secrets held by those closest to him are the deadliest of all. . William Morrow hardcover
200033786Baltimore MD: Cemetery Dance Publications/G & G Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Limited/Numbered Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 1587670011 . A special first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. This copy is number 921 of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by author Richard Matheson directly on the limitation page; An early work by Matheson written during the 1950s around the time of the publication of his other three Noir novels. Set in Los Angeles in the 1950s it is the story of Ray Thomspon a young artist peddling homemade lamps who finds himself the leading suspect in a murder; 8vo; Signed by Author . Cemetery Dance Publications/G & G Books hardcover
1910160569Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1910. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. Volume is tightly bound and free of marks on the inside save a previous owner's signature on front endpage. The spine is slightly cocked and the upper corner of tge cover has a small bend; Written by E. Phillips Oppenheim under the pseudonym Anthony Partridge. Basis for the 1921 silent film Pilgrims of the Night ; B&W; 8vo; 323 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1911160570London Melbourne And Toronto: Ward Lock & Co. Limited. Good. 1911. Hardcover. An edition in good condition. Foxing is present throughout and boards have become loose. ; Written by E. Phillips Oppenheim under the pseudonym Anthony Partridge. Basis for the 1921 silent film Pilgrims of the Night ; B&W; 8vo; 304 pages . Ward, Lock, & Co. , Limited hardcover
1910160565Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1910. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. Tightly bound and free of marks on inside save previous owner's signature on front endpage. Spine is slightly cocked. ; Written by E. Phillips Oppenheim under the pseudonym Anthony Partridge. Basis for the 1921 silent film Pilgrims of the Night ; B&W; 8vo; 323 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1910160568Boston: Little Brown and Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1910. Hardcover. An edition in near fine condition housed in dust-jacket of very good condition. No blemishes to interior. Dust-jacket shows typical wear. ; Written by E. Phillips Oppenheim under the pseudonym Anthony Partridge. Basis for the 1921 silent film Pilgrims of the Night ; B&W; 8vo; 323 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1910160551Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1910. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. Volume is tightly bound and free of marks on the inside. The cover shows shelf wear and the spine is slightly cocked; Written by E. Phillips Oppenheim under the pseudonym Anthony Partridge. Basis for the 1921 silent film Pilgrims of the Night ; B&W; 8vo; 323 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
200626504New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Minotaur. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 031235410X . A smart first edition/first printing in About Fine condition with lightly soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; In Parting Shot Jonathan Stone tells the story of his friends and mentors the men and women who have shaped his life and who continue to do so. Stone focuses on the relationships between these individuals and on the ways in which their individual stories intersect. He tells the stories of his friends and mentors as they would have wanted to be told: in their own words with their own wit and humor. Stone captures the essence of these individuals their strengths and their weaknesses and shows us the ways in which their lives have intersected and continue to intersect. Ultimately Parting Shot is a tribute to the bond between friends and the power of storytelling.; 8vo; 282 pages . Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Minotaur hardcover
200425381New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312319142 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with soiled page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear. Damp stain to bottom of spine. SIGNED by author Joseph Finder directly on the title page; The novel is set in the near future and follows the story of a man who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He is forced to live in a hospital and is guarded by a group of doctors who are constantly monitoring his condition.; 8vo; 426 pages; Signed by Author . St. Martin's Press hardcover
200120169New York: Hyperion. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786865644 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Ridley Person directly on the title page; Umberto Alvarez a grieving widower believes the railroad company is responsible for the death of his family two years ago in a car-train collision. Unable to prove his claims and seemingly out for revenge he is suspected of masterminding several derailments of the new high-speed commuter line. Ex-detective Pete Tyler takes on the case as a temp for the National Transportation Safety Board and searches for the truth; 8vo; Signed by Author . Hyperion hardcover
200925013London: Little Brown. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1408700603 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with cocked spine in Fine dust jacket with a hint of edgewear; After a pandemic wipes out most of the human race the last remaining humans band together in a last-ditch effort to find a new home. They stumble upon a planet ruled by pandas and the humans are able to adapt to their new home. However the pandas are not the only creatures that the humans must worry about. There are also bears lions and other dangerous animals that want to take advantage of the humans' weakness. Christopher Brookmyre's Pandaemonium is a fun and exciting adventure that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.; 8vo; 394 pages . Little, Brown hardcover
200125460New York: A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399147195 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in About Fine dust-jacket with light edgewear. SIGNED by author Sue Grafton directly on the title page; Dr. Purcell has been missing for nine weeks. Kinsey Millhone had followed the disappearance in the newspapers and then his former wife sought her services. He was the director of a care facility. Millhones latest venture into the darker side of the human soul; A Kinsey Millhone Mystery; 8vo; xii 1-352 4 pages; Signed by Author . A Marian Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
200825041London: Quercus. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1847243592 . An elegant first edition/first Impression in Fine condition with cocked spine and trivial page edge soiling in alike dust-wrapper with minor edgewear. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by author Elena Forbes directly on the title page; This novel is set in a future Rome where the Catholic Church has fallen and the Vatican is in ruins. The main character a teenage girl is a slave in the palace of the Emperor. One day she is given a new job as a servant in the Emperor's private chambers. She soon discovers that the Emperor is a sadistic man who enjoys inflicting pain on his victims. The Emperor's wife the Empress is a cruel woman who enjoys watching her husband torture people. The Empress has a daughter also a cruel woman who is in charge of the Emperor's harem. The teenage girl soon becomes the Empress's favorite slave and she begins to enjoy inflicting pain on her victims.; 8vo; 359 pages; Signed by Author . Quercus hardcover
199530789New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0679441891 . First Trade edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Very Good dust-jacket with moderate edgewear and rubbing particularly to foil lettering; Our Game a spy novel after the end of the Cold War revolves around a breakaway attempt by Chechnya and a former British agent's attempt to track down his double-crossing old protege; 8vo; FSA . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
200225988New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399147772 . A Fine first edition/first printing in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Stuart Woods on the title page; Woods' novel tells the story of Vietnam War veteran Orchid Anderson and her teenage son Jason. Orchid has returned home to South Carolina after years of being away only to find that Jason has become a different person. Jason is angry and resentful and he feels like he doesn't fit in. Orchid is determined to find out what has happened to her son and she starts to piece together the story of Jason's time in Vietnam.Orchid and Jason's journey back to each other is a beautiful and emotional story full of both joy and pain. Woods' writing is powerful and moving and the plot is well developed. This is a great novel choice for fans of contemporary fiction.; 8vo; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
199820071New York: HarperCollinsPublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060191813 . First edition/first printing in about Fine condition in alike dust-jacket area of light discoloration to paste down SIGNED inscribed and dated 9/10/99 by Stuart Woods directly on the title page. Limited edition statement: "From a limited edition of 150 copies printed and bound especially for friends of the author this and every other copy has been numbered 001 so that everyone may have a low number."; After losing a sexual-harassment lawsuit forcing her to retire from the military Major Holly Barker age 37 finds herself the deputy chief of police in Orchid Beach Florida. Not long after she arrives a colleague and another associate are brutally murdered. Alone and an outsider who doesn't know who to trust Holly finds a most unlikely partner - Daisy a smart Doberman who quickly becomes her protector ; Holly Barker; 8vo; Signed by Author . HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover
199126244New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0684193884 . A bright first American edition/first printing in Very Good condition with soiled edges and bumped corners in Near Fine dust jacket with minor edgewear; A mystery introducing Inspector Bill Slider ; A Bill Slider Mystery; 8vo; 266 pages . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
199826344New York: St Martin's Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312182287 . A stunning first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in Fine dust-jacket with rectangular sticker to lower rear; The story follows a group of high school friends as they navigate the challenges of growing up and finding their place in the world. The friends are united by their shared experience of growing up in the shadow of a famous family and the story takes them on a journey from innocence to experience from the chaos of high school to the tumult of college and beyond.; 8vo; 364 pages . St Martin's Press hardcover
201125855New York: Minotaur Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 031259836X . A gorgeous first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust jacket. SIGNED and dated in the month and year of publication by author David Rosenfelt directly on the title page; A thriller about an ordinary man who is trapped in a nightmare where he can't can't be certain of anything--not even his own memories; 8vo; vi vii viii-x 291 292 2 pages; Signed by Author . Minotaur Books hardcover
199826251New York: Delacorte Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385332785 . An attractive first edition/first printing in About Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear; On Beulah Height tells the story of a white family in the deep south during the early 1960s. The family is plagued with the trials and tribulations that come with being white in a black community. The father a proud and stubborn man struggles to maintain order in the household and protect his family from the danger lurking in the shadows.; A Dalziel / Pascoe Mystery; 8vo; 374 pages . Delacorte Press hardcover
200026442London: William Heinemann. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0434008702 . An attractive first edition/first Impression in Near Fine condition with lightly soiled edges in Fine dust-wrapper; is a novel about the Sicilian Mafia.Omertà is a novel about the Sicilian Mafia. It tells the story of a young man Vito Corleone who becomes head of the family after the death of his father. The novel also tells the story of the conflict between Vito and his brother Michael over the control of the family.; 8vo; 316 pages . William Heinemann hardcover
200925110New York: Sarah Crichton Books / Farrar Straus and Giroux. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374225427 . A lovely first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with soiled page edges in Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author Robert Rotenberg directly on the half title page; is a beautifully written story that tells the story of one man's fight to save his city from demolition.Old City Hall is a beautifully written story that tells the story of one man's fight to save his city from demolition. Robert Rotenberg's characters are richly drawn and the plot is compelling. The book is full of suspense and is impossible to put down.; 8vo; 372 pages; Signed by Author . Sarah Crichton Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
199326179New York: Doubleday. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0385419686 . A bright first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with soiled page edges in Near Fine condition with minor edgewear and laminate separation to lower front panel; Officer Down tells the story of a police officer who is shot and killed. His colleagues are determined to find the gunman and bring him to justice.; 8vo; 437 pages . Doubleday hardcover
199230262New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0805012656 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Very Good dust-jacket with a one quarter inch 1/4" closed tear to upper front and minute closed tear to upper spine; When John Harvey's parents die he's sent to live with his grandparents in Off Minor a small town in upstate New York. John is used to big cities and the chaos of his family's life but he quickly finds himself at a loss in the quiet small town. John is determined to make friends but he's met with resistance from the locals. John must find a way to fit in and find his place in the world.; 8vo; FSA . Henry Holt and Company hardcover
199925699New York: Mysterious Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0892966823 . A Fine first edition/first printing in alike dust-jacket showing slight bumping to spine. SIGNED by author Archer Mayor directly on the title page; Occam's Razor is a philosophic principle that states that the simplest explanation is usually the correct one. It is named after William of Ockham an English philosopher.; A Joe Gunther Mystery; 8vo; Signed by Author . Mysterious Press hardcover