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012827Houston Texas: Houston Police Department Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Clean no marks or writing. Stapled booklet 8.5 X 11 inches. No date but a separate document is laid in that references the upcoming year of 1983. Possibly this booklet was published about the same time. The history here covers 1836 to 1948 and is organized into two parts: Part One: 1836 to 1865: The New Frontier-Rugged Dangerous and a Buck to be Made and PART TWO erroneously titled Chapter II: 20th Century 1900-1948 - Rapid Change Faster Pace Political Patronage. Each part is followed by several pages of Notes. Highlights for most years are documented in varying amounts of detail making for interesting reading. Laid in at the back of the book is a stapled copy of a six-page document titled "History of the Houston Police Academy L.D. Morrison Sr. Memorial Center. Morrison was the "founding father" of the Houston Police Academy. Scarce history. OCLC locates no copies. Houston Police Department Paperback
1977006099N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company 1977. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Lightly soiled at page edges else fine in fine dust jacket price clipped in protective mylar cover. Square and tight. de Gier & Grijpstra; Amsterdam & Japan locales. The Commissaris and de Grier go to Japan under cover at the request of the Dutch Ambassador to Janan -- to help investigate a Yakusa crime operation. The story starts out in Amsterdam with a missing person case. A young Japanese man has disappeared and his fiancée fears hes been murdered. He worked for the Yakusa and tried to quit. n Japan the Commissaris falls in love with the Japanese bath and becomes best buddies with a Yakusa boss for a few memorable hours. De Grier proves himself to be a most efficient Dutch samurai -- and also finds himself freed of all earthly attachments. The adventure as a whole is replete with philosophical musings. Meanwhile Grijpstra stays in Amsterdam to solve the murder. While de Grier is enjoying the company of a shapely Yakusa hostess -- Grijpstra suffers from the company of his ferocious flabby wife. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Houghton Mifflin Company
1996biblio8619<p>First edition first printing of the third novel in the D.I. Charlie Priest series. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Light tanning to the pages. In near fine / fine condition.</p> Headline hardcover
1993de65Headline 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The jacket is worn and a bit marked - the laminate is lifting here and there. Almost no paper loss. One ownership plate a rubber stamp and a non-authorial inscription. Mild tanning. Soundly bound - a little cocked. A small scar and stain to the dedication page. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Headline hardcover
1993dk76Headline 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is a bit rubbed and edgeworn. Internally clean and soundly bound. A little cocked. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Headline hardcover
1991021264London: UK: Scribners 1991. 1st edition. Some light age tanning to page edges else a fine copy in dust jacket. SIGNED COPY signature only by the author on the title page. An ANTHONY AWARD WINNER for Best Novel. Peter Diamond title. 368 pages. It is a truism that Peter Lovesey was one of the greatest writers of detective fiction to emerge after the Second World War. He was a master of historical detection the Sergeant Cribb and Bertie series modern stories the Peter Diamond books and at least two featuring Inspector Hen Mallin and non-series tales for many of us his best books were Rough Cider and The False Inspector Dew. He received the Grand Master Award from The Mystery Writers of America in 2017 among his many other accolades. He died on April 10 2025. In September he would have been eighty-nine. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Award Winner. Scribners Hardcover
3200068London: T Duggan Book. Very Good. Booklet. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. pp 16 Undated but evidently mid 19th century. Recent marbled cover with endpapers unclear whether there had originally been a wrapper. Testblock reasonably fresh with slight browning. Very scarce - no copies on COPAC and as far as we are aware no others on offer. T Duggan unknown
1331582830.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0267670273.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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0548349347.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0260203432.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2022BIBSD0003767372022. Full Leather Bound. NEW. Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms A Unique Premium Leather-Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine front and Back of the book with edge gilding. WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN COLOR OF LEATHER RED GREEN BLUE MAGENTA TAN PURPLE DEEP BROWN BLACK AND WITH DIFFERENT COLOR LABELS. YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE AND MAIL US. This service is chargeable. Original edition was published in 1819 and this unique edition is Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition. Black & white printing on high quality natural shade paper with sewing binding for longer life professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually on computer and make them readable. We give our best to give you the best book but in some cases we have to adjust few pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume. We hope that you understand these issues in these old treasure. This is an important book for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure. Our dedicated team is trying to bring these rare books back to the shelves. We are also giving service of printing the hard-to-find books which are not listed in our store. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English Pages 258. Product Disclaimer: Please be aware that because leather is a natural material slight discoloration or change in texture may be visible. FOLIO EDITION Size 12x19 Inches IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. hardcover
1993biblio4511<p>First edition first printing of the seventh novel in the Mamur Zapt series. Light edge wear and light rubbing to the surface of the dust jacket. Earlier owners name written neatly on the first free end page. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Collins hardcover
1992biblio4512<p>First edition first printing of the fifth novel in the Mamur Zapt series. Light edge wear. Earlier owners name written neatly on the first free end page. In near fine / near fine condition.</p> Collins hardcover
1988biblio4613<p>First edition first printing of the first novel in the Mamur Zapt series. Light edge wear on the dust jacket. Earlier owners impression stamp on the title page and I believe they wrote the price they originally bought the book for in pen on the same page. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near fine condition.</p> Collins hardcover
1990biblio4787<p>First edition first printing of the eighth novel in the Marshal Guarnaccia series. Light edge wear. Price clipped and remainder marked otherwise in near fine / near fine condition.</p> Collins / HarperCollins / Harper Collins hardcover
1996biblio4589<p>First edition first printing of the tenth novel in the Marshal Guarnaccia series. The pages are lightly tanned. In near fine / fine unread condition.</p> Harper Collins / HarperCollins hardcover
1973722c5499Toronto Ontario: Coles Publishing Company Limited 1973. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint - Coles Canadianna Collection. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 394 pages. Facsimile reprint. Originally published by the Queen's Printer 1888 to 1889. In these early reports are first hand accounts of many of the stirring incidents which shaped the history of the West written by those who actually participated in them. The Indian Treaties the influx of the American Sioux under Sitting Bull the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway the North-West Rebellion and the coming of the settlers are just a few of the dramatic events in which the North-West Mounted Police played an important part. Light external wear. Unmarked. Tight and square. A quality copy. Coles Publishing Company Limited Paperback
1528441540.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0265988039.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2005biblio416<p>First edition first printing of the thirteenth novel in the Harry Bosch series. It was serialized in the New York Times over 16 magazines. Each magazine is SIGNED on the front cover by the author. Michael later revised the story adding characters and other changes because he said he felt this format was too constricting. This is the complete 16 magazines signed and comes in a presentation box I had made just for this novel. A one of a kind item. In fine condition.</p> New York Times
0266712193.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
