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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 1st/1st. NF/NF. Stated First American Edition. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($18.95) with light shelf-wear and faint crinkles to spine ends. Seven stories plus a preface with 40 B&W illustrations by John Lawrence. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.
The sweet scents of rural life infuse this beautifully crafted collection of Roald Dahl's country stories, but there is always something unexpected lurking in the undergrowth. Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the fine art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills, Roald Dahl brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange passions wonderfully to life. Lacing each tale… Ler mais

New York: Delacorte Press, 2015. SIGNED. 1st/1st. Like New. Stated First Edition, first printing with complete number line ending in 1. Signed by James Dashner on the title page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp corners, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or marks and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. the final book in the Mortality Doctrine series, an edge-of-your-seat cyber-adventure trilogy that includes The Eye of Minds and The Rule of Thoughts .

London: Orbit/Goldsboro Books, 2021. Like New. F/F. SIGNED Limited. Number 1412 of 1500. Hand-signed and numbered on the Goldsboro title page. First edition. First printing with number line starting with 1. The book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. All edges sprayed, with grey and black herringbone pattern to side fore-edges. Double page map 'Continent of Oon'. The dust jacket is Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 450 pages. 6¾ x 9½" tall. Also includes a loose leaflet insert: The Nameless Republic #1.
A sweeping tale of violent conquest and forgotten magic set in a world inspired by the pre-colonial empires of West Africa.
In the ancient city of Bassa, Danso is a clever scholar on the cusp of achieving greatness—only he doesn't want it. Instead, he prefers to chase forbidden stories about what lies outside the city walls. The Bassai elite claim there is… Ler mais

New York: Liveright, 2022. SIGNED. Purchased New. F/F. First Edition. First printing with number line starting with 1. Signed by Jack E. Davis on the title page. The unread book is tight with solid hinges and black cloth boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Black and white and color illustrations and photos. The dust jacket is unclipped ($29.95) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 417 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall.
Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged it as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Jack E. Davis contrasts the age when native peoples lived beside the bald eagle peacefully when others, whether through hunting bounties or DDT pesticides, twice pushed the bald eagle to the brink of extinction.
Filled with spectacular stories of Founding Fathers, rapacious hunters, heroic bird rescuers, and the lives of bald eagles themselves — The Bald Eagle… Ler mais

Norwalk CT: Easton Press, 2002. SIGNED. Near Fine. Stated First Edition. Illustrated throughout. This leather-bound book is tight with solid hinges and clean boards. Faint wear to top corners. Unused bookplate attached to front endpaper. The textblock is clean with no writing or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. 221 pages. 11 x 13" tall. Includes Easton's Certificate of Authenticity.
In Dog Years I'd Be Dead takes a comprehensive look at everything Garfield— the comics, the television shows, the zillions of products (who on the planet hasn't seen the grinning plush doll suction-cupped to a car window?), and, of course, the fans. You'll get the inside scoop about the pioneering comic-strip books that set the standard for the industry with a shape now called the "Garfield format." You'll venture into the studio where the voice talent recorded TV shows, and hear about the antics of special guest stars like Jonathan Winters and Buddy Hackett. Loaded with never-before-seen archival gems… Ler mais

New York: Celedon Books, 2022. Purchased New. F/F. Stated First Edition. First printing with number line ending in 1. Signed by George Dawes Green on the title page. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges, good tips and clean boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Savannah map endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped ($27.99) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 285 pages. 6½ x 9½" tall.
In the wake of a tragic death and kidnapping, a dysfunctional family at the center of Georgia high society discovers painful truths in the shadows just beyond Savannah's historic gas lamps and gazebos. Through masterful storytelling, Green turns the quaint and eclectic tourist town of Savannah into a character as conflicted and complex as the rest of the novel's ensemble.

London: Flame Tree Press, 2019. New. Abridged version. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Sliver endpapers. No dustjacket, as issued. 543 pages. 6 1/4" X 9" tall.
After a lifetime of reading books on chivalry in his library, the eccentric Don Quixote embarks on a quest to become a wandering knight, accompanied by his hapless servant, Sancho Panza. Don Quixote sets off on a comedic journey through medieval Spain, in a series of clumsy adventures, tilting at windmills and rescuing those even more hopeless than himself. This edition of Don Quixoteis abridged, to offer a less daunting, more accessible version of the work to the reader.

NY: Grand Central Publishing, 2014. SIGNED. New-Unread. 1st/1st. Stated First Edition, first printing with complete number line ending in 1. Signed by Deaver on the title page. The book is tight and square with sharp tips and clean unmarked boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped and pristine. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. A Lincoln Rhyme novel.In his classic thriller The Bone Collector, Jeffery Deaver introduced readers to Lincoln Rhyme-the nation's most renowned investigator and forensic detective. Now, a new killer is on the loose: a criminal inspired by the Bone Collector. And Rhyme must untangle the twisted web of clues before the killer targets more victims-or Rhyme himself. THE SKIN COLLECTOR The killer's methods are terrifying. He stalks the basements and underground passageways of New York City. He tattoos his victims' flesh with cryptic messages, using a tattoo gun loaded with poison, resulting… Ler mais

New York, Scribner, 2016. SIGNED. Purchased New. NF/NF. Stated First Scribner hardcover edition, fourth printing with 10 number line ending with 4. Signed by Don DeLillo on the title page during a December 2016 book signing/appearance at Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges, and clean navy blue boards. The bottom corners are lightly bumped. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($27.00) with two tiny black marks to the back panel, else fine (see photos). Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 274 pages. 6¼ x 9¼ .Jeffrey Lockhart's father, Ross, is a billionaire in his sixties, with a younger wife, Artis Martineau, whose health is failing. Ross is the primary investor in a remote and secret compound where death is exquisitely controlled and bodies are preserved until a future time when biomedical advances and new technologies can return them to a life of… Ler mais

New York: Touchstone/An Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2015. SIGNED. 1st/1st. New. First Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line ending in 1. Signed by Cheryl Della Pietra on the title page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($24.99) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 263 pages. 5¾ x 8¾" tall. Long after the last drink is poured and the final gunshot fired, Cheryl Della Pietra's debut novel inspired by her time as Hunter S. Thompson's assistant will linger in your mind.
Alley Russo is a recent college grad desperately trying to make it in the grueling world of New York publishing. That's when she hears the infamous Walker Reade is looking for an assistant to replace the eight others who have recently quit. Hungry for a chance to get her manuscript onto the desk of an experienced editor, Alley… Ler mais

New York: Bantam Books, 1982. 1st/1st. VG/VG. Stated First Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line ending in 1. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding. Spine ends gently pushed, top tips lightly bumped, and light soiling to back board. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Maps on endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped ($16.99) with light toning, a small stain on the bottom edge of the front panel, and a faint crinkle to spine head. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 606 pages.
A work that has served as a literary cornerstone for the Vietnam generation.
The 13th Valley follows the strange and terrifying Vietnam combat experiences of James Chelini, a telephone-systems installer who finds himself as an infantryman in Vietnam. During twelve watershed, soul-shuddering days in an isolated Vietnamese valley, controlled by the North Vietnamese Army, Chelini and the men of an American airborne infantry… Ler mais

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1966. 1st/1st. NF/VG. Stated First Edition. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Light fading to pink top-stain. Textblock has previous owner's small mailing label on black first free endpaper, else clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($4.95) with mild soiling, light chipping to spine ends and tiny chip to top upper panel. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. By the author Auntie Mame.

New York: Baen, 2022. DOUBLE SIGNED. Purchased New. NF/NF. First Edition. Stated First Printing with number line ending in 1. Signed by both authors on the title page. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding and clean unmarred boards. Light creases to top corners. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($25.00) with faint wear to the spine top. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 424 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall. Book 1 of The Age of Ravens.The war between Almacia and the Empire of Kolakolvia is in its hundredth year and no corner of the world is untouched. But the great war is not the only—or even the worst—danger facing Illarion Glaskov, who is caught in a millennia-old conflict between two goddesses. To triumph, he must survive the ravages of trench warfare, horrific monsters from another world, and the treacherous internal politics of the country he serves.

New York, Riverhead Books, 2013. New. In original shrinkwrap. Collector's edition. First printing with number line starting with 1. Illustrated endpaper and black and white drawings by Jaime Hernandez. The unread book and slipcase are fine. $40 price on slipcase back. Images from an opened book in the photo display. 224 pages. 6½ x 9½.
A story collection about relationships — romantic ones, sexual ones, familial ones, even cultural ones — featuring Diaz's recurring protagonist, Yunior. In endlessly energetic, inventive, tender, and funny prose, these stories lay bare the infinite longing and inevitable weakness of the human heart.

New York: Harper Wave, 2014. DOUBLE SIGNED. 1st/1st. New. Stated First Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line ending in 1. Signed by David DiBenedetto and an editor of Garden & Gun on the title page. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Spine head gently pushed. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. B&W illustrations. The dust jacket is a paper band sleeve with an unclipped price ($25.99), which has faint wear to creases, else fine. Inspired by Garden & Gun magazine's popular "Good Dog" column, a rich collection of true stories celebrating the unique relationship between humans and their canine companions, penned by some of today's top writers, including Jon Meacham, Roy Blount, Jr, Dominique Browning, and P.J. O'Rourke.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1988. Near Fine. Collector's Edition. The book is tight with solid hinges with good corners and clean boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, embossed seal, or markings The book is bound in leather, with gilded page edges, a hubbed spine, satin page marker, and accents in 22 KT gold. The gilt has faint, tiny scratches to the top and side fore-edges. 239 pages. 6 ¼ x 9¼" tall. Introduction by Richard Curtis. Illustration by Richard Powers. Includes Collector's Notes and "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" unused bookplate.
Considered Philip K. Dick's greatest novel when first published in 1962. An alternative history novel wherein the Axis Powers won World War II. The story occurs in 1962, fifteen years after the end of the war in 1947, and depicts the political intrigues between Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany as they rule the partitioned United States.

Wheaton, Illinois: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1995. NF/NF. First edition. First printing with full number line ending in 1. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Light creases to spine top. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($14.99) with faint wear to the spine head. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 169 pages. 7 ¼ x 10¼" tall.
No one better captures the warmth and sacredness of the spirit of Christmas than Dickens does through his memorable characters and stories. While A Christmas Carol is NOT included, this beautifully bound gift collection contains several other Christmas-related selections from a variety of his novels and stories, as well as his classic retelling of the life of Christ, The Life of Our Lord, written for his own children.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1981. Limited Edition. Like New. SIGNED on a special bound-in page by James Dickey. The book is tight and square with sharp corners. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or marks. Color illustrations by Barron Storey. Features premium hand-cut full leather boards with a distinct cover design in ornate 22-karat gold gild, hubbed spine, silk moire endpapers, and a sewn-in satin bookmark. The page edges are gold gilded and pristine. Includes a new introduction by James Dickey and Notes from the Editor pamphlet.
Deliverance tells the story of four mild, middle-class men from suburban Atlanta who embark on a canoe trip, snaking down a remote Georgia river that will soon disappear beneath a dam. In the woods they find boiling rapids and two sinister mountain men. Before the novel is over, the carnage is nearly complete: three men have been crudely buried, one has been raped, and the survivors have had the bark peeled from their modern sensibilities.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2002. Like New. Collector's Edition. Includes Certificate of Authenticity. SIGNED on the signature page by Joan Didion. The book is tight with solid hinges, good corners, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, stamp, or markings. Bound in leather with raised bands to the spine, 22 kt accents, gilded pages, silk moiré endpapers, hubbed spine, and sewn-in satin bookmark and printed on archival paper. A few nicks to the side and two faint scratches to the bottom fore-edges, else gold gilt to page edges is Fine. 269 pages. 5¾ x 8¾ " tall.
Grace Strasser-Mendana controls much of Boca Grande's wealth and knows virtually all of its secrets; Charlotte Douglas knows far too little. "Immaculate of history, innocent of politics," Charlotte has come to Boca Grande vaguely and vainly hoping to be reunited with her fugitive daughter. As imagined by Didion, her fate is at once utterly particular and fearfully emblematic of an age of conscienceless… Ler mais

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2016. SIGNED. New - Unread. Stated First Edition, first printing with complete number line ending with 1. Signed by Donoghue on the title page. Unread book is tight and square with clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped and pristine. Purchased after a book signing in Atlanta. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover.A village in 1850s Ireland is baffled by Anna O'Donnell's fast. The little girl appears to be thriving after months without food, and the story of this "wonder" has reached fever pitch. Tourists flock to the O'Donnell family's cabin, and an international journalist is sent to cover the sensational story. Enter Lib, an English nurse trained by Florence Nightingale, who is hired to keep watch for two weeks and determine whether or not Anna is a fraud. As Anna deteriorates, Lib finds herself responsible not just for the care of a child, but for getting to… Ler mais