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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket (minute rub to bottom of rear flap, age toning to interior flap edges, minor crease trace at top of front panel), SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER. The twelfth novel in Parker's famed Spenser series. (Parker's Spenser character was dramatized in the television show '"Spenser For Hire" which aired in the 1980s.) Parker is a highly-acclaimed American crime writer and, in 2002, received an Edgar Grand Master Award. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER.
A Catskill Eagle
Parker, Robert B.
New York: Delacorte Press/Lawrence, 1985.
Price: $85.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY DENNIS LEHANE on the title page. Dennis Lehane's well-received debut novel, winner of the Shamus Award for best first PI novel. The book is an authentic, gritty, tale of racial and class warfare featuring two private investigators hired by several politicians to find some important missing documents. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY DENNIS LEHANE.
A Drink Before the War
Lehane, Dennis
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994.
Price: $175.00
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A Fine copy (small push at spine head), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY WALTER MOSLEY. Walter Mosley's fifth book featuring Easy Rawlins, the black private investigator living in the Watts area of Los Angeles. (The camera flash has distorted the lettering---in reality, the letters are unfaded and true.) A Fine copy, SIGNED BY WALTER MOSLEY.
A Little Yellow Dog
Mosley, Walter
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996.
Price: $50.00
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A Fine copy (spine tail gently pushed), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER on the title page, the 31st novel in Parker's acclaimed Spenser Series. (Parker's Spenser character was dramatized in the television show '"Spenser For Hire" which aired in the 1980s.) Parker is a highly-acclaimed American crime writer and, in 2002, received an Edgar Grand Master Award. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER.
Bad Business
Parker, Robert B.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004.
Price: $40.00
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A Fine copy of the first trade edition (spine head gently pushed), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY E. L. DOCTOROW on the title page. Doctorow's very-highly regarded tale of a young, fatherless boy from the Bronx who becomes the protégé of a murderous Mobster. The novel won the 1990 PEN/Faulkner Award (which Doctorow won again in 2006 for "The March"), the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award (which double Doctorow again achieved with "The March"), and the 1990 William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (as the best novel of the then-previous 5-year period). Furthermore, the novel was the runner-up for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize (won by Oscar Hijuelos for "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love"). The book also provided the basis for the 1991 Robert Benton crime film starring Loren Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Steven Hill, Nicole Kidman as Drew, and Bruce Willis. Signed copies of the first trade printing are not terribly common. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY E. L. DOCTOROW.
Billy Bathgate
Doctorow, E. L.
New York: Random House, 1989.
Price: $95.00
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A Fine copy (spine ends very gently pushed), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY JAMES LEE BURKE on the title page. The eighth novel in James Lee Burke's famed Dave Robicheaux series. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY JAMES LEE BURKE.
Burning Angel
Burke, James Lee
New York: Hyperion, 1995.
Price: $75.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY WILLIAM STYRON at his Introduction to the book. Until 1975 when he became a writer, Bunker was repeatedly in trouble, was imprisoned in San Quentin for the first time at age 17, and spent three stints in prison, totaling 18 years. Written with great authenticity, "dog eat dog" is the story of three men who, once released from prison, must adapt themselves to life on the outside. This copy has been signed by William Styron at his Introduction to the novel. Copies signed by Bunker are uncommon, and copies signed by William Styron are even more so. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY WILLIAM STYRON.
dog eat dog
Bunker, Edward [Styron, William: Introduction]
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996.
Price: $75.00
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A Fine copy (spine head pushed), in a Fine dust jacket (barest touch of toning at flap edges). A parody of the Private Eye genre. A Fine copy.
Dreaming of Babylon: A Private Eye Novel 1942
Brautigan, Richard
New York: Delacorte Press, 1977.
Price: $115.00
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A Fine copy (spine tail gently pushed), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER. Parker's debut Sunny Randall novel. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER
Family Honor
Parker, Robert B.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999.
Price: $40.00
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A Fine copy (a couple tiny rubs at spine base), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY JONATHAN LETHEM on the title page. A science fiction mystery/detective story and Jonathan Lethem's debut book. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY JONATHAN LETHEM.
Gun, with occasional Music: Gumshoe in a Brave New World
Lethem, Johathan
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994.
Price: $125.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER on the title page. The 26th installment in Parker's Spenser series. (Parker's Spenser character was dramatized in the television show '"Spenser For Hire" which aired in the 1980s.) Parker is a highly-acclaimed American crime writer and, in 2002, received an Edgar Grand Master Award. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER.
Hush Money
Parker, Robert B.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999.
Price: $30.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY JULIE SMITH on the title page. An excellent copy, SIGNED BY JULIE SMITH.
Louisiana Lament
Smith, Julie
New York: Forge, 2004.
Price: $30.00
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A Near Fine copy (spine ends pushed, small indentation near base of front board) in a dust jacket with a crinkle at the spine head, but otherwise in Fine condition, SIGNED BY LAWRENCE BLOCK. The book contains the pamphlet "Make a Prison" by Block and is one of a Limited Edition of 450 copies, the book gathers a group of Block's short stories not previously published in book form. Signed copies of the book are uncommon. A Near Fine copy, SIGNED BY LAWRENCE BLOCK.
One Night Stands [Make a Prison]
Block, Lawrence
Norfolk, VA: Crippen & Landru, 1999.
Price: $85.00
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A Fine copy (one corner just barely tapped), in a Fine dust jacket (with the "Signed First Edition" sticker), SIGNED BY TONY HILLERMAN on a tipped-in leaf. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY TONY HILLERMAN.
Skeleton Man
Hillerman, Tony
New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
Price: $35.00
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A Fine copy of the First edition, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY DICK FRANCIS. An excellent novel by the famed jockey turned crime writer featuring investigator Tor Kelsey. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY DICK FRANCIS.
The Edge
Francis, Dick
London: Michael Joseph, 1988.
Price: $95.00
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The Long-Legged Fly
Sallis, James
New York: Carol & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1992.
Price: $50.00
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A Very Good copy (minor rubbing, light soiling at page block edges), in a Very Good dust jacket (price clipped and replaced with a price sticker, modest soiling), SIGNED BY ROSS THOMAS on the title page. Signed copies are scarce, and signed copies of the first UK edition are especially so. A Very Good copy, SIGNED BY ROSS THOMAS.
The Money Harvest
Thomas, Ross
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1975.
Price: $150.00
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A Fine copy (pages with expected age toning, spine ends gently pushed), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY MINETTE WALTERS on the title page. Minette Walters' well-received second novel, winner of the 1994 Macavity Award (a literary Award for mystery writers) and winner of the 1994 Edgar Award. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY MINETTE WALTERS.
The Sculptress
Walters, Minette
London: Macmillan, 1993.
Price: $90.00
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A Fine copy (very mild age lightening at board tops and bottoms), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER on the front free endpaper. The tenth novel in Parker's Spenser series. (Parker's Spenser character was dramatized in the television show '"Spenser For Hire" which aired in the 1980s.) Parker is a highly-acclaimed American crime writer and, in 2002, received an Edgar Grand Master Award. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER.
The Widening Gyre
Parker, Robert B.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1983.
Price: $135.00
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A Fine copy (very mildly askew, normal fading at board edges and spine ends), in a Fine dust jacket. WALKER PERCY'S COPY SIGNED BY HIM on the ffep, and with an introduction by Robert B. Parker. Dashiell Hammett's penultimate novel appearance, first published serially in April, 1933 in three consecutive issues of "Liberty Magazine" and thereafter in a 1951 paperback issue. This is Walker Percy's copy of the first hardcover issue. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY WALKER PERCY.
Woman in the Dark
Hammett, Dashiell [Robert B. Parker, Introduction]
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988.
Price: $165.00
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