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A Very Good copy of the first US edition (spine a bit askew, bottom corners bumped, page block edges foxed, pages mildly age toned, light shelf wear), in a Very Good dust jacket (a bit of rubbing at stress points, color variation at front panel through spine), SIGNED BY MURIEL SPARK on the title page. While one can obtain the signed UK limited edition (of which 150 copies were printed) signed copies of the trade edition are, in our experience, hens' teeth. A Very Good copy, SIGNED BY MURIEL SPARK.
A Far Cry from Kensington [Signed]
Spark, Muriel
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988.
Price: $145.00
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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 [Signed]
Mosley, Walter
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996.
Price: $50.00
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A Near Fine copy (rear board's upper front corner tapped, spine ends lightly pushed, minor mark to rear board, minor surface rubbing at spine tail), in a Fine dust jacket (minor toning to flaps, priced at $19.95), SIGNED BY WALTER MOSLEY on the title page. Walter Mosley's second book and, of course, his second Easy Rawlins mystery. The award-winning Mosley is well-known for his crime fiction. His Easy Rawlins series of novels features a World War II veteran black private investigator, Easy Rawlins, who resides in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. A Near Fine copy, SIGNED BY WALTER MOSLEY.
A Red Death [Signed]
Mosley, Walter
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999.
Price: $65.00
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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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Billy Bathgate [Signed]
Doctorow, E. L.
New York: Random House, 1989.
Price: $45.00
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An about Very Good copy of the first American edition, first printing (binding askew), in a Very Good dust jacket (common soiling and wear), SIGNED BY DICK FRANCIS on the title page. Signed copies of the American first edition are not common.
Bonecrack [Signed]
Francis, Dick
New York: Harper & Row, 1972.
Price: $50.00
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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: $55.00
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A Very Good copy (mildly askew, a bit of soiling to page block edges, spine ends pushed, a few spots of foxing to the margins of a few early pages, otherwise about Fine) in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket (rubbing at spine ends and panel tips, some scratching to front panel, light soil and a touch of wrinkling to rear panel, short crease line to lower corner of rear flap). Fearing for her safety during W.W.II and wanting to ensure that the Poirot series had a proper ending, Christie wrote the book decades prior to its publication and had it locked in a bank vault until the proper time. Upon concluding that she no longer could write novels, Christie authorized the book's publication. Marking the last appearance of Poirot and of Hastings and fittingly set at Styles where the two men solved their first case together, it was the last of Christie's works to be published during her lifetime. A Very Good copy of an important Christie novel.
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
Christie, Agatha
London: Collins Crime Club, 1975.
Price: $65.00
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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 [Signed]
Bunker, Edward [Styron, William: Introduction]
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996.
Price: $75.00
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A Fine, Superior, copy (barest of pushing at spine head), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER on the title page. An Excellent copy, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER.
Double Play [Signed]
Parker, Robert B.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004.
Price: $35.00
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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 [Signed]
Parker, Robert B.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999.
Price: $40.00
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A Fine copy (a touch of the binding glue at spine end of bottom of page block), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY SARA PARETSKY on the title page. One of Paretsky's series V. I. Warshawski novels. (Warshawski is one of literature's first prominent fictional female investigators.) A Fine copy, SIGNED BY SARA PARETSKY.
Hard Time
Paretsky, Sara
New York: Delacorte Press, 1999.
Price: $35.00
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Bound in an attractive quarter leather binding with elegant marbled boards and a rich blue topstain, this is a Fine copy (in a fine clear acetate dust jacket) of the true first edition (preceding the American first) of this mystery featuring Block's famed character, Matt Scudder, private investigator. SIGNED BY LAWRENCE BLOCK, and containing an appreciation by the noted horror author. Published by The Scorpion Press (which specializes in publishing signed limited edition crime fiction), Hope to Die was issued in a limited edition consisting of 99 numbered copies (bound in a special binding and signed by the author) and 15 de luxe lettered copies issued for private distribution. These limited editions are the only copies with the Straub appreciation, the same not appearing in the first trade edition. In his appreciation, Straub explores Block's Matt Scudder series in detail and, with keen insight, explains why Block's tales have strong parallels to Raymond Chandler's best work. This copy is number 20 (of 99). A very attractive copy of the rare true first edition, SIGNED BY LAWRENCE BLOCK.
Hope to Die [Signed]
Block, Lawrence
Gladestry, Kington, Herefordsh: The Scorpion Press, 2001.
Price: $70.00
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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 of the first edition, first printing (a touch of pushing to the spine head), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY KEN FOLLETT on the title page; a World War II spy thriller. Signed copies of any first printing (whether US or UK) are rather uncommon, and signed copies of the first UK edition, offered here, are especially so. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY KEN FOLLETT.
Jackdaws [Signed]
Follett, Ken
London: Macmillan, 2001.
Price: $275.00
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A Fine copy of the first edition, first printing, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY JUDITH VAN GIESON on the title page; a Claire Reynier murder mystery featuring ancient religion and a family's hidden past. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY JUDITH VAN GIESON.
Land of Burning Heat [Signed]
Van Gieson, Judith
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003.
Price: $22.00
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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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The RARE UNCORRECTED PROOF of Dick Francis' scarce second novel (following an autobiography and "Dead Cert") in Very Good condition (mildly askew, expected vertical creasing to the spine, date stamp and faint pencil notation to front wrapper, small, neat prior owner signature to top of half-title, mild signs of use). Copies of the novel in this prepublication state are quite scarce and it is unlikely that many were printed. (At the time this proof was issued, Publisher's, especially British ones, produced them in quite limited quantities. Consequently, we expect that few copies of this Uncorrected Proof ever were produced.) (Under certain circumstances, a this book may be available at a 20% discount. Please feel free to inquire for details and requirements.) A Very Good UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY of Dick Francis' second novel. QUITE SCARCE.
Nerve [Rare Uncorrected Proof]
Francis, Dick
London: Michael Joseph, 1964.
Price: $1,375.00
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A Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing (a light touch of age toning, minor shelf wear to board bottoms, tiny push at the top of one leaf, spine tail lightly pushed), in a Very Good dust jacket (short linear indent to front panel, a bit of wrinkling at the spine tail and to the top of the front flap, some marking to the rear panel), SIGNED BY ROSS THOMAS on the half-title.
Out on the Rim [Signed]
Thomas, Ross
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1987.
Price: $25.00
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A Fine copy of the first edition in a very good slipcase (some surface rubs and shelf marking, no dust jacket - as issued), being copy 187 of a limited edition of only 250 copies, SIGNED BY ROBERT B. PARKER on the Limitation Page. A Spenser novel.
Playmates
Parker, Robert B.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1989.
Price: $95.00
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