Genre Fiction
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Money Shot
by Christa Faust
Christa Faust is a successful horror and crime writer. Her most recent novel Money Shot for Hard Case Crime won the Crimespree Award and was nominated for several others — a sequel is forthcoming. She has written tie-ins to Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Twilight Zone amongst others. She lives in Los Angeles, California, and loves vintage shoes and noir cinema.
Matt Helm
by Donald Hamilton
Donald Hamilton is the creator of Matt Helm, star of 27 novels that have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden, attended the University of Chicago, and served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. His writing career began in 1946 with short stories for Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post. His first novel was Date With Darkness, published in 1947, and altogether he published 38 novels. The first Matt Helm novel, Death of a Citizen, was originally published in 1960, at the...
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Unfinished Tales Of Numenor and Middle-Earth
by J R R Tolkien
Unfinished Tales (full title Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth) is a collection of stories and essays by J. R. R. Tolkien that were never completed during his lifetime, but were edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and published in 1980.
Birthright
by Nora Roberts
When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance. While overseeing the dig, she must try to make sense of a cloud of death and misfortune that hangs over the project-fueling rumors that the site is cursed. And she must cope with the presence of her irritating—but irresistible—ex-husband, Jake. Furthermore, when a...
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When She Was Good
by Philip Roth
When She Was Good (1967) is Philip Roth's only novel with a female protagonist, Lucy Nelson. In this funny and chilling novel, the setting is a small town in the 1940s Midwest, and the subject is the heart of a wounded and ferociously moralistic young woman, one of those implacable American moralists whose "goodness" is a terrible disease. When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic failure of a father thrown in jail.
Havana Bay
by Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith is author of the Arkady Renko thrillers: Gorky Park, Polar Star, and Red Square, as well as the novels Nightwing, Stallion Gate, and Rose for which he won the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers. He lives with his wife in northern California and they have three children.
Nature Girl
by Carl Hiaasen
Honey Santana--impassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed "queen of lost causes"--has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. She's taking rude, gullible Relentless, Inc., telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress, Eugenie--the fifteen-minute-famous girlfriend of a tabloid murderer--into the wilderness of Florida's Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in civility. What she doesn't know is that she's being...
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Malevil
by Robert Merle
Malevil is a 1972 science fiction novel by French writer Robert Merle. It was adapted into a 1981 film directed by Christian de Chalonge and starring Michel Serrault, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret and Jean-Louis Trintignant .
Genre Fiction Books & Ephemera
The Second Deadly Sin
by Sanders, Lawrence
Lawrence Sanders initially considered several titles before settling on "The Second Deadly Sin" to align with the thematic structure of his series. The choice reflects the author's exploration of the seven deadly sins as motives for criminal behavior, which is a central theme in the book. The cover art of a book plays a significant role in attracting readers. For the original hardcover edition of "The Second Deadly Sin," published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, the cover design featured a dark and dramatic...
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Taji's Syndrome
by Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
Popular Library, New York, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. archival tape over the bottom left-hand corner of the front cover where there appears to be a small split at the hands. No other damage. Nice clean and tight. A novel of plague, and of the survivors who offer the only hope cure mysteriously disappearing.. Full number line. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 448 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams....
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€5.62
Duchess Laura: Further Days of Her Life
by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes
New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1933. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Longmans, Green & Co., 1933. First American Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has very slight shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not ex-library. Very nice copy.
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€19.85
The Dividing Years
by Farquhar Sloan
London: John Murray, 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author John Murray,1930. First Edition(stated). Hard Cover. Orange cloth binding, gilt titling. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear, spine is very faded. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Small tear in cloth on top of back spine edge. Hinges are perfect, binding is tight, very slightly tilted. Pages are clean and unmarked, with light foxing throughout. Beautiful condition. Very scarce copy, only 3 copies...
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€380.92
The Unstrung Harp; or Mr Earbrass Writes a Novel
by Gorey, Edward
New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1953. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1953. First Edition. Hard Cover. UN-clipped dust jacket ($2.00) has substantial shelfwear, 1.5 inch piece missing at top right corner, 2 inch tear near lower right corner with a small chip missing, scuffed along fore edge and corners, a few additional small closed tears. Price is intact. Cover has very slight shelfwear, gently rubbed on corners and spine ends. Pages are clean and unmarked,...
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€135.16
The Road Between
by James T. Farrell
Vanguard Press, 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. New York Vanguard Press, 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear, numerous small chips/tears along edges, 2-inch tear along front flap edge. Cover has very slight shelfwear with top back corner slightly bumped, spine ends slightly softened. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not price-clipped. Not ex-library. Very nice copy.
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€22.40
Siam Miami
by Renek, Morris
Macmillan, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Macmillan, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear, bent along top edge, spine is sunned. Cover has very slight shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€27.13
The Caged Lion
by Charlotte M. Yonge
D. Appleton and Company, 1886. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. D. Appleton and Company,1886. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, lightly rubbed edges, corners just through. Lovely floral design on green boards. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€62.10
The Sinister History Of Ambrose Hinkle
by McMorrow, Thomas
New York: J. H. Sears & Company, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. J. H. Sears & Company, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, corners rubbed, spine ends softened, very light soiling, Name on free endpaper, Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€27.13
The Return of the Soldier : Nelson's Continental Library, No. 73, Vol. LXXIII
by West, Rebecca
Paris: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1918. Paperback. Very Good. Thomas Nelson and Sons, circa1918, no date stated. Scarce.Paperback. No dustjacket. Thin paper cover. On the front cover: 'The Best Novels are included in this Collection immediately after their publication in Great Britain or the United States'. 'Must not be taken into Great Britain, the Colonies, or U.S.A.' Titles of Continental Library series from one to sixty-five are printed on the back cover. Cover has very slight shelfwear/soiling....
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€193.77
When Summer Goes
by Toy, Mary F.S
Hartford: The S.S. Scranton Company, 1925. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. The S.S. Scranton Company,1925. First edition. SCARCE. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, rubbed corners, spine ends and spine edges. Gilt title on spine is faded. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€76.28
Cousin Lucy On the Sea Shore
by Jacob Abbott
Gates, Stedman and Company, 1849. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Gates, Stedman and Company,1849. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear.Top and bottom of spine are chipped. Heavy foxing inside cover. Inscription on front flyleaf. Foxing throughout. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€28.36
With Edged Tools
by Henry Seton Merriman (Hugh Stowell Scott)
Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1894. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1894. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Cover has mild shelfwear/soiling, small white spot on front, lightly bumped bottom corner. Name on front flyleaf. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight, very slightly tilted. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€55.48
If Beale Street Could Talk
by Baldwin, James
New York: Dial Press, 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Dial Press, 1974. First Edition. Stated first printing. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear, a few tiny chips along edges, front flap is creased, price-clipped. Cover has very slight shelfwear, bottom spine end softened. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Hinges are perfect. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.
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€191.88
Xorandor
by Brooke-Rose, Christine
Manchester: Carcanet, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Carcanet, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket and cover have negligible shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Price-clipped. Beautiful condition.
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€38.75
Friends and Neighbors or Two Ways of Living in the World
by Arthur, T. S
Philadelphia: H.C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, 1857. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. H.C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, 1857. First Edition. Scarce. Same date on title and copyright pages. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Blue boards embossed in elaborate design, gilt title and design on spine very worn. Cover has considerable shelfwear, corners rubbed through, spine ends a bit frayed, wear on all edges. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned, heavily foxed. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Good...
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€99.91
Time Will Darken It
by Maxwell, William
London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1949. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Faber & Faber Limited, 1949. Scarce. First British (U.K.) Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has very slight shelfwear, red cloth boards with gilt design and title on spine - gilt a bit faded, spine ends a bit softened. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€286.40
C" IS FOR CORPSE
by Grafton, Sue
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1986. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed third printing of the third Kinsey Millhone mystery, in which the hard-boiled private detective continues an investigation on behalf of a murdered client. Millhone's vigil after the death of her client stirs up memories from her own past, and she pursues the loose threads that no one wants her to follow. THE GUARDIAN reported on the influence of Millhone on other noir and crime writers, such as Meg Gardiner, who said: "With...
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€94.52
Danger
by Poole, Ernest
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. The Macmillan Company, 1923. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, spine ends softened, a few white specks. Gilt on cover still bright, gilt on spine a bit dulled. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy. Ernest Poole was the winner of the first Pulitzer Price for fiction in 1917. A story about a woman who faces a life or death adventure.
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€36.58
THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
by Adams, Douglas
New York: Harmony Books, 1980. Fine in about fine jacket.. Signed first American edition of the sequel to THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. . The second of Adams's five Hitchhiker's Guide novels, in which the end of the world is considered from several vantage points and a robot is depressed for several million years. Behind the jokes, underneath the (acknowledged) influence of Kurt Vonnegut and Monty Python, lies an exasperated affection for the human species. Encouraging, in its own way. 7.5'' x...
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€1,417.80
Cowpuncher
by Charles Ballew
William Morrow and Company, 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. William Morrow and Company,1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear along corners and edges, heavy soiling and staining. Mildly foxed inside cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tilted. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€26.47
Marjorie Dean: College Sophomore
by Pauline Lester
A. L. Burt, 1922. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. A. L. Burt,1922. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear.soiling. Small amount of writing on endpapers. Mild foxing on frontispiece. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight.
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€21.74
From Hay-time To Hopping
by Anonymous
Rudd & Carleton, 1861. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Rudd & Carleton,1861. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear along edges and corners, some soiling. Soling inside cover.Foxing and names written on front flyleaf and page opposite half-title page. Mild foxing throughout entire text. Binding is shaken. Large stain on top edge of pages beginning with back flyleaf and continuing through to page 235. Good reading copy.
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€17.68
The Wife of Colonel Hughes
by Hubert Wales
The Stuyvesant Press, 1910. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Stuyvesant Press, 1910. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Red boards with gilt embossing. Cover has very slight shelfwear, gilt is partially worn from front and spine. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€24.76
History of Anthony Waring
by Sinclair, May
Macmillan, 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Macmillan, 1927. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, spine sunned and spine ends softened. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€26.47
The Only Sin
by Ellis, Julie
New York: Arbor House, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Arbor House, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear, a tiny chip and tear on top back spine edge, Cover has mild shelfwear, crease line on spine. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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€50.76
