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Boston - New York - London: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. ARC . Soft cover. Very Good. 6" x 9" x 1.5. At once a suspenseful murder mystery and an electrifying portrait of the American city." THE NEW COLLECTIBLE: This is an Advance Reading Copy intended for critics/reviewers, printed in a limited number of copies prior to the official… Read more about this item

New York: Signet Books, 1963. Later Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signet # W 8735. Two of Albee's outstanding early plays: (1) The Zoo Story was written in 1958 and is dedicated to American composer William Flanagan; (2) The American Dream was completed in 1960 and is dedicated… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, 2017. First Edition . Hard Cover - Cloth Spine. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A beautiful First Edition (complete number line) copy of Brown's thrilling/intriguing novel set in Spain (Bilbao and Barcelona). 456+ pages. CONDITION: The book itself is bright, tight, square unmarked, and uncreased, with negligible shelf-wear. Its dust-jacket - now… Read more about this item

New York: Villard Books, 1984. First Edition - 2nd Printing . Hard Cover - Cloth Spine. Near Fine/Fine Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Koho (calligraphy). Lustbader's thrilling sequel to his bestselling novel The Ninja, here involving the CIA, the KGB, international business intrigue, and the mystical and dangerous realm of Ninja warriors. 451 pages. CONDITION:… Read more about this item

New York: Dell Publishing Co. Inc., 1968. First Printing - 1968 . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Jack Gaughan (cover art). Dell # 8911. A gripping tale of a remote town "trapped in an abyss of time", its time-suspended inhabitants worshipping an alien presence. 158+ pages. CONDITION: A bright, unmarked… Read more about this item

New York: Warner Books, 1976. First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Lou Feck (cover). WB 86-113. "Who knows what forces may be dictating Earth's exploration of distant planets - or why?" 190 pages, CONDITION: A bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased Fine Minus copy with negligible shelf-wear - compromised only by… Read more about this item

New York - London: Berkley Publishing Group, 1995. Uncorrected Proof . Soft cover. Fine (As New). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An engaging murder mystery, in its limited pre-First-Edition Uncorrected Proof state - not quite the same as, but often referred to as an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachussetts, USA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. ARC . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. An injury at birth left Audrey with a wandering eye. Though flawed, the bad eye… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. Uncorrected Proof . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An engaging family saga, in its limited pre-First-Edition Uncorrected Proof state - not quite the same as, but often referred to as an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton, 1972. First Edition . Hard Cover - Cloth Spine. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Is Stanley Stanhope a lunatic? Or is he a hyper-patriot, determined to clean up America, transforming it into the great nation envisioned by its forefathers? When he learns that his hometown civil war hero… Read more about this item

New York: Pocket Books, 1964. Later Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A dramatic masterpiece of theatrical ultra-naturalism by one of America's greatest playwrights. CONTENTS: First Performance; The Players; The Scene; The Play. 242 pages. CONDITION: A bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear, its pages lightly age-tanned. This… Read more about this item

London and Sydney: Pan Science Fiction, 1966. Second Printing - 1974 . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Earth-Mars both-ways tourism, body-swapping, mind-swapping, but marvin gets stuck in the body of a criminal! A hilarious tale. 156+ pages. CONDITION: A bright, tight, square, unmarked copy with moderate edge- and corner-wear, compromised only… Read more about this item

New York: Playboy Paperbacks, 1981. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. # 16950. "An unforgettable story of love and intrigue - and the woman who learned the power of lust." A steamy historical romance novel set in the Latin Quarter of Paris during the time of the French Revolution.… Read more about this item

New York: Berkley Medallion Books, 1976. Second Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Berkley D3039. Immortals, time-travel, sentient supercomputer, evil machines, and the fight to save Earth from destruction! 217 pages. CONDITION: A solid Fine Minus copy of the 1976 edition's 2nd printing - bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased and… Read more about this item

New York: TOR Books, 1982. First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Michael Whelan (cover art). TOR # 48-524-7. "In a cosmic game of death and deception it's winner take all...." The tale of a hero seeking his kidnapped lover, encountering spies, blackmail, and murder - and an intrigue involving possession… Read more about this item

London: Priory Books, 1970. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Priory # 1056. A harrowing tale of a world gone mad and on the brink of total atomic destruction! A rogue Soviet general decides to launch an unauthorized sneak attack on the US with ICBMs he controls. He reasons… Read more about this item

Hollywood, California: D.W. Billingsley. Stapled Wraps. Very Good (overall). 8.5" x 11. The 3rd issue of this short-lived early-'60s men's pinup magazine, edited by Stanley Black. CONTENTS: Holdup French Style (photo essay); Deuces Wild (story/Olney); Rebel Reed (pinups); The Re-Entry of Pierce Maidenhead (story/Kirkland); Margie Fisco (pinups); The Holdup & Old Faithful (stories/Smith); Elaine Evans (pinups); Barbara Martin… Read more about this item

New York: Picture Magazines, Inc., 1961. Side-Stapled Wraps. Good. 8.25" x 11. Vintage men's entertainment from over a half-century ago - with stories, articles, pinups, and racy humor. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents for topics in this issue. MODELS: Patricia White and Beverly Neale. 84 pages, including contemporaneous advertisements, and personals. CONDITION:… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, 1995. Uncorrected Bound Galleys . Large Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Uncorrected Proof" copy, often referred to as an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] and an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof" - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. Leslie Wetzon is dusting off… Read more about this item

Holyoke, Massachussetts: Columbia Publications Inc., 1956. Soft cover. Good. 6.5" x 9.25. Another outstanding vintage collection of western stories. CONTENTS: The Overland Death (Short), Trigger Treachery (Webster), For Vengeance Alone (Paine), Digger John and the Sons (Baker), Marshal and Target (Smith), Bullets Bury the Past (Floren). 100 pages. CONDITION: a solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with substantial cover-wear… Read more about this item