Advance Reading Copies from

New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2011. Near Fine in green, pictorial wraps. 261pps. Advance Reading Copy. The upper tip of book is lightly bumped, otherwise fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. Winner of the 2011 National Book Award.<br><br><b><font color=#003366>"A hurricane is building over… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner, 1996. [1996]. Uncorrected Proofs. Glossy pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 301pps. The wraps are mildly rubbed, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. An excellent, collector's-quality copy of the author's second Stephanie Plum mystery. ".Stephanie is after a new bail jumper, Kenny Mancuso, a boy… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2001. Uncorrected Bound Proof. Fine in glossy pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 309pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate acquired directly from him; the bookplate has been laid in. "...Europe is ablaze… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 2005. Uncorrected Proofs. Fine in pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 279pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...As the North reels under a… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1987. Uncorrected Proofs. In Near Fine condition. Tan wraps, interestingly produced of stitched signatures. A label bearing the publisher's information about the forthcoming novel is affixed to the front wrap. 146pps. There are a couple of slight ripples in the front wrap, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. The text… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1987. Uncorrected Proofs. In Near Fine condition. Tan wraps, interestingly produced of stitched signatures. A label bearing the publisher's information about the forthcoming novel is affixed to the front wrap. 146pps. There are two faint and unobtrusive specks to the fore-edge, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scribner's, 1996. [1996]. Uncorrected Proof. In Near Fine condition. Bound in glossy, pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 358pps. There is a slight bump to the lower rear tip, otherwise as new: clean, tight, and bright. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription --… Read more about this item

Huntington Beach, CA: James Cahill Publishing, 1995. As New in an As New slipcase. Bound in full burgundy cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Small octavo. Tan endpapers. [xi] + 95pps. A flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The slipcase, of the same burgundy… Read more about this item

Novato, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1991. Advance Review Copy. Near Fine in plain yellow cardstock wraps, trade-sized (pb). 276pps. There is a bit of faint exterior spotting and a crease at the lower tip of the rear wrap. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. With an Introduction by Jay Kinney… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1993. Uncorrected Proofs. Fine in glossy white wraps, trade-sized (pb). 280pps. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. There is very slight curling to the upper corner of the opening pages. No previous ownership markings. SIGNED and inscribed by the author -- 'To Scott, Who showed me a great time in Seattle!' --… Read more about this item

New York: Atheneum, 1986. Uncorrected Proofs. Near Fine in beige cardstock wraps, trade sized (pb). 309pps. There is a small and shallow crimp at the top corner of the first forty pages, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. A very… Read more about this item

Boston: Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Uncorrected Proofs. Fine in glossy pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 210pps. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. Yet to be read. Winner of The Pen/Faulkner Award. "...Set against the backdrop of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, 'The Caprices' is a history told through individual… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company, 2002. Uncorrected Proofs. Fine in glossy pictorial wraps, large trade-sized (pb). 342 + 332pps. There is a very mild bump to one end of the spine, otherwise as new: clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. SIGNED TWICE by the author… Read more about this item

Boston: Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Uncorrected Proofs. Fine in glossy pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 210pps. Essentially as new with very light rubbing to the wraps, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. Yet to be read. An excellent copy. Winner of The Pen/Faulkner Award. "...Set against the backdrop of the Pacific Campaign… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Uncorrected Proofs. Fine in glossy pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 240pps. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. ".To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999. Uncorrected Proofs. As New in pink, pictorial wraps, trade-sized. 250pps. A flawless copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books..… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Uncorrected Proof. Near Fine in glossy pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 302pps. The top corners of the front wrap and the first several pages are very slightly curled. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. SIGNED and dated ('98) by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. Includes the… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1999. Uncorrected Advance Proof. Near Fine in cherry-red wraps, trade-sized (pb). There is a shallow crease in the upper corner of the front cover. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. Yet to be read. An excellent copy of the author's first novel. ".A remarkable new writer makes her debut -- with a… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 1997. Uncorrected Manuscript. Fine in glossy, pictorial wraps, trade-sized. 367pps. There is a slight, superficial impression in the front wrap, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. An excellent, collector's-quality copy of the scarce pre-publication issue. ".A magnificent love story in the tradition of Ernest Hemingway's… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Hyperion, 2001. As new and unread in glossy pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 355pps. The first novel by this author. ".Fourteen-year-old Ellis is getting ready to leave the Southwest for a boarding school in the East. This means leaving behind his mother, and the only real father figure he has ever known, Goat Man. Goat Man has… Read more about this item