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PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. In Near Fine condition. Bound in rich blue buffalo hide, lushly gilt-stamped on all sides. Raised hubs on the spine. All page-edges gilt. Gray silk moire endpapers with a matching ribbon bookmark. 576pps. The gilt on the top of the textblock is faintly mottled with dullness -- due, it would seem, to dust. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No aparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. A very nice copy of this Pulitzer Prize winner and 'the most exciting sea-story since Mutiny On The Bounty.'<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...Of the major war novels to emerge from World War II, one of the best was The Caine Mutiny, published in 1951. A gripping story about the officers and men on a Pacific Fleet destroyer-minesweeper -- the U.S.S. Caine -- and the subsequent court-martial of an officer who removed the captain of the Caine from his command."</b></font><br><br>… Read More

New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1953. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Fully-bound in sky-blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. 4to. 96pp., 75 photogravure plates. The volume, itself, has only minor wear to the extremities. A bit of yellowing to the pages; otherwise clean, tight, and square. The dustjacket, glossy in mylar, has edgewear -- particularly to the tips and the spine-ends: it also has a few closed tears. 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.. First Edition, First Printing. COLIN WYATT THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS FIRST EDITIONS MOUNTAIN CLIMBING HIKING. Catalogs: NonFiction, Art, Exploration & Adventure.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Cambridge University Press, 1995. As New in an As New dustjacket. Brown boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. 4to. 489pp., lavishly illustrated. A beautiful copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. Yet to be read. This is the 1996 reprint. 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.. ISBN: 0-521-40179-8. ENGLISH LANGUAGE HISTORY USAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES GRAMMAR LINGUISTICS. Catalogs: NonFiction.

New York: The Dial Press, 1966. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt and white. Octavo. [xvi] + 400pps., with a full-color frontispiece. There is mild bumping to the spine-ends and one page has a neatly-penned comment in the margin, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has modest general edgewear; the original price (5.95) is intact. "...Collected here are Mailer's now famous interpretation of the Goldwater Convention in San Francisco; his devastating analysis of the United States' policy ni Vietnam; his views on sexual attitudes in America; the classic interview he gave to 'The Paris Review'; a sheaf of new poems; a new and startling philosophical dialogue; and two brilliant short stories, including 'The Last Night,' the first work he has ever written in the mode of science fiction..." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine… Read More

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 of World War II, 'The Caprices' is a history told through individual lives. Two American soldiers lost in New Guinea, divided by prejudice, discover what holds them together. A young Indian officer of mixed blood fights for the British in Malaysia. Amelia Earhart experiences her last days as the Japanese prepare for war. Influenced by family stories of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Sabina Murray brings to light a complex cast of civilians, soldiers, survivors, and conquerors. In stories that follow the reach of the United States into the heart of Asia and the pieces of war brought back through memory, 'The Caprices' makes us reflect on… Read More

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 lives. Two American soldiers lost in New Guinea, divided by prejudice, discover what holds them together. A young Indian officer of mixed blood fights for the British in Malaysia. Amelia Earhart experiences her last days as the Japanese prepare for war. Influenced by family stories of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Sabina Murray brings to light a complex cast of civilians, soldiers, survivors, and conquerors. In stories that follow the reach of the United States into the heart of Asia and the pieces of war brought back through memory, 'The Caprices' makes us reflect on how our world has been shaped by this crucial period of history..."… Read More

New York: The Century Company, 1897. In Very Good+ condition. Bound in full olive-green cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt and green; the decorative front panel, lushly in gilt, green and red. Top edge gilt. Octavo. viii + 323pps., with 21 black and white plates (included in the pagination) by W. Taber. There is mild rubbing to the extremities and a few light soil-marks to the text. The binding is slightly shaken, though sound, with all pages intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy -- with variations in the text from the British original published earlier in that same year.<br><br><font color=#003366><b> "Harvey Cheyne is the overindulged son of a millionaire. When he falls overboard from an ocean liner he is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman and, initially against his will, joins the crew of the We're Here for a summer. An exciting adventure story, 'Captains Courageous' follows the trials of a boy who is thrown into an entirely alien… Read More

New York: Messner, 1947. Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Pebbled tan boards. The spine is stamped in red. Brown topstain. 215pps. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has modest chipping at the tips and spine-ends, a few closed tears, and two smudges on the rear panel; very little loss to the jacket. The original price is intact. 'A Recommended Mystery' written by James Henderson under a pseudonym.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...<big>J</big>oey Sayers and George Kemper were buddies. They'd been together at Penascola and Luzon. They met again in a Hollywood bar. Leila Kane, that beautiful nymph with no visible means of support was there. So was a big, pop-eyed gorilla who worked for Big Stony. A half-hour later a black sedan shouldered George's car off the road and George lay dead in Laurel Canyon, his body riddled by a… Read More

New York: Delacorte Press, 1981. (1981). Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in metallic red. Octavo. 342pps. Stated First printing. The closed page edges are slightly dingy, otherwise Fine: clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. The price-clipped dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a closed tear with an attendant crease at the bottom of the front panel. Also, the white flap-panels are slightly yellowed. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of the author's early, third novel.<br><br><font color=#003366><b> "Roger Levin is an unlikely private detective -- an ex-marijuana dealer who lives over a Chinese restaurant he acquired from pot proceeds, then loses in a bar bet. Levin makes his living doing deeds for lawyers that they would rather not do themselves. In… Read More

New York: Sylvan Press, 1947. This edition is limited to 1500 copies, of which this is #313. Fine in a Good glassine dustwrapper. Decorative black leatherette binding. Green endpapers and topstain. This volume is clean, tight, and square with only minimal wear. The wrapper has a couple of tears as well as a 2" chip at the spine-head and a 1/2" chip at the foot of the spine. Lavishly and beautifully illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Thus. Hard Cover. ARTHUR SCHNITZLER CASANOVA S HOMECOMING FIRST EDITIONS ROCKWELL KENT ART ARTISTS COLLECTIBLE USED BOOKS. Catalogs: Art, Limited Editions, Literature & Fiction, World.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1937. Very Good in the publisher's full black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt (still brilliant) and the front board is stamped in blind. Deep red topstain and beige endpapers. 312pps. (For purposes of presentation, a beautiful facsimile dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has been added to this item.) There is a bit of wear at the tips and the spine-ends including a 1/8" nick in the cloth at the heel of the spine. Also, there is a small bump at the fore-edge of five or six pages. Internally, there is a previous owner's gift inscription and name-stamp near the top of the ffep. Otherwise clean and bright with a sound and square binding. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the ffep. A nice copy of this Inner Sanctum Mystery -- scarce signed. The author's first novel and a high-spot in the mystery genre.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "We pass this book along to innumerable readers who, we believe,… Read More

New York: Morrow, 1967. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Canary-yellow boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in yellow. Octavo. Brown endpapers. 256pps. First Printing. There is a mild bumping to the heel of the spine and to the lower rear tip. Also, there is a slight crease at the fore-edge of pages 85 and 87. Otherwise clean, tight, square and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a small, 1/8" chip at the heel of the spine and a couple of very slight rubs at the extremities; the original price (4.50) is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the ffep. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of the author's third book, a follow-up to the highly acclaimed 'The Cold War Swap'.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "McCorkle and Padillo are back -- McCorkle with a saloon, Padillo with trouble -- this time in Washington, D.C. Padillo who had dropped out of sight… Read More

New York: Random House, 2007. As New in an As New dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. 477pps. First Printing. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is equally fine; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the half-title page.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "In 'The Castle in the Forest,' his first major work of fiction in more than a decade, Norman Mailer offers what may be his consummate literary endeavor: He has set out to explore the evil of Adolf Hitler. The narrator, a mysterious SS man who is later revealed to be an exceptional presence, gives us young Adolf from birth, as well as Hitler's father and mother, his sisters and brothers, and the intimate details of his childhood and adolescence. A tapestry of unforgettable characters, 'The Castle in the Forest'… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap [1980]. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 253pps. Stated First Printing. There is mild bumping to the spine-ends and a tidy gift inscription is neatly penned near the top of the ffep. Otherwise clean, bright, square and soundly bound. The price-clipped dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is lightly rubbed with crinkling at the spine-ends, a 1/2" closed tear at the top of the front panel, and a crease in the front flap. A nice, presentable copy -- scarce in the first printing. Made into a major motion picture in 2002 by Steven Spielberg, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. ".Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: E P Dutton, 2010. As New in an As New dustjacket. Black and red boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. 388pps. A flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is equally fine; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page.<br><br><font color=#003366><b> "Seventeen-year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents can pin on her. Which is why, when her mother wakes one morning to find that Haley never came home the night before and three months quickly pass without word from the girl, the community assumes the worst. Wendy Tynes is a reporter on a mission: to bring down sexual predators via elaborate -- and nationally televised --sting operations. Wendy and her team… Read More

New York: Atheneum, 1963. First state, with the erratum slip (stating that pages 50 and 119 have been transposed) affixed to the title-page. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Fully-bound in brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Brilliant orange endpapers. Red topstain. 272pp. Except for a previous owner's tasteful nameplate on the front pastedown, this volume is in beautiful condition: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The dustjacket, glossy in mylar, is quite colorful and nearly as new with no chips or tears. The original price of $4.50 is yet intact on the front flap. Buy with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee.. First Edition, First Printing. Schloss Riva Etienne Dulac. Catalogs: Literature, U.S.A..

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1963. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Gray boards with a black cloth backstrip. The spine is stamped in gilt and silver, the front panel in silver. Red topstain. 303pps. First and second printings before publication. The upper front tip is slightly bumped, otherwise an excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has modest general edgewear with small chips at the heel of the spine and at the lower rear flap-fold; the original price (4.00) is intact.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. X05-A.. First Edition. Hard Cover.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1968. Very Good+ in a Good+ dust jacket. Bound in full pink cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in black. Beige endpapers. 462pps. Stated First Printing. There are light touches of dustspotting to the closed page-edges, otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has modest general chipping and creasing and a couple of closed tears; the original price (6.95) is intact. A nice copy of this early Fuentes novel.<br><br> </b></font><br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. 41-C.. First Edition. Cloth.

Pierre, South Dakota: Lawrence K. Fox, 1932. Very Good in publisher's original red cloth. The spine is gilt-stamped. 458pps., plus three black and white plates. No dustjacket. Mild rubbing and bumping to the tips and the spine-ends. Touches of flecking to the gilt, though still quite readable. Both hinges are tender, though the binding is still sound and square. The pages are in excellent condition: clean and bright. Overall, a nice copy of a scarce and interesting title. "...Descriptive of Life on the Upper Missouri; of a Fur Trader's Experiences Among the Mandans, Gros Ventres, and Their Neighbors; of the Ravages of the Small-Pox Epidemic of 1837..." 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. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. AMERICAN HISTORY WESTERN UPPER MISSOURI 1800S FUR TRADING AMERICAN INDIANS MANDANS… Read More

Lanham, MD, U.S.A.: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 1996. In Fine condition. Fully bound in russet-brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. 539pps. No dustjacket, as issued. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. "...The 1845 volume further extends the bibliographical efforts begun by Charles Evans, and continued by Shaw and Shoemaker. The purpose of the work is to make an initial identification of monographs; state and local documents; pamphlets; broadsides; and other materials published in America during the year 1845. The bibliography is based upon the work of the American Imprints Inventory of the Depression-era WPA but draws heavily upon more recently published national and state bibliographies. It incorporates the theses done at Catholic University, which continues the publication program of the Historical Records Survey. Arrangement is by author. The essential elements of description are given and, in most cases, locations of several… Read More