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| Grisham, John, The Associate (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with light blue tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover; not price clipped; stated First Edition. ''Kyle McAvoy grew up in his father's small-town law office in York, Pennsylvania. He excelled in college, was elected editor-in-chief of the 'Yale Law Journal,' and his future has limitless potential. But Kyle has a secret, a dark one, an episode from college that he has tried to forget. The secret, though, falls into the hands of the wrong people, and Kyle is forced to take a job he doesn't wnat -- even though it's a job most law students can only dream about.'' from the dj |
$6.75 |
| Grisham, John, The Reckoning (0.00) 1st Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾'' tall Black boards with burnt orange tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; stated First Edition; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi. Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippi's favorite son - a decorated World War II hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed his paster and friend, the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder weren't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to this lawyers, to the judge, to the jury, and to his family - was: 'I have nothing to say.' He was not afraid of death and was willing to take his motive to the grave.'' -- from the dj |
$8.55 |
| Gross, Martin L., The Tax Racket: Government Extortion From a to Z (0.00) Soft cover, Like New No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Minor edge wear. ''In his previous bestseller, 'The Government Racket' and 'A call for Revolution,' Martin L. Gross alerted the nation to government waste and the schokcing squandering of public funds. But an even deeper problem is undermining our nation's economy: excessive and unfair taxes. Through spiraling federal, state, and local taxes, our government is literally robbing us blind -- and it's time we opened our eyes.'' -- from the dj |
$4.50 |
| Gynther, Elsebeth, Easy Style; Sewing the New Classics (0.00) Soft cover, Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall A complete wardrobe that's easy to wear and fun to sew! From the basic patterns in this book beginners can make dozens of garments by using the patterns just as they are, and experts can use them as a starting point for hundreds of original designs. From the back cover. No spine creases; very minor shelf wear. |
$8.10 |
| Hailey, Arthur, Airport (0.00) Hardcover, Fair Fair, - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾'' tall Light blue boards, slightly buckled; page edges are yellowed; dj is not price clipped ($5.95), is protected with a mylar cover with yellowing edges. previous owner's name on dedication page. ''Lincoln International Airport calls itself boastfully: Aviation Crossroads of the World. Yet those with inside knowledge - like Mel Bakersfeld, the airport's general manager - are aware of grave deficiencies. Operational areas are outmoded to the point of danger; air traffic control is overtaxed; the supposedly modern glass and chrome main terminal has become a whited sepulcher.'' -- from the dj |
$11.66 |
| Haines, Carolyn, Fever Moon (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Like New Like New, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with red lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated first edition. ''Set in New Iberia, Louisiana, during World War II, 'Fever Moon' begins when Deputy Raymond Thibodeaux discoers Adele Hebert covered in blood and hovering over the brutally eviscerated body of Henri Bastion, a wealthy plantation owner. In the aftermath of the murder, Adele claims to be the 'loup-garou,' a legendary Cajun shape-shifter that traditionally takes the shape of a wolf, and panic ensues in this small town that already ahs been living under the pressures of wartime rationing and poverty.'' -- from the dj |
$13.50 |
| Halberstam, David, Firehouse (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Like New - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 1st Edition |
$6.75 |
| Hall, James W., Red Sky at Night (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Near Fine Near Fine, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with red foil lettering on spine; pages are clean; spine is tight; appears to be signed by author on title page; dj has slight sticker residue on back and is now protected with Brodart cover. ''It was truly a crime against innocents. Eleven dolphins, part of an experiment in healing, are found slaughtered in their saltwater tanks. When Thorn investigates, he triggers a vicious attack that leaves him paralyzed from the waist down, plagued by unrelenting pain. Now Thorn, a Florida renegade who has lived a life of fierce freedom, is starting over in a wheelchair, bitter enough to drive his lover away, desperate enough to seek miracles on the fringes of medical science -- where his childhood friend, now a doctor, is doing cutting-edge research in a quest for the ultimate painkiller.'' -- from the dj. |
$10.80 |
| Halleck, Reuben Post, History of English Literature (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Black board; gold embossed lettering on spine; spine edges are bumped; previous owner's name written on fep; upper right corner of fep torn away; yellowing pages; tight spine. Pictures available upon request. |
$9.90 |
| Hamilton, Laurell K., Affliction (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Grey boards with grey tape binding; author's initial embossed in blue foil on front cover; blue foil lettering on spine; stated first edition; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''Some zombies are raised. Others must be put down. Just ask Anita Blake. Before now, she would have considered them merely off-putting, never dangerous. Before now, she had never heard of any of them causinghuman beings to perish in agony. Bur that's all changed.'' -- from the dj |
$15.26 |
| Hamilton, Laurell K., Bullet (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with black tape binding; green foil lettering on spine; minor edgewear to spine and dj; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''Anita Blake is back in St. Louis and trying to live a normal life -- as normal as possible for someone who is a legal vampire executioner and a U.S. Marshal. There are lovers, friends and their children, school programs to attend. In the midst of all the ordinary happiness, a vampire from Anita's past reaches out. She was supposed to be dead, killed in an explosion, but the Mother of All Darkness is the first vampire, their dark creator. It's hard to kill a God. This dark Goddess has reached out to her here -- in St. Louis, home of everyone Anita loves most. The Mother of All Darkness has decided she has to act now or never, to control Anita and all the vampires in America.'' -- from the dj |
$9.00 |
| Hampton, Georgia, Desire (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 1st Edition; Minor Shelf Wear to DJ; Personalized Library Sticker Inside of Front Cover |
$4.50 |
| Hand, Elizabeth, Glimmering (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Maroon boards with black tape binding; silver lettering on spine; dj proected with Brodart cover; not price clipped. ''It is 1999. The Last Days, say some; the First, say others. The climate has altered irrevocably, the cities have imploded into vicious shards, and the starts haven't been seen for months. The sky is a shimmering arras of reds and greens and golds, the result of global arming, it is thought.'' -- from the dj |
$9.00 |
| Hardy, Thomas, The Return of the Native (0.00) Soft cover, Good No Jacket, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Soft brown leather-like cover; ''Modern Library'' crest embossed on front; spine shows signs of wear; 507 pages; previous owner's name on ffep; some faint pencil markings throughout. Pictures available upon request |
$11.25 |
| Harper, Bob, The Skinny Rules (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Blue boards with blue tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped; stated First Edition. ''With so much conflicting weight-loss advice out there to confuse your efforts, it's no wonder you haven't been successful losing weight and keeping it off. But with Bob Harper, superstar trainer and co-host of NBC's hit show 'The Biggest Loser' as your personal authority and coach, you can and will finally shed the pounds -- whether you want to lose two or two hundred!'' -- from the dj |
$7.20 |
| Harris, Jean, Stranger in Two Worlds (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Red boards with grey tape binding; dj has age yellowed edges and is protected with a Brodart cover; not price-clipped. ''It is spring as I begin to put te pieces of a book together. Six springs have gone by since Hy died...Ifell it still. Until today, the only comfort had been not to think about either of us. Anything that touched upon Hy or me was an open wound. But it's time the wound were attended to. That is part of the reason for writing...'' -- from the dj |
$13.50 |
| Harris, Joanne, Coastliners (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Burgundy boards with navy blue tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover; not price clipped. ''The island, called Le Devin, is shaped somewhat like a sleeping woman. At her head is the village of Les Salants, while the more prosperous village of La Houssiniere lies at her feet. You could walk between the towns in an hour, but they could not feel further apart, for between them lie years of animosity.'' -- from the dj |
$4.95 |
| Harris, Richard, Chameleon (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, As New As New, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Brown textured boards with green tape bindingg; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated First Edition with full number line; inscribed by author: ''To Becky, I hope you enjoy Chameleon, D''. Chameleon is a contempoary thriller about big money, high ambition, and low morals. Only an insider could tell a story exposing the financial world's vanitiy and greed in a way both thought-provoking and eye-opening.'' -- from the dj |
$18.00 |
| Harris, Thomas, Hannibal (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Red boards with black tape binding; author's signature in gold foil on front; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''Seven years have passed since Dr. HannibalLecter escaped from custody, seven years since FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling interviewed him in a maximum security hospital for the criminally inance. The doctor is still at large, pursuing his own ineffable interest, savoring the scents, the essences of an unguarded world.'' -- from the dj |
$9.86 |
| Harris, Thomas, The Silence of the Lambs (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Fine, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Grey boards with burgandy cloth binding; silver embossed lettering on spine; stated First Edition with complete number line; not price clipped; dj protected with Brodart cover; previous owner's bookplate on ffep. ''Thomas Harris will seize you with an emotion more profound than terror...A serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname -- Buffalo Bill -- is stalking particular women. He has a purpose, but no one can fathom it, for the bodies are discovered in different states. Clarice Starling, a young trainee at the F.B.I. Academy, is surprised to be summoned by Jack Crawford, Chief of the Bureau's Behavioral Science section. Her assignment: to interview Dr. Hannibal lector, a brilliant psychiatrist and grisly killer now kept under close watch in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.'' -- from the dj. This one will keep you awake at night! |
$90.00 |
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