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Lackey, Mercedes, Joust (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Perma-Bound hardback. ''Vetch was an Altan serf working the land which had once een his family's farm. Young and slight, Vetch would have died of overwork, exposure, and starvation if not for the anger which was his only real sustenance -- anger that he had lost his home and family in a war of conquest waged by the dragon-riding Jousters of Tia. Tia had usurped nearly half of Alta's lands and enclaved or killed may of Vetch's countrymen. Sometimes it seemed that his entire cruel fate recolced around dragons and the Jousters who rode them.'' from the back cover $6.30



LaFaye, Vanessa, Under a Dark Summer Sky (0.00) First Edition, Trade Paperback, Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Some bumping to edges; spine is tight and pages are clean. ''Florida, 1935. In Heron Key, relationships are as tangled as the swamp's mangrove roots. It's been eighteen long years since Henry went away to war. Still, Missy has waited, cleaning the Kincarids' house and counting the stars. Now he's back, but she barely recognizes the desperate, destitute veteran he's become -- unsure of his future, ashamed of his past. When a white woman is found beatn nearly to death after the Fourth of July barbecue, suspicion falls on him immediately. As tensions rise in the small community, the barometer starts to plummet -- a massive hurricane is on its way.'' -- from the back cover $9.00



Lamb, Wally, I Know This Much is True (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with black tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped, but does show some minor edge wear, and is now protected with a Brodart cover; stated First Edition. ''...Now, this brilliantly talented writer returns with 'I Know This Much Is True,' a heartbreaking and poignant multigenerational saga of the reproductive bonds of desctruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. A masterpiece that breathtakingly tells a story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal -- this novel is a contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth. A proud king must confront his demons to achieve salvation. 'Change yourself,' the myth instructs, 'and you will inhabit a renovated world.''' -- from the dj $13.95



Lane, Elinor Macartney, Nancy Stair (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Burgundy boards with pictorial cover and ivory embossing; spine torn at top edge $4.50



Lane, Mark, Plausible Denial (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Minor Shelf Wear to DJ $4.50



Lashner, William, Marked Man (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, As New As New, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall First edition; green boards with black tape binding; gold foil embossed letteringon spine; dj protected with Brodart cover. ''It must have been a hell of a night. One of those long, dangerous nights where the world shifts and doors open. A night of bad judgment and wrong turns, of weariness and hilarity and a hard sexual charge that both frightens and compels. A night whereyour life changes irrevocably, for better or for worse, but who the hell cares, so long as it changes. It must have been a night just like that, yeah, if only I could remeber it.'' -- from the dj $13.50



Lawrence, Rae, Satisfaction (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - 1st Edition; Minor Shelf Wear to DJ $4.50



Leamer, Laurence, The Kennedy Women: the Saga of an American Family (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with black tape binding; gold lettering on spine; 933 pages; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''As Rose had said so many years ago, the Kennedys were like a nation unto themselves, with their own private language and customs. They invited friends into their lives, but there was always a distance between themselves and others. Now, for the first time, bestselling author, journalist, and social historian Laurence Leamer bridges that distance in what is unquestionably the most warmly empathetic and intimate study of the Kennedys to date.'' -- from the dj $6.75



LeCarre, John, The Night Manager (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Grey boards with gold lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover; small pencil marks on front dj flap; not price clipped; stated First Edition. ''We are in a new arena of intrigue where the old rivalries of great nations have been supplanted by the ravages of individual greed. We are in a new world of espinage where the habits and rules forged by past generations of spies are put to more shocking use. We are inside the international cartel of illegal arms dealers and drug smugglers, now rising to unheard-of power under the command to men whose ruthlessness is matched only by their limitless hunger for unlimited weath.'' -- from the dj $20.25



Lechner, Alan, Street Games: Inside Stories Ofthe Wall Street Hustle (0.00) Hardcover, Good Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Red boards with black tape binding; dj is not price clipped, but has some tears and chips. $4.50



Lee, Tonya Lewis, Gotham Diaries (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Like New - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall First Edition; Read once $9.00



Lehane, Dennis, The Given Day (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Rust colored boards with brown tape binding; copper foil lettering on spine; slight slant to spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, 'New York Times' bestselling author Dennis Lehane's long-awaited eighth novel unflinchingly captures the political and social unrest of a nation caught at the crossroads between past and future. Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters more richly drawn than any Lehane has every created, 'The Given Day' tells the story of two families - one black, one white - swept up in the maelstrom of revolutionaires and anarchists, immikgrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survivial and power.'' -- from the dj $13.50



Lent, Jeffrey, In the Fall (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Burgandy boards with black tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is protected with Brodart cover; not price-clipped. '''In The Fall' is an extraordinary epic of three generations of an American family, the dark secrets that blister at its core, and the transcendent bonds between men and women that fuel their lives over the course of six decardes.'' -- from the dj $8.55



Leonard, Elmore, Mr. Paradise (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Blue boards with black tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with Brodart cover; stated First Edition. ''Roommatges Kelly and Chloe are enjoying their lives and their downtown Detroit loft just fine. Kelly is a Victoria's Secret catalog model. Chloe is an escrot, until she decides to ditch her varied clientele in favor of a steady gig as girlfriend to eighty-four-year-old retired lawyer Tony Paradiso, a.k.a. Mr. Paradise.'' -- from the dj $13.50



Levin, Ira, Sliver (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Fine Fine, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with black tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover. ''Kay Norris, a successful single woman of thirty-nine, moves into the posh Carnegie Hill district of Manhattan's Upper East Side, into an apartment in a slender high-rise, a 'sliver' building. A man watches her. He watches her unpack, watches her make her bed. He owns the building; a shocking secret is conceled within its brick and concrete.'' -- from the dj $18.00



Levin, Ira, Sliver (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with black tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj not price-clipped and protected with Brodart cover; from a nursing home library, so there are some stamps on the edges and ffep. ''Kay Norris, a successful single woman of thirty-nine, moves into the posh Carnegie Hill district of Manhattan's Upper East Side, into an apartment in a slender high-rise, a 'sliver' building. A man watches her. He watches her unpack, watches her make her bed. He owns the building; a shocking secret is conceled within its brick and concrete.'' -- from the dj $13.50



Lewis, Sinclair, Ann Vickers (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Dark blue boards with facimile of author's signature on front and spine; edges show wear and spine is starting to loosen; pages are yellowing with age; some writing on ffep. $13.05



Lewis, Sinclair, Arrowsmith (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Green boards with pictorial cover; ex-library book; slant to spine; 448 pages with suggestions for study at end; pages yellowed with age. $9.00



Lewis, Sinclair, Kingsblood Royal (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Cream colored boards with ''SL'' on front; black boxes with tile and author on spine; spine of dj has chips on the top and bottom; edges of dj show shelf wear, dj now protected with Brodart cover; red tinting to top of pages; not price clipped. ''Mr. Blingham, and may he fry in his own cooking-ol, was assistant treasurer of the Flaver-Saver Company. he was driving from New York to Winnipeg, acompanied by Mrs. Blingham and their horrible daughter.'' -- frist paragraph $36.00



Lewis, Sinclair, Main Street (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Blue boards with black lettering; top of spine edge is tattered; bottom of spine edge shows wear; edges show shelf wear; Duluth Central High School Library stamps through and pocket on back board. Pictures available upon request. $7.20



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