The Book Closet
Gently Used and Vintage Books

You'll find a wide range of themes and subjects here, all reasonably priced. When you click on Inquire, please be sure to include the title and the mailing address to your location.


Search The Book Closet Shelves

   

                                                                                           


 Previous Page Home Page    Next Page

 

Shephard, Katherine, Betrayed By Silence (0.00) Hardcover, Like New Like New, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with silver lettering on front boards and spine; dj is protected with Brodart cover; signed and personalized on title page: ''Becky, Happy Reading!'' ''Newlyweds Beth and Bob Larken had a quiet New Year Eve's planned at their Grand Ledge, Michigan home. A few friends and their feisty pup, B.A.D., would celebrate the end of a tumultuous year, and the beginning of a new, quieter existence. That was until Victoria, Beth's best friend, informs them her date is missing.'' -- from the dj $13.50



Shields, Carol, The Stone Diaries (0.00) Trade Paperback, Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Seventh printing; no spine creases; minor bumping to edges. ''From her calamitous birth in Manitoba in 1905 to her journey with her father to Indiana, throughout her years as a wife, mother, and widow, Daisy Stone Goodwill has struggled to understand her place in her own life. Now she listens, she observes, and, through sheer force of imagination, she becomes a witness of her own life: her birth, her death, and the troubling misconnections she discovers in between.'' - from the back cover $6.75



Shreve, Anita, Fortune's Rocks (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 1st Edition; Minor Shelf Wear to DJ $4.50



Siddons, Anne Rivers, Hill Towns (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Yellow boards with green tape binding; author's initials are embossed in gold on front board; previous owner's name on ffep; dj is not price clipped and is protected with Brodart cover; stated First Edition. ''Something terrible happened to Catherine Gaillard when she was a small child -- something so traumatic that for thirty years she couldn't bring herself to leave Montview, the cloistered mountaintop college town in Tennessee where she grew up. But she has not missed the 'real' world. Cat's life on the moutain has been wonderful. She adores her husband, who buttresses her against the world outside; she cherishes her country garden and her friends from the college. Montview has served her well.'' -- from the dj $9.00



Sigler, Scott, Contagious (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Like New Like New, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with black tape binding; green lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated first edition. ''Across America, a mysterious pathogen transforms ordinary people into raging killers, psychopaths driven by a terrifying, alien agenda. The human race fights back, yet after every battle the disease responds, adapts, using sophisticated strategies and brilliant ruses to fool its pursuers. The only possible explantion: the epidemic is driven not by evolution but by some malevolent intelligence.'' -- from the dj $27.00



Slaughter, Karin, Fallen (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Brown boads with black tape binding; gold lettering on spine; stated First Edition; dj protected with Brodart cover; dj not price clipped; 387pp. ''There's no police training stronger than a cop's instinct. Faith Mitchell's mother isn't answering her phone. Her front door is open. there's a bloodstain above the knob. Faith's infant daughter is hidden in a shed behind the house. All that the Georgia Bureau of Investigations has taught Faith Mitchell goes out the window when she charges into her mother's house, gun drawn. She sees a man dead in the laundry room. She sees a hostage situation in the bedroom. What she doesn't see is her mother ...'' -- from the dj $13.50



Slaughter, Karin, Pieces of Her (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with black tape binding; silver lettering on spine; dj is protected in a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped; stated Frist Edition with full number line. ''Andrea Oliver knows everything about her mother, Laura. She knows Laura has spent nearly her whole life in the small beachside down of Belle Isle, Georgia; she knows Laura's never wanted anything more than to lead a quiet, normal life in this conventional community; she knows Laura's a kind and beloved speech pathologist who helps others; she knows Laura's never kept a secret in her life. Andrea knows that Laura is everything she isn't -- confident, settled, sure of herself. Feeling listless, with no direction, Andrea, unlike Luara, struggles to find her way.'' -- from the dj $13.50



Slaughter, Karin, The Good Daughter (0.00) First U.S. Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Blue boards with black tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated First U.S. Edition. ''The stunning new novel from the internationally #1 bestselling author -- a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense. Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father -- Pikeville's notorious defense attorney -- devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night.'' -- from the dj $19.79



Slaughter, Karin, The Last Widow (0.00) 1st Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾'' tall Tan boards with black tape binding; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated First Edition. ''A mysterious kidnapping. On a hot summer night, a scientist from the Centers for Disease Control is grabbed by unknown assailants in a shopping center parking lot. The authorities are desperate to save the doctor who's been vanished into thin air.'' -- from the dj $9.00



Slaughter, Karin, Unseen (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Red boards with black tape binding; silver foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; state first edition with full number line. ''Will Trent is a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent whose latest case has him posing as Bill Black, a scary ex-con who rides a motorcycle around Macon, Georgia, and trails an air of violence wherever he goes. The cover has worked and he has caught the eye of a wiry little drugdealer who thinks he might be a useful ally.'' -- from the dj $11.25



Slesinger, Tess, On Being Told That Her Second Husband Has Taken His First Lover (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Red boards with yellow binding tape; red lettering on spine; bj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''One need only read the first line of Texx Slesinger's title story -- or, indeed, of any of her stores, to know that hers is a unique literary voice, one that rivets a reader's attention to the page from the very beginning and holds it to the very end. Hers is, one soon discovers, also a wholly feminine voice: compelling, filled with insight, actue at observation, sur eof its tone, and everywhere discovering the reality behind human appearances and pretensions.: -- from the dj $13.50



Slinker, Clay D. And Carrie A. Clarke, Yours Truly: a Dictation Manual Covering Thirty Lines of Business (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Peach boards with black lettering; boards show sign of wear and dirt; spine is tight and pages are clean; previous owner's name on ffep. $4.50



Smith, D. L., The Miracles of Santo Fico (0.00) Soft cover, Like New - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Advanced Reading Copy $4.50



Smith, F Hopkinson, Kennedy Square (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Dark green boards wih gold and white design on front cover and spine; edgewear to spine; small dent in bottom of front cover; two pages of advertisements at back; some writing on ffep and back board. $18.00



Smith, Martin Cruz, Red Square (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Grey boards with red tape binding; red foil square on front cover; dj is not price clipped; stated First Edition. $9.00



Smolens, John, Fire Point (0.00) Soft cover, Very Good - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Advanced Reading Copy; Minor Shelf Wear $3.60



Snow, Edgar, People on Our Side (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Grey boards with faded red lettering on spine; maps on end pages; previous owner's name written on ffep; 324 pages. Pictures available upon request. $4.50



Soliman, Patricia B., Coco, the Novel (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Red boards with grey tape binding; dj shows minor shelf wear. $6.75



Solwitz, Sharon, Once, in Lourdes (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall White boards with orange tape binding; silver lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped; stated First Edition. ''As the Vietnam War rages overseas, four friends make a vow. For the next two weeks, they will live for each other and for each day./ Then, at the end of the two weeks, they will sacrifice themselves on the altar of their friendship.'' -- from the dj $9.00



Sontag, Sherry, Blind Man's Bluff (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall White boards with blue tape binding; silver lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; spine is tight and pages are clean; sixth printing. ''No espionage missions have been kept more secret than those involving American submarines. Only presidents and a select few have known the truth about the submarines that have for decades silently roamed the depths in a dangerous battle for information and advantage. Even the families of themen on board had no idea what their husbands, sons and brothers were doing, and anyone who went looking for the truth behind these mysterious missions found only a veil of silence. America's submarine espionage remained one of the last great secrets.'' -- from the dj $9.00



 Previous Page Home Page    Next Page

Terms: Money orders welcomed, or you may use your Visa, Mastercard or Discover card through PayPal or Google Checkout. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding your payment options.


Shipping: All books shipped within 2 business days of receipt of payment. Domestic US orders are shipped Media Mail: $3.60 or Priority Mail: $4.80. U.S.orders over $25 ship free. Insurance is available upon request. If your shopping cart does not reflect these charges, please contact us and we will send you an invoice. Please let us know if you have specialized shipping requirements -- we'll do out best to serve your needs.


The Book Closet
Beckyia@walnutel.net


Site last updated 05-07-2025 10:31:03