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Van Dyne, Edith, Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work(0.00)Hardcover,Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Beautiful condition for a book of this age. Tan/cream boards with green lettering on the spine. Pictorial cover with purple and green embossing and green lettering. Pencil writing on front end piece ''Xmas 1921.'' Tight spine and clean pages. 299 pages with advertising for other series in back. ''Distinctly girls' books and yet stories that will appeal to brother as well -- and to older folk. Real and vital -- rousing stories of the experiences and exploits of three real girls who do things. Without being sensational, Mrs. Van Dyne has succeeded in writing a series of stories that have the tug and stir of fresh young blood in them.'' -- a description of The Aunt Jane's Niececs Series.
$45.00
Varley, John, Steel Beach(0.00) First Edition, Hardcover,Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 1st Edition; Minor Shelf Wear to DJ
$9.90
Verdon, John, Think of a Number(0.00) First Edition, Hardcover,Near Fine Near Fine, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with black tape binding; red foil lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover. ''Arriving in the mail over a period of weeks are taunting letters that end with a simple declaration: 'Think of any number...picture it...now see how well I know your secrets.' Amazingly, those who comply find that the letter writer has predicted their random choices exactly. For Dave Gurney, just retired as the NYPD's top homicide investigator and forging a new life with his wife, Madeleine, in upstate New York, the letters are oddities that begin as a diverting puzzle but quickly ignite a massive serial-murder investigation.'' -- from the dj
$18.00
Wallace, Lew, The Prince of India Or Why Constantinopel Fell Two Vols.(0.00) First Edition, Hardcover,Good No Jacket, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Two volume set; dark blue boards with gold lettering on fronts and spines; very minor edgewear and shelfwear to covers and spines; one corner has a tear. Please see pictures for detail.
$90.00
Walsh, Michael, Exchange Alley(0.00) First Edition, Hardcover,Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with silver lettering on spine; tight clean pages and spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''In the depths of the Cold War a Soviet defector comes to the CIA with a story no one wants to hear. In a dreary apartment outside Moscow a secret videotape catupres a man and a woman making franctic love tht climaxes in murder. In the woods outside a New York City suburb an NYPD detective looks at the nude, mutilated body of a man whose violent death will lead the cop into an underground world of forbidden sexuality -- and iinternational espionage.'' -- from the dj
$18.00
Ward, Liza, Outside Valentine(0.00)Soft cover,Like New - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Advanced Reading Copy
$4.50
Waters, M.D., Archetype(0.00) First Edition, Hardcover,Like New Like New, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Light blue boards with purple tape binding; silver foil lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''Emma wakes in a hospital, with no memory of what came before. Her husband, Declan, a powerful, seductive man, provides her with new memories, but her dreams contradict his stories, showing her a past life she can't believe possible: memories of war, of a camp where girls are trained to be wives, of love for another man. Somthing inside her tells her not to speak of this, but she does not know why. She knows only that she is at war with herself.'' -- from the dj
$17.99
Weber, Joe, Defcon One(0.00)Hardcover,Fine Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Grey boards with black tape binding; red lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with Brodart cover; spine is tight and pages are clean. ''In this prophectic nove, the world's two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, are poised at the edge of Armageddon. 'Perestroika' and 'glasnost' have failed. The Soviet Union is economically desperate, fearful of being powerless internationally, and threatened by the military potential of SDI. From this base, Joe Weber plays the first-strike capabilities of one side against the other. For the Russionas, a successful deployment of an American space-based anti-missile defense system must be avoided at all costs. The Soviet General Secretary, a conservative, old-line successor to Gorbachev, and his coterie have a plan whose aim is nothing less than the total defeat of the United States.'' -- fro m the dj
$18.00
Wellman, Paul J., The Walls of Jericho(0.00)Hardcover,Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Burandy boards; gold lettering on spine, faded; spine is starting to looen, but all pages are intact; pictorial end papers; previous owner's name on ffep and title page; looks like a child got ahold of a pencil and practiced scribbling on the title page and the end papers. Pictures available upon request
$4.50
Werner, E., She Fell in Love With Her Husband(0.00)Hardcover,Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall A special translation.: Green boards with pictorial cover; spine is bumped; boards show signs of wear and age; pencil marks on ffep; title page and toc are loose; two bug'' holes in pages. Pictures available upon request.
$22.50
West, Jessamyn, The Witch Diggers(0.00)Hardcover,Very Good Good +, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Light blue boards with tan binding. Black lettering on spine. Dust jacket has several chips and tears, but is now protected with a Brodart cover. Tight, clean spine and pages. Previous owner's library sticker on fep. ''With 'The Witch Diggers' [Ms. West] takes her place as one of America's major novelists...Jessamyn West brings memorable characters brilliantly to life, and her ability is unsurpassed in creating scenes like the train-ride which opens 'The Witch Diggers''' - from the dj.
$15.75
Westlake, Donald E., Put a Lid on It(0.00) First Edition, Hardcover,Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with silver lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped; flat signed on title page; full number line. ''Francis Xavier Meehan (Meehan to his friends, 'Halt!' to the cops) has ten thousand rules to live by, but only one way to make a living: stealing. Then a man in a checked jacket from Washington comes to meet Meehan in the Manhattan Correctional Center with an offer Meehan cannot refuse.'' -- from the dj
$17.99
White, Michael, Beautiful Assassin(0.00) First Edition, Hardcover,Like New Like New, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Light yellow boards with orange tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with Brodart cover. ''World War II threatens to engulf the globe. The beleaguered Soviets, struggling to hold back the rising German tide, face despair and defeat daily. Yet just as all seem lost, a fearless female sniper named Tat'yana Levchenko gains fame in the battle of Sevastopol with her remarkable composure and stunning skill. Offering hope in her nation's darkest moments, she becomes a Soviet hero, and word of her beauty and prowess eventually reaches Washginton, D.C. Soon, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt invites Tat'yana to visit America and tour the country with her.'' -- from the dj
$13.50
White, Stephen, The Program(0.00) First Edition, Hardcover,Like New Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 1st Edition; No Nicks or Tears in DJ
$6.75
Whittier, John Greenleaf, The Early Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier(0.00)Hardcover,Poor No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Red pictorial boards and spine; shows shelf wear on the edges; some loose pages. Comprising the poems: Mogg Megone, The Bridal of Pennacock, Legendary Powms, Voices of Freedom, Miscellaneous Poems, and Songs of Labor.
$22.50
Wiggin, Kate Douglas, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm(0.00)Hardcover,Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Published october 1903; faded green boards with paste on pictorical cover, which has a chip in the upper right hand corner; spine is slightly slated with edge rubbing; pictures available upon request.
$27.00
Wiggin, Kate Douglas, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm(0.00)Hardcover,Good Poor, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Aqua=blue boards with pictorial cover; balck farmhouse scence with black lettering; spine edges are faded; endpapers show eight scenes from the movie; pages are yellowing with some stains; dj has major chips and dings, but is protected with a Brodart cover. ''Few books in American literature have achieved such lasting popularity as this fresh and delightful story of a quaint little girl who leaves home at the age of ten to live and grow up with her aunts in a distance town. Rebecca is the favorite of thousands of readers both young and old.'' -- from the dj
$13.50
Wiggs, Susan, Home Before Dark(0.00) First Edition, Hardcover,Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Remainder mark on bottom; minor shelf wear to dj; clean pages
$6.30
Wilkins, Kim, The Autumn Castle(0.00)Soft cover,Like New - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Advanced Reading Copy
$4.50
Willard, Kate Livingston, A Colony of Girls(0.00)Hardcover,Good No Jacket, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Faded blue boards showing some water damage; pages show some water damage; a good reading copy; gift inscription on ffep
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