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Martin, Larry Jay, Sounding Drum Kensington Books, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Red boards with black tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped; First Printing; personalized signing on ffep. ''Deep beneath Manhattan's teeming streets a startling discovery is unearthed -- the written record of a land transfer between a colonial governor and a Native American tribe. High above Wall Street, where billons of dollars trade hands every day, one man sees the opportunity of a lifetime -- an opportunity that can change the fate of a people, and the island of Manhattan forever.'' -- from the dj $15.30



Tanenbaum, Robert K., Act of Revenge Harper Collins, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Black boards with black tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is protected with Brodart cover and is not price clipped; stated First Edition with full number line; flat signed on title page with date. ''In 'Act of Revenge,'' his finest and most dramatically rich novel to date, Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, the married couple who have been described by the 'Chicago Tribune' as 'the most interesting pair of characters in the suspense genre,' must purue, survive, and triumph over two of New York's toughest and most dangerous criminal forces -- the Mafia and the Chinese gangs.'' -- from the dj $18.00



Haydon, Elizabeth, Destiny Tor Fantasy, (0.00) Hard Cover, Good Good, - Black boards with gold foil lettering on spine; dj is protected wtih a Brodart cover. '''Destiny' concludes this masterful trilogy. Rhapsody and Achmed seek out the offspring of the F'dor, hoping to use them to hunt it down, while Grunthor prepares the Bolglands for war. But as they near the completion of their quest, their world crosses the threshold of disaster and faces utter oblivion.'' -- from the dj $4.50



Harper, Bob, The Skinny Rules Ballantine Books, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - 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



Jones, Timothy, Celebration of Angels Thomas Nelson Publishers, (0.00) Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Mustard yellow boards with red tape binding; gold lettering on spine; drj is protected with a Brodart cover. ''People are talking about angels as never before. More than two-thirds of Americans say they believe angels exist. Do these heavenly being touch our daily lives? Through contemporary stories and biblical accounts of angel encounters, Timothy Jones answers the question with a compelling 'yes!''' -- from the dj $4.50



Swann, E.L., Night Gardening Hyperion, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Blue boards with blue tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped. ''Within the shadows of night, in a grand old city, in a graceful neighborhood, there was a garden where lives would be chnaged and hopes renewed and two hearts forever restored.'' -- from the dj $4.50



Goodkind, Terry, The Pillars of Creation Tor, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Black boards with gold lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped; remainder mark on top edges; stated First Edition with full number line. ''Now in his latest and most lavish adventure yet, a young woman's struggle for salvation from inner demons and an ancient injustice takes on terrifying dimensions. Tormented her entire life by inhuman voices, Jennse seeks to end her intolerable agony. She at last discovers a way to silence the voices. For everyone else, the torment is about to begin.'' -- from the dj $9.00



Solwitz, Sharon, Once, in Lourdes Spiegel & Grau, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - 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



Slaughter, Karin, Pieces of Her William Morrow, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - 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



DeMille, Nelson, The Charm School Warner Books, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Red boards with dark blue tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj shows age-related yellowing and is protected with a Brodart cover; not price clipped; full number line. ''Deep within the vastness of Russia lies a secret so dangerous to American security that it holds the potential to destroy Soviet-American relations. Deep within the Russian forest lies 'The Charm School'... -- from the dj $22.50



Anthony, Piers and Mercedes Lackey, If I Pay Thee Not in Gold Baen Books, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Black boards with red foil lettering on spine; dj shows age-related yellowing and is protected with a Brodart cover; not price clipped; stated first edition. ''In the age of Mazonians women rule through magic - and men suffer what they must. Magical creations only last for a single day (magical food is great for dieting), but that is quite long enough for casting a giant wet blanket (if you're feeling kind) over a would-be rampaging male - or a block of granite (if you're not). No uppity males in Mazonia!'' -- from the dj $13.50



D'Amato, Barbara, Death of a Thousand Cuts Forge, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Black boards with red foil lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price clipped; full number line; personalized signature on title page. ''The Hawthorne House School for the Treatment of Autistic Children was once known for its pioneering educational approach and remarkable success rate. Now, fifteen years after this celebrated institution closed its doors for the last time, staffers and former residents have returned to Hawthorne House for its first-ever reunion. The gala event turns into a bloody nightmare when the school's revered founder, Dr. Jay Schermerhorn, is found tortured to death in the mansion's basement.'' -- from the dj $13.50



Brett, Peter V., The Warded Man Ballantine, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Black boards with black tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated first edition with full number line. ''As darkness falls each night, the corelings rise - demons who well up from the ground like hellish steam, taking on fearsome form and substance. Sand demons. Wood demons. Wind demons. Flame demons. And gigantic rock demons, the dealiest of all. They possess supernatural strenth and powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. For hundreds of years the demons have terrorised the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards - symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and mystery, and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile.'' -- from the dj $17.96



Brett, Peter V., Desert Spear Del Rey, (0.00) First U.S. Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Gray boards with gray tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated first edition with full number line. ''The sun is setting on humanity. The ight now belongs to voracious demons that arise as the sun sets, preying upon a dwindling population forced to cower behind ancient and half-forgotten symbols of power. These wards alone can keep the demons at bay, but legends tell of a Deliverer: a general -- some wouldsay prophet -- who once bound all mankind into a single force that defeated the demons. Those times, if they ever existed, are long past. The demons are back and the return of the Deliverer is just another myth...or is it?'' -- from the dj $17.96



Brett, Peter V., Daylight War Ballantine / Del Rey, (0.00) First U.S. Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Gray boards with gray tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated first U.S. edition with full number line. ''On the night of the new moon, the demons rise in force, seeking the deaths of two men both of whom have the potential to become the fabled Deliverer, the man prophesied to reunite the scattered remnants of humanity in a final push to destroy the deon corelines once and for all.'' -- from the dj $19.76



Slaughter, Karin, Cop Town Delacorte Press, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Black boards with burnt orange tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated first edition with full number line. ''Atlanta, 1974: As a brutal murder and a furious manhunt rock the city's police department, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the job will also be her last. She's determined to defy her privileged background by making her own way -- wearing a badge and carrying a gun. But for a beautiful young woman, life will be anything but easy in the macho world of the Atlanta PD, where even the female cops have little mercy for rookies.'' -- from the dj $8.96



Slaughter, Karin, Unseen Delacorte Press, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - 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



Howey, Hugh, Wool Simon & Schuster, (0.00) Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Red boards with black tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; first Simon & Schuster hardcover edition March 2013. ''In a ruined and toxic landscape, a community exits in a giant silo undergroud, hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them. Sheriff Holston, who has unwaveringly upheld the silo's rules for years, unexpectedly breaks the greatest taboo of all: He asks to go outside.'' -- from the dj $32.36



Blount, Roy Jr., Be Sweet Alfred A. Knopf, (0.00) First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good Very Good, - Blue boards with red tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. Signed and inscribed by the author to previous owner on the title page. ''In the book his laughing and loving readers have been waiting for, our generation's master of full-hearted humor lays open the soul of his life story.'' -- from the dj $8.96



Whittier, John Greenleaf, The Early Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier Houghton Mifflin Company, (0.00) Hard Cover, Poor No Jacket, - 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



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