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[1672] Wilson, F. Paul, Implant ,(312890346), Horror, Forge, First Edition, Hard Cover, Near Fine - Cream boards with black tape binding; silver lettering on spine; previous owner's address sticker on ffep; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price clipped. ''Young doctor Gina Panzella has known her boss, plastic surgeon Dr. Duncan Lathram, almost her entire life, and respects him deeply. Charming and brilliant, Duncan has invented a dissolving implant that allows incisions to heal without scarring. Duncan's artistry in the operating room is the salvation of Washington's biggest power players whenever they need touch ups for C-Span.'' -- from the dj $20



[1075] Wingrove, David, The Marriage of the Living Dark ,(385257368), Science Fiction, Doubleday Canada, Trade Paperback, Like New - Pristine copy of the Canadian printing. Taller of the two printings. No spine creases; bright, crisp cover colors. The final novel in David Wingrove's brilliant epic. ''The Great Experiment has failed. The Ten Thousand Year Empire of the Han has lasted less than two centuries and now not a single stack remains of the great city of ice that once covered the habitable earth. Eurpie is Devore's, America is a brutal dictatorship, while the rest of the globe groans beneath the rule of callous warlods.'' from the back cover. Pictures available upon request. $60



[983] Witt, Susan, Susan Witt's Classics for Needlepoint ,(848705254), Crafts, Oxmoor House, Inc., Hard Cover, Very Good - Several tears to dj; price clipped; black boards with read lettering on spine. ''Classics for Needlepoint presents original designs, basic and decorative stitches, and a new 'count and mark' method for transferring charted designs to needlepoint canvas.'' -- from the dj. $4



[1771] Wolf, Dick, The Execution ,(9.78006E+12), Thriller, William Morrow, First Edition, Hard Cover, Like New - Red boards with red tape binding; black lettering on spine; dj is not price-clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated first edition. A Jeremy Fisk Nove. ''A number of bodies are discovered on the United States' border with Mexico, each carved with a bizarre symbol: a hummingbird. Detective Cecilia Garza - dubbed the Ice Queen among her colleagues at the Mexican intelligence agency because she's famous for never showing an ounce of weakness - arrives at the scene and recognizes the image immediately; it is the calling card of a killer called Chuparosa, a man both feared and celebrated for his cunning and brutality. Known to be incorruptible in a seemingly lawless land, Detective Garza has pursued this killer for years, yet knows little about him, except that he's merciless and heading to New York City -- along with the rest of the world.'' -- from the dj $10.5



[902] Wolverton, Dave, The Golden Queen ,(312856563), Science Fiction, Tom Doherty Associates, First Edition, Hard Cover, Fair - Light blue boards with gold spine lettering; tight, clean spine and pages. dj has minor bumps on spine edges, but is now protected with a Brodart cover. ''The Golden Queen is a stellar tale of love, adventure, sacrifice, and war set in a fantastic future.'' $10



[1671] Wood, Bari, Amy Girl Horror, New American Library, First Edition, Hard Cover, Near Fine - Teal boards with black tape binding; silver foil lettering on spine; previous owner's address sticker on ffep; dj shows signs of aging (yellowig) and is protected with a Brodart cover; not price clipped. ''Eight-year-old Amy Kaslov is pretty and charming, she's been abused and seems helpless, but threaten her and sh'll destory you...It begins with a cool breeze, like a shiver of fear. It swirls into the mind of eight-year-old Amy and she becomes puppet and puppetmaster of a terrifying power to make people do things...whether they want to or not.'' -- from the dj $25



[563] Woodiwiss, Kathleen E., The Reluctant Suitor ,(0-06-018570-8), Romance, William Morrow & Company, First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - 1st Edition $6



[688] Woods, Stuart, Two-Dollar Bill ,(0-399-15251-2), Fiction, Putnam Adult, Hardcover, Very Good - Minor edge wear; initials on ffep $5



[685] Woodwiss, Kathleen E., Petals on the River ,(038076654X), Fiction, Avon Books, Trade Paperback, Very Good - Very little edge wear, no spine creases $5



[686] Woodwiss, Kathleen E., The Elusive Flame ,(380766558), Historical Romance, Avon Books, Trade Paperback, Very Good - Very little edge wear, no spine creases $5



[687] Woodwiss, Kathleen E., The Elusive Flame ,(380766558), Historical Romance, Avon Books, Trade Paperback, Very Good - Very little edgewear, no spine creases $5



[1395] Wouk, Herman, The Hope ,(340613416), Fiction, Hodder & Stoughton, First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good - Blue boards with gold foil lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover; not price clipped. ''The Hope is the new State of Israel and Herman Wouk has brought all his powerful skills as novelist and historian to celebrate that hope throught its first two decades of beleaguered existence.'' -- from the dj $8



[1396] Wouk, Herman, The Hope ,(316955191), Fiction, Little, Brown and Company, First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good - Blue boards with black tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover; price clipped. ''...'The Hope' plunges the reader into the major battles, the disasters and victories, and the fragile periods of peace from the 1948 War of Independence to the astounding triumph of the Six-Day War in 1967. And since Israelis has seen their share of comic mishpas as wella s heroism, this novel offers some of Herman Wouk's most amusing scenes since the famed 'strawberry busines' in 'The Caine Mutiny.''' -- from the dj $6



[345] Wright, Peter, Spy Catcher ,(0-670-82055-5), Thriller, Viking Adult, Hardcover, Very Good - Minor Shelf Wear to DJ $5



[1718] Wroblewski, David, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle ,(9.78006E+12), Fiction, HarperCollins, First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good - Cream boards with tan tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconins. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddently, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm -- and into Edgar's mother's affectios.'' -- from the dj $12



[1185] Wurts, Janny, Fugitive Prince ,(61052914), Fantasy, HarperPrism, First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good - First edition; grey boards with red binding tape; gold foil lettering on spine; dj in fine condition now protected with Brodart cover. First book of The Alliance of Light. ''Two half brothers, cursed by a Mistwraith to a lifelong enmity, whose gifts of light and shadow are set into violent conflict: Lysaer, Prince of the Light. A dedicated, charismatic leader, sworn to uphold justice and set humanity free from the Sorcerer's rule, he will claim divine power to safeguard his people from an enemy he firmly believes wll destroy them. Arithon, Master of Shadow. Brought up a trained mage, given a musical talent that has won him the title of Masterbard, he wishes for nothing but to defuse war and strike, and search out the vanished old races, whose grace holds the key to the world's fragmented peace.'' -- from the dj $15



[259] Xingjian, Gao, One Man's Bible ,(0-06-621132-8), Fiction, HarperCollins, Soft Cover, Like New - Advanced Reading Copy $5



[1192] Yerby, Frank, The Golden Hawk Fiction, The Dial Press, Hard Cover, Very Good - Grey boards with black embossed title on spine and author's embossed signature on cover; spine is tight and pages are clean. $5



[1657] Yglesias, Rafael, Dr. Neruda's Cure for Evil ,(446520055), Fiction, Warner Books, First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good - Blue boards with black tape binding; silver foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''Dr. Neruda is a man of success, talent, and a harrowing past. The sone of a charismatic Spanish journaloist and the fragigle, black sheep of a Jewish American family, his personal history is one of incecst, violence, lust, manipulation, and betrayal. But as a grown man, Dr. Neruda has learned to channel the agonies of his youth into the discipline of Freudian psychotherapy, brilliantly rescuing the wounded from the throes of their tormented psyches. Now one of his cases -- one of his greatest successes -- has violently unraveled. And Dr. Neruda is obsessed with finding out why..'' -- from the dj $15



[542] Young, Toby, The Sound of No Hands Clapping ,(0-306-81456-0), Fiction, Da Capo Press, First Edition, Hardcover, Like New - 1st Edition $10



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