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	ABBOT, GEOFFREY Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death St. Martin's Press, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Like New. Very bright almost new copy with very minor corner bumping & very faint stain to front cover. Dust Jacket Like New. 287 pp. "From the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body, Execution is everything you ever wanted to know about capital punishment-and a lot you never thought to ask. Cave of Roses: A rare Swedish method of execution in which the victim was confined to a cave full of snakes and poisonous reptiles. Bastinado: Involved the victim's being caned gently and rhythmically with a lightweight stick on the soles of the feet until the mental collapse and eventual death of the victim. Sewn in an Animal's Belly: A living person is sewn into the belly of an animal and left to die. The Spanish Donkey: This method of torture consisted of seating a victim on top of a wall that resembled an inverted with weights attached to the ankles, the weights being slowly increased until the victim+s body split in two.Including death by cannibalism, a thousand cuts, and more, Execution is an insightful and interesting look at the grim and gritty history of sanctioned death.". USD 25.45 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 \| £UK 15.5 \| JP¥ 2263] Book number: 1512789 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ABRAHAMSEN, DAVID Confessions of Son of Sam: First Edition Columbia University Press, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Same date on copyright & title pages, no additional printings indicated, $19.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Very good hardcover in good jacket. Jacket laminated with clear tape, crease on rear flap corner. Binding tight, pages clean, bright, & unmarked. 245 pages. "In 1976 the country was shocked and fascinated by a bizarre series of murders in New York City. The killer, known as 'Son of Sam,' stalked his victims after dark, choosing as his prey young women, usually sitting with their dates in parked cars. For one long year, the city lay in the grip of fear. On August 10, 1977 it was finally over. David Berkowitz was arrested, and eventually sentenced to several hundred years behind bars. But the story didn't end there. In March 1979 Dr. David Abrahamsen, a psychiatrist retained by the Brooklyn district attorney to examine Berkowitz -- and the only one to judge him competent to stand trial -- received a letter from the killer. He wanted to tell his whole story to, ironically, the man who pronounced him fit for trial. Confessions of Son of Sam is a probing analysis of the mind of the man responsible for one of the most terrifying and most publicized serial murders of all time. Based on fifty hours of personal interviews with Berkowitz and four hundred pages of personal correspondence with him, it is a unique and compelling portrait of a killer who told all to the psychiatrist he came to know and confide in a man he knew he could not fool. From police interrogations, exhaustive psychological tests, and numerous discussions with Berkowitz's family, friends, former teachers, and others, Abrahamsen unmasks the killers complex personality, weaving both a terrifying psychological profile and a riveting detective story.". USD 67.45 [Appr.: EURO 45.5 \| £UK 40.5 \| JP¥ 5998] Book number: 1500661 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ADAMS, RICHARD Maia: First Edition Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition (stated, list price on dust jacket flap). Original publisher's promotional and note to previous owner laid in. Jacket looks excellent under mylar. Pages toned. "A novelist of boundless imaginative gifts - the spellbinding storyteller who, in four highly successful novels, has created for us the variously captivating worlds of Watership Down, Shardik, the Plague Dogs, and The Girl in a Swing- now gives us his richest, most engrossing novel yet: an epic tale of heroism and passion, of adversity and triumph, all surrounding the adventures of one wonderfully appealing and extraordinary young woman.. Maia- a simple but instinctively brave and generous girl whose deeds will become a legend.. who will be celebrated as well for her ravishing beauty, which she alone understands is both a blessing and a curse. Maia-growing up as eldest daughter in a poor fisherman's family in a remote corner of the (mythical) Beklan Empire, leading a quiet, sheltered life (helping with the younger children, mending her stepfather's nets, swimming in the waters of Lake Serrelind).. until, one day, the the victim of a horrifying act of deceit, she finds herself en route to Bekla itself, to be sold as a concubine, completely cut off from her family and her past, friendless except for the young blakc woman, Occula, also on her way into slavery. It is Occula- a foreigner, a violent and cunning corceress- whosaves Maia, instructs and protects her, prepares her to deal with her fate. Together, introduced to a world of luxury and depravity, of dazzling and seductive pleasures, and are enspend their days (and nights) in the company of Bekla's richest, most influential, most ruthless and ambitious citizens. And when the Empire itself- suddenly in political and military convulsion- becomes imperiled, it is Maia alone who can prevent its destruction. At a moment of grave crisis she risks her life- as well as her future with the young soldier she has fallen deeply in love with- to save the Beklan army. She becomes a national heroine, famous throughout the Empire.. And yet she herself remaines caught up in danger and despair..Maia's story takes us into the teeming city of Bekla and across exotic landscapes, through highly exciting scenes involving a host of compelling characters.. encompassing plots and assassination, battles and adventures, perils and escapes.. creating an entire world. But it draws its special resonance from the radiant nature of Maia herself. Innocent, sensual, daring, modest, alive-she sweeps us along in her wake, holding us fascinated, stirring our deepest sympathies. And when, finally, she prevails-against all odds, by virtue of her own inherent decency and courage-we are entirely satisfied. Maia is Richard Adams's most remarkable creation- a heroine to love, in a book that enthralls.". USD 48.70 [Appr.: EURO 32.75 \| £UK 29.25 \| JP¥ 4330] Book number: 067188 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ADAMS, RICHARD Maia: First Edition Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition (stated, list price on dust jacket). Minor jacket edge wear, pages toned. "A novelist of boundless imaginative gifts - the spellbinding storyteller who, in four highly successful novels, has created for us the variously captivating worlds of Watership Down, Shardik, the Plague Dogs, and The Girl in a Swing- now gives us his richest, most engrossing novel yet: an epic tale of heroism and passion, of adversity and triumph, all surrounding the adventures of one wonderfully appealing and extraordinary young woman.. Maia- a simple but instinctively brave and generous girl whose deeds will become a legend.. who will be celebrated as well for her ravishing beauty, which she alone understands is both a blessing and a curse. Maia-growing up as eldest daughter in a poor fisherman's family in a remote corner of the (mythical) Beklan Empire, leading a quiet, sheltered life (helping with the younger children, mending her stepfather's nets, swimming in the waters of Lake Serrelind).. until, one day, the the victim of a horrifying act of deceit, she finds herself en route to Bekla itself, to be sold as a concubine, completely cut off from her family and her past, friendless except for the young blakc woman, Occula, also on her way into slavery. It is Occula- a foreigner, a violent and cunning corceress- whosaves Maia, instructs and protects her, prepares her to deal with her fate. Together, introduced to a world of luxury and depravity, of dazzling and seductive pleasures, and are enspend their days (and nights) in the company of Bekla's richest, most influential, most ruthless and ambitious citizens. And when the Empire itself- suddenly in political and military convulsion- becomes imperiled, it is Maia alone who can prevent its destruction. At a moment of grave crisis she risks her life- as well as her future with the young soldier she has fallen deeply in love with- to save the Beklan army. She becomes a national heroine, famous throughout the Empire.. And yet she herself remaines caught up in danger and despair..Maia's story takes us into the teeming city of Bekla and across exotic landscapes, through highly exciting scenes involving a host of compelling characters.. encompassing plots and assassination, battles and adventures, perils and escapes.. creating an entire world. But it draws its special resonance from the radiant nature of Maia herself. Innocent, sensual, daring, modest, alive-she sweeps us along in her wake, holding us fascinated, stirring our deepest sympathies. And when, finally, she prevails-against all odds, by virtue of her own inherent decency and courage-we are entirely satisfied. Maia is Richard Adams's most remarkable creation- a heroine to love, in a book that enthralls.". USD 41.20 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 \| £UK 24.75 \| JP¥ 3663] Book number: 064840 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ADAMS, SAMUEL HOPKINS Our Square and the People in It Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ill.: Williams, J. Scott. Very Good/Good. First edition ('Published October 1917' stated on copyright page). Very good hardcover in good dust jacket. Jacket edges worn with minor paper loss, some crayon marks on front jacket panel. Binding tight, text clean & unmarked, frontispiece protected by original tissue guard. 424 pages. Black & white frontispiece, seven full-page pen-and-ink illustrations by J. Scott Williams throughout text. "Tales of human joys and sorrows, -- of love, adventure, ambition, comedy, and tragedy which take place in a quaint corner of New York city." ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Samuel Hopkins Adams (January 26, 1871 â€“ November 15, 1958) was an American writer, best known for his investigative journalism. In a series of eleven articles he wrote for Collier's Weekly in 1905, "The Great American Fraud", Adams exposed many of the false claims made about patent medicines, pointing out that in some cases these medicines were damaging the health of the people using them. The series had a huge impact and led to the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. Adams was a prolific writer, who wrote fiction as well. "Night Bus", one of Adams's many magazine stories, became the basis for the film It Happened One Night. His best-known novel, Revelry (1926), based on the scandals of the Harding administration, was later followed by Incredible Era (1939), a biography of Harding. Among his other works are The Great American Fraud (1906), The Flying Death (1906), The Mystery (1907), with S. E. White, Average Jones (1911), The Secret of Lonesome Cove (1912), The Health Master (1913), The Clarion (1914), The Unspeakable Perk (1916). Our Square and the People in It (1917), Success (1921), Siege (1924), The Harvey Girls (1942), Canal Town (1944), Grandfather Stories (1955), and Tenderloin (1959). The Clarion and Success are studies of modern journalism. Tenderloin described the battle between Charles H. Parkhurst and Tammany Hall. New York Times reviewer H. I. Brock called the book an "outstanding period piece" and "a worthy finale to a long and varied writing career." Tenderloin was adapted into a 1960 musical with book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman and songs by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, the team that had created Fiorello!. Tenderloin ran for 216 performances. New York Times critic Howard Taubman praised the songs, but complained about a "dragging book" and said "The wages of virtue, alas, are largely dullness." In the 1920s Adams wrote two novels, Flaming Youth and Unforbidden Fruit, dealing with the sexual urges of young women in the Jazz Age: these novels had a sexual frankness that was shocking for their time, and Adams published them under the pseudonym "Warner Fabian" so that his other works would not be tainted by any scandal accruing to these novels. Both of the Warner Fabian novels became best-sellers, and both were filmed: the latter as The Wild Party (not related to a work of the same title by Joseph Moncure March). Adams was a close friend of both the investigative reporter Ray Stannard Baker and District Attorney Benjamin Darrow." -- Wikipedia. USD 71.20 [Appr.: EURO 48 \| £UK 42.75 \| JP¥ 6331] Book number: 1509438 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ADLER, MORTIMER J. Conditions of Philosophy: Its Checkered Past, Its Present Disorder, and Its Future Promise -- Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica Lectures Delivered at the University of Chicago, 1964 Atheneum, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER as stated on copyright page. Binding tight, pages clean & bright. Small smudge on top spine edge. Original red cloth hardcover binding with gold lettering on spine, embossed lettering on front cover, blue top page ridge. CONTENTS: PROPOSALS AND PROMISES: Introduction; The Five Conditions; Other Views of Philosophy; Presuppositions; Logical Considerations; EFFORTS AT PERSUASION: A Method of Its Own; The Common Experience of Mankind; Common-Sense Knowledge; Tests of Truth in Philosophy; Philosophy as a Public Enterprise: Agreement and Progress; The Use of Philosophy: The 'Is-Ought' Test; Understanding the World: The 'Mixed Question' Test; APPLICATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS: Retrospect and Prospect; The Misfortunes of Philosophy in Antiquity; The Disorders of Philosophy in the Middle Ages; The Vicissitudes of Philosophy in Modern Times; Philosophy's Future; Index. "Mortimer Jerome Adler (December 28, 1902 - June 28, 2001) was an American Aristotelian philosopher and author. Adler was born in New York City. After dropping out of high school at age 14, he worked as a copy boy for the New York Sun. Wanting to become a journalist, he took writing classes at night where he discovered the works of men he would come to call heroes: Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, John Locke, John Stuart Mill and others. He went on to study philosophy at Columbia University. Though he failed to complete the necessary physical education requirements for a bachelor's degree, he stayed at the university and eventually was given a teaching position and was awarded a doctorate in philosophy. Adler was appointed to the philosophy faculty at the University of Chicago in 1930, where he met its president Robert Hutchins, with whom he founded the Great Books of the Western World program. He founded and served as director of the Institute for Philosophical Research in 1952. For a long time he was Chairman of the Board of Editors of the EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica, and influenced many of the policies of the 15th edition. He introduced the Paideia Proposal which resulted in his founding the Paideia Program, a grade-school curriculum centered around guided reading and discussion of difficult works (as judged for each grade). With Max Weismann, he founded The Center for the Study of The Great Ideas. Adler long strove to bring philosophy to the masses, and some of his works (such as How to Read a Book) became popular bestsellers. Adler was often aided in his thinking and writing by Arthur Rubin, an old friend from his Columbia undergraduate days. In his own words: Unlike many of my contemporaries, I never write books for my fellow professors to read. I have no interest in the academic audience at all. I'm interested in Joe Doakes. A general audience can read any book I write -- and they do. Adler took a long time in his own life to make up his mind about theological issues. He considered himself a pagan when he wrote How to Think About God in 1980. In Volume 51 of the Mars Hill Audio 'Journal' (2001), Ken Myers includes his 1980 interview with Adler, conducted after How to Think About God was published. Myers reminisces, 'During that interview, I asked him why he had never embraced the Christian faith himself. He explained that while he had been profoundly influenced by a number of Christian thinkers during his life.. there were moral -- not intellectual -- obstacles to his conversion. He didn't explain any further.' Myers goes on to point out that Adler finally 'surrendered to the hound of heaven' and 'made a confession of faith and was baptized' only a few years after that interview. Offering insight into Adler's conversion, Meyer quotes Adler from a subsequent 1990 article in Christianity magazine: "My chief reason for choosing Christianity was because the mysteries were incomprehensible. What's the point of revelation if we could figure it out ourselves? If it were wholly comprehensible, then it would just be another philosophy." In 2000, Adler became a Roman Catholic. He can be considered a Catholic philosopher due to his lifelong participation in the Neo-Thomist movement, despite not being a Catholic for most of this time. In his 1980 interview, Myers playfully asked Adler which single book he would want to take on a desert island. Adler responded with eleven: . USD 22.45 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 \| £UK 13.5 \| JP¥ 1996] Book number: 060404 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ALBOM, MITCH Five People You Meet in Heaven: First Edition Hyperion, 2003. First Edition/Ex-Library. Hard Cover. Good/Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First Edition' stated with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page, $19.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Binding tight. "Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his 'meaningless' life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: 'Why was I here?'". USD 4.45 [Appr.: EURO 3 \| £UK 2.75 \| JP¥ 396] Book number: 044388 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ALBUS, HARRY Deep River Girl: The Life Story of Marian Anderson: First Edition Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. No additional printings indicated on copyright page. Cover edge wear, ink markings on inside of front cover, front free-end paper, and inside of back cover. Pages toned, moderate shelf wear. Beige tweed cover. "Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 - April 8, 1993) was an American contralto, best remembered for her performance on Easter Sunday, 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C." -- Wikipedia CONTENTS: A Little Girl in Trouble; "I Wanna Violin Mommy"; Scrubbin' Steps and Hopin'; Music in the Anderson Home; One Day After School; Believing the Gospel Story; Mairan's Future; Where All Men Are Free; Singing Before Kings and Queens; Big Night in New York City; Visiting the White House; In the Shadow of the Lincoln Memorial; Telling Out the Gospel Story; Comments and Credits. USD 3.70 [Appr.: EURO 2.5 \| £UK 2.25 \| JP¥ 329] Book number: 057611 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ALDRIDGE, SARAH Tottie: A Tale of the Sixties Naiad Press, Inc. 1975. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 1975 NAIAD PRESS FIRST EDITION TRADE PAPERBACK. Minor cover edge wear, single spine creased, shelf wear. "Amid the turmoil of the '60s, Connie, a young lawyer encounters the invisible obstacles that stand in the way of women in her profession. Engaged to be married, things change when she meets Tottie, a runaway from a Conservative family who joins the rebellious underground.". USD 1.00 [Appr.: EURO 0.75 \| £UK 0.75 \| JP¥ 89] Book number: 057796 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ALLENDE, ISABEL; PEDEN, MARGARET SAYERS (TRANSLATOR) Portrait in Sepia: First Edition Harper Collins, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, nice copy with minor shelf wear in a lightly edge worn dust jacket, otherwise like new in a like new, pages clean & binding tight. 304 pp. "Internationally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende has written a magnificent historical novel set at the end of the nineteenth century in Chile -- a marvelous family saga that takes up and continues the story begun in her highly acclaimed Daughter of Fortune. Recounted in the voice of a young woman in search of her roots, Portrait in Sepia is a novel about memory and family secrets. Aurora del Valle suffers a brutal trauma that shapes her character and erases from her mind all recollection of the first five years of her life. Raised by her ambitious grandmother, the regal and commanding Paulina del Valle, Aurora grows up in a privileged environment, free of the limitations that circumscribe the lives of women at that time, but tormented by horrible nightmares. When she is forced to recognize her betrayal at the hands of the man she loves, and to cope with the resulting solitude, she decides to explore the mystery of her past. Portrait in Sepia is an extraordinary achievement: richly detailed, epic in scope, intimate in its probing of human character, and thrilling in the way it illuminates the complexity of family ties.". USD 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 885] Book number: 1515079 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	AMBROSE, STEPHEN E. Eisenhower: Soldier and President Simon & Schuster, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, very good copy with minor corner edge bump in a lightly edge worn & rubbed dust jacket, pages clean, binding tight. 635 pp. "A one-volume biography of the 34th president of the US by the author of the two-volume Eisenhower biography. Published to coincide with the centennial of Eisenhower's birth, this volume takes us through Eisenhower's military career and his leadership as Allied Supreme Commander, his presidency - the first of the Cold War - and his relations with family, friends and such world figures as Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, McCarthy, Nixon, LBJ and others.". USD 17.45 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.5 \| JP¥ 1552] Book number: 1515961 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Demons Don't Dream (Xanth Series Book 16) Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. First edition (full number line). Slight attic smell, minor surface tear to rear endpaper. Binding tight. "Beloved by millions of readers around the world, Piers Anthony's Xanth novels are among the most popular fantasy adventures ever published. Demons Don't Dream begins a thrilling new Xanth sequence, as a pair of young adventurers play for the highest stakes of all: the future of Xanth -- and of Earth as well! Drawn into Xanth by a harmless-looking computer game, two young people find themselves competing for a precious prize: Dug, who is beguiled by a beautiful serpent-princess, and Kim, who discovers her favorite fantasy realm has suddenly become frighteningly real.In a desperate race against time, dug and Kim battle their way across the wondrous, perilous land of Xanth, testing their courage against dozens of fearsome obstacles (and their wits against a host of outrageous puns!) But when treachery, danger, and deceit place Xanth itself in peril, Dug and Kim learn that some things are more important than winning or losing.A breathtaking, madcap quest filled with fearsome monsters and far-fetched fun, Demons Don't Dream is vintage Xanth, an unforgettable escapade from fantasy's most imaginative storyteller.". USD 6.70 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 596] Book number: 062022 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Faun & Games (the Xanth Series Book 21): First Edition Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ill.: Sweet, Darrell K. Like New/Like New. First edition (full number line). A beautiful copy! Binding tight, pages clean & bright, covers pristine. "Piers Anthony's most exceptional Xanth adventure ever reveals wondrous new worlds of mirth and magic! The miraculous and mirth-filled land of Xanth holds many marvels. But now an extraordinary new aspect of this remarkable realm unfolds as young Forrest Faun's quest takes him to a tiny planet hidden in the heart of Xanth. There, with a delightful "day mare" as his constant companion, Forrest will find more marvels then he ever dreamed of. Packed with magic, mystery, and mirth, Faun & Games is the freshest and most exciting Xanth adventure in a month of Pundays!". USD 37.45 [Appr.: EURO 25.25 \| £UK 22.5 \| JP¥ 3330] Book number: 068414 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Harpy Thyme (Xanth Book 17): First Edition Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition (full number line). Minor cover wear. "Gloha is the only creature of her kind in all the world of Xanth, the beautiful offspring of a chance mating between a harpy and a goblin. As she grew to womanhood, she wondered where where she would find the one true love with whom she could share her life.So, naturally, she sets off to find the Good Magician Humfrey to ask him for an Answer to the riddle of her heart's desire. But Humfrey, for mysterious reason of his own, propels her instead on a perilous quest in search of truth, friendship, and, just possibly, happiness.". USD 13.08 [Appr.: EURO 9 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1163] Book number: 035635 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Up in a Heaval (the Xanth Series Book 25) Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 2002. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition (full number line). Minor shelf wear. Binding tight, pages clean & unmarked. 348 pages. "An innocent piece of Mundane Snail Mail has provoked the dreaded Demon Jupiter to hurl his Red Spot at the magical land of Xanth. As the dire Dot draws closer, the unwelcome ordeal of saving the enchanted realm falls to Umlaut, an unlikely lad with an unknown past and an uncertain future. With a handful of colorful companions at his side, Umlaut must unravel a high-stakes intergalactic puzzle, uncover the secret of his mysterious past, and learn to understand the urgings of his own heart. It might have been the merest chance that brought Umlaut to Castle Zombie that morning and launched him on a harrowing adventure. But in the magical land of Xanth, things are seldom left to chance, and adventures lurk around every corner. An unassuming young man with a uncanny knack for attracting lovely young ladies and an uncommon talent for emulating anyone he wished, Umlaut was forced to flee a flock of overly friendly females by disguising himself as a Zombie girl. In his haste to find a hiding place, he found himself face-to-face with a dreadful dragon and feared he would soon meet his end. But in Xanth, things are seldom exactly as they seem, and he soon discovered that the dragon was really a sinuous female sea serpent named Sesame, with a gift similar to his own, who had become accidentally entrapped in the Castle's dungeon. When the two happen upon a packet of mail from Earth delivered by mischance to the Zombie King, they inadvertently set in motion a sinister scheme that could spell the end of Xanth. A letter they forward to the Demon Jupiter unexpectedly enrages him, causing him to send his own Red Spot hurtling toward Xanth. Soon everything is up in a heaval, for no one knows how to avert this interplanetary peril. Even the Good Magician Humfrey is baffled, for some strange force has obscured the future. In desperation, he instructs Umlaut and Sesame to deliver the remaining letters to their far-flung recipients, in the faint hope that this may somehow stop the Spot. As they set out on their appointed rounds, Umlaut and Sesame are soon joined by two feline friends, Jenny Elf's companion, Sammy Cat, and a lovely, prescient creature named Claire Voyant who can sometimes see the future. Beguiled and bedeviled by the delicious Demoness Metria, who uses her shapely assets to distract him from his goal, Umlaut leads his allies on an unforgettable odyssey to the farthest reaches of the enchanted realm, from the submicroscopic Nth Moon of Ida, and the home of all dreams and nightmares, to the unmagical land of Euphoria, where he meets a sweet and sprightly young girl named Surprise who captures his heart. But before Umlaut can complete his quest and return to his beloved, he must unravel the unfathomable puzzle of his own existence, which is somehow inextricably entwined with the fate of Xanth. A satisfyingly suspenseful tale filled with mystery, magic, and merriment, Up in a Heaval is exciting and entertaining fantasy adventure from the pen of a master storyteller.". USD 18.95 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1685] Book number: 1508996 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Zombie Lover (the Xanth Series Book 22): First Edition Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. First edition (full number line). A beautiful copy! Binding tight, pages clean & bright, covers pristine!. "Piers Anthony's tales of the magical land of Xanth are among the most popular fantasies ever written, with more than 20 titles on The New York Times bestseller list and millions of devoted fans around the world.Zombie Lover, Anthony's newest Xanth adventure, is the thrilling tale of Brianna, a beautiful, brassy young black girl with a distressing dilemma. She has unwittingly attracted the affections of King Xeth, ruler of Xanth's Zombies, who yearns to make her Queen of the Undead!Her quest to preserve her innocence; and escape a fate that is literally worse than death; leads from the regions of Madness to the evanescent Isle of Women, which is ruled by voracious vamps, and on to Xanth's myriad worlds of maybe orbiting Queen Ida's head. And it brings the return of many familiar Xanth characters, including King Dor, Prince Dolph, Bink and Chameleon, and Justin Tree, who becomes her spirit guide on this oddest of odysseys.Packed with perils, puzzles and piles of puns, Zombie Lover provides much macabre merriment for Xanth's many fans.". USD 29.95 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2663] Book number: 068412 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ARMSTRONG, LANCE; JENKINS, SALLY Every Second Counts Broadway Books, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First edition published 2003' stated with full number line (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2) on copyright page, $24.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Front jacket flap corner creased. Binding tight, pages clean & bright. "The four-time Tour de France winner and number 1 New York Times bestselling author returns with an inspirational account of his recent personal and professional victories -- and some failures -- and an intimate glimpse into how almost dying taught him to really live. Since the release of his megabestseller, It's Not About the Bike, Lance Armstrong has enjoyed a new series of thrilling rides, from the birth of his twin daughters, to an astounding succession of Tour de France triumphs, to being chosen as Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2002. Continuing the inspiring story begun in his first book, Every Second Counts captures the mind-set of a man who has beaten incredible odds and considers each day an opportunity for excellence. Armstrong's previous book recounted his journey from a grim diagnosis of testicular cancer, which had spread to his lungs and brain, to a stunning recovery that culminated in his winning the 1999 Tour de France -- the ultimate evidence that he had also won a daunting battle with death. His new book addresses the equally daunting challenge of living in the aftermath of this experience and making the most of every breath of life. Armstrong candidly discusses his prickly relationship with the French and the ultimately disproved accusations of doping within his Tour de France team, and he writes about his recent achievements, including celebrating five years of cancer survival and how he restored a magnificent chapel in his beloved Spain. A fresh perspective on the spirit of survivors everywhere, Every Second Counts will invigorate and enthrall Armstrong's millions of admirers.". USD 5.20 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3.25 \| JP¥ 462] Book number: 070386 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ASH, SARAH Lord of Snow and Shadows (Tears of Artamon Book One): First Edition Bantam Books, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ill.: Gower, Neil (map). Like New/Like New. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. Full number line on copyright page (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) and a $21.95 list price on front dust jacket flap. Minor dust jacket edge wear, otherwise in beautiful condition. Binding tight, pages clean & tight, otherwise in beautiful condition. "Sara Ash's Lord of Snow and Shadows is the promising opener to the Tears of Artamon series. The novel sets the stage in grand fashion as Ash deftly introduces the principal players in her well-realized fantasy realm. She begins with Gavril, a carefree portrait painter basking in the sunny climes of an irrelevant island republic. He soon discovers he is heir to a great and terrible legacy in the snowy wasteland of Azhkendir. Kidnapped by his murdered father's personal guard, he is both captive and the Drakhoan -- ruler of Azhkendir. His inheritance turns out to be more than just a crown, however. A dark force of immeasurable power is growing inside him while he finds his realm under siege from within and without.". USD 5.20 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3.25 \| JP¥ 462] Book number: 069650 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ASIMOV, ISAAC Robots and Empire (the Lije Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw Series Book 6): First Edition Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1985. Hard Cover. Like New/Good. First edition (stated, list price on dust jacket). Jacket edge wear, price stickers on front cover, remainder spray. "Dr. Isaac Asimov (January 1, 1920 - April 6, 1992), was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov wrote or edited more than five hundred books and an estimated nine thousand letters and postcards, and has works in every major category of the Dewey Decimal System except Philosophy. Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series; his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the same fictional universe as the Foundation Series. He penned numerous short stories, among them "Nightfall", which was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America the best of its kind up to 1964. He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of non-fiction. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of juvenile science-fiction novels using the pen name Paul French. Most of Asimov's popularized science books explain scientific concepts in a historical way, going as far back as possible to a time when the science in question was at its simplest stage. He often provides nationalities, birth dates, and death dates for the scientists he mentions, as well as etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Examples include his Guide to Science, the three volume set Understanding Physics, and Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery. Asimov was a long-time member and Vice President of Mensa International, albeit reluctantly; he described the members of that organization as "intellectually combative". He took more joy in being President of the American Humanist Association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, and two different Isaac Asimov Awards are named in his honor." -- Wikipedia. USD 11.20 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 996] Book number: 052634 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ATHERTON, NANCY Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday: First Edition Viking Press, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First Published in 2003' stated on copyright page with a full numberline (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) and a $22.95 list price on front dust jacket flap. Minor shelf wear, otherwise in pristine condition. "When Lori Shepherd's husband, Bill, is summoned to a will reading at the Earl of Harrisford's resplendent Palladian home, Lori herself thinks she is just along for the ride. But this gathering of the entire Harrisford clan, all of them affected by the earl's new will, devolves into a dangerous family dispute.". USD 4.45 [Appr.: EURO 3 \| £UK 2.75 \| JP¥ 396] Book number: 064745 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ATKINSON, KATE One Good Turn: Signed First Edition Little, Brown and Company, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First American Edition: October 2006' stated with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page, $24.99 list price on dust jacket flap. Sticker remnant on rear jacket panel, minimal shelf wear. Binding tight, pages clean, bright, & unmarked. 418 pages. "A brilliant new thriller from the author of 2005's breakout favorite, Case Histories, again featuring the irresistibly reluctant detective Jackson Brodie. Two years after the events of Case Histories left him a retired millionaire, former detective Jackson Brodie has followed Julia, his occasional girlfriend and former client, to Edinburgh for its famous summer arts festival. But when he watches a man brutally attacked in a traffic jam -- the apparent victim of an extreme case of road rage -- a chain of events is set in motion that will pull the wife of an unscrupulous real estate tycoon, a timid but successful crime novelist, and a hardheaded female police detective into Jackson's orbit. Suddenly out of retirement, Brodie is once again in the midst of several mysteries that intersect in one giant and sinister scheme. A triumphant novel filled with wit and surprise and intrigue, One Good Turn will delight the many fans who applauded Kate Atkinson's first foray into thrillers, and it will win her even more devoted readers as she continues to blur the boundaries that divide literary and crime fiction.". USD 22.45 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 \| £UK 13.5 \| JP¥ 1996] Book number: 1503328 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ATWOOD, MARGARET Life Before Man: First Edition Simon & Schuster, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. Full number line (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10) on copyright page, $11.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Minor shelf wear to book, light foxing with slightly toned pages, moderate dust jacket edge wear & toning to dust jacket. "Imprisoned by walls of their own construction, here are three people, each in midlife, in midcrisis, forced to make choices--after the rules have changed. Elizabeth, with her controlled sensuality, her suppressed rage, is married to the wrong man. She has just lost her latest lover to suicide. Nate, her gentle, indecisive husband, is planning to leave her for Lesje, a perennial innocent who prefers dinosaurs to men. Hanging over them all is the ghost of Elizabeth's dead lover..and the dizzying threat of three lives careening inevitably toward the same climax.". USD 7.45 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 046440 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	AUEL, JEAN M. Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children Series Book 1): First Edition Crown Publishers, Inc. 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 1980 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First Edition' stated with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page, $12.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Some foxing on top page ridge, 1" dust jacket tear, minor shelf wear. Dust jacket looks nice under fresh mylar. Binding tight, pages clean & bright. Maps on endpapers. "This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel's magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of the Cave Bear. A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly--she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza's way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.". USD 59.95 [Appr.: EURO 40.5 \| £UK 36 \| JP¥ 5331] Book number: 069622 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	AVISHAI, BERNARD A New Israel, Democracy in Crisis 1973-1988: Essays Ticknor & Fields, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Like New. Like New except for unobtrusive ink on front end paper, in like new dust jacket. 420 pp. "This book is a collection of incisive and illuminating essays on Israeli politics and society written by Avishai, also author of The Tragedy of Zionism ( LJ 9/15/85). The essays, some of which appeared in The New York Review of Books , do not provide a history of Israel but rather a chronicle of one very astute observer's reflections as Israeli history unfolded before him. In hindsight, some of these essays turned out to be remarkably prophetic; others were considerably off-base. But all of them offer penetrating insights, especially on the causes and course of the ascent of the Israeli Right and the concomitant failure of the Left to respond effectively. This collection will be valuable for students and scholars and should also be well received by the thoughtful layperson.". USD 5.95 [Appr.: EURO 4 \| £UK 3.75 \| JP¥ 529] Book number: 1512893 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	BAIGENT, MICHAEL; LEIGH, RICHARD The Temple and the Lodge Arcade Publishing, New York, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First U.S. edition' stated on copyright page, $22.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Sticker remnant on front dust jacket panel, light shelf wear. Binding tight. xiv, 306 pages. "From the authors of the bestseller, Holy Blood, Holy Grail, comes a new book on the origins of Freemasonry. Its mysterious beginnings in the fourteenth century through currents of thought and political upheavals surrounding it in seventeenth-and eighteenth-century Europe are charted. 36 black-and-white photographs.". USD 26.95 [Appr.: EURO 18.25 \| £UK 16.25 \| JP¥ 2396] Book number: 1506448 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.

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	ABBOT, GEOFFREY Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death St. Martin's Press, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Like New. Very bright almost new copy with very minor corner bumping & very faint stain to front cover. Dust Jacket Like New. 287 pp. "From the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body, Execution is everything you ever wanted to know about capital punishment-and a lot you never thought to ask. Cave of Roses: A rare Swedish method of execution in which the victim was confined to a cave full of snakes and poisonous reptiles. Bastinado: Involved the victim's being caned gently and rhythmically with a lightweight stick on the soles of the feet until the mental collapse and eventual death of the victim. Sewn in an Animal's Belly: A living person is sewn into the belly of an animal and left to die. The Spanish Donkey: This method of torture consisted of seating a victim on top of a wall that resembled an inverted with weights attached to the ankles, the weights being slowly increased until the victim+s body split in two.Including death by cannibalism, a thousand cuts, and more, Execution is an insightful and interesting look at the grim and gritty history of sanctioned death.". USD 25.45 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 \| £UK 15.5 \| JP¥ 2263] Book number: 1512789 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ABRAHAMSEN, DAVID Confessions of Son of Sam: First Edition Columbia University Press, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Same date on copyright & title pages, no additional printings indicated, $19.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Very good hardcover in good jacket. Jacket laminated with clear tape, crease on rear flap corner. Binding tight, pages clean, bright, & unmarked. 245 pages. "In 1976 the country was shocked and fascinated by a bizarre series of murders in New York City. The killer, known as 'Son of Sam,' stalked his victims after dark, choosing as his prey young women, usually sitting with their dates in parked cars. For one long year, the city lay in the grip of fear. On August 10, 1977 it was finally over. David Berkowitz was arrested, and eventually sentenced to several hundred years behind bars. But the story didn't end there. In March 1979 Dr. David Abrahamsen, a psychiatrist retained by the Brooklyn district attorney to examine Berkowitz -- and the only one to judge him competent to stand trial -- received a letter from the killer. He wanted to tell his whole story to, ironically, the man who pronounced him fit for trial. Confessions of Son of Sam is a probing analysis of the mind of the man responsible for one of the most terrifying and most publicized serial murders of all time. Based on fifty hours of personal interviews with Berkowitz and four hundred pages of personal correspondence with him, it is a unique and compelling portrait of a killer who told all to the psychiatrist he came to know and confide in a man he knew he could not fool. From police interrogations, exhaustive psychological tests, and numerous discussions with Berkowitz's family, friends, former teachers, and others, Abrahamsen unmasks the killers complex personality, weaving both a terrifying psychological profile and a riveting detective story.". USD 67.45 [Appr.: EURO 45.5 \| £UK 40.5 \| JP¥ 5998] Book number: 1500661 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ADAMS, RICHARD Maia: First Edition Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition (stated, list price on dust jacket flap). Original publisher's promotional and note to previous owner laid in. Jacket looks excellent under mylar. Pages toned. "A novelist of boundless imaginative gifts - the spellbinding storyteller who, in four highly successful novels, has created for us the variously captivating worlds of Watership Down, Shardik, the Plague Dogs, and The Girl in a Swing- now gives us his richest, most engrossing novel yet: an epic tale of heroism and passion, of adversity and triumph, all surrounding the adventures of one wonderfully appealing and extraordinary young woman.. Maia- a simple but instinctively brave and generous girl whose deeds will become a legend.. who will be celebrated as well for her ravishing beauty, which she alone understands is both a blessing and a curse. Maia-growing up as eldest daughter in a poor fisherman's family in a remote corner of the (mythical) Beklan Empire, leading a quiet, sheltered life (helping with the younger children, mending her stepfather's nets, swimming in the waters of Lake Serrelind).. until, one day, the the victim of a horrifying act of deceit, she finds herself en route to Bekla itself, to be sold as a concubine, completely cut off from her family and her past, friendless except for the young blakc woman, Occula, also on her way into slavery. It is Occula- a foreigner, a violent and cunning corceress- whosaves Maia, instructs and protects her, prepares her to deal with her fate. Together, introduced to a world of luxury and depravity, of dazzling and seductive pleasures, and are enspend their days (and nights) in the company of Bekla's richest, most influential, most ruthless and ambitious citizens. And when the Empire itself- suddenly in political and military convulsion- becomes imperiled, it is Maia alone who can prevent its destruction. At a moment of grave crisis she risks her life- as well as her future with the young soldier she has fallen deeply in love with- to save the Beklan army. She becomes a national heroine, famous throughout the Empire.. And yet she herself remaines caught up in danger and despair..Maia's story takes us into the teeming city of Bekla and across exotic landscapes, through highly exciting scenes involving a host of compelling characters.. encompassing plots and assassination, battles and adventures, perils and escapes.. creating an entire world. But it draws its special resonance from the radiant nature of Maia herself. Innocent, sensual, daring, modest, alive-she sweeps us along in her wake, holding us fascinated, stirring our deepest sympathies. And when, finally, she prevails-against all odds, by virtue of her own inherent decency and courage-we are entirely satisfied. Maia is Richard Adams's most remarkable creation- a heroine to love, in a book that enthralls.". USD 48.70 [Appr.: EURO 32.75 \| £UK 29.25 \| JP¥ 4330] Book number: 067188 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ADAMS, RICHARD Maia: First Edition Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition (stated, list price on dust jacket). Minor jacket edge wear, pages toned. "A novelist of boundless imaginative gifts - the spellbinding storyteller who, in four highly successful novels, has created for us the variously captivating worlds of Watership Down, Shardik, the Plague Dogs, and The Girl in a Swing- now gives us his richest, most engrossing novel yet: an epic tale of heroism and passion, of adversity and triumph, all surrounding the adventures of one wonderfully appealing and extraordinary young woman.. Maia- a simple but instinctively brave and generous girl whose deeds will become a legend.. who will be celebrated as well for her ravishing beauty, which she alone understands is both a blessing and a curse. Maia-growing up as eldest daughter in a poor fisherman's family in a remote corner of the (mythical) Beklan Empire, leading a quiet, sheltered life (helping with the younger children, mending her stepfather's nets, swimming in the waters of Lake Serrelind).. until, one day, the the victim of a horrifying act of deceit, she finds herself en route to Bekla itself, to be sold as a concubine, completely cut off from her family and her past, friendless except for the young blakc woman, Occula, also on her way into slavery. It is Occula- a foreigner, a violent and cunning corceress- whosaves Maia, instructs and protects her, prepares her to deal with her fate. Together, introduced to a world of luxury and depravity, of dazzling and seductive pleasures, and are enspend their days (and nights) in the company of Bekla's richest, most influential, most ruthless and ambitious citizens. And when the Empire itself- suddenly in political and military convulsion- becomes imperiled, it is Maia alone who can prevent its destruction. At a moment of grave crisis she risks her life- as well as her future with the young soldier she has fallen deeply in love with- to save the Beklan army. She becomes a national heroine, famous throughout the Empire.. And yet she herself remaines caught up in danger and despair..Maia's story takes us into the teeming city of Bekla and across exotic landscapes, through highly exciting scenes involving a host of compelling characters.. encompassing plots and assassination, battles and adventures, perils and escapes.. creating an entire world. But it draws its special resonance from the radiant nature of Maia herself. Innocent, sensual, daring, modest, alive-she sweeps us along in her wake, holding us fascinated, stirring our deepest sympathies. And when, finally, she prevails-against all odds, by virtue of her own inherent decency and courage-we are entirely satisfied. Maia is Richard Adams's most remarkable creation- a heroine to love, in a book that enthralls.". USD 41.20 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 \| £UK 24.75 \| JP¥ 3663] Book number: 064840 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ADAMS, SAMUEL HOPKINS Our Square and the People in It Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ill.: Williams, J. Scott. Very Good/Good. First edition ('Published October 1917' stated on copyright page). Very good hardcover in good dust jacket. Jacket edges worn with minor paper loss, some crayon marks on front jacket panel. Binding tight, text clean & unmarked, frontispiece protected by original tissue guard. 424 pages. Black & white frontispiece, seven full-page pen-and-ink illustrations by J. Scott Williams throughout text. "Tales of human joys and sorrows, -- of love, adventure, ambition, comedy, and tragedy which take place in a quaint corner of New York city." ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Samuel Hopkins Adams (January 26, 1871 â€“ November 15, 1958) was an American writer, best known for his investigative journalism. In a series of eleven articles he wrote for Collier's Weekly in 1905, "The Great American Fraud", Adams exposed many of the false claims made about patent medicines, pointing out that in some cases these medicines were damaging the health of the people using them. The series had a huge impact and led to the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. Adams was a prolific writer, who wrote fiction as well. "Night Bus", one of Adams's many magazine stories, became the basis for the film It Happened One Night. His best-known novel, Revelry (1926), based on the scandals of the Harding administration, was later followed by Incredible Era (1939), a biography of Harding. Among his other works are The Great American Fraud (1906), The Flying Death (1906), The Mystery (1907), with S. E. White, Average Jones (1911), The Secret of Lonesome Cove (1912), The Health Master (1913), The Clarion (1914), The Unspeakable Perk (1916). Our Square and the People in It (1917), Success (1921), Siege (1924), The Harvey Girls (1942), Canal Town (1944), Grandfather Stories (1955), and Tenderloin (1959). The Clarion and Success are studies of modern journalism. Tenderloin described the battle between Charles H. Parkhurst and Tammany Hall. New York Times reviewer H. I. Brock called the book an "outstanding period piece" and "a worthy finale to a long and varied writing career." Tenderloin was adapted into a 1960 musical with book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman and songs by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, the team that had created Fiorello!. Tenderloin ran for 216 performances. New York Times critic Howard Taubman praised the songs, but complained about a "dragging book" and said "The wages of virtue, alas, are largely dullness." In the 1920s Adams wrote two novels, Flaming Youth and Unforbidden Fruit, dealing with the sexual urges of young women in the Jazz Age: these novels had a sexual frankness that was shocking for their time, and Adams published them under the pseudonym "Warner Fabian" so that his other works would not be tainted by any scandal accruing to these novels. Both of the Warner Fabian novels became best-sellers, and both were filmed: the latter as The Wild Party (not related to a work of the same title by Joseph Moncure March). Adams was a close friend of both the investigative reporter Ray Stannard Baker and District Attorney Benjamin Darrow." -- Wikipedia. USD 71.20 [Appr.: EURO 48 \| £UK 42.75 \| JP¥ 6331] Book number: 1509438 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ADLER, MORTIMER J. Conditions of Philosophy: Its Checkered Past, Its Present Disorder, and Its Future Promise -- Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica Lectures Delivered at the University of Chicago, 1964 Atheneum, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER as stated on copyright page. Binding tight, pages clean & bright. Small smudge on top spine edge. Original red cloth hardcover binding with gold lettering on spine, embossed lettering on front cover, blue top page ridge. CONTENTS: PROPOSALS AND PROMISES: Introduction; The Five Conditions; Other Views of Philosophy; Presuppositions; Logical Considerations; EFFORTS AT PERSUASION: A Method of Its Own; The Common Experience of Mankind; Common-Sense Knowledge; Tests of Truth in Philosophy; Philosophy as a Public Enterprise: Agreement and Progress; The Use of Philosophy: The 'Is-Ought' Test; Understanding the World: The 'Mixed Question' Test; APPLICATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS: Retrospect and Prospect; The Misfortunes of Philosophy in Antiquity; The Disorders of Philosophy in the Middle Ages; The Vicissitudes of Philosophy in Modern Times; Philosophy's Future; Index. "Mortimer Jerome Adler (December 28, 1902 - June 28, 2001) was an American Aristotelian philosopher and author. Adler was born in New York City. After dropping out of high school at age 14, he worked as a copy boy for the New York Sun. Wanting to become a journalist, he took writing classes at night where he discovered the works of men he would come to call heroes: Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, John Locke, John Stuart Mill and others. He went on to study philosophy at Columbia University. Though he failed to complete the necessary physical education requirements for a bachelor's degree, he stayed at the university and eventually was given a teaching position and was awarded a doctorate in philosophy. Adler was appointed to the philosophy faculty at the University of Chicago in 1930, where he met its president Robert Hutchins, with whom he founded the Great Books of the Western World program. He founded and served as director of the Institute for Philosophical Research in 1952. For a long time he was Chairman of the Board of Editors of the EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica, and influenced many of the policies of the 15th edition. He introduced the Paideia Proposal which resulted in his founding the Paideia Program, a grade-school curriculum centered around guided reading and discussion of difficult works (as judged for each grade). With Max Weismann, he founded The Center for the Study of The Great Ideas. Adler long strove to bring philosophy to the masses, and some of his works (such as How to Read a Book) became popular bestsellers. Adler was often aided in his thinking and writing by Arthur Rubin, an old friend from his Columbia undergraduate days. In his own words: Unlike many of my contemporaries, I never write books for my fellow professors to read. I have no interest in the academic audience at all. I'm interested in Joe Doakes. A general audience can read any book I write -- and they do. Adler took a long time in his own life to make up his mind about theological issues. He considered himself a pagan when he wrote How to Think About God in 1980. In Volume 51 of the Mars Hill Audio 'Journal' (2001), Ken Myers includes his 1980 interview with Adler, conducted after How to Think About God was published. Myers reminisces, 'During that interview, I asked him why he had never embraced the Christian faith himself. He explained that while he had been profoundly influenced by a number of Christian thinkers during his life.. there were moral -- not intellectual -- obstacles to his conversion. He didn't explain any further.' Myers goes on to point out that Adler finally 'surrendered to the hound of heaven' and 'made a confession of faith and was baptized' only a few years after that interview. Offering insight into Adler's conversion, Meyer quotes Adler from a subsequent 1990 article in Christianity magazine: "My chief reason for choosing Christianity was because the mysteries were incomprehensible. What's the point of revelation if we could figure it out ourselves? If it were wholly comprehensible, then it would just be another philosophy." In 2000, Adler became a Roman Catholic. He can be considered a Catholic philosopher due to his lifelong participation in the Neo-Thomist movement, despite not being a Catholic for most of this time. In his 1980 interview, Myers playfully asked Adler which single book he would want to take on a desert island. Adler responded with eleven: . USD 22.45 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 \| £UK 13.5 \| JP¥ 1996] Book number: 060404 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ALBOM, MITCH Five People You Meet in Heaven: First Edition Hyperion, 2003. First Edition/Ex-Library. Hard Cover. Good/Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First Edition' stated with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page, $19.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Binding tight. "Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his 'meaningless' life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: 'Why was I here?'". USD 4.45 [Appr.: EURO 3 \| £UK 2.75 \| JP¥ 396] Book number: 044388 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ALBUS, HARRY Deep River Girl: The Life Story of Marian Anderson: First Edition Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. No additional printings indicated on copyright page. Cover edge wear, ink markings on inside of front cover, front free-end paper, and inside of back cover. Pages toned, moderate shelf wear. Beige tweed cover. "Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 - April 8, 1993) was an American contralto, best remembered for her performance on Easter Sunday, 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C." -- Wikipedia CONTENTS: A Little Girl in Trouble; "I Wanna Violin Mommy"; Scrubbin' Steps and Hopin'; Music in the Anderson Home; One Day After School; Believing the Gospel Story; Mairan's Future; Where All Men Are Free; Singing Before Kings and Queens; Big Night in New York City; Visiting the White House; In the Shadow of the Lincoln Memorial; Telling Out the Gospel Story; Comments and Credits. USD 3.70 [Appr.: EURO 2.5 \| £UK 2.25 \| JP¥ 329] Book number: 057611 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ALDRIDGE, SARAH Tottie: A Tale of the Sixties Naiad Press, Inc. 1975. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 1975 NAIAD PRESS FIRST EDITION TRADE PAPERBACK. Minor cover edge wear, single spine creased, shelf wear. "Amid the turmoil of the '60s, Connie, a young lawyer encounters the invisible obstacles that stand in the way of women in her profession. Engaged to be married, things change when she meets Tottie, a runaway from a Conservative family who joins the rebellious underground.". USD 1.00 [Appr.: EURO 0.75 \| £UK 0.75 \| JP¥ 89] Book number: 057796 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ALLENDE, ISABEL; PEDEN, MARGARET SAYERS (TRANSLATOR) Portrait in Sepia: First Edition Harper Collins, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, nice copy with minor shelf wear in a lightly edge worn dust jacket, otherwise like new in a like new, pages clean & binding tight. 304 pp. "Internationally celebrated novelist Isabel Allende has written a magnificent historical novel set at the end of the nineteenth century in Chile -- a marvelous family saga that takes up and continues the story begun in her highly acclaimed Daughter of Fortune. Recounted in the voice of a young woman in search of her roots, Portrait in Sepia is a novel about memory and family secrets. Aurora del Valle suffers a brutal trauma that shapes her character and erases from her mind all recollection of the first five years of her life. Raised by her ambitious grandmother, the regal and commanding Paulina del Valle, Aurora grows up in a privileged environment, free of the limitations that circumscribe the lives of women at that time, but tormented by horrible nightmares. When she is forced to recognize her betrayal at the hands of the man she loves, and to cope with the resulting solitude, she decides to explore the mystery of her past. Portrait in Sepia is an extraordinary achievement: richly detailed, epic in scope, intimate in its probing of human character, and thrilling in the way it illuminates the complexity of family ties.". USD 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 885] Book number: 1515079 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	AMBROSE, STEPHEN E. Eisenhower: Soldier and President Simon & Schuster, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, very good copy with minor corner edge bump in a lightly edge worn & rubbed dust jacket, pages clean, binding tight. 635 pp. "A one-volume biography of the 34th president of the US by the author of the two-volume Eisenhower biography. Published to coincide with the centennial of Eisenhower's birth, this volume takes us through Eisenhower's military career and his leadership as Allied Supreme Commander, his presidency - the first of the Cold War - and his relations with family, friends and such world figures as Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, McCarthy, Nixon, LBJ and others.". USD 17.45 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 \| £UK 10.5 \| JP¥ 1552] Book number: 1515961 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Demons Don't Dream (Xanth Series Book 16) Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. First edition (full number line). Slight attic smell, minor surface tear to rear endpaper. Binding tight. "Beloved by millions of readers around the world, Piers Anthony's Xanth novels are among the most popular fantasy adventures ever published. Demons Don't Dream begins a thrilling new Xanth sequence, as a pair of young adventurers play for the highest stakes of all: the future of Xanth -- and of Earth as well! Drawn into Xanth by a harmless-looking computer game, two young people find themselves competing for a precious prize: Dug, who is beguiled by a beautiful serpent-princess, and Kim, who discovers her favorite fantasy realm has suddenly become frighteningly real.In a desperate race against time, dug and Kim battle their way across the wondrous, perilous land of Xanth, testing their courage against dozens of fearsome obstacles (and their wits against a host of outrageous puns!) But when treachery, danger, and deceit place Xanth itself in peril, Dug and Kim learn that some things are more important than winning or losing.A breathtaking, madcap quest filled with fearsome monsters and far-fetched fun, Demons Don't Dream is vintage Xanth, an unforgettable escapade from fantasy's most imaginative storyteller.". USD 6.70 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 \| £UK 4.25 \| JP¥ 596] Book number: 062022 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Faun & Games (the Xanth Series Book 21): First Edition Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ill.: Sweet, Darrell K. Like New/Like New. First edition (full number line). A beautiful copy! Binding tight, pages clean & bright, covers pristine. "Piers Anthony's most exceptional Xanth adventure ever reveals wondrous new worlds of mirth and magic! The miraculous and mirth-filled land of Xanth holds many marvels. But now an extraordinary new aspect of this remarkable realm unfolds as young Forrest Faun's quest takes him to a tiny planet hidden in the heart of Xanth. There, with a delightful "day mare" as his constant companion, Forrest will find more marvels then he ever dreamed of. Packed with magic, mystery, and mirth, Faun & Games is the freshest and most exciting Xanth adventure in a month of Pundays!". USD 37.45 [Appr.: EURO 25.25 \| £UK 22.5 \| JP¥ 3330] Book number: 068414 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Harpy Thyme (Xanth Book 17): First Edition Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition (full number line). Minor cover wear. "Gloha is the only creature of her kind in all the world of Xanth, the beautiful offspring of a chance mating between a harpy and a goblin. As she grew to womanhood, she wondered where where she would find the one true love with whom she could share her life.So, naturally, she sets off to find the Good Magician Humfrey to ask him for an Answer to the riddle of her heart's desire. But Humfrey, for mysterious reason of his own, propels her instead on a perilous quest in search of truth, friendship, and, just possibly, happiness.". USD 13.08 [Appr.: EURO 9 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1163] Book number: 035635 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Up in a Heaval (the Xanth Series Book 25) Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 2002. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition (full number line). Minor shelf wear. Binding tight, pages clean & unmarked. 348 pages. "An innocent piece of Mundane Snail Mail has provoked the dreaded Demon Jupiter to hurl his Red Spot at the magical land of Xanth. As the dire Dot draws closer, the unwelcome ordeal of saving the enchanted realm falls to Umlaut, an unlikely lad with an unknown past and an uncertain future. With a handful of colorful companions at his side, Umlaut must unravel a high-stakes intergalactic puzzle, uncover the secret of his mysterious past, and learn to understand the urgings of his own heart. It might have been the merest chance that brought Umlaut to Castle Zombie that morning and launched him on a harrowing adventure. But in the magical land of Xanth, things are seldom left to chance, and adventures lurk around every corner. An unassuming young man with a uncanny knack for attracting lovely young ladies and an uncommon talent for emulating anyone he wished, Umlaut was forced to flee a flock of overly friendly females by disguising himself as a Zombie girl. In his haste to find a hiding place, he found himself face-to-face with a dreadful dragon and feared he would soon meet his end. But in Xanth, things are seldom exactly as they seem, and he soon discovered that the dragon was really a sinuous female sea serpent named Sesame, with a gift similar to his own, who had become accidentally entrapped in the Castle's dungeon. When the two happen upon a packet of mail from Earth delivered by mischance to the Zombie King, they inadvertently set in motion a sinister scheme that could spell the end of Xanth. A letter they forward to the Demon Jupiter unexpectedly enrages him, causing him to send his own Red Spot hurtling toward Xanth. Soon everything is up in a heaval, for no one knows how to avert this interplanetary peril. Even the Good Magician Humfrey is baffled, for some strange force has obscured the future. In desperation, he instructs Umlaut and Sesame to deliver the remaining letters to their far-flung recipients, in the faint hope that this may somehow stop the Spot. As they set out on their appointed rounds, Umlaut and Sesame are soon joined by two feline friends, Jenny Elf's companion, Sammy Cat, and a lovely, prescient creature named Claire Voyant who can sometimes see the future. Beguiled and bedeviled by the delicious Demoness Metria, who uses her shapely assets to distract him from his goal, Umlaut leads his allies on an unforgettable odyssey to the farthest reaches of the enchanted realm, from the submicroscopic Nth Moon of Ida, and the home of all dreams and nightmares, to the unmagical land of Euphoria, where he meets a sweet and sprightly young girl named Surprise who captures his heart. But before Umlaut can complete his quest and return to his beloved, he must unravel the unfathomable puzzle of his own existence, which is somehow inextricably entwined with the fate of Xanth. A satisfyingly suspenseful tale filled with mystery, magic, and merriment, Up in a Heaval is exciting and entertaining fantasy adventure from the pen of a master storyteller.". USD 18.95 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 \| £UK 11.5 \| JP¥ 1685] Book number: 1508996 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ANTHONY, PIERS Zombie Lover (the Xanth Series Book 22): First Edition Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. First edition (full number line). A beautiful copy! Binding tight, pages clean & bright, covers pristine!. "Piers Anthony's tales of the magical land of Xanth are among the most popular fantasies ever written, with more than 20 titles on The New York Times bestseller list and millions of devoted fans around the world.Zombie Lover, Anthony's newest Xanth adventure, is the thrilling tale of Brianna, a beautiful, brassy young black girl with a distressing dilemma. She has unwittingly attracted the affections of King Xeth, ruler of Xanth's Zombies, who yearns to make her Queen of the Undead!Her quest to preserve her innocence; and escape a fate that is literally worse than death; leads from the regions of Madness to the evanescent Isle of Women, which is ruled by voracious vamps, and on to Xanth's myriad worlds of maybe orbiting Queen Ida's head. And it brings the return of many familiar Xanth characters, including King Dor, Prince Dolph, Bink and Chameleon, and Justin Tree, who becomes her spirit guide on this oddest of odysseys.Packed with perils, puzzles and piles of puns, Zombie Lover provides much macabre merriment for Xanth's many fans.". USD 29.95 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18 \| JP¥ 2663] Book number: 068412 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ARMSTRONG, LANCE; JENKINS, SALLY Every Second Counts Broadway Books, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First edition published 2003' stated with full number line (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2) on copyright page, $24.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Front jacket flap corner creased. Binding tight, pages clean & bright. "The four-time Tour de France winner and number 1 New York Times bestselling author returns with an inspirational account of his recent personal and professional victories -- and some failures -- and an intimate glimpse into how almost dying taught him to really live. Since the release of his megabestseller, It's Not About the Bike, Lance Armstrong has enjoyed a new series of thrilling rides, from the birth of his twin daughters, to an astounding succession of Tour de France triumphs, to being chosen as Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2002. Continuing the inspiring story begun in his first book, Every Second Counts captures the mind-set of a man who has beaten incredible odds and considers each day an opportunity for excellence. Armstrong's previous book recounted his journey from a grim diagnosis of testicular cancer, which had spread to his lungs and brain, to a stunning recovery that culminated in his winning the 1999 Tour de France -- the ultimate evidence that he had also won a daunting battle with death. His new book addresses the equally daunting challenge of living in the aftermath of this experience and making the most of every breath of life. Armstrong candidly discusses his prickly relationship with the French and the ultimately disproved accusations of doping within his Tour de France team, and he writes about his recent achievements, including celebrating five years of cancer survival and how he restored a magnificent chapel in his beloved Spain. A fresh perspective on the spirit of survivors everywhere, Every Second Counts will invigorate and enthrall Armstrong's millions of admirers.". USD 5.20 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3.25 \| JP¥ 462] Book number: 070386 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ASH, SARAH Lord of Snow and Shadows (Tears of Artamon Book One): First Edition Bantam Books, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ill.: Gower, Neil (map). Like New/Like New. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. Full number line on copyright page (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) and a $21.95 list price on front dust jacket flap. Minor dust jacket edge wear, otherwise in beautiful condition. Binding tight, pages clean & tight, otherwise in beautiful condition. "Sara Ash's Lord of Snow and Shadows is the promising opener to the Tears of Artamon series. The novel sets the stage in grand fashion as Ash deftly introduces the principal players in her well-realized fantasy realm. She begins with Gavril, a carefree portrait painter basking in the sunny climes of an irrelevant island republic. He soon discovers he is heir to a great and terrible legacy in the snowy wasteland of Azhkendir. Kidnapped by his murdered father's personal guard, he is both captive and the Drakhoan -- ruler of Azhkendir. His inheritance turns out to be more than just a crown, however. A dark force of immeasurable power is growing inside him while he finds his realm under siege from within and without.". USD 5.20 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 \| £UK 3.25 \| JP¥ 462] Book number: 069650 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ASIMOV, ISAAC Robots and Empire (the Lije Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw Series Book 6): First Edition Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1985. Hard Cover. Like New/Good. First edition (stated, list price on dust jacket). Jacket edge wear, price stickers on front cover, remainder spray. "Dr. Isaac Asimov (January 1, 1920 - April 6, 1992), was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov wrote or edited more than five hundred books and an estimated nine thousand letters and postcards, and has works in every major category of the Dewey Decimal System except Philosophy. Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series; his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the same fictional universe as the Foundation Series. He penned numerous short stories, among them "Nightfall", which was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America the best of its kind up to 1964. He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of non-fiction. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of juvenile science-fiction novels using the pen name Paul French. Most of Asimov's popularized science books explain scientific concepts in a historical way, going as far back as possible to a time when the science in question was at its simplest stage. He often provides nationalities, birth dates, and death dates for the scientists he mentions, as well as etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Examples include his Guide to Science, the three volume set Understanding Physics, and Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery. Asimov was a long-time member and Vice President of Mensa International, albeit reluctantly; he described the members of that organization as "intellectually combative". He took more joy in being President of the American Humanist Association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, and two different Isaac Asimov Awards are named in his honor." -- Wikipedia. USD 11.20 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 996] Book number: 052634 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ATHERTON, NANCY Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday: First Edition Viking Press, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First Published in 2003' stated on copyright page with a full numberline (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) and a $22.95 list price on front dust jacket flap. Minor shelf wear, otherwise in pristine condition. "When Lori Shepherd's husband, Bill, is summoned to a will reading at the Earl of Harrisford's resplendent Palladian home, Lori herself thinks she is just along for the ride. But this gathering of the entire Harrisford clan, all of them affected by the earl's new will, devolves into a dangerous family dispute.". USD 4.45 [Appr.: EURO 3 \| £UK 2.75 \| JP¥ 396] Book number: 064745 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ATKINSON, KATE One Good Turn: Signed First Edition Little, Brown and Company, 2006. First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First American Edition: October 2006' stated with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page, $24.99 list price on dust jacket flap. Sticker remnant on rear jacket panel, minimal shelf wear. Binding tight, pages clean, bright, & unmarked. 418 pages. "A brilliant new thriller from the author of 2005's breakout favorite, Case Histories, again featuring the irresistibly reluctant detective Jackson Brodie. Two years after the events of Case Histories left him a retired millionaire, former detective Jackson Brodie has followed Julia, his occasional girlfriend and former client, to Edinburgh for its famous summer arts festival. But when he watches a man brutally attacked in a traffic jam -- the apparent victim of an extreme case of road rage -- a chain of events is set in motion that will pull the wife of an unscrupulous real estate tycoon, a timid but successful crime novelist, and a hardheaded female police detective into Jackson's orbit. Suddenly out of retirement, Brodie is once again in the midst of several mysteries that intersect in one giant and sinister scheme. A triumphant novel filled with wit and surprise and intrigue, One Good Turn will delight the many fans who applauded Kate Atkinson's first foray into thrillers, and it will win her even more devoted readers as she continues to blur the boundaries that divide literary and crime fiction.". USD 22.45 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 \| £UK 13.5 \| JP¥ 1996] Book number: 1503328 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	ATWOOD, MARGARET Life Before Man: First Edition Simon & Schuster, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. Full number line (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10) on copyright page, $11.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Minor shelf wear to book, light foxing with slightly toned pages, moderate dust jacket edge wear & toning to dust jacket. "Imprisoned by walls of their own construction, here are three people, each in midlife, in midcrisis, forced to make choices--after the rules have changed. Elizabeth, with her controlled sensuality, her suppressed rage, is married to the wrong man. She has just lost her latest lover to suicide. Nate, her gentle, indecisive husband, is planning to leave her for Lesje, a perennial innocent who prefers dinosaurs to men. Hanging over them all is the ghost of Elizabeth's dead lover..and the dizzying threat of three lives careening inevitably toward the same climax.". USD 7.45 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 662] Book number: 046440 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	AUEL, JEAN M. Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children Series Book 1): First Edition Crown Publishers, Inc. 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 1980 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First Edition' stated with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page, $12.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Some foxing on top page ridge, 1" dust jacket tear, minor shelf wear. Dust jacket looks nice under fresh mylar. Binding tight, pages clean & bright. Maps on endpapers. "This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel's magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves The Clan of the Cave Bear. A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly--she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza's way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.". USD 59.95 [Appr.: EURO 40.5 \| £UK 36 \| JP¥ 5331] Book number: 069622 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	AVISHAI, BERNARD A New Israel, Democracy in Crisis 1973-1988: Essays Ticknor & Fields, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Like New. Like New except for unobtrusive ink on front end paper, in like new dust jacket. 420 pp. "This book is a collection of incisive and illuminating essays on Israeli politics and society written by Avishai, also author of The Tragedy of Zionism ( LJ 9/15/85). The essays, some of which appeared in The New York Review of Books , do not provide a history of Israel but rather a chronicle of one very astute observer's reflections as Israeli history unfolded before him. In hindsight, some of these essays turned out to be remarkably prophetic; others were considerably off-base. But all of them offer penetrating insights, especially on the causes and course of the ascent of the Israeli Right and the concomitant failure of the Left to respond effectively. This collection will be valuable for students and scholars and should also be well received by the thoughtful layperson.". USD 5.95 [Appr.: EURO 4 \| £UK 3.75 \| JP¥ 529] Book number: 1512893 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.
	BAIGENT, MICHAEL; LEIGH, RICHARD The Temple and the Lodge Arcade Publishing, New York, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING HARDCOVER. 'First U.S. edition' stated on copyright page, $22.95 list price on dust jacket flap. Sticker remnant on front dust jacket panel, light shelf wear. Binding tight. xiv, 306 pages. "From the authors of the bestseller, Holy Blood, Holy Grail, comes a new book on the origins of Freemasonry. Its mysterious beginnings in the fourteenth century through currents of thought and political upheavals surrounding it in seventeenth-and eighteenth-century Europe are charted. 36 black-and-white photographs.". USD 26.95 [Appr.: EURO 18.25 \| £UK 16.25 \| JP¥ 2396] Book number: 1506448 Click here to order or inquire at Yesterday's Muse Books.