GOLDMAN, WILLIAM

Father's Day

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1971. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0718109252. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some ligth wrinkling and wear to the top rear panel, along with one nick to the bottom rear panel. "William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. He won Academy Awards for his screenplays Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and All the President's Men (1976). His other known works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and his cult classic comedy/fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both of which he also adapted for the film versions. Content" (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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GOLDMAN, FRANCISCO

The Ordinary Seaman

New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0871136716. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page, along with a simple drawing of a ship. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 47383

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GOLDMAN, WILLIAM

Soldier in the Rain

New York: Atheneum, 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright but there is some toning / sunning to the spine. "Goldman began to write when he took a creative-writing course in college, according to his memoir Adventures in the Screen Trade (1983). His grades in the class were "horrible". He was an editor of Oberlin's literary magazine, and he would submit short stories to the magazine anonymously; he recalls that the other editors read his submissions and remarked, "We can't possibly publish this shit." He did not originally intend to become a screenwriter. His main interests were poetry, short stories, and novels. In 1956, he completed an MA thesis at Columbia University on the comedy of manners in America." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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GOLDMAN, WILLIAM

The Thing of It Is. . .

New York, NY: Harcourt Brace & World, Inc, 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page, along with a date. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends, and one small spot of wear to the rear spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners. "His older brother James Goldman was a playwright and screenwriter. They shared an apartment in New York with their friend John Kander. Kander, who also an alumnus of Oberlin, was working on his PhD in music, and the Goldman brothers wrote the libretto for his dissertation. Kander was the composer of more than a dozen musicals, including Cabaret and Chicago, and all three of them eventually won Academy Awards. On June 25, 1956, Goldman began writing his first novel The Temple of Gold, completing it in less than three weeks. [9] He sent the manuscript to agent Joe McCrindle, who agreed to represent him; McCrindle submitted the novel to Knopf, who agreed to publish it if he doubled the length. It sold well enough in paperback to launch Goldman on his career. He wrote his second novel Your Turn to Curtsy, My Turn to Bow (1958) in a little more than a week. It was followed by Soldier in the Rain (1960) , based on Goldman's time in the military. It sold well in paperback and was turned into a film, though Goldman had no involvement in the screenplay. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 43726

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GOLEMON, DAVID L.

Ancients an Event Group Thriller

New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press, 2008. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312352646. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "David Lynn Golemon (David L. Golemon) is the author of paranormal thriller novels, notably the Event Group Thrillers. In Event, the first book in the Event Group series, Major Jack Collins is drafted into the covert Event Group and investigates a UFO incident seemingly related to the Roswell UFO incident. The books often involve famous events and people from history, such as Jack the Ripperand Czar Nicholas II. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41636

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GOODKIND, TERRY

The Law of Nines

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2009. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399156046. Illustrated by Will Staehle. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46760

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GORDIMER, NADINE

Not for Publication and Other Stories

New York, NY: Viking Press, 1965. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by James and Ruth McCrea. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning wear to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple opf smallish semi-closed edge tears and the rear panel has some beginning toning and ground-in dirt. "Nadine Gordimer (20 November 1923 – 13 July 2014) was a South African writer and political activist. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognized as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writing has ... Been of very great benefit to humanity". Gordimer's writing dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. Under that regime, works such as Burger's Daughter and July's People were banned. She was active in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress during the days when the organization was banned, and gave Nelson Mandela advice on his famous 1964 defence speech at the trial which led to his conviction for life. She was also active in HIV/AIDS causes." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 45942

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Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Nadine Gordimer Short Stories Short Works Collections James And Ruth Mccrea

GOULD, HEYWOOD

Double Bang

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671618865. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book . The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39240

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GRADY, JAMES

Runner in the Street

New York, NY: MacMillan, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0025449400. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a slight curve to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly crisp and clean, but has some very beginning fading to the spine. "During college he worked for U. S. Senator Lee Metcalf of Montana. [4] In 1971 Grady worked as a staff aide for the Montana Constitutional Convention, which adopted a renewed state Constitution in 1972. From 1974 to 1978, during the post-Watergate era, he worked with pioneering muckraking investigative journalist Jack Anderson. Grady is the author of the 1974 espionage thriller novel Six Days of the Condor, which was famously adapted to film as Three Days of the Condor (1975) , starring Robert Redford and directed by Sydney Pollack. [1] In addition to about a dozen novels and many short stories, Grady has written for film and television. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 43757

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GRAHAM, MARGARET (PSEUDONYM OF GRACE LOIS MACDONALD. RIDEOUT)

Swing Shift

New York, NY: Citadel Press, 1951. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Walter Popp. Cover Art; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Fair dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book have some light bumping and nicking. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing, spots of foxing and ground-in dirt, several small edge tears, and a large chip out of the bottom spine end, along with tearing to both spine joints. The front flap hinge and the front spine joint has been torn completely and the flap is laid in. Further, the price on the front flap has been punched out with a hole punch. "A novel by the party adherent Margaret Graham, Swing Shift (1956)....revisits the well-trod literary terrain of the labor movement from the Wobbly agitations of the 1920's through the birth of the CIO in the late 1930's. Despite such a setting, her presentation includes bow to the McCarthy period." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 46016

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Keywords: Modern Fiction Firsts Margaret Graham Grace Lois Mcdonald Rideout Radical Literature Labor Movements Labor Party Walter Popp

GRANT, MAXWELL

Shadow Beware

New York: Belmont Books, 1965. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. Belmont Book #92-615. There is a lightish crease to the front spine joint. The book covers are clean and bright. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Shadow debuted on July 31, 1930, as the mysterious narrator of the radio program Detective Story Hour, which was developed to boost sales of Street & Smith's monthly pulp Detective Story Magazine. [3] When listeners of the program began asking at newsstands for copies of "That Shadow detective magazine," Street & Smith decided to create a magazine based on The Shadow and hired Gibson to create a character concept to fit the name and voice and write a story featuring him. The first issue of The Shadow Magazine went on sale on April 1, 1931, a pulp series." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 39547

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GRASS, GüNTER (TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL HENRY HEIM)

My Century a Novel

New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 015100496X. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. The previous owner has added a ribbon bookmark to the inner spine of the book. "The 1999 book My Century (Mein Jahrhundert) was an overview of the 20th-century's many brutal historic events, conveyed in short pieces, a mosaic of expression. In 2002, Grass returned to the forefront of world literature with Crabwalk (Im Krebsgang). This novella, one of whose main characters first appeared in Cat and Mouse, was Grass's most successful work in decades. It dealt with the events of a refugee ship, full of thousands of Germans, being sunk by a Russian submarine, killing most on board. It was one of a number of works since the late 20th century that have explored the victimization of Germans in World War II. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 43289

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GRAVES, ROBERT

They Hanged My Saintly Billy

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1957. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has one semi-closed tear to the top front spine joint. "He returned to his home town of Rugeley to practice as a doctor, and, in St. Nicholas Church, Abbots Bromley, married Ann Thornton, also known as Brookes (b.1827) in 1847. The marriage took place on 7 October, 1847. Their first son, William Brookes Palmer, was born either in 1848 or 1850. He would long outlive his father, dying on 29 April, 1926. The first of several suspicious deaths connected to Palmer was that of his mother-in-law. On 18 January, 1849, Ann Mary Thornton died while visiting her daughter at Palmer's house. She was about 50 years old. On 10 May, 1850, Leonard Bladen died. He was a 49-year-old house guest of the Palmers." (from Murderpedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 44341

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Keywords: Biographies Robert Graves William Palmer Murder Serial Crime Serial Killers

GRAY, EDWYN

No Survivors

New York, NY: Pinacle Books, 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0523005687. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear. There is one tiny nick to the bottom rear spine joint of the book cover. The text pages are clean, but with noticeable generalized toning. "Edwyn Gray (born 1927) is a British writer who specialises in naval writing although at times has written short stories. He was born in London and educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. He read economics at the University of London and then joined the British civil service. His writing career began in 1953 when he started writing for magazines. His first book was published in 1969, and he became a full-time writer in 1980. He moved to Norfolk and devoted his time to writing, research and consultancy. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 44763

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Keywords: 0523005687 Historical Fiction Edwyn Gray World War II U-boats Submarine Mutinies

GRAYSON, CHARLES

The Show Case (Or Possibly Showcase)

New York, NY: Green Circle Books, 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. Both endpapers have some generalized light toning. This copy has been signed on the front endpaper, with a short inscription by the author. The dust jacket has several tears, small nicks, and chips, along with rubbing and edge wear. "Charles Grayson (1903–1973) was an American screenwriter. He worked on around forty films between 1936 and 1958. He worked under contract for Warner Brothers for a number of years. Although uncredited in the film final, along with Robert Buckner he was instrumental in reviving the operetta film The Desert Song (1943) by proposing an updated version of an old studio hit. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 46346

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