BRINK, ANDRE (ANDRé PHILIPPUS BRINK)

An Act of Terror

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671748580. 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. "André Philippus Brink, OIS (29 May 1935 – 6 February 2015) was a South African novelist, essayist and poet. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and taught English at the University of Cape Town. [1][2]In the 1960s Brink, Ingrid Jonker, Etienne Leroux and Breyten Breytenbach were key figures in the significant Afrikaans literary movement known as Die Sestigers ("The Sixty-ers"). These writers sought to use Afrikaans as a language to speak against the apartheid government, and also to bring into Afrikaans literature the influence of contemporary English and French trends. While Brink's early novels were especially concerned with apartheid, his later work engaged the new range of issues posed by life in a democratic South Africa. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 41621

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0671748580 Modern Fiction First Edition Andre Brink South Africa Anti-apartheid Radicalization

BROCKMANN, SUZANNE

All Through the Night a Troubleshooter Christmas

New York: Ballantine Books, 2007. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0345501098. 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. "In 1996, Brockmann published the first in her Tall, Dark & Dangerous series. The series develops among a fictional group of US Navy SEALs. The books following in the series, and that of the Troubleshooters, Inc. Series, are all classified in a subgenre known as "military/romantic suspense". Brockmann has attracted the attention of magazines such as Out and Bay Windows, both of which serve the gay community, due to a subplot dealing with the romance of an openly gay character in her Troubleshooters, Inc. Series. Brockmann has said that she is a PFLAG mom, supporting her gay son, Jason, and dedicating her 2004 book Hot Target to him. In 2007, Brockmann donated the profits of her holidaynovella, All Through the Night, to MassEquality. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 41301

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0345501098 Modern Fiction First Edition Suzanne Brockmann Homosexual Behavior

WARNER BROS.

Ceiling Zero

New York, NY: Lynn Publishing Co, 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a Little Big Book (though not labeled as such) This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is edge wear, bumping, rubbing and some paper loss to the spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers. The bottom rear spine joint has cracked a bit, with some wear and chipping to the paper. The text pages are mostly clean, but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. This is a photoplay style book with black and white photographs of the movie throughout. This book is based on the Warner Bros. Film of the same name, which in turn was based on the broadway production. "Old pals Jake Lee (Pat O'Brien) , Tex Clarke (Stuart Erwin) and Dizzy Davis (James Cagney) flew together in the Army during World War I. Almost 20 years later, Jake is the manager of the Newark, New Jersey branch of Federal Airlines, a New York-based airline company. Tex works as an airmail pilot and Dizzy, also still flying aircraft, is seeking employment with his friends. Prior to his hot-shot arrival (Dizzy does a few tricks in the air before landing) , a New York associate warns Jake about Dizzy, calling him unreliable and troublesome. Insulted, Jake replies that Dizzy is one of the best pilots in the country, telling a few stories about his fearlessness and bravery." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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N° du livre: 46295

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Warner Brothers Pat O'brien James Cagney Aviation World War I Pilots Ace Pilots

BROWNE, PORTER EMERSON

A Fool There Was

New York: H. K. Fly Company, 1909. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Edmund Magrath and W. W. Fawcett. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are a couple of small spots of white paint on the covers. The rectangular pictorial pastedown has some rubbing to the corners and along the top third of the picture. The text pages are clean and bright. There are a couple of spots of foxing to the edges of the text block. "He was the author of numerous plays, including A Fool There Was (1909) , which was adapted for film twice, in 1915 and 1922; The Spendthrift (1910) ; Chains (1912) ; and The Bad Man (1920) , adapted for film three times, in 1923, 1930 and 1941.The Mabel Normand dramatic vehicle Joan of Plattsburg (1918) was also based on a Browne play. John Toland, the historian, wrote in his autobiography a loving portrait of Browne. Barely a teenager, Toland aspired to be a writer, and was enthralled when Browne came to live with his family. Browne filled the boy’s imagination with stories about serving as Pancho Villa’s secretary, writing speeches for Theodore Roosevelt, and pursuing research in China and Japan. He also taught him how to deal cards from the bottom of the deck, “just in case you get into a game with crooks. ”Most importantly, Browne taught him how to be a writer. He took the young Toland to his study and showed him a miniature stage placed next to his typewriter. Small figurines stood on the stage." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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N° du livre: 42342

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Porter Emerson Browne Edmund Magrath W.W. Fawcett

BURDETT, JOHN

The Godfather of Kathmandu

New York: Knopf, 2010. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307263193. 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 Sonchai Jitpleecheep series of crime novels is mainly set in Bangkok and consists of six books: Bangkok 8, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts, The Godfather of Kathmandu, Vulture Peak, and The Bangkok Asset. They centre on the philosophical Thai Buddhist detective, Sonchai Jitpleecheep, and his meditative internal dialogues. Sonchai is a "leuk krung" or half-caste. He is the son of a former "rented-wife" (a type of prostitute) and a "farang." His father was a U. S. Military officer whom he never knew. Sonchai has spent much of his childhood in Europe and the U. S.. A born "outsider", he is also seemingly unbribeable, which increases his alienation from his colleagues. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 41634

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0307263193 Mystery John Burdett Sonchai Jitpleecheep Series

BUTLER, ROBERT OLEN

Wabash a Novel

New York, NY: Henry Holt & Co, 1994. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805032002. Illustrated by Kamil Vojnar. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. NEW EDITION . This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. 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 one tiny nick with a bit of related bumping to the bottom front spine joint. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 48279

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0805032002 Modern Fiction First Edition Robert Olen Butler Steel Mills Signed Edition Illinois Kamil Vojnar

BYNUM, SARAH SHUN-LIEN

Ms. Hempel Chronicles

Orlando, FL: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0151014965. 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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N° du livre: 47358

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0151014965 Modern Fiction First Edition Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum Female Teachers Self-Acctualization New Teachers

BYRD, MAX

Shooting the Sun

New York: Bantam, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553802089. Signed edition. This copy has been signed, with a short inscription on the title page, by the author. 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. "Max Byrd was born in Atlanta, Georgia and now lives in northern California. He was educated at Harvard and at King's College, Cambridge, England. He has taught English at Yale and the University of California, Davis, though he left academia some time ago to become a full-time writer. During his teaching years he published a number of scholarly books and articles about 18th-century literature, which now rest in moldy obscurity in a few stately libraries." (from FantasticFiction) ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 42473

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0553802089 Modern Fiction First Edition Max Byrd Western Fiction Historical Fiction

CABLE, GEORGE W.

The Grandissimes

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 1st Illustrated Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Albert Herter. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription, by the author on the second free page following the front endpaper. This is the First Illustrated Edition. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. This book is in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is also a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper, and another owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1880, Cable published his first novel, The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life, portraying multiracial members and different classes of society in the early 1800s shortly after the Louisiana Purchase. It had first been serialized in Scribner's. The plot follows the adventures and romances of several members of the Grandissime family, a French Creole family with mixed-race members. He used this historical romance as a way to explore society and its racial injustice, as he addressed European Creoles, the mixed-race class, plaçage, slavery, and lynchings. In the same year, the United States Census Bureau commissioned Cable to write a "historical sketch" of pre-Civil War New Orleans for a special section of the 10th United States Census' "Social statistics of cities". He submitted a well-researched 313-page history, which was greatly reduced for publication in 1884. A complete edition was not published until 2008." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good .

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N° du livre: 46957

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition George W. Cable New Orleans, LA Creole Signed Edition

CALDWELL, TAYLOR

The Balance Wheel

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This copy includes the Scribner A on the copyright page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The spine of the dust jacket has some light fading.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 44761

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction Taylor Caldwell World War I Relationships Family Dramas Industries Armaments

CALDWELL, TAYLOR (JANET MIRIAM HOLLAND TAYLOR CALDWELL )

Bright Flows the River

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385141718. Book Club Edition. Illustrated by Fred Marcellino. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some light generalized toning, and ont tiny chip to the top spine end. "Janet Miriam Caldwell (September 7, 1900 – August 30, 1985) was a British-born American novelist and prolific author of popular fiction under the pen names Taylor Caldwell, Marcus Holland and Max Reiner. She was also known by a variation of her married name, J. Miriam Reback. In her fiction, she often used real historical events or persons. Taylor Caldwell's best-known works include Dynasty of Death, Dear and Glorious Physician (about Saint Luke) , Ceremony of the Innocent, Pillar of Iron (about Cicero) , The Earth is the Lord's (about Genghis Khan) and Captains and the Kings. Her last major novel, Answer As a Man, appeared in 1980. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45372

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0385141718 Modern Fiction First Edition Taylor Caldwell American Dream

CALDWELL, TAYLOR (JANET MIRIAM HOLLAND TAYLOR CALDWELL )

Ceremony of the Innocent

New York: Doubleday, 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and a couple of small edge nicks / tears. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. The price clipped dust jacket has a couple of small chips to the spine ends. The spine of the dust jacket has some generalized light toning as well. "In 1934, she began to work on the novel Dynasty of Death, which she and Reback completed in collaboration. It was published in 1938 and became a best-seller. "Taylor Caldwell" was presumed to be a man, and there was some public stir when the author was revealed to be a woman. Over the next 43 years, she published 42 more novels, many of them best-sellers. For instance, This Side of Innocence was the biggest fiction seller of 1946, spending more than six months on the New York Times Fiction Best Seller list, including nine weeks at #1. (In 1947, according to Time, her husband Marcus Reback discarded and burned the manuscripts of 140 unpublished novels. ) Her published works sold an estimated 30 million copies. She became wealthy, traveling to Europe and elsewhere, though she still lived near Buffalo. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 42388

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Fiction Taylor Caldwell Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell Politics Family Sagas

CALDWELL, JOSEPH

In Such Dark Places

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Antonio Frasconi. Cover Art; This is the author's first novel. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light fading / sunning to the edges of the book covers and spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has one small semi-closed tear to the top front spine joint, and some light bumping to the bottom spine end. "A playwright and novelist whose previous books include In Such Dark Places, The Deer at the River, Under the Dog Star, The Uncle from Rome and Bread for the Baker's Child, Joseph Caldwell has been awarded the Rome Prize for Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York City and is completing The Pig Comes to Dinner and The Pig Enters Hog Heaven." (from FantasticFiction). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 46419

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Joseph Caldwell Antonio Frasconi Author's First Book Redemption

CALDWELL, TAYLOR (JANET MIRIAM HOLLAND TAYLOR CALDWELL ) AND JESS STEARN

I, Judas

New York: Atheneum, 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0689108060. 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 has an inch long semi-closed tear to the front panel. The spine of the dust jacket has some light toning / fading. There are also a couple of small fingernail pokes to the bottom front spine joint of the dust jacket. "Judas, the myth, history's arch betrayer who sold his Lord for thirty pieces of silver and stands for all time as a figure to be rejected and reviled; Judas, the man, son of wealth and power, a young rebel, a disciple who fought to suppress the lusts of his flesh and hot-blooded pride to follow Jesus, and who became the victim of a monstrously diabilical lie when he committed the act that damned him in the eyes of the world; now the man and not the myth comes alive in the most startling and spellbinding retelling of the greatest story ever told: the ultimate triumph of the novelist who has thrilled countless millions with her magic." (from FantasticFiction). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 42391

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0689108060 Modern Fiction First Edition Taylor Caldwell Jess Stearn Judas Iscariot The Bible Religion Historical Fiction

CAMPBELL, BROOS

No Quarter

Ithaca, NY: McBooks Press, 2006. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1590131037. Illustrated by Panda Musgrove. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45502

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 1590131037 Modern Fiction First Edition Broos Campbell Sea Stories Historical Fiction Panda Musgrove Signed Edition Ships & Sailing War Fiction