EDWARDS, SAMUEL

All That Glitters

London: Heinemann, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0434222216. Light rippling of DJ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages; A thriller set in Hong Kong. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11731

Catalogue: Fiction::UK

Keywords: 0434222216 Hong Kong British Fiction

EDWARDSON, AKE; LAURIE THOMPSON (TRANSLATOR)

Never End

New York: Viking Adult, 2006. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670037664. Light wear to book and dust jacket ; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright, solid book ; Chief Inspector Erik Winter Novels; 1.4 x 9.1 x 6 Inches; 308 pages; "Detective Erik Winter is back, chasing a copycat murderer in a gritty procedural from one of Europe's most popular crime writers. Åke Edwardson is a European master of the stylish and gritty crime novel. In 'Never End', the second Erik Winter novel to be translated into English, a heat wave is smothering the Swedish coastal city of Gothenburg. School is out, and parks and beaches are teeming with people. But a spate of unsolved rape/murders casts a disturbing shadow on this particular summer. Chief Inspector Erik Winter, now forty-one and a father, assembles the scant but grisly details of the crimes, and begins to see an eerie connection to a five-year-old unsolved rape/murder, a case he, in typically obsessive fashion, has refused to let go cold. Has the same rapist reemerged to taunt the police and flaunt his stolen freedom, or are these copycat crimes? In the absence of any hard leads, and haunted by the case he could not solve, Winter desperately hunts for a link bridging the victims, convinced that each crime holds the key to the others. Someone knows more than they are letting on, and Winter knows they are running out of time. 'Never End' is a chilling, moody novel replete with Hitchcockian depictions of Gothenburg's vibrant summer spaces and seamy dark corners, that will appeal to readers of George Pelecanos and Elizabeth George.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 15102

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0670037664 gothenburg MYSTERY Sweden Fiction::Mystery

EGGERS, DAVE

Mcsweeney's Issue 24

New York: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0241143926. Illustrated by Decorative endpapers. Only slight wear to cloth covered boards ; Dark blue and black imprinted design on cloth covered boards. The book's unique binding divides the book in half in a 'z' with 2 spines and 2 front boards. Pasted onto the back of the front free end paper is a booklet featuring a story by Milton Kaufman, excerpted from a future book. For obvious reasons the binding could never have a dust jacket. ; 8.35 X 6.54 X 1.18 inches; 320 pages; A collection of short fiction from such authors as: Christopher Howard, Joe Meno Jonathan Ames, Aaron Gwynn, Philippe Soupault and Eric Hanson. The reverse side of the book is devoted entirely as a tribute to Donald Barthelme "including remembrances from Ann Beattie, David Gates, and Oscar Hijuelos, and some of Barthelme’s barely published and never-collected early work". Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 18114

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: 0241143926 donald barthelme Short Fiction LITERATURE Fiction::Short Stories

EGGERS, DAVE

What Is the What

London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 2006. First British Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 024114258X. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, DJ has short tears along top edge, light soiling. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.5 inches; 475 pages; "In a heartrending and astonishing novel, Eggers illuminates the history of the civil war in Sudan through the eyes of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee now living in the United States. We follow his life as he's driven from his home as a boy and walks, with thousands of orphans, to Ethiopia, where he finds safety — for a time. Valentino's travels, truly Biblical in scope, bring him in contact with government soldiers, janjaweed-like militias, liberation rebels, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation — and a string of unexpected romances. Ultimately, Valentino finds safety in Kenya and, just after the millennium, is finally resettled in the United States, from where this novel is narrated. In this book, written with expansive humanity and surprising humor, we come to understand the nature of the conflicts in Sudan, the refugee experience in America, the dreams of the Dinka people, and the challenge one indomitable man faces in a world collapsing around him.". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 20065

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 024114258X Kenya Ethiopia Civil War Dinka sudan

EGGERS, DAVE

You Shall Know Our Velocity

San Francisco: McSweeney's, 2002. 1st Limited. Hardcover. ISBN: 0970335555. A bright, solid book, in unread condition. Quarter black cloth spine with silver titles, paperboards have rough unfinished edges, so is hard to find in perfect condition. Untrimmed page fore edges. This quirky book begins on the front cover and continues on the front end papers with no traditional title page etc. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.20 X 5.90 X 1.40 inches; 371 pages; This is the true first, limited edition, purchased directly from the publisher with the First Edition stamp. "In his first novel, Dave Eggers has written a moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss.It reminds us once again what an important, necessary talent Dave Eggers is.". Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 16126

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0970335555 mcsweeney's FICTION

ELLISON, HARLAN

Edgeworks 2: Spider Kiss and Stalking the Nightmare

Clarkston, GA: White Wolf Publishing, 1996. 1st Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1565049616. DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Glossy surface of DJ has been a somewhat dulled by shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 471+ pages; This book is divided into 2 parts; the novel Spider Kiss which was originally published as a mass market paperback by Fawcett in 1961 and Stalking the Nightmare, a collection of short stories, previously published in various fantasy and sci-fi magazines. Foreword by Stephen King.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21408

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction

Keywords: 1565049616 Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

ELPHINSTONE, MARGARET

Voyageurs

Toronto ON: McArthur & Company, 2003. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 1552783758. Some yellowing of pages ; A bright, solid book Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 5.4 X 1.3 X 8.4 inches; 470 pages; "The year is 1811 and the fledgling U.S. empire is about to embark on war with Britain. Mark Greenhow, a young, peaceful Quaker, leaves northern England to find his sister, Rachel, a missionary missing and presumed dead in the wilds of wartime Canada. As a result, this thoughtful, earnest young man is thrown into a world of roughneck fur traders, British spies, and embattled Native Americans while struggling to survive in deepest Canada. Along the way, his religious convictions and familial loyalty are tested by the passion evoked in him by a beautiful young woman he encounters in his travels.". Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21070

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: 1552783758 quaker Fiction::Canadian

EMERY, MAUD

A Seagull's Cry

Surrey, BC: Nunaga Publishing, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight remnant of sticker on front free end paper, some edge wear and scuffing of price clipped dustjacket ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 152 pages; A touching story of the lonely life of pioneers trying to establish a meaningful life in a remote valley on British Columbia's west coast. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 17595

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: toba valley British Columbia Railway Fiction::Canadian

ENDERT, W. E. (BILL)

The Timbercruisers

Sechelt, BC: Capricorn Book Publishing, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0968686508. Signed by Author; Light edge wear. Gift notation by previous owner. ; Signed by author on title page. A bright solid, book. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages; This is a novel about the life of worker in the logging industry. "The story is set in British Columbia, Canada. It's a one man struggle against the forces of nature, yet, there is the cameraderie of his fellow workers. There's Fritz, who loses his life in the Headless Valley. There is the struggle between his love for Jeannie and his love of the kind of work only a man can do. It's the life of a timbercruiser set against the most beautiful scenery in the world. The escape from grizzly bears and a cougar.". Very Good .

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Book number: 8071

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: 0968686508 logging Lumberjack Forestry Fiction::Canadian

ERSKINE, BARBARA

The Darkest Hour

London UK: Harpercollins Publishers Ltd, 2014. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0007513127. Some edge wear to book and DJ, light lean, top edge of dustjacket creased, light yellowing of pages ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.3 X 6.1 X 2.0 inches; 552 pages; "In the summer of 1940, eyes are focussed on the skies above the South of England: the Battle for Britain has just begun. But Evie Lucas has eyes for no-one but a dashing young pilot called Tony. Evie has a glittering career as an artist ahead of her but seems only to be fascinated in sketching portraits of him… Seventy years later, recently widowed art historian Lucy is putting the pieces of her life back together, and to do that she needs to uncover the mystery surrounding a painting in her home. As Lucy ties up the loose ends of one lifetime, she stirs up a hornet’s nest of history in another. Suddenly, Lucy finds herself in danger from people past and present who have no intention of letting an untold truth ever surface. Some stories are buried in the darkness forever. Some are just waiting to be told…". Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 19257

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Keywords: 0007513127 Battle Of Britain Fiction::Historical

ESHLEMAN, JOHN M.

The Long Chase

New York: Ives Washburn, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Price clipped DJ is chipped with short tears and creasing, dime size chip top DJ spine, book shows light wear head & tail of spine ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; This is the second book in the Larry Koharik series of police procedurals by a police crime reporter with the San Francisco Examiner. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11893

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: San Francisco Mystery Fiction::Mystery

ESHLEMAN, JOHN MORTON

The Long Window

New York: Washburn, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Price clipped DJ heavily chipped with tape repaired tears, scuffed, light spotting of front endpapers ; DJ in Mylar, tight solid book. ; Larry Koharik; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 200 pages; This is the author's first book - a police procedural featuring Larry Koharik, Police Lieutenant, Homicide in San Francisco. Eshleman's experience as a police reporter with the San Francisco examiner has given him much of the inspiration for his novels.. Very Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 11894

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: San Francisco Mystery Fiction::Mystery

ESQUIVEL, LAURA

Malinche a Novel

New York: Atria Books, 2006. First US Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 074329033X. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.4 X 5.8 X 1.0 inches; 191 pages; "A richly textured historical novel recounts the story of the love affair between the conquistador Hernan Cortez and Malinalli, his Indian intepreter during the conquest of the Aztec empire, describing her diverse roles as a slave to the Aztecs and as a mediator between two very different languages and cultures. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20649

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Keywords: 074329033X FICTION Fiction::Historical

EVANOVICH, JANET

Two for the Dough

New York: Scribner, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0684196387. Remainder mark top page edges, some bumping head & tail of spine, light edge weartop edge of dust jacket, bottom fore corner a little bumped ; A bright solid, book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; A Stephanie Plum Novel #2; 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.2 Inches; 301 pages; Stephanie's back, armed with attitude -- not to mention stun guns, defense sprays, killer flashlights, and her trusty .38. With her bounty hunter pal Ranger stepping in occasionally to advise her, Stephanie staggers kneedeep in corpses and caskets as she traipses through back streets, dark alleys, and funeral parlors. Fast-talking, slow-handed vice cop Joe Morelli joins in her case, since the prey happens to be his young cousin. Low on expertise but learning fast, high on resilience, and despite the help she gets from friends and relatives, Stephanie eventually must face the danger alone when embalmed body parts begin to arrive on her doorstep and she's targeted for a nasty death by the most loathsome adversary she's ever encountered.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 15671

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0684196387 United States Mystery & Thrillers Evanovich, Janet New Jersey Fiction Literature & Fiction Fiction::Mystery

EVANOVICH, JANET

Two for the Dough

New York: Scribner, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0684196387. Remainder mark bottom page edges, some wear head & tail of spine, light edge wear top edge of dust jacket. ; A bright solid, book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; A Stephanie Plum Novel #2; 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.2 Inches; 301 pages; Stephanie's back, armed with attitude -- not to mention stun guns, defense sprays, killer flashlights, and her trusty .38. With her bounty hunter pal Ranger stepping in occasionally to advise her, Stephanie staggers kneedeep in corpses and caskets as she traipses through back streets, dark alleys, and funeral parlors. Fast-talking, slow-handed vice cop Joe Morelli joins in her case, since the prey happens to be his young cousin. Low on expertise but learning fast, high on resilience, and despite the help she gets from friends and relatives, Stephanie eventually must face the danger alone when embalmed body parts begin to arrive on her doorstep and she's targeted for a nasty death by the most loathsome adversary she's ever encountered.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 15672

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0684196387 United States Mystery & Thrillers Evanovich, Janet New Jersey Fiction Literature & Fiction Fiction::Mystery