HAMMETT, DASHIELL

The Dashiell Hammett Omnibus the Thin Man ; the Maltese Falcon ; the Glass Key ; the Dain Curse ; Red Harvest & Four Short Stories

London: Cassell & Co, 1950. First thus. Hardcover. DJ and boards show shelf wear, Dj shows tears, chipping and creasing. Light foxing present on endpapers and flaps. ; A tight solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; A Crime Connoisseur Book; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 955 pages; The book contains the five Hammett classic mysteries: The Thin Man, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key, The Dain Curse and Red Harvest - complete and unabridged as well as four short stories: House Dick, Dead Yellow Women, The Golden Horseshoe and Who Killed Bob Teal? These short stories have appeared in digest form previously.. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19366

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: dashiell hammett Continental Op sam spade Fiction::Mystery

HAMSUN, KNUT & GERRY BOTHMER (TRANSLATOR)

Mysteries

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971. Uncorrected Proof; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0374217645. Light wear to extremities, light soiling. ; A tight solid book. This is the uncorrected proof of this book - 5 1/4" wide X 10 3/4 " tall X 1/2" thick, bound in red card covers with black titles on front cover. Blue & white publisher label pasted on front cover with title, author, publication date - 7/30/71 and price - $7.95 typed in. Pages are numbered in ink pen by hand. ; Trade PB; 7.90 X 5.20 X 1.20 inches; 236 pages; Uncorrected proof copy. Translated from the Norwegian.. Very Good .

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Book number: 15945

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0374217645 norwegian Uncorrected Proof, Arc

O'HARA, KENNETH

Nightmare's Nest

London: Gollancz Detection, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0575031913. Only slight wear, remainder mark bottom page edges; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright solid, book ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; 'Murder in a Surrey riding stable that is popular with all the neighbourhood children'. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21006

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0575031913 Mystery Surrey Inspector Hobden Sergeant Sheal Great Britain Fiction::Mystery

HARDY, W. G.

The Scarlet Mantle

Toronto, ON: Macmillan of Canada, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0770515673. DJ has scuffing, short closed tears, edgewear. ; DJ in mylar. A bright solid book.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 462 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 8913

Catalogue: Fiction::Historical

Keywords: 0770515673 FICTION Mark antony Rome julius caesar

HARLOW, BILL

Circle William: A Novel

New York: Scribner, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0684850397. Remainder mark on bottom page edges. Some wear head and tail of spine.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Height: 9.75 Inches, Length: 6.25 Inches, Weight: 1 Pounds, Width: 1.5 Inch; 315 pages; "Two brothers -- one a presidential press secretary, the other a maverick captain on a Navy destroyer -- scramble to prevent a Libyan plot to use chemical weapons against Israel and the United States. ". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21724

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 0684850397 Thriller FICTION

HARLOW, ROBERT

Paul Nolan

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771040067. Signed by Author; DJ has some very light soiling, small tears. Previous owner's name and address in ink on FFEP; DJ in mylar, unclipped. A bright solid book. Inscribed by author on title page.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 394 pages; Paul Nolan lives a sometimes blackly comic, sometimes tragic life, that appears completely concerned with sex. Sex as revolt, sex as conquest. Sex as definition. Ironically, sex is the main reason for his failure as a man. He wants to be a good husband and father, but he is driven by obsessions whose roots are unknown, a mystery that is unravelled during a bizarre week that begins with indiscretions in Reno and ends with his exile from home and family in the middle of a party held to sell a surreal outdoor sculpture that appears one morning on his lawn.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 7749

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian

Keywords: 0771040067 FICTION reno sex Fiction::Canadian

HARRIS, JOHN

Corporal Cotton's Little War a Novel of the Aegean Campaign, 1941

London: Hutchinson, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0091362504. Price clipped dust jacket shows light wear, some creasing top edge, erasure to front free end paper; A bright, solid book Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector.; 8.43 X 5.67 X 1.18 inches; 287 pages; "Corporal Michael Anthony Cotton was an archetypal Marine, as proper a 'Jolly' as ever Kipling wrote about. But what none of his messmates even suspected was that he had been born Mihale Andoni Cotonou; in London it is true, but of Greek ancestry." It is the spring of 1941 and the Nazis are busy storming his parents homeland. His personal mission was to bring arms and money to the strong Greek resistance.; A novel of the Aegean campaign, 1941. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16253

Catalogue: Fiction::Naval

Keywords: 0091362504 Greece Naval FICTION

HARRIS, JOHN

Harkaway's Sixth Column; a Novel of the Somaliland Campaigns

London: Hutchinson, 1983. 1st UK. Hardcover. ISBN: 0091509602. Light chipping of extremities; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 285 pages; WWII Africa is the site of this action packed novel. An explosive action-packed war drama: four British soldiers are cut off behind enemy lines in British Somaliland and when they decide to utilise a secret arms dump in the Bur Yi hills and fight a rearguard action, an unlikely alliance is sought between two local warring tribes. What follows is an amazing mission led by the brilliant, elusive Harkaway, whose heart is stolen by a missionary when she becomes mixed up in the unorthodox band of warriors.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 11931

Catalogue: Fiction::Military

Keywords: 0091509602 Africa somaliland WWII British Fiction

HARRIS, JOHN

Small Rain

Vancouver BC: New Star Books, 1989. First Paperback Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919573940. Light shelfwear to card covers. Crease on lower foredge of front cover, includes half-title page.; A tight solid book. ; A collection of stories about a post-boom boomtown.. Very Good .

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Book number: 16912

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian::Short Stories

Keywords: 0919573940 British Columbia short stories Fiction::Short Stories

HARRIS, ROBERT J

The Thirty

New York: Pegasus Crime, 2018. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1681778548. Only light wear to dustjacket ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Richard Hannay Returns; 9.3 X 6.4 X 1.0 inches; 224 pages; "June, 1940. Richard Hannay has returned. As German troops pour across France, the veteran soldier and adventurer Richard Hannay is called back into duty. In Paris, an individual code named “Roland” has disappeared and is assumed to be in the hands of Nazi agents. Only Roland knows the secret of The 31 Kings, a secret upon which the future of Europe depends. Hannay is dispatched to Paris to find Roland before the Germans overrun the city. On a hazardous journey across the battlefields of France, Hannay is joined by old friends and new allies as he confronts a ruthless foe who will stop at nothing to destroy him.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20299

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 1681778548 Richard hannay John Buchan 39 steps Fiction::Mystery

HARRISON, HENRY SYDNOR & FREDERIC R. GRUGER B&W PLATES

Angela's Business

Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart, 1915. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Frederic R. Gruger B&W plates. Green cloth covered boards, gilt stamped with titles on front cover, gilt on spine worn, corners lightly bumped, light wear head & tail of spine, gift notation on FFEP, light erasure of front pastedown. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact; 404 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 13335

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: FICTION first editions FICTION

HARRISON, HARRY

The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell

New York: Tor Books, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312860633. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Stainlss Steel Rat # 6; 5.74 X 0.93 X 8.5 inches; 253 pages; "Slippery Jim diGriz , alias the Stainless Steel Rat, the galaxy's greatest thief and con artist, returns in his most devilish caper yet. DiGriz is strenuously fighting boredom on a ritzy pleasure planet when his beloved wife disappears while vising the Temple of Eternal Truth, an enigmatic institution that promises its patrons a sneak peek at Heaven--for a price. Determined to get his wife back, diGriz takes on the Temple. He thinks he's ready for anything, but he never expects to find himself banished to Hell, complete with pointy-tailed devils. Has Divine judgement caught up with the Rat at last?". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20744

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction

Keywords: 0312860633 Stainless steel rat digriz Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

HARRISON, HARRY

Winter in Eden

London: Grafton Books, 1986. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0246126124. Illustrated by Bill Sanderson. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Price-clipped, closed tear top back panel of DJ. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Decorative endpapers ; West of Eden Trilogy #2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 486 pages; "A new ice age threatens Earth. Facing extinction, the dinosaurs must employ their mastery of biology to reconquer human territory swiftly. Desperately, Kerrick launches an arduous quest to rally a final defense for humankind. With his beloved wife and young son, he heads north to the land of the whale hunters, east into the enemy's stronghold, and south to a fateful reckoning with destiny.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20855

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction

Keywords: 0246126124 Dinosaurs Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

HARROD-EAGLES, CYNTHIA

The Chevalier

London: Macdonald, 1984. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0356100715. Light edge wear; DJ in Mylar, bright, solid book ; Morland Dynasty #7; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 414 pages; 1689: the Resoration enabled the Morland family to restore their own fortune, but now the Jacobite rebellion brings another threat to their security.Annuciata Morland, fiercely loyal to the Stuart cause, follows her beloved king, James II, into exile. She leaves her gentle grandson, Matt, to oversee Morland Place in her absence. Without her wise presence, Matt finds himself in an arranged marriage to India Neville and at the mercy of a woman as heartless as she is beautiful. After a lonely and sheltered life he lurches between the exquisite pain of love and the torment of deep despair.When James III - the Chevalier - returns to claim the Stuart throne, the Morlands are reunited in one country. Death and defeat threaten them, but their loves and loyalty prove stronger than kingly ambitions.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 12437

Catalogue: Fiction::UK::Series

Keywords: 0356100715 morland dynasty Stuart James III Fiction::Historical

HARROD-EAGLES, CYNTHIA

Dead End

London: Little, Brown, 1994. 1st UK. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316909815. Some tanning of pages, common to British editions, slight bumping of extremities ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. A bright solid, book ; A Bill Slider Mystery; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 234 pages; A call-out to a murder presents Detective Inspector Bill Slider with the problem of a dead conductor. In his life Sir Stefan Radek was very famous and very unpleasant, but neither of these facts seem reason enough to gun him down in broad daylight in a Shepherd's Bush church.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 11353

Catalogue: Fiction::Mystery

Keywords: 0316909815 British Bill Slider Mystery & Thrillers Fiction::Mystery