CALDWELL, TAYLOR

To Look and Pass

New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1973. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book and first paperback printing. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine of the book has some toning / sunning and some light creasing. The text pages are clean and bright. "If Dan Hendricks had been born thirty or so years later, things would not have happened as they did. In a restless and mobile nation he could have escaped from the past, assumed another identity. But in the close-knit community of South Kenton at the turn of the century, he could not escape. — From his earliest years, Dan seemed marked out by fate as one of its victims. In the eyes of the small respectable American town he was an outcast, a social misfit. His mother was dead; his father was only a blacksmith and , what was worse, a drunkard, and the two of them lived in a two-room shack behind the smithy. When Dan fell in love, it was with a woman twenty-two years older than him; when he got married, it was to a woman who hated him and wanted to make him suffer, and who succeeded - even after her death." (from Goodreads). Very Good .

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Book number: 41035

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Modern Fiction Taylor Caldwell Historical Fiction Families Relationships

CALDWELL, ERSKINE

Tobacco Road (with a New Preface By the Author) (the Unabridged Edition)

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. 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 rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's penciled name and address on the front endpaper. The price clipped dust jacket has several small nicks, along with a couple of tiny chips to the top spine end. The dust jacket has generalized sunning, and also spots of ground-in dirt, especially to the rear cover.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 46772

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Modern Fiction Tobacco Road Erskine Caldwell Drama

DE CAMP, L. SPRAGUE

The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription on the title page. The 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 rubbing and beginning edge wear to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. Laid-in is a copy of the corrected map . The revers of the map has a previous owner's inked math problem (covering most of one side of the blank reverse). The dust jacket has some rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners along with some generalized rubbing to the rear panel. Unfortunately, a previous owner has used a blue ink pen to "enhance" the photo on the rear panel - giving the author an inked mustache, eyebrows and eye and nostril circles. Some of the enhancements have been partly erased, leaving white patches. "The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate is a historical novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, first published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1961, and in paperback by Lancer Books in 1968. The first trade paperback edition was issued by The Donning Company in 1982. [1] The book was reissued with a new introduction by Harry Turtledove as a trade paperback and ebook by Phoenix Pick in September 2013. It is the third of de Camp's historical novels in order of writing, and earliest chronologically. It is set in 466-465 BCE, the last years of the reign of King Xerxes I of Persia." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 41031

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Science Fiction L. Sprague Decamp King Xerxes Of Persia War Persia Historical Fiction Wizards Dragons

CAPUTO, PHILIP

Horn of Africa a Novel

New York, NY: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0030421365. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with an inscription by the author, on the reverse of the half title page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. There is a very tiny red ink remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. The dust jacket is clean and bright. "Philip Caputo's memoir of Vietnam, A Rumor of War (1977) , has been published in 15 languages, and has sold two million copies since its first publication. It is widely regarded as a classic in the literature of war. The book was adapted as a 1980 two-part TV movie of the same name, starring Brad Davis, Keith Carradine, Brian Dennehy, and Michael O'Keefe. A Fortieth Anniversary Edition of A Rumor of War was scheduled for summer 2017. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 43635

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0030421365 Modern Fiction First Edition Philip Caputo Signed Edition Africa Mercenaries

CARKEET, DAVID

I Been There Before

New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0060154268. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the bottom spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but there is some light toning to the white portions, especially to the rear panel. "David Carkeet (born November 15, 1946, Sonora, California) is an American novelist and essayist. Three of his novels have been named The New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 49649

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0060154268 Modern Fiction First Edition David Carkeet Mark Twain Imaginative Fiction

CARR, CALEB

The Angel of Darkness

New York: Random House, 1997. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0679435328. 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 corners of the book covers. There is some very beginning fading to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. "Much of Carr's fiction deals with violence perpetrated by people whose behavior has its origins in childhood abuse. These stories are rooted in Carr's family history. The author's father, Lucien Carr, was born in 1925 in New York City. Lucien's parents separated when he was five, and the balance of his childhood was spent in St. Louis, where both the elder Carrs, Russell and Marion, had been born to socially prominent families. David Kammerer followed Lucien wherever the younger man went—including moves to out-of-state schools. Eventually, the two landed in New York City. Lucien had left University of Chicago after a suicide attempt, which he tried to pass off as a piece of performance art, and enrolled at Columbia University." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 43323

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0679435328 Modern Fiction First Edition Caleb Carr Psychiatry Historical Fiction Horror

CARR, CALEB

The Legend of Broken

New York, NY: Random House, 2012. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1400062837. 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: 45625

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 1400062837 Modern Fiction First Edition Caleb Carr Historical Fiction

LE CARRE, JOHN (PSEUDONYM OF DAVID JOHN MOORE CORNWELL)

Single & Single

New York: Scribner, 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0684859262. 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 John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020) , better known by his pen name John le Carré (/l? 'kaere? /) , [1] was a British author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). His third novel, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1963) , became an international best-seller and remains one of his best-known works. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41331

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0684859262 Modern Fiction First Edition John Le Carre David John Moore Cornwell London, England

LE CARRE, JOHN (PSEUDONYM OF DAVID JOHN MOORE CORNWELL)

A Small Town in Germany

New York, NY: Coward - McCann, Inc, 1968. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Lonnie Slonevsky. Cover Art; This is a First American Trade Edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The gilt lettering on the spine has darkened a bit. The text pages are clean and bright. The edges of the text block have some light toning / darkening. The top edge of the text block is stained a reddish color. The spine ends and corners of the dust jacket have a bit of very light bumping and rubbing. There is one very small semi-closed edge tear to the top spine end of the dust jacket.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 46025

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Editions John Le Carre Germany Bonn, Germany Espionage Spy fiction Europe Adventure

CARTER, NICK

Nick Carter: Killmaster Run, Spy, Run

New York, NY: Award, 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. Award Book Number A101F - K, priced at . 50cents. This is First Edition (stated on the copyright page) The book is in Very Good to Near Very Good + condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The white portions of the book cover are in clean, mostly bright condition. There is one tiny indentation on the front cover by the front spine joint. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, but there is some light, genealized toning.. Very Good .

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Book number: 49012

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Nick Carter James Bond Thriller Spy Adventure

CARY, LUCIAN

The Duke Steps out

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc, 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some rubbing and wear, as do the spine joints. There is some generalized light rubbing to the book covers as well. The text pages are clean and bright. The rear endpaper has been glued to the rear pastedown page and the previous owner has inked the the book title, and her own name on the glued down page. "The Duke Comes Back is a 1933 novel by Lucian Cary which tells the story of a retired boxing champion lured out of retirement for one final bout. It served as the basis for two films, The Duke Comes Back in 1937 and Duke of Chicago in 1949." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 43115

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Lucian Cary Boxing Books Into Film

CHABON, MICHAEL

Summerland

New York, NY: Miramax / Hyperion Books for Children, 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0007127111. Illustrated by William Joyce. Cover Art; SIGNED 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 has some light bumping and wear to the spine ends, corners and edges. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 45926

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: 0007127111 Modern Fiction First Editions Michael Chabon Young Adult Fiction Signed Editions Baseball Sports Fiction William Joyce

CHABON, MICHAEL

Telegraph Avenue a Novel

New York, NY: Harper, 2012. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0061493341. Illustrated by Milan Bozic. 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: 45639

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0061493341 Modern Fiction First Edition Michael Chabon Milan Bozic Berkeley, CA Oakland, CA Musicians Record Stores

CHAMBERS, ROBERT W.

The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esq.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1912. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is one spot of discoloration on the rear book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the front endpaper. "Robert was first educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and then entered the Art Students' League at around the age of 20, where the artist Charles Dana Gibson was his fellow student. Chambers studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, and at Académie Julian, in Paris from 1886 to 1893, and his work was displayed at the Salon as early as 1889. On his return to New York, he succeeded in selling his illustrations to Life, Truth, and Vogue magazines. Then, for reasons unclear, he devoted his time to writing, producing his first novel, In the Quarter (written in 1887 in Munich). His most famous, and perhaps most meritorious, effort is The King in Yellow, a collection of Art Nouveau short stories published in 1895. This included several famous weird short stories which are connected by the theme of a fictitious drama of the same title, which drives those who read it insane. E. F. Bleiler described The King in Yellow as one of the most important works of American supernatural fiction. It was also strongly admired by H. P. Lovecraft and his circle. "Chambers returned to the weird genre in his later short story collections The Maker of Moons, The Mystery of Choice and The Tree of Heaven, but none earned him as much success as The King in Yellow. Some of Chambers's work contains elements of science fiction, such as In Search of the Unknown and Police! ! ! , about a zoologist who encounters monsters. " (From Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 38877

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Robert W. Chambers The Law England

CHEEVER, JOHN

Oh What a Paradise It Seems

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394513347. 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. "His main themes include the duality of human nature: sometimes dramatized as the disparity between a character's decorous social persona and inner corruption, and sometimes as a conflict between two characters (often brothers) who embody the salient aspects of both – light and dark, flesh and spirit. Many of his works also express a nostalgia for a vanishing way of life (as evoked by the mythical St. Botolphs in the Wapshot novels) , characterized by abiding cultural traditions and a profound sense of community, as opposed to the alienating nomadism of modern suburbia. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 44027

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0394513347 Modern Fiction First Edition John Cheever Love Relationships