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Avon Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0380974533 . Excellent condition, only minimal wear overall. Pages clean and intact, no markings. Slight soiling to outer edge of pages, a little sticker residue on front, not price clipped. 325 pages. " The year is 1963, the place Southeast Asia. Discharged early from the U. S. Navy, Sam Malloy is estranged from America and running a hotel in Bangkok. His brother, Charlie, is in Saigon covering the Vietnam War for Time magazine. Anne Sinclair, a lovely, idealistic young assistant to the director of the U. S. Information Service, is becoming tormented by the lies she must write on behalf of the U. S. Government. Charlie introduces Anne to Sam, and, to coin a phrase, the rest is history.....Reminiscent of C. J. Koch's The Year of Living Dangerously, this is a tale of love, war, and disillusionment. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Gold Medal Books. Good. 1961. First Edition. Softcover. Pages clean and intact, age tanning to pages and covers. Cover has light edgewear, creasing and small tears to spine ends. "The plane was doomed; his choice was grim. He could take his chances on Communist torture - or go down slowly in the deep Black Sea. " (os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

London: Peter Davies. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0396061737 . U. K. First edition, Peter Davies, London 1970. ISBN: 043202073X. HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Hardcover is clean and tight, edgewear minimal, one crease along spine edge. Dustjacket has slight soiling, slight edgewear, not price clipped. An attractive copy. SUMMARY: Hounded by the Russian Imperial secret Chancellery, Henryk Barinski is forced to flee the court of the Grand Duchess Catherine and is again separated from his beloved Kasia Radienska, cousin of the last king of Poland. On his way to England, Henryk is pressganged into service on the lower deck of HMS Huntress.... ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 239 pages .

Ballantine Books. Good. 1975. Sixth Printing. Softcover. 0345241614 . Paperback, Ballantine 1975. Pages clean and tight, age tanning to pages and inside covers. Cover has moderate edge wear, scuffing, front crease and spine creasing. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Now that he was the rich Lord Greystoke, Tarzan became the target of greedy and evil men. His son was kidnapped, his wife abducted, and Tarzan was stranded on a desert island where he seemed helpless. But with the help of Sheeta, the vicious panther, and Akut, the great ape, Tarzan planned his escape.. (110-osl ) .

Gold Eagle. Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. 037361067X . Pages clean and unmarked. Cover has light edgwear and light creasing, minor soiling. Bolan is the new crusader in a war as timeless as the land itself. (110os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 186 pages .

Mcclelland and Stewart. Very Good. 1973. Softcover. 077106649X . Light wear to edges & corners. Interior pages clean & unmarked - age tanning to page edges. Illustrated by Victor Mays. (*Shipping will be reduced & depends on your location)."The Black Joke is a rousing sea story in the tradition of the great classic pirate tales. The time is the 1930's. The loot is bootleg liquor, not pirate gold. And the ship is the 'Black Joke', the speediest, nimblest craft on the Newfoundland coast..." ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York: Aqua Quest. Near Fine. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 1881652157 . Signed by author on title page. Softcover is new and unread. It has light shelf wear involving some scuffing of the cover, a tiny tear to upper rear spine and a little wear/curling to corners. 437 pages plus booklists. Autographed sticker on front. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Book DescriptionLurking beneath an ocean crevasse near the edge of the abyss, Blackwolf, a deadly high-tech submarine waits to launch an attack of unimaginable horror. Can it be stopped before thousands die? In this sequel to Thief of the Deep, Ex-Navy Seal, Doc Holiday, vows to destroy Blackwolf and her evil crew..... [460? ]; Signed by Author .

Carroll & Graf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0786709421 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings, overall wear is light. Pages clean and intact. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; . ...A simple case gets murderously complicated when "Nameless, " Bill Pronzini's seasoned private-eye, exposes a nasty scam that involves junior account executive Jay Cohalan, his unhappy wife, and a mistress with a serious drug problem. Pronzini's Nameless Detective has been through the wars more than two dozen times in such singular mysteries as Crazybone and Boobytrap. Now the San Francisco-based PI has acquired a daughter, a home and a name "Daddy" that may portend retirement if he can solve a case that spirals from simplicity to murderous complexity in a heartbeat.... (700) .

Signet Books. Very Good+. 1965. `; First Printing. Paperback. 0451076737 . Signet 1st printing 1965. Nice shape for it's age. Pages are clean and intact, no markings. Cover has a little scuffing and light wear at corners. A new Tiger Mann Thriller. The danger-charged exploits of America's kill-or-be-killed espionage agent. Mickey Spillane's gutter-tough secret agent back in a real hell-raiser of a thriller. International intrigue, the Iron Curtain, murder, mayhem and, of course, a beautiful woman! (95os4-24) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

James Lorimer & Co.. Good. 1975. Softcover. 0888621205 . Two softcovers in slipcase. ISBN: 888621132 & 088862090X. Cardboard slipcase has heavy scuffing and ink rubbing, some wear to corners. Shantymen is near fine with light edgewear, clean and unmarked. The Last Voyage is good and has moderate edge wear, creasing and taped area on spine, creasing of cover and light soiling. B/w photos/illus. Juvenile/Young adult reading. Last Voyage - an exciting tale of the days of wooden sailing ships when square riggers from Nova Scotia sailed the world. Shantymen - an adventure story which vividly portrays life in Canada 100+ years ago, as two teenagers spend the winter working in a lumber camp in the Ottawa Valley. (431-noto) ; 8vo .

Time Warner. Fine. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 0751536334 . Uncorrected proof (Softcover) under the original title: The Bomb Surgeon in 2005, same ISBN. Book was published under the title, 'The Operative'. Very nice condition, only light wear overall, slight soiling to outer edge of pages. No markings. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; In war torn Iraq, Stratton's closest friend is killed on operation, leaving behind a grieving wife and child - Stratton's godson. When the widow moves to Los Angeles, she is brutally murdered and her child placed in state custody. Stratton, rocked to his core by the killing, uncovers an FBI plot to hide the crime and sets off on a private operation of revenge that eventually pits him against one of the most powerful Eastern European crime syndicates in America...... (500+) .

Pocket Books. Very Good+. 1968. Second Printing. Softcover. 0722159439 . Pocket Books edition 1968, 2nd printing. Cover has light edge/corner wear, a little discoloration to red ink outer corners, very clean. Pages are clean and all intact. "A reformed bank robber is blackmailed into stealing the church's Madonna diarmonds during the running of the bulls. A thriller set in Spain..." (os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

London: Granada. Good+. 1983. First Edition. Softcover. 0586056386 . Cover has moderate edge and corner wear, and some creasing. Light rubbing/peeling of a small area top corner where stickers were removed. Pages are clean and intact. "They called it the triangle - the triangle of lust, brutality and degradation that was the slave trade.... The story of Tom Derker, who lost his parents one horrible winter, and had to go out into the world to make his own way. He joins his Uncle William's ship - and finds himself bound for Africa on board a slaver. " (noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 480 pages pages .

London: Harwood-Smart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0904507084 . First edition.Ex-library book, but still in very nice condition - mylar cover and usual ex-lib of markings. Interior clean and intact, a few small ink markings to outer edge of pages. Protective sleeve over jacket has some scuffing/light scratches. Introducing England's first private detective in a dashing new historical series. From the grandeur of Stukeley Hall to the squalid underworld of Georgian London, the gallant Captain Nash pursues the clues in his first case. Blackmail, black magic and horrible murders spike the rakehell trail tha leads to the vast Wroth inheritance. 156 pages. (275osl? ) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

U. K.: Curley Publishing. Very Good. 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 0792703774 . Curley Large Print. Retired library book but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and ex-lib type markings, back pocket. Light wear to edges/corners, light soiling outer edge of pages, first page has some light wrinkling. Interior pages otherwise clean. 373 pages. Short stories including: It's a Lousy World, Death of a Nobody, One of Those Cases, Sin Island, Private Eye Blues, The Pulp Connection, Where Have You Gone, Sam Spade? , Dead Man's Slough, Who's Calling & Booktaker. The big, sort-of-sloppy, brew-loving P. I. Opens up his files on some of his most fascinating cases. ; 8vo; Here are 10 stories and two novelettes, giving Nameless fans a page-turning potpourri of his toughest and most dangerous adventures. Case File is a 12-pack to be popped open and enjoyed on an off-duty afternoon. So sit back and spend some time with one of America's favorite P. I. 's who has… Read More

Tower Books. Good. 1968. Second Printing. Softcover. Cover has moderate edge wear/rubbing/soiling, creasing to covers. Interior unmarked, heavily age tanned. 188 pages plus booklists. Thrown together in this desolate mountain cave, they all played a part in the most exciting and bizarre plots ever coooked up by master alchemist Jack Seward. What terrible secret brought them halfway across the world....? (os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Victoria, B. C.: Trafford On-Demand Publication. Near Fine. 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 1552125858 . Excellent condition. Slight edge/corner wear, one corner crease seen. Interior clean and unmarked. ; 8vo; The book is historical fiction leading up to a fairy tale, although it is so well leavened with helpings of historical and archeological facts, that all may end up to be factual after all. What he calls the Celtic Domain is traced from its first appearance in the Middle Europe, follows the migration trail across Western Europe into Britain and Ireland, then deals with the apparently unstoppable spread of the Roman Empire into Celtic territory and covers the major battles that resulted. Arthur and Camelot fill the final section with a new interpretation that intrigues as it develops, and ends with an Epilogue that highlights the reasons why the Celts, known-world conquerors before the Romans, could not compete with the political and military sophistication of the Roman Empire. The… Read More

Pinnacle Books (Mm). Very Good. 1981. First Edition. Softcover. 0523412606 . Pages clean and intact, age tanning inside covers. Cover has light corner wear, light scuffing and one crease on front cover. The Butcher #30. Terror scores a touchdown. The Syndicate has its grip on professional athletes, forcing them by any means necessary - to fix their games. The superbowl is weeks away, and already L. A.' s star quarterback is dead in London.... (115os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Raven Stone/Turnstone Press. New. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0888012675 . Softcover is new and unread, no markings. 349 pages. "When Canadian Forces soldier Jen Blaylock’s father–an investigative journalist–and the rest of her family are murdered in an attempt to cover up illegal arms sales, Blaylock abandons military life to exact vengeance on the multi-national conglomerate she deems responsible. But bitter revenge soon becomes entwined with uncommon valour as Blaylock and her man on the inside, Mike Flanagan, struggle to uncover Integrated Security’s conspiracy to destabilize the world’s economy and arms trade...." ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

Nyc: Dell Books. Near Fine. 1986. First Edition. Softcover. 0440113539 . Very nice condition. Pages are clean and intact, with no markings. Cover has light wear to edges, small taped tear to spine bottom and light scuffing and a few small indents on rear. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .