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New York: Doubleday, 2018. First English Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Like New. Tall 8vo, red cloth with bold gold lettering on spine over black boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with image of 7 sticks of explosive & a timer, [x] + 301 pages <br /> = [3] About the Author + [2] About the Translator. EXCEPTIONAL COPY: Very tight, bright, clean in comparable unclipped dust jacket. No previous owner or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> Zhou Haohui is one of the most popular suspense authors in China.<br /> <br /> Death Notice is a mystery/detective fiction novel and is the first novel in a trilogy of the same name by Chinese author Zhou Haohui. It was first published in 2014 by Beijing Times Chinese Press. It has also been made into a Hong Kong film (1922).

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by Author on title page, 8vo, black quarter cloth with scarlet lettering on spine over black boards; archival polyester-protected pictorial & photographic dust jacket (unclipped) by Michaela Sullivan; red endpapers, 311 pages. Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (born 1949) is a Filipino playwright, writer, poet, and multimedia performance artist.<br/><br/>This is a complex family saga that involves creativity (a band named "The Gangster of Love"). It moves from the Philippines to San Francisco and LA; then to NYCity; back to San Fran, and with several themes resolved back in the Philippines. <br/><br/>SUPERIOR CONDITION: Tight, bright, clean copy. Dust jacket is clean with some very slight edgewear. No remainder marks.

London: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, 1905. First Edition. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Very Good +. Maurice Greiffenhagen. Thick 8vo, blue gilt-decorated cloth with gold labyrinth on spine and cover & green inlaid lines on cover, illustrated B&W frontispiece and 31 plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen, 384 pages. Continuation of the author's celebrated romance She of 1887. Recalls other novels of Shangri-La. This copy has the gold labyrinth ornament on both the spine and the front cover, though some copies lack this device. Overall a bright and very good copy. Minor cloth wear, occasional & much better than usual occasional light foxing to thickly woven pages; previous ownership inscriptions on front flyleaf and back of frontispiece. Scott 45, McKay 39, Whatmore F28.

San Diego New York London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1985. First Edition [lettering A-E]. Decorated boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Michael Hague. INSCRIBED & EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by Author-Illustrator MICHAEL HAGUE with a delicate profile of a FAIRY's HEAD, 4to, brown cloth with gilt lettering, profusely illustrated by Michael Hague in color and B&W, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket depicting a fairy queen, 32 pages. EXCEPTIONAL Condition of a Very Special Copy that has been embellished and Extra-Illustrated by the marvellous author-artist Michael Hague.<br /> <br /> Michael Hague (b.1948) is one of America's finest illustrators. In this bookseller's opinion, his artistry is as excellent as Arthur Rackham's. <br /> <br /> He has illustrated several classics to include The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, one of his finest achievements, The Hobbit; also wonderfully illustrated books on Irish folktales, fairy tales, several… Read More

New York, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Michael Hague. SIGNED & Extra-Illustrated by the Author-Illustrator with a sketch of a HAPPY DANCING BEAR in profile, orange cloth with silver spine lettering, profusely illustrated by Michael Hague in color and B&W, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (uncut) illustrated with a bear and toys by Michael Hague, [32] pages. EXCEPTIONAL Condition of a Very Special Copy with that has been embellished and Extra-Illustrated with an Adorable Bear by marvellously talented author-artist Michael Hague.<br/><br/>Michael Hague (b.1948) is one of America's finest illustrators. In this bookseller's opinion, his artistry is as excellent as Arthur Rackham's. <br/><br/>He has illustrated several classics to include The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, one of his finest achievements, The Hobbit; also wonderfully illustrated books on Irish folktales, fairy tales, ,… Read More

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1989. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Fine. Michael Hague. SIGNED & Extra-Illustrated by the Author-Illustrator with an ADORABLE GIRL BEAR in profile, red cloth with gold spine lettering, profusely illustrated by Michael Hague in color and B&W, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Michael Hague, colorful endpapers decorated with huggy bears, [22] pages. Marvellous profile SKETCH of an adorable GIRL BEAR & SIGNED by the Illustrator, Michael Hague. SUPERIOR Condition with minor defects of a small ink or crayon scribble on front cover & price-clipped front dust jacket flap. Michael Hague (b.1948) is one of America's finest illustrators. In this bookseller's opinion, his artistry is as excellent as Arthur Rackham's. He has illustrated several classics to include The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, one of his finest achievements, The Hobbit; also wonderfully illustrated books on Irish folktales, fairy tales,… Read More

China: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2008. First Edition. Pictorial glossy paper over boards. Very Fine/None. Michael Hague. SIGNED & Extra-Illustrated by the Author-Illustrator with a large wizard's head in profile, 4to, pictorial glossy paper over boards with an illustration of a wizard by Michael Hague, profusely illustrated by Michael Hague in color and B&W, 145 pages. Exceptional Condition for a Very Special Copy that has been embellished and Extra-Illustrated with a splendid Wizard by marvellous author-artist Michael Hague. Michael Hague (b.1948) is one of America's finest illustrators. In this bookseller's opinion, his artistry is as excellent as Arthur Rackham's. He has illustrated several classics to include The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, one of his finest achievements, The Hobbit; also wonderfully illustrated books on Irish folktales, fairy tales, several adorable books on bears, and--of course--this book on wizards.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2001. First Edition. Decorated boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Michael Hague. SIGNED & Extra-Illustrated by the Author-Illustrator with a small BEAR's Head, 4to, pictorial glossy paper over boards depicting numerous colorful teddy bear heads, profusely illustrated by Michael Hague in color and B&W, 62 + [2] copyright page & bear depiction. EXCEPTIONAL Condition of a Very Special Copy embellished and Extra-Illustrated with a cute bear's head by marvellous author-artist Michael Hague. Issued without a dust jacket. Michael Hague (b.1948) is one of America's finest illustrators. In this bookseller's opinion, his artistry is as excellent as Arthur Rackham's. He has illustrated several classics to include The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, one of his finest achievements, The Hobbit; also wonderfully illustrated books on Irish folktales, fairy tales, book(s) on wizards, unicorns, several adorable books on bears--including… Read More

New York: SeaStar Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. Fine/Near Fine. Michael Hague. ILLUSTRATED with an ORIGINAL SKETCH of a SCARY GHOST & SIGNED by the Author-Illustrator, small 4to (10 3/8" x 6 7/8"), black pictorial boards with colored depiction of young Kate being menaced by a ghost from a graveyard, illustrated throughout with reproductions of full color watercolors by Michael Hague, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) reproducing Hague's colorful cover art, pictorial endpapers, unpaginated [34] pages. SIGNED & ILLUSTRATED with a 3"+ SKELETAL GHOST by the brilliant Author-Illustrator, Michael Hague: one of the best and most facile of modern book illustrators. Me'thinks he rivals Arthur Rackham.<br/><br/>Closely adapting a folk-tale about a blood-drinking Irish ghost recorded by Jeremiah Curtin during the 19th century. <br/><br/>Though technically classified as a "Children's… Read More

New York Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 2008. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. Michael Hague. SIGNED and ILLUSTRATED with an ORIGINAL SKETCH of a monster by the Author-Illustrator, small 4to, full color pictorial boards, Mylar-protected full-color glossy pictorial dust jacket reproducing the pictorial boards' illustration by Hague, profusely illustrated with color graphics by Hague and his son, 124 pages. This was MICHAEL HAGUES' first graphic novel. It is currently being made into a movie. Michael Hague (b.1948) is one of America's finest illustrators. In this bookseller's opinion, his artistry is as excellent as Arthur Rackham's. He has illustrated several classics to include The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, & The Hobbit. He has also wonderfully illustrated books on Irish folktales, fairy tales, several adorable books on bears, and--of course--this book. SUPERIOR CONDITION with an original illustration of a monster by the famed… Read More

New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/None. Michael Hague. SIGNED & EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the Author-Illustrator with his full-page drawing of boy FAIRY in profile, 4to, blue quarter cloth over light blue boards, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with a color depiction of a lady fairy overlooking a babe by Michael Hague, profusely illustrated by Michael Hague in color and B&W, full color elaborate pictorial endpapers illustrated by MH, 125 pages. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION for a VERY SPECIAL Copy that has been embellished and EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with a Splendid Fairy by marvellous author-artist Michael Hague. Michael Hague (b.1948) is one of America's finest illustrators. In this bookseller's opinion, his artistry is as excellent as Arthur Rackham's. He has illustrated several classics to include The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, one of his finest achievements, The Hobbit; also wonderfully… Read More

New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland: Doubleday, 1990. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, thick 8vo, black quarter cloth with gold spine lettering over black boards, Mylar-protected dust jacket (unclipped) with large type & flames appearing in "NEWS," red endpapers, [viii] + 564 pages. Exceptional Condition!<br/> <br/> An Exciting romp through major cities and dramatic locations in pursuit of top stories for the Evening News, which are also filled with intrigues and dangers caused by profit-seeking and intrusions by foreign revolutionaries.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1975. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Author on a publisher's tipped-in front endpaper, tall & thick 8vo, black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over gold boards, archival mylar-protected black lettered & pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with circular image of a man before a bank's barred vault, 472 pages. + Krochs & Brentano's "1st Edition Circle" bookmark. Arthur Hailey, AE (1920 - 2004) was a British-Canadian novelist whose plot-driven storylines were set against the backdrops of various industries. His books, which include such best sellers as Hotel (1965), Airport (1968), Wheels (1971), and The Moneychangers (1975). The latter's plot involves boardroom politics within a major bank as well as counterfeiting, loan sharks, credit card fraud, embezzlement, subprime lending, and insider trading.<br /> <br /> SCARCE SIGNED & in F/NF CONDITION internally… Read More

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. First Barnes & Noble Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, black quarter cloth with irridescent blue lettering on spine over black boards, Introduction by Peter Haining, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped), 331 pages + [3] Acknowledgements. Peter Alexander Haining (1940 - 2007) was a British journalist, author and anthologist In the 1970s he wrote three novels, including The Hero (1973), which was optioned for filming. He also wrote several reference books on the BBC TV programme Doctor Who, and the definitive study of Sherlock Holmes on the screen, The Television Sherlock Holmes (1991). Book features stories by leaders of hardboiled fiction: Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hamett, Elmore Leonard, Mickey Spillane, Quentin Tarentino and 15 more. An appealing anthology for Pulp fans that's in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: cloth, contents, and jacket (unclipped).

New York: Grove Press, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. INSCRIBED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over white boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with B&W image of a hand with Arabic writing holding a pistol, blood red endpapers, extensive apparatus (chronology, characters, glossary, bibliography), 322 pages. Roya Hakakian (born 1966) is an Iranian American Jewish poet, journalist, and writer. She takes on the most pressing contemporary sociopolitical issues —exile, persecution, censorship— and injects them with relevance and urgency through her deeply observant and poetic sensibility to make these subjects accessible to all readers.<br /> <br /> This is a remarkably well written and documented recounting of the little known assassination of several Kurds by Saddam Hussein's men in 1992.<br /> <br />… Read More

Orlando Austin New York San Diego Toronto London: Harcourt, Inc, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Brad Weinman. SIGNED "Best Wishes" by the Author, 8vo, pictorial full-color boards depicting Chet Gecko & Falcon, handsomely illustrated with B&W frontispiece and several in-text drawings by Brad Weinman, 107 pages + [8] pp. of denoument & ads. Exceptional Condition! A funny satire & mystery playing with Sam Spade and Dashiell Hammett's, The Maltese Falcon.

American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc. / Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1968. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Glossy color & B/W period images. 2 Volume set, small quartos (10" x 6 7/8" x 2 1/4"), green cloth with gold lettering on spine, matching green cloth slipcase with glossy floral pastedown, profusely illustrated with color and B&W period images (plates & in-text); dark gray-green endpapers, Indices; Vol. 1: [10], 11-383, [384] pp.; Vol. 2: 390-768 pages. Weight: 4 lbs. 2.5 oz. FINE SET. Tight, bright, clean volumes. Plates and pages are very clean and bright. Light rubbing to corners of Near Fine firm slipcase. No markings by previous owners. <br /> <br /> Volume one covers the history of food and spices, and volume two provides recipes for pastas, salads, sauces, soups, desserts and appetizers.

Biemidji, MN: Focus Publishing, Inc, 1996. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Paul Brent. DOUBLY SIGNED by the Author & Illustrator on the title page plus Paul Brent has added a darling small sketch of a manatee, oblong 8vo (11 3/8" x 8 7/8"), glossy pictorial cover with a pink manatee in water by Paul Brent, art reproduced as pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), profusely illustrated with full color pastels by Brent, colorful aquatic endpapers, N.P. [40] pages. SIGNED by Author and Artist who added a small sketch of a manatee. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! No remainder marks. Paul Brent is a Florida artist whose watercolors and oils have portrayed the many aspects of Florida landscapes and the coastal area.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering over black boards, archival mylar-protected dust jacket (unclipped), Navy blue endpapers, [x] + 371 pages. James W. Hall (born 1947), the highly acclaimed best-selling author of Hard Aground, Mean High Tide, and Bones Of Coral, wrote this superb thriller, GONE WILD, in which the most deadly animals in the jungle are those that kill for money. Previously, he was a Fulbright professor of literature in Spain EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects!

New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Like New. INSCRIBED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, mauve quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over olive green boards, mauve endpapers, 360 pages. James W. Hall (born 1947) is an American author and professor of creative writing from Florida. He has written eighteen novels, four books of poetry, a collection of short stories, and a collection of essays.<br /> <br /> INSCRIBED & in LIKE NEW CONDITION! No previous owner or remainder marks.