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New York:: St Martin's,, (1990) . Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dustjacket (short edge tears). First printing. A bibliomystery, set in a picturesque English village. Faron has devoted her life to her late father's work, and now after years of declining popularity, it is on the rise again - but while she is on a lecture tour in England an old friend of her father's is found murdered. 264 pp.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1990) . Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a a good dustjacket (overall edgewear to the dj, some short closed tears). First printing. A bibliomystery, set in a picturesque English village. Faron has devoted her life to her late father's work, and now after years of declining popularity, it is on the rise again - but while she is on a lecture tour in England an old friend of her father's is found murdered. 264 pp.

New York:: Farrar, Straus & Company,, (1964). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (some foxing to the endpapers, edges of textblock and interior and back cover of dj, but otherwise a tight, straight and clean copy of an important modern novel, now rather scarce in the first edition) . First US printing. Author's second novel to be published in the US. Winner of Italy's most prestigious literary award, the Strega Prize, in 1961 and considered a classic of modern Italian literature. Translated from the Italian by Marguerite Waldman. When it first appeared the NY Times review called it a "difficult, at times hilarious. but always rewarding novel. . What the author wants to do is to encompass within the narrow bounds of his 191 pages the elusive and multifaceted spirit of Naples. . . [and of] the lyrical, subaqueous world in which his young protagonists spend so much of their time." 191 pp.

New York:: Crown,, (1988). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The first collection of short stories by this winner of the PEN/Nelson Algren Award (the judges were Toni Morrison, Donald Barthelme and Roger Groening.) This contains ten stories, set in the Great Lakes Region of the American midwest, which examine the courage and loneliness of misfits in a society that values conformity 242 p

New York:: Dutton,, (1987). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Autobiography of "one of ballet's most talented stars. . . from his beginning as a corps dancer in 1977, through his eight-year rise as Mikhail Baryshnikov's protege, to his present position with the New York City Ballet." Photographs, index. 278 pp.

New York:: Putnam,, 1986.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. Story about a Vietnam veteran's 'long walk' back to life after being held as a prisoner of war for 9 years by the Vietcong.

New York:: International Publishers, , (1971). Very good in glossy brown and orange wrappers. . Small trade paperback. Among the contributors are Oliver Tambo, Dennis Brutus, and Breyten Breytenbach. Introduction by La Guma. Includes poetry and essays. References at the end of each selection. 245 pp.

Toronto:: McClelland & Stewart,, 1979.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dustjacket (edgewear, 1 tear.). First printing. First novel by this former Canadian member of Parliament and Minister. SIGNED on the title page by the author.

London:: Pan (Macmillan),, (1997). SIGNED -. Very near fine (appears unread, some light toning to the pages). First paperback printing. The first book in the Trial and Retribution series, by this award winning author, best known for the Prime Suspect television series. INSCRIBED on the title page and signed "with love Lynda La P" with a heart. 326 pp.

New York:: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins),, (2014). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Author's first novel, the story of a successful, but driven, lawyer who is pulled back into her troubled familys life in rural Montana when her sister is found dead in the street - and then it begins to appear that the death was not an accident. 289 pp.

New York:: Norton,, 1987.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (small previous owner's stamp.). First printing. An account of the environmentalist's move to a smaller cabin deeper in the woods of the Adirondacks.

Minneapolis:: Coffee House Press,, (1998.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.(some edgewear to the jacket , which is made of thin, translucent paper.). First printing. In this great debut novel, the author 'combines the seemingly disparate worlds of suburban eighties America with Shakespeare's Court of Denmark.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1993). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Second mystery novel featuring Leah Hunter, a 25 year old tax inspector. When she is asked by a neighbor to look into the disappearance of a friend's missing son, she finds herself involved in a far more dangerous situation than expected. 223 pp,

New York:: Pegasus Books, , (2012). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First US printing. Complex murder mystery beginning with the discover of the body of a 7 year old girl. Set in the small resort town of Fjallbacka, this goes back and forth between the early 19th century and the present, and features police detective Patrik Hedstrom. Translated by Steven T, Murray. 489 pp.

New York:: Pegasus Books, , (2012). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket.. First US printing. Complex murder mystery beginning with the discover of the body of a 7 year old girl. Set in the small resort town of Fjallbacka, this goes back and forth between the early 19th century and the present, and features police detective Patrik Hedstrom. Translated by Steven T, Murray. 489 pp.

New York:: Pegasus Crime, , 2011.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First US printing. The second novel by this Swedish author to appear in English - a story of religious fanactism, family feuds and murder set in the small fishing community of Fjallbacka, featuring Patrick Hedstrom. . Translated by Steven T. Murray. 419 pp

New York:: DAW Books,, (1994). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. The first book in a new trilogy. "A new generation of heroes battles against the maverick magic lingering in the farthest corners of the world." Includes an official timeline for the Heralds of Valdemar series (this trilogy is part of the pre-history of that series) Full page black and white illustrations by Larry Dixon. 383 pp. Dust jacket art by Jody A. Lee.

New York:: DAW Books,, (1993.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. Book club edition. The conclusion of the Mage trilogy, Cover art by Jody A. Lee, interior illustrations by Larry Dixon. 387 pp.

New York:: DAW Books,, (1992.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. Book club edition. Cover art by Jody A. Lee, interior illustrations by Larry Dixon. 449 pp.

New York:: DAW Books,, (2003.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. Epic fantasy. 402 pp. Cover art by Jody Lee.