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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Trade paperback. Unpaginated. Illustrated by the author. "Fanciful drawings of imaginary architectural achievements and moments in architectural history show the skewed plans for the Tower of Pisa, the future ruins of a MacDonald's stand, the Lesser Wall of China, and other noteworthy endeavors.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. 304 pages. Bookplate. A solid copy with only light wear.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition" stated. Black cloth with silver lettering to spine. 311 pages. Signed by the author. Dust jacket has a couple of tears. Contents clean and tight.

New York: J. B. Lippincott , 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition" stated with full number line. Quarter cloth. 221 pages. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Price-clipped dust jacket. Stain from moisture to bottom edge of boards. Contents clean and tight.

New York: J. B. Lippincott (1979).. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarter cloth. 221 pages. Crease to front panel of jacket. Jacket has a couple of stains. Spotting to edges. Contents solid.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 271 pages. A clean copy with only light wear.

New York: Bantam Books (1972).. Soft cover. Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. 249 pp. Short tear to rear cover. "While a mysterious fire ravages an affluent community in Southern California, Lew Archer searches for a missing child and discovers a secret history of wayward parents, wounded offspring, and murder.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarter cloth. 229 pages. A solid copy with only light wear. "MacDonald's storytelling gifts are admirably displayed in his new novel, a mesmerizing narrative encapsulating questions on viable economics and snail-slow programs to protect natural resources." - PW

Glasgow: Fontana (1975).. Soft cover. Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. 190 pp. Spine crease, crease to rear cover.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. , 1965. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition" stated. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. x, 180 pages. Photos. Only light wear to jacket. The price is intact. Contents clean and tight.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. , 1967. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition" stated. Black cloth with silver lettering to spine. 369 pages. Gift inscription to previous owner. Stains to boards from moisture. Price-clipped dust jacket has small chips and tears. Contents clean and tight.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later printing. Quarter cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 447 pages. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by the author in 1978. Previous owner's name. Shallow scratch to front board. Dust jacket has a couple of nicks. The price is intact. Minor foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarter cloth with silver lettering. 232 pages. A solid copy with only light wear. "Someone is trying to kill Travis McGee, someone linked to southern Florida's drug traffickers -- either Miami's old-time underworld or the new generation of Latino drug barons -- and in order to save his own life, McGee must detonate a drug war.

New York: Harper & Row (1981).. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth spine with gilt lettering. 246 pp. Jacket has a short tear and a crease to front flap. A clean book with little wear. "Hired to find the person who killed an ailing tycoon with his bare hands, Travis McGee must contend with the tycoon's disinherited artist son and his aging actress wife.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth. 379 pp. Only minor wear to dust jacket. Pages are yellowing, but they're not brittle. A solid copy of this uncommon MacDonald first. Basis for the movie starring Ed Harris and Blair Brown. This was reportedly MacDonald's favorite of his many books.

West Chester, PA: Morning Republican Print, 1901. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Cloth. 97 pp. Illustrated. Previous owners' names. Some wear to binding; hinges cracked; underlining, notes in pen and pencil. Inscribed by the author to Geo. Rupert. Scarce. From the library of Marguerite P. Archer nee Hagemans: educator, patroness of science and the arts, and collector.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap (1905).. Hardcover. Very Good. Harrison Fisher. Reprint. Lavender cloth. 314 pp. No dust jacket. Small circular stain to cover, bookstore stamp. Classic "Fisher Girl" color illustration on front cover.

New York: Washington Square Press (1976).. Soft cover. Very Good. Paperback. xxxvi, 119 pages. Minor wear to covers. Contents solid.

New York: Macmillan, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. Paper-covered boards with cloth spine. 197 pp. Previous owner's name. A solid copy.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later printing. Quarter cloth with gilt lettering. 222 pages. Spine of jacket faded, remainder marked. Contents clean and tight. "This collection of the author's stories of the sea includes adventures of wartime battles, rescues from sinking ships, and gunboat espionage.