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New York. 1989. Knopf. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394577914. 241 pages. hardcover. Signed by the Author. keywords: Mystery America . FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this mercilessly compelling thriller, Burke-the private eye, sting artist, and occasional hit man who metes out a cruelly ingenious vengeance on those who victimize children-is up against a soft-spoken messiah, who may be rescuing runaways or recruiting them for his own hideous purposes. But in doing so Burke becomes a target for an entire Mafia family, a whore with a heart of cyanide, and a contract killer as implacable as a heat-seeking missile. Written with Vachss's signature narrative overdrive-and his unnerving familiarity with the sub-basement of American crime-Hard Candy is vintage Burke. inventory #12487 ISBN: 0394577914.

New York. 2005. April 2005. Vintage. 1st Vintage Black Lizard Paperback Edition. Good in Worn Wrappers. 1400076110. 290 pages. paperback. Cover photograph: David Trancoso. Cover design: Evan Gaffney Design. keywords: Mystery America Literature. FROM THE PUBLISHER - For years Burke has harbored an outlaw's hard love for Wolfe, the beautiful, driven former sex-crimes prosecutor who was fired for refusing to 'go along to get along.' So when Wolfe is arrested for the attempted murder of John Anson Wychek, a vicious rapist she once prosecuted, Burke deals himself in. That means putting together a distrustful alliance between his underground 'family of choice,' Wolfe's private network, and a rogue NYPD detective who has his own stake in the outcome. Burke knows that Wolfe's alleged 'victim,' although convicted only once, is actually a serial rapist. The deeper he presses, the more gaping holes he finds in the prosecution's case, but shadowy law enforcement agencies… Read More

New York. 2003. February 2003. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard . Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in Wrappers. 1400031192. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard original. 195 pages. paperback. Cover design by Peter Mendelsund. keywords: Mystery America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Eddie starts stealing cars long before he's old enough to get a license, driven by a force so compelling that he never questions, just obeys. After a series of false starts, interrupted by stays in juvenile institutions and a state prison term, Eddie's skills and loyalty attract the attention of J.C., a near-legendary hijacker. When he gets out, Eddie becomes the driver for J.C.'s ultra-professional crew. J.C., the master planner, is finally ready to pull off that one huge job every con dreams of . the Retirement Score. But some roads have twists even a professional getaway man couldn't foresee . Andrew Vachss, a writer widely acclaimed for breathing new life and death into the crime genre, here presents a classic noir tale,… Read More

New York. 1998. August 1998. Scribner. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684852993. 1st Novel. 239 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Julie Metz. keywords: Literature India . FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this first novel, eight-year-old Cyrus Readymoney introduces us to his magical universe of movies and mischief; tennis tournaments and truant afternoons; sex and samosas; the sea and the shore. Exploring Bombay in the early 1970s, Cyrus strays from his mostly absent parents, members of the Parsi elite, into the complex world of his neighbors, including a mysterious maharani and her seductive adopted daughter. In his travels, he experiences the splendor of Hindi films and delights in all manner of mouthwatering food. But in the course of his wanderings, Cyrus finds himself caught between the innocence and insouciance of his youth and the responsibility and worry that await his in adulthood. When his parents' marriage falls apart and his family is shattered, Cyrus is forced out of his… Read More

New York. 2011. Berghahn Books. Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9781782383154. 250 pages. paperback. keywords: Extraterrestrial Space. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Astronomers around the world are pointing their telescopes toward the heavens, searching for signs of intelligent life. If they make contact with an advanced alien civilization, how will humankind respond? In thinking about first contact, the contributors to this volume present new empirical and theoretical research on the societal dimensions of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Archaeologists and astronomers explore the likelihood that extraterrestrial intelligence exists, using scientific insights to estimate such elusive factors as the longevity of technological societies. Sociologists present the latest findings of novel surveys, tapping into the public's attitudes about life beyond Earth to show how religion and education influence beliefs about extraterrestrials. Scholars from such diverse disciplines as… Read More

New York. 1990. Dutton. 1st Printing. Very Good in Wrappers. 0525446311. unpaginated. paperback. keywords: Children . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Pretend you're a dinosaur! Bristling with horns, crests, and sharp teeth, these spectacular three-dimensional masks bring five prehistoric creatures back to life: triceratops, corythosaurus, tyrannosaurus, euoplocephalus, and their flying relative, the pteranodon. An informative description and full-length illustration are included on the back of each mask. Perfect for parties, games, plays, or decorating a room. TO ASSEMBLE YOUR MASK: Press out the pieces of the mask and fold along the creases. Match the pieces that have the same numbers, and join them together. Follow the order of the numbers - fit together the parts numbered 1, then those numbered 2, and so on. Fasten flaps to the inside of the mask, and tape them down. Attach the dinosaur's jaw by inserting paper fasteners into the precut holes, and its mouth will open and shut. Thread string or elastic… Read More

New York. 1988. Dutton. 1st Printing. Very Good in Wrappers. 0525444408. unpaginated. paperback. keywords: Children ‘s Books Animal Masks. FROM THE PUBLISHER - 15 Die-cut Masks, Ready to Wear, Play with, and Share with Friends. Do you ever feel like being someone else? Maybe someone with a golden mane and big, thoughtful eyes? Or someone with black fur and a secret, mysterious smile? Or someone with whiskers and a rumbling purr? Or someone with gray, baggy skin and a swinging trunk? Or someone who can see in the dark and fly on silent wings? Or someone with a mischievous smile, blue cheeks, and a red nose? Perfect for parties, plays, games, or decorating a room. On the back of each sturdy mask there is a description of the animal shown. inventory # 44173 ISBN: 0525444408.

New York. 1955. September 1955. Bantam Books. 1st Bantam Paperback Edition. Good in Wrappers. 215 pages. paperback. 1315. Cover painting by Tom Dunn. keywords: Mystery Vintage Paperbacks. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Madeline Shared His Secret. ‘Madeline, for God's sake - keep away!' Henry Duncane knew he was helplessly entangled in the lives of two women: His wife, who was waiting for the birth of their first child, and, in the deep shadows outside his home, this woman. Madeline laid her head on his chest. She knew the secret. Behind the cool competence of the engineer's hands, his heart was just as tempted and torn and bewildered as anyone's. ‘I love you - and you love me, Henry.' He stared beyond her into the night. At any moment disaster might free her from the husband she didn't love. inventory #41515

New York. 1992. May 1992. Simon & Schuster. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket . 0671687646. Translated from the Spanish by Toby Talbot. 220 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Louise Fili. Author photograph by Brendan Hennessy. keywords: Literature Translated Argentina Latin America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Three A.M. The present. A man emerges from a building, a revolver in his pocket. Upstairs, in her apartment, alone in her bed, lies a woman-an actress the man met for the first time earlier that evening. She is dead. There is no motive, no history. All there is to know is that the paths of two strangers crossed one random night, and only one has emerged alive. The man is Agustin, an Argentine novelist adrift in New York, trying desperately to write. ‘Write with your body,' his Argentine lover, Roberta, once urged him, and somewhere between an evening at an avant-garde play and that furtive early-morning escape, he has followed her advice, written indelibly, and opened the… Read More

New York. 1992. May 1992. Simon & Schuster. Advance Uncorrected Reader's Proof. Very Good in Wrappers . 0671687646. Translated from the Spanish by Toby Talbot. paperback. keywords: Literature Translated Argentina Latin America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Three A.M. The present. A man emerges from a building, a revolver in his pocket. Upstairs, in her apartment, alone in her bed, lies a woman-an actress the man met for the first time earlier that evening. She is dead. There is no motive, no history. All there is to know is that the paths of two strangers crossed one random night, and only one has emerged alive. The man is Agustin, an Argentine novelist adrift in New York, trying desperately to write. ‘Write with your body,' his Argentine lover, Roberta, once urged him, and somewhere between an evening at an avant-garde play and that furtive early-morning escape, he has followed her advice, written indelibly, and opened the way to madness. Luisa Valenzuela's dark story is a novel of… Read More

San Francisco. 1988. North Point Press. Advance Uncorrected Page-Proof Copy. Very Good in Wrappers. 0865473102. Translated from the Spanish by Hortense Carpentier. J. Jorge Catello, Helen Lane, Christopher Leland, Margaret Sayers Peden, David Unger. 202 pages. paperback. keywords: Literature Translated Argentina Latin America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Stories in the second and third part of this book have been selected by the author from the collections CLARA and STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN HERE, originally published by Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, New York. ‘The Censors' appeared in Short Shorts, edited by Irving Howe and Ilana Howe and published by David Godine, Boston. CONTENTS: UP AMONG THE EAGLES - The Censors; The Snow White Watchman; Cat's Eye; Flea Market; Legend of the Self Sufficient Child; Country Carnival; Generous Impediments Float Downriver; The Redtown Chronicles; Up Among the Eagles; The Attainment of Knowledge; One Siren or Another; The Blue Water Man; My Everyday Colt;… Read More

New York. 1983. September 1983. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket W/A Small Dent On The Spine. 0374189943. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa. 280 pages. hardcover. Photograph (c) 1983 by Jerry Hazier. Jacket design (c) 1983 by Tom Christopher. keywords: Literature Translated Argentina Latin America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - THE LIZARD'S TAIL (the title is derived from the name of an ancient South American whip) is a novel about power, about politics, and about magic. It is based on a real story - the career of Lopez Rega, Isabel Perdn's Minister of Social Well-Being, who, for all intents and purposes, ruled Argentina literally through sorcery. Luisa Valenzuela has written a kind of imaginary biography of this figure, called the Sorcerer or witchdoc throughout The Lizard's Tail, a biography whose subject is often the narrator. The Sorcerer is born with a curious physical particularity: he has three testicles. For him the third ball is not… Read More

Berkeley. 1978. University Of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Worn Dustjacket With Chipping & Numerous Tears. 0520036484. Translated from the Spanish by Clayton Eshleman & Jose Rubia Barcia. 339 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Bob Cato. keywords: Poetry Literature Latin America Peru Translated. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The Peruvian poet CEsar Vallejo in 1922 published his second important hook of poems, Trilce after Los Heraldos Negros (1919). To anyone who had read Latin American poetry written before Truce, it seemed a strange book indeed, and the literary critics recognized in Vallejo a major talent. When Vallejo got into trouble with Peruvian authorities he emigrated to France and never returned. While in Paris he lived often on the verge of starvation, but managed to make contact with artists and writers, such as Juan Gris, Vicente Huidobro, and Juan Larrea. He maintained himself by writing dispatches for the Lima weekly Mundial, and later he was a weekly columnist for… Read More

Boston. 1979. Houghton Mifflin. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket With Some Slight Wrinkling To Rear Inside, A Small Smudge Mark On The Cover, & A Very Small Hole At The Bottom Edge. 039527804x. Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. unpaginated. hardcover. Cover art by Chris Van Allsburg. keywords: Children's. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place - where strange topiary trees loomed - the evil visage of Gasazi casts its shadow. And even after Alan escaped, the spell of Gasazi still seemed to penetrate into his everyday world. In this extraordinary, unusual, and unique picture book, Chris Van Allsburg explores both the real and surreal worlds with incredible deftness. In doing so, he has created exquisite and beautiful images that will continue to haunt readers long… Read More

Boston. 1988. October 1988. Houghton Mifflin. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket With A Few Small Tears. 0395486688. Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. 32 pages. hardcover. Cover art by Chris Van Allsburg. keywords: Children's Ants. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The three-time Caldecott medalist tells the tale of two ants who decide to leave the safety of the others to venture into a danger-laden kitchen. inventory #10803 ISBN: 0395486688.

Boston. 1991. Houghton Mifflin. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0395533074. Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. unpaginted. hardcover. Cover illustration By Chris Van Allsburg. keywords: Children's Books. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In a story recounted through the daily log of Captain Allan Hope, the sailors aboard the Rita Anne become mesmerized and transformed by a mysterious glowing rock, and only music and books can restore them to normal. inventory #36790 ISBN: 0395533074.

Boston. 1984. September 1984. Houghton Mifflin. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0395353939. Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. unpaginated. hardcover. Cover art by Chris Van Allsburg. keywords: Children . FROM THE PUBLISHER - Fourteen black-and-white drawings, each accompanied by a title and a caption, entice readers to make up his or her own story. inventory #916 ISBN: 0395353939.

New York. 1970. November 1970. Discus Books/Avon. 2nd Discus Books Paperback Printing. Very Good in Wrappers. 302 pages. paperback. W223. keywords: Native American. FROM THE PUBLISHER - On the Trail of Tears: The American government's dispersal Of the great Indian nations of the southeast is one of the ugliest chapters of our history. In tribal lands the Indians were beginning willingly to adapt to the ways of the white man—operating plantations, schooling their children, moving toward the mainstream of early 19th century life. Then suddenly they were driven from their native lands at gunpoint. They lost all that had been theirs and were moved westward in the pitiful forced migration of the disinherited. It is a record not of Indian heroism and sorrow alone, but of the heroism and sorrow of hundreds of white men who strove in vain against the betrayal and torture of the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Seminoles, and others of their region. A short review cannot convey the immensity of this.… Read More

New York. 1978. New York Graphic Society. 2nd Edition. Very Good in Slipcase. 0821207350. hardcover. keywords: Art Autobiography Dutch. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Presents annotated translations of Van Gogh's correspondence with his brother Theo from 1872, when he was working in a gallery in the Hague, until his death, as well as letters to other recipients and related materials inventory #7107 ISBN: 0821207350.

New York. 1967. Scribners. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. With Nine Illustrations Drawn by The Author In Chinese Style. 204 pages. hardcover. keywords: Mystery China Dutch. FROM THE PUBLISHER - THE PHANTOM OF THE TEMPLE is a detective novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (roughly speaking the Tang Dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700. The book features nine illustrations by the author and a map of the town of Lan-fang. Judge Dee, a magistrate in the fictional Lan-fang district has a problem: a mysterious phantom is haunting a Buddhist temple. In addition, some 20 bars of gold have gone missing, not to mention the merchant's beautiful daughter. When a body is discovered without a head, Judge Dee must quickly solve the case. Lan-fang was the setting for another Judge Dee novel, THE CHINESE MAZE MURDERS and two short stories… Read More