Hardcover. London, Allison & Busby Limited, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY MARSTON on the title page. On the LNWR train a criminal is being escorted to his appointment with the hangman. But the wily Jeremy Oxley, con-man, thief and murderer, has one last ace up his sleeve: a ruthless accomplice willing to do anything to save her lover. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to fellow mystery author Barry Estabrook on title page. Author's first book, a mystery introducing Long Island detective Joe LaLuna, a "great cop who has hit a bad spot." And then he discovers that the wealthy husband of his former high school sweetheart has been murdered - and she is the most likely suspect. Clean copy

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 391 pages. A very clean, tight copy. In Blood Work, Michael Connelly introduces a new character, Terry McCaleb, who was a top man at the FBI until a heart ailment forced his early retirement. Now he lives a quiet life, nursing his new heart and restoring the boat on which he lives in Los Angeles Harbor. Although he isn't looking for any excitement, when Graciela Rivers asks him to investigate her sister Gloria's death, her story hooks him immediately: the new heart beating in McCaleb's chest is Gloria's. Blood Work won the Grand Prix, the highest honor for a mystery novel in France. It also won the Anthony Award and Macavity Award for Best Novel of 1998.

Softcover. Athens, GA, The University of Georgia Press, 1st, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 77 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO FELLOW POET JOHN ENGELS. Some scratches on covers. Corners and spine a little worn. Slight wear on rear cover along fore edge. Top corner of first few pages lightly bent/creased. Good, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. New York , Little Simon, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, SIGNED BY CARTER. The stellar pop-up experience that began with "One Red Dot" continues with a scavenger hunt to find a hidden blue 2 on each spread in this zigzag masterpiece

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 3rd pr., 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, tape-repaired dust jacket that has a faded spine. SIGNED BY LEAST HEAT MOON on the front fly leaf. Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map-if they get on at all-only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill. " His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience. Book is very good. clean.

Hardcover. NY, Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1st, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover First Edition Blue cloth with gilt to the spine. The author's third work, his first assembled book with the assistance of Hart Crane. One printing only, of 1000 copies. INSCRIBED BY COWLEY on front fly leaf.

Hardcover. NY, Walker & Co., 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY PRONZINI on title page. Pronzini is at the top of his game with this work. Set in a desert community in Nevada, the story lives up to the author's fine storytelling ability.

Hardcover. NY, Delacorte Press, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. The author has signed without inscription on a tipped-in page after front fly leaf. An elderly couple have made a few well-meaning mistakes, and now they owe big money to some very bad people. One brazen move leads to another, and suddenly Reacher finds himself a wanted man in the middle of a brutal turf war between rival Ukrainian and Albanian gangs.

Hardcover. New York, J. B. Lippincott, 1st, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 203 pages. SIGNED BY LENSKI ON HALF TITLE PAGE. Black & white illustrations by Lenski. Spot of soiling/darkening to paper on inside front pastedown. Blue cloth covers with light fading to spine - standard wear otherwise. Clean, unmarked text.

Hardcover. NY, St. Martin's Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. From the dj: "Is jazz dead? In these pages Tom Piazza takes aim at those who argue that it is... Blues Up and Down chronicles two decades of upheaval in the jazz world - and presents a persuasive argument for the music's continuing role in our culture." Among the chapters are: McCoy Tyner's Present Tense; Mary Lou Williams Keeps the Faith; Black and Tan Fantasy; Portrait of Wynton Marsalis; Keepers of the Flame; The Little Record Labels That Could; How Two Pianists Remade a Tradition; Jazz Piano's Heavyweight Champ; etc. SIGNED BY PIAZZA on the title page.

Softcover. NY, Vintage, Unc. Proof, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, uncorrected proof. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. The debut novel by the author of CHANGO'S FIRE, the story of the "king" of Spanish Harlem and the smart, promising young man to whom he turns for a favor.

Softcover. London, Serpent's Tail, 1st UK, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. The debut novel by the author of CHANGO'S FIRE, the story of the "king" of Spanish Harlem and the smart, promising young man to whom he turns for a favor.

Hardcover. New York , Margaret K. McElderry Books, 4th Printing, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 196 pages. Hardcover. SIGNED BY COOPER on title-page. Stated 1st edition - 4th printing. In excellent condition.

Hardcover. New York , Margaret K. McElderry Books, 7th Printing, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 196 pages. Hardcover. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY COOPER on FRONT FLY LEAF WITH SIGNED BOOKPLATE PASTED IN. In excellent condition.

Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, illustrated in color by Watson. INSCRIBED BY WATSON. A collection of colorful illustrations, simple text, riddles, a scary tale and rhymes shows children how to celebrate this popular holiday--from costume parade, to Halloween party, to trick or treat.

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1948, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated by Frances Tipton Hunter. SIGNED WITH SKETCH BY MUNRO LEAF ON PAGE OPPOSITE OF TITLE PAGE. Previous owner's name on front end paper. Dust jacket has chipping and small tears. Covers have rubbing and chipping of laminate on edges. Tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 228 pages. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Lovely copy. Minor wear to dust jacket, else like new. A poetic and provocative book that explores the porous border between friendship and love. The author's debut novel.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 75 pages, in a bright unclipped dust jacket with $4.50 price. Top edge stained red. Stated First Printing on copyright page. INSCRIBED BY KINNELL on the title page: "For Ed, - in the Folkway - Galway Kinnell January 24, 1991". Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Garden City, Doubleday & Company, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover,192 pages. SIGNED BY MARGUERITE DE ANGELI ON TITLE PAGE. Light tan cloth covers, 16 full-page color plates, profusely illustrated with b&w illustrations. Mild rubbing and soiling to cloth covers, crease and faint erased-pencil marks to half-title page, otherwise page crisp and unmarked, tight binding. No dust jacket.

Softcover. NY, Stone Street Press, 1st , 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, blue paper wrappers with illustrated label on front. SIGNED BY MCCORMICK on (C) page Lino cut Illustrations, calligraphy & translation by McCormick. #95 of 495 copies. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 155 pages, beautifully illustrated throughout by Michael Hague. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York , Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, dust jacket. 32 pages illustrated in color by author. SIGNED BY LUCKE. Stories of adult bad behavior (and civil disobedience) throughout history done in a humorous vein. Colorful gouache paintings on each spread feature figures from Hannibal and Napoleon Bonaparte to Susan B. Anthony and Rosa Parks, in their "time-out" locations in jail or in exile.

Hardcover. New York, Scribner, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 369 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Lovely copy. Minor shelf-wear to dust jacket, else like new.