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(Biblio Fiction) Neville, Katherine THE MAGIC CIRCLE.
New York Ballantine Books (1998) 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. (vi), 554 pages.
First edition. Ancient lost manuscripts are an intricate part of the plot.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 118537

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(Biblio Novel) Brooks, Geraldine PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, A NOVEL
(New York Viking, Penguin Group 2008) 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket ix, 372 pages
First edition. A novel. A rare book expert named Hanna Heath is invited to analyze and help with the conservation of a newly-discovered Hebrew manuscript in Sarajevo. Through her research, she comes to learn more of the history of the book, and her "...investigations unexpectedly plunge her into the intrigues of fine art forgers and ultranationalist fanatics. Her experiences will test her belief in herself and in the man she has come to love.".
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 102362

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(Biblio Novel) Zimler, Richard THE LAST KABBALIST OF LISBON.
New York The Overlook Press (1998) 8vo. cloth, dustjacket (xi), 318 pages
First edition. Set during the Lisbon massacre of April 1506, many Jews forced into Christianity continued to perservere in their rituals, and the hidden, arcane practices of the kabbalists continued as well. Berekiah Zarco, a young manuscript illuminator, searches for the murderer of his uncle, a reknowned kabbalist who was discovered murdered in a hidden synagogue, along with a young girl in deshabille. This is Richard Zimler's first novel.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 96333

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BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA
Eugene, OR Aster Publishing Corporation 1998 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages.
VOLUME 3, NO.2, FEB. 98. IN THIS ISSUE: B. Coleman on Thomas Hardy, R. Young Jr. on cinema books, N. Basbanes on the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, G. Freeman on how to distinguish between different types of engraving, C. Grossman on the Golden Cockerel Press, N. Rosin on Valentines, AND MUCH MORE.
Price: $ 4.95 other currencies Order nr. 51208

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(Bird & Bull Press) Block, Lawrence MR. RHODENBARR, BOOKSELLER ADVISES A YOUNG CUSTOMER ON SEEKING A VOCATION.
New Castle Oak Knoll Books 1980 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 13 pages.
One of 250 copies. Being Oak Knoll's Christmas book for 1980. Containing an introduction by the firm and a chapter from Mr. Block's THE BURGLAR WHO LIKED TO QUOTE KIPLING about the nabbing of a book thief in an antiquarian bookshop.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 1342

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DEADLY PROSE.
Brooklyn Jeff Myerson "Prepared for DAPA-EM mailing" 1977 4to. later limp cloth and some issues loose. For the mass of material:
This periodical is made up of printed sections submitted by many private people and bound together. Includes no.1 (Feb 1977), 2, 4-7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28 (Sept. 1982) and various other subtitled sections such as "Views and Miscellany," "The Busted Flush" and "Woe is Me" all by Guy M. Townsend. Also present are five bound volumes of excerpts from DAPA-EM ("Elementary My Dear Apa," issued by the Society for fans of Myster Fiction. Each member had to contribute at least 4 pages every 2 mailings. Also with some loose issues.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 40761

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(Detective Fiction) Anaya, Rudolfo ZIA SUMMER
(New York) Warner Books (1995) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket (x),386 pages
First edition, signed by Anaya on the title page. The first crime novel by the acclaimed Chicano writer best known for Bless Me, Ultima. The mystery series features Sonny Baca. Dust jacket has just a hint of shelf wear.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 89651

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(Detective Fiction) Bagby, George (pseud. of Aaron Marc Stein) GUARANTEED TO FADE.
Garden City, NY Doubleday & Co. 1978 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 180 pages.
First edition. Another in a series of New York City murder cases in which George Bagby, mystery writer, helps solve. This one involves the death of Tommy Thomas and his six ex-wives. Presentation from the author (Aaron Marc Stein) dated 1981 on free endpaper.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 94101

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(Detective Fiction) Blake, Nicholas END OF CHAPTER
Garden City Dolphin Books, Doubleday & Company, Inc. (1957) tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 236, (4) pages.
First paperback edition. Someone has maliciously tinkered with the proofs of a controversial autobiography. This made the book libelous and Nigel Strangeway is hired to look into the matter. He doesn't get too far before there is a murder. Initials in ink on front cover.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 105215

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(Detective Fiction) Block, Lawrence TANNER ON ICE.
(New York) Dutton (1998) 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket viii, 248 pages
First edition. The author invites readers to return to the world of Evan Michael Tanner, a globe-trotting adventurer with a taste for lost causes. Missing in action for twenty-five years, Tanner is back, and making up for lost time with a vengeance.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 65106

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(Detective Fiction) Braun, Lilian Jackson THE CAT WHO TALKED TURKEY.
New York G.P. Putnam's Sons (2004) 8vo. quater cloth, paper boards, dust jacket (x), 182 pages
First edition. The twenty-sixth in Lilian Jackson Braun's best-selling Cat Who...series, The Cat Who Talked Turkey once again features retired journalist and heir Jim Qwilleran, and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. With its mix of crime and cats, the author once again delights her readers with her breezy style and smart cats.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 99905

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(Detective Fiction) Braun, Lilian Jackson THE CAT WHO WASN'T THERE.
New York G.P. Putnam's Sons (1992) 8vo. paper covered boards, dust jacket 238 pages
First edition. The fourteenth in Lilian Jackson Braun's best-selling Cat Who...series, The Cat Who Wasn't There once again features retired journalist and heir Jim Qwilleran, and his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum. Libraries and librarians figure in the plot. With its mix of crime and cats, the author once again delights her readers with her breezy style and smart cats.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 99866

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(Detective Fiction) Braun, Lilian Jackson THE CAT WHO WENT BANANAS.
New York G.P. Putnam's Sons (2004) 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket (xii), 223+(1) pages
First edition. Lilian Jackson Braun's twenty-seventh Cat Who book about Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats Yum Yum and Koko. This one involves a book project on a historic house, a new bookstore and possibly some stolen books.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 98472

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(Detective Fiction) Brown, Dan THE DA VINCI CODE.
New York Doubleday (2003) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket x, 454 pages
First edition. The novel has helped perpetuate popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity. According to the premise of the novel, the Vatican knows it is living a lie, but continues to do so to keep itself in power. It is a worldwide bestseller with more than 60.5 million copies in print and has been translated into 44 languages. It is thought to be the eleventh best-selling book of all time. Combining the detective, thriller and conspiracy fiction genres, the book is the second book by Dan Brown to include the character Robert Langdon, the first being Brown's 2000 novel, Angels and Demons. May 2006 was the theatrical release of the book featuring Tom Hanks as Langdon. This movie has already been parodied by Epic Movie in January 2007. Dust jacket in excellent condition with only minor rubbing along edges, book has nice tight hinges and has almost no wear.
-With "scotoma" misspelled as "skitoma" on page 243
-Original price of $24.95 on flap and on back of dj.
-Full-size original trade publication
-number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 94234

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(Detective Fiction) Brown, Dan THE DA VINCI CODE.
New York Doubleday (2003) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket x, 454 pages
First edition. The novel has helped perpetuate popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity. According to the premise of the novel, the Vatican knows it is living a lie, but continues to do so to keep itself in power. It is a worldwide bestseller with more than 60.5 million copies in print and has been translated into 44 languages. It is thought to be the eleventh best-selling book of all time. Combining the detective, thriller and conspiracy fiction genres, the book is the second book by Dan Brown to include the character Robert Langdon, the first being Brown's 2000 novel, Angels and Demons. May 2006 was the theatrical release of the book featuring Tom Hanks as Langdon.
-With "scotoma" misspelled as "skitoma" on page 243
-Original price of $24.95 on flap and on back of dj.
-Full-size original trade publication
-number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Jacket shows minor wear with glue residue at bottom of spine where label was removed. Name in ink on front pastedown.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 105311

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(Detective Fiction) Brown, Dan THE DA VINCI CODE.
New York Doubleday (2004) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket xii, 467 pages
The Illustrated Edition in larger format, first printing. The novel has helped perpetuate popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity. According to the premise of the novel, the Vatican knows it is living a lie, but continues to do so to keep itself in power. It is a worldwide bestseller with more than 60.5 million copies in print and has been translated into 44 languages. It is thought to be the eleventh best-selling book of all time. Combining the detective, thriller and conspiracy fiction genres, the book is the second book by Dan Brown to include the character Robert Langdon, the first being Brown's 2000 novel, Angels and Demons. May 2006 was the theatrical release of the book featuring Tom Hanks as Langdon. This movie has already been parodied by Epic Movie in January 2007.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 116860

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(Detective Fiction) Caldwell, Ian and Dustin Thomason THE RULE OF FOUR.
(New York) Dial Press (2004) 8vo. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards, dust jacket (x), 372, (2) pages
First edition. A tale of timeless intrigue and scholarship is the story of two college friends forced to follow a mysterious coded manuscript, a violent Ivy League murder, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 99836

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(Detective Fiction) Cleary, Jon. ENDPEACE.
New York William Morrow (1997) 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 263+(1) pages.
First U.S. edition. When Sir Harry Huxwood, the wealthy head of an Australian publishing empire, is found murdered in his bedroom the morning after a tension-charged family dinner, Inspector Scobie Malone finds himself under pressure to come up with the true story, with an accusing finger pointing in all directions.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 70586

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(Detective Fiction) Daly, Elizabeth ARROW POINTING NOWHERE
New York Farrar & Rinehart (1944) 8vo. cloth. (vi), 250 pages.
First edition. Henry Gamadge's name is found on a circular on the pavement that implicated him with owning a collection of "curiosa." This draws him into a relationship with another collector and a mystery about a missing plate from a book. Covers damaged at bottom of spine. Inner hinges partially split. Shaken.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 8572

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(Detective Fiction) DeAndrea, William L. KILLED IN PARADISE
New York Mysterious Press (1988) 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards (viii), 182, (2) pages
First edition. Set on a Caribbean cruise, there is murder and mayhem all around Network vice-president and chief troubleshooter Matt Cobb. All of the Matt Cobb series have Killed in the title. Light wear to book and dust jacket.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 91877

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(Detective Fiction) Dunning, John THE BOOKMAN'S PROMISE.
New York Scribner (2004) 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 369, (5) pages
First edition. Another of the series of mysteries feature Cliff Janeway, the Colorado bookseller and ex detective. Richard Burton (not the movie star but the author) came to American just as the Civil War loomed on the horizon. Was he a spy for Britain? Lost inscribed books and the journal kept by Burton is at the center of the plot. Signed by the author on the title page.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 78434

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(Detective Fiction) Gatenby, Rosemary THE SEASON OF DANGER.
New York Dodd, Mead and Co. 1974 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 186 pages.
Book club edition. The whole interview set-up is strange, with remarkably attentive guards hanging about, journalist Jack Seavering decides, and then the interviewee, " America's most famous novelist," writes HELP in the dirt and quickly rubs it out with his shoe before anyone besides Seavering can read it. Jacket slightly worn and spine is faded. Spot along edge of free endpaper.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 49911

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(Detective Fiction) George, Kara MURDER AT TOMORROW.
New York Walker Publ. Co. 1982 small 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 189 pages.
First edition. Mark Exeter, publisher of the news weekly "Tomorrow" hires private eye Nick Nicoletti to look into matters relating to the magazine staff and to Exeter's own upcoming divorce. Soon, Nicoletti is also looking into Exeter's murder. Bookplate. Large stain on front free endpaper, date stamp on half-title page.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 49903

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(Detective Fiction) Gibbs, Tony. SHADOW QUEEN
New York The Mysterious Press (1992) 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket ix, 326 pages.
First edition. A murder mystery centering around the long lost "Casket Letters," the legendary letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots which are said to prove that she murdered her husband.
Price: $ 5.00 other currencies Order nr. 77709

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(Detective Fiction) Gruber, Frank. BEAGLE SCENTED MURDER.
New York Rinehart & Company 1946 small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. iv, 188 pages.
First edition. In this fast, tough and funny mystery, two "hard-boiled" detectives break a racket in dime novels. Jacket rubbed with some small creases.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 44704

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