(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..... READ MORE about PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, A NOVEL

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(Biblio Novel). Dresner, Hal.

MAN WHO WROTE DIRTY BOOKS.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. 8vo. half-cloth over boards, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition, second printing. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. READ MORE about MAN WHO WROTE DIRTY BOOKS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 12747

(Biblio Novel). Healey, Ben.

THE VESPUCCI PAPERS.

Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1972. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. READ MORE about THE VESPUCCI PAPERS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135200

(Biblio Novel). Perowne, Barry.

SINGULAR CONSPIRACY.

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 209 pages. First edition. A novel in which Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Baudelaire meet and become friends. Near fine in near fine jacket. READ MORE about SINGULAR CONSPIRACY

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13156

(Biblio Novel). Upfield, Arthur.

AN AUTHOR BITES THE DUST.

Sydney, Australia: Angus and Robertson Ltd., 1948. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Near fine in a cropped dust jacket. Jacket attached to the binding. Exlibris stamp on front free endpaper. Published in Australia by Angus & Robertson, in 1948 (perhaps simultaneously, as a copy of the American edition has been seen with a February 1948 inscription). The eleventh story of detective Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte, who investigates the death of a book critic..... READ MORE about AN AUTHOR BITES THE DUST

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135203

(Bookselling Novel). Morley, Christopher.

PARNASSUS ON WHEELS.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., (1955). 8vo. half cloth, boards. 253, (3) pages. First edition with these illustrations. Given out as a dividend by the Book-of-the-Month Club. Illustrated by Douglass Gorsline. Lacks dust jacket. READ MORE about PARNASSUS ON WHEELS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2842

(Detective Fiction). Asimov, Isaac.

CASEBOOK OF THE BLACK WIDOWERS.

New York, NY: Crime Club, Doubleday & Company, The, 1980. 8vo. faux leather over boards, dust jacket. 182 pages. First edition. A collection of twelve short stories of crime and wordplay centering on "the adventures of the Black Widowers". Black, white and red illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's red faux leather boards lettered in black at spine. Lightly rubbed tail and head of spine. Dust jacket in very good condition with a removed exlibris spine label..... READ MORE about CASEBOOK OF THE BLACK WIDOWERS

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135267

(Detective Fiction). Avallone, Michael.

DEAD GAME. A NOVEL OF SUSPENSE.

New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1954. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 207 pages. First edition. Near fine in lightly chipped dust jacket. READ MORE about DEAD GAME. A NOVEL OF SUSPENSE

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135287

(Detective Fiction). Barnard, Robert.

DEATH OF A LITERARY WIDOW.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1979). 8vo. paper over boards, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Walter Machin was a successful author. When he died, he left his literary remains to his two ex-wives. His career was taking an upswing and real money was to be made when one of his widows died under suspect circumstances. An American scholar then begins to have grudging access to Walter's manuscripts and his discoveries prove interesting. Jacket spine..... READ MORE about DEATH OF A LITERARY WIDOW

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(Detective Fiction). Blackstock, Charity.

FOGGY, FOGGY DEW - DEWEY DEATH.

New York: London House & Maxwell, (1959). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 224; 285 pages. First U.S. edition. Two novels in one volume. DEWEY DEATH is a library mystery in which each chapter heading is given a relevant Dewey Decimal Number. The plot centers around an amply described staff and inter-library loan of books. Near fine in near fine jacket. READ MORE about FOGGY, FOGGY DEW - DEWEY DEATH

Price: $145.00  other currencies  Order nr. 13682

(Detective Fiction). Block, Lawrence.

BURGLAR WHO STUDIED SPINOZA.

New York: Random House, (1980). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. (vii), 213, (2) pages. Book Club Edition. Another mystery in which the main character is Barney Rhodenbarr, used book seller. A good read. Fine in fine dust jacket. READ MORE about BURGLAR WHO STUDIED SPINOZA

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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..... READ MORE about THE DA VINCI CODE

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 94234

(Detective Fiction). Brown, Dan.

THE DA VINCI CODE.

New York: Doubleday, (2003). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 454 pages. Printed in the United States of America April 2003 "40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33". 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..... READ MORE about THE DA VINCI CODE

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 134387