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Soul Patch (A Moe Prager Mystery)

By: Coleman, Reed Farrel

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Bleak House Books: 2003

Edition: Second Printing

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11277

ISBN: 1932557415

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Faint, small smudge to the bottom edge of the page block. Creasing to the jacket's front flap. Signed by the author (name only) on the title page. 232 pages, plus Author's Note and Excerpt from An Inconvenient Child, the fifth Moe Prager mystery that was due out spring 2008. From the publisher: "Ex-NYPD cop turned P.I. and entrepreneur, Moe Prager is faced with a gut-wrenching case. The apparent suicide of his old friend and NYPD Chief of Detectives, Larry McDonald, forces Moe back onto the decaying Coney Island streets he patrolled when he was in uniform. But now, beneath the boardwalk an...
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Bakelite: An Illustrated Guide to Collectable Bakelite Objects

By: Cook, Patrick; Slessor, Catherine; Contributor: Gad Sassower

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Edison, New Jersey, Chartwell Books: 1992

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 11194

ISBN: 1555218202

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Book and jacket bumped at the head of the spine, jacket has a small tear and is now protected in a Mylar sleeve. 128 pages with Index and numerous color photos of Bakelite collectibles. Tall book, about 10 X 13 inches.
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The Coroner's Lunch

By: Cotterill, Colin

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Soho Press: 2004

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11269

ISBN: 1569473765

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Signed by the author (name only) on the title page. 257 pages.
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A Dangerous Thing: A Carl Burns Mystery

By: Crider, Bill

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Walker & Company: 1994

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11257

ISBN: 0802731872

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Very slight spine lean. 189 pages. Association copy warmly inscribed by the author to four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon and her husband on the title page: "To Joan and Nick-- a little dose of political incorrectness. Bill Crider 2-24-95." Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of signed books from fellow authors. See our other listings of juvenile and adult titles from this collection.
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Dying Voices

By: Crider, Bill

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, St. Martins Press: 1989

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11258

ISBN: 0312033281

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

196 pages. Association copy warmly inscribed by the author to four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon on the title page: "To Joan-- don't let me find this in a used-book store! Bill Crider 7-20-91." Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of signed books from fellow authors. See our other listings of juvenile and adult titles from this collection.
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One Dead Dean

By: Crider, Bill

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Walker and Company: 1989

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11259

ISBN: 0802757111

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

197 pages. Association copy warmly inscribed by the author to four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon on the title page: "To Joan Nixon-with thanks for all the good work with the Southwest MWA chapter. Bill Crider 4-15-89." Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of signed books from fellow authors. See our other listings of juvenile and adult titles from this collection.
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Louisiana: The Pelican State

By: Davis, Edwin Adams

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press: 1961

Seller ID: 11171

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Green cloth with yellow and black lettering and a silhouette illustration of pelicans on a dock over the water. Bumping to the spine ends and corners. Ink stamp inside the front and rear covers indicating the book was used at Live Oak School in New Orleans. Also printed inside the front cover is Form 5 from the State of Louisiana Department of Education with spaces for pupils using the book to write their names. Two names have been entered. School text book from the late 1950s/early 1960s, 356 pages with Index. Numerous black and white illustrations (drawings, photos, maps).
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Tierra Del Fuego

By: de Goodall, Rae Natalie Prosser

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Buenos Aires, Ediciones Shanamaiim: 1975

Edition: Second Edition

Seller ID: 11169

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Very light wear, a bit of foxing to the endpapers. Flexible, illustrated covers. Bilingual guide for travelers in Tierra del Fuego. This edition includes much new information on the natural history of the region. 253 pages, with text in columns of Spanish and English on each page. Many illustrations.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

By: Diaz, Junot

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Riverhead Books: 2007

Edition: First Printing

Seller ID: 11282

ISBN: 1594489580

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Slightly bumped at the spine ends. The dust jacket has some rubbing discoloration on the rear panel, otherwise Fine. 340 pages. 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction.
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The Louisiana State Capitol Building [Untitled Booklet]

By: Dickerson, Mary Evelyn (Director, Department of Commerce & Industry)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Baton Rouge, Department of Commerce & Industry, State of Louisiana: 1950

Seller ID: 11223

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Small amount of moisture stain, very faint, at the bottom gutter of the booklet, otherwise a clean copy. Untitled booklet, uncredited author, but we went with the director of the state department that published the booklet, as she is listed on the rear cover. The subject is clear, though-The Louisiana State Capitol Building, the construction of which was overseen by Senator Huey P. Long, pictured on the first page with a brief history of his brief life, cut short by an assassin's bullet in 1935. The governor at the time of publication, Earl Long (brother of Huey), is pictured inside the front ...
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"Our Famous Guest" Mark Twain in Vienna

By: Dolmetsch, Carl

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Athens, Georgia, The University of Georgia Press: 1992

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 20081305

ISBN: 0820314587

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

362 pages with Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, and Index. "This biographical work on Mark Twain recounts the details of his visit to Vienna in September 1897. Accounts of Twain's manipulation of the Viennese press, his involvements in the city's musical and theatrical life and the attacks he endured from anti-Semitic journalists are included in the text." [gbrb]
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The Finest in the Land: The Story of the Petroleum Club of Houston

By: Donahue, Jack; Halbouty, Michel T.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Houston, Texas, Gulf Publishing Company: 1984

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 11163

ISBN: 0872012840

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Fine, clean copy in a jacket with just a trace of wear. 336 pages with Index. History of the club, the oilmen who built it, and a bit of oil business history interwoven throughout.
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Irene at Large

By: Douglas, Carole Nelson

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Tor Books: 1992

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11263

ISBN: 0312852231

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

The dust jacket has a small amount of rubbing and a small tear top of the front panel. 381 pages. Association copy warmly inscribed by the author to four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon on the title page. Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of signed books from fellow authors. See our other listings of juvenile and adult titles from this collection.
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Cat in a Golden Garland: A Midnight Louie Mystery (Midnight Louie Mysteries)

By: Douglas, Carole Nelson

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Forge Books: 1997

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11264

ISBN: 0312863861

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

The dust jacket has a tiny nick at the foot of the spine, otherwise fine. 352 pages. Association copy warmly inscribed by the author to four-time Edgar winner, Joan Lowery Nixon on the title page. Formerly in the late Ms. Nixon's collection of signed books from fellow authors. See our other listings of juvenile and adult titles from this collection.
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Hard Rain

By: Eisler, Barry

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons: 2003

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11276

ISBN: 0399150528

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

Signed by the author (name only) on the title page. 352 pages. From the publisher: "Trying to end his career as a hired assassin, Japanese American John Rain goes underground, only to be approached by Japanese FBI agent Tatsu to eliminate a sociopathic killer who could tip the balance of power in Japan toward the mafia."
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To the Nines

By: Evanovich, Janet

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, St. Martin's Press: 2003

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: SIGNED

Seller ID: 11270

ISBN: 0312265867

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Signed by the author (name only) on the title page. 257 pages.
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Social Security Account Card Brochure

By: Federal Security Agency, Social Security Board

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Washington, D.C., U.S Government Printing Office: 1946

Seller ID: 11218

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Two vintage fold-out illustrated brochures for new social security accounts. Includes information and instruction for using the cards. These are dated 1946 and 1950 and are in nice condition with minimal wear.
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The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine

By: Folse, John D.

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Gonzales, Louisiana, Chef John Folse & Company Publishing: 2005

Edition: Third Printing

Seller ID: 11216

ISBN: 0970445717

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Gift inscription inside the front cover. Light moisture stain about three inches across affects the top edge of the first 50 or so pages, visibly (wrinkling) the first dozen or so. A much smaller spot on the fore-edge of the page block is visible at the fore-edge of the last 20 or so pages. Wonder what delectable recipe was being attempted-a roux? 841 pages with Bibliography and Index. A beautifully photographed and designed book about the history, culture, and food of South Louisiana. Numerous recipes to try. Or just have fun looking through this book-it's hard to put down! There's too much a...
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