This novel was Published in April 2002 by Soho Publishers. The book is another novel of breathless adventure from Cara Black. Once again she immerses us in the life of Paris with her fashionably punk sleuth. Aimee Leduc. This Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) is in Fine condition and it is in the format of a paperback. The book has never been read. The story takes Aimee Leduc to the Sentier district of Paris, where once fashionable mansions now house nightclubs. Members of a 1960's Red gang of terrirists are seeking their hidden loot and Aimee fears that among these killers may be her long-lost moth... View More...
This is a fantastic work of Science Fiction and is surely destined to become a classic. Published in a dozen countries "K- PAX" introduced readers to a young man named "prot", a mysterious patient in a mental hospital who claims to be from the planet "K-PAX". prot is assigned a psychiatrist who is determined to prove that the stranger is nothing more than a victim of multiple personality disorder. The doctor gradually begins to realize that prot is having a remarkable effect on the mental health of the other patients. In "On a Beam of Light" the sequel to K-PAX, prot returns and his sessions w... View More...
This outstanding mystery is an Advance Reader's copy published before the First Edition in August 2002. These advance reading copies are printed in very small quantities for the purposes of authors and publishers to check and correct anything that may need to be changed before the First edition is published. This advance copy is in Mass Market Paperback format and it is in Fine condition. No bumped corners, no creases to the spine and it has clearly never been read before. On a remote sheep station in the Australian Outback, a murder occurs and suspicion falls on the outsider, Linda Condrick. ... View More...
From the highly collected Don Delillo comes an amazing new novel. This is the United Kingdom Proof. The Body Artist is a haunting, beautiful and profoundly moving novel from one of the finest writers of our time. This lovely little book is in Fine condition. Many of Mr. Delillo's works, such as Great Jones Street, have been published in very small printings and are rare in their own right. Mr. Delillo is truly one of our most brilliant authors and this large book is simply a Masterpiece. It is also an important book as well as being really, really entertaining. We are happy to send pictures on... View More...
From the author of "Great Jones Street" and "The Body Artist" comes a truly monumental work of modern literature. Underworld has been described as Don Delillo's greatest and most powerful work of fiction. The Proof is in Very Good Plus to Near Fine condition and shows only a few creases to the spine showing that someone read the beginning of the proof. The book is protected by a clear mylar bookcovering. Otherwise it is clean and tight. This is a large work of 827 pages. Mr. Delillo is the author of eleven novels and he has won the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. He... View More...
This book is an advance reader's copy or an ARC. This means that it was published before the first edition. Arc's serve the purpose of allowing the author and the publisher to make any changes or corrections before the final publishing of the first edition. They are produced in very small printings. They are always more rare than the first edition.This book is in the format of a trade paperback as are most arcs and proofs. Clare Francis is a noted author of several previous bestsellers. This arc is in fine condition and has never been read. There are no creases to the spine and there is a bit ... View More...
Ken Kesey passed away a couple of years ago and his loss has been keenly felt by the book community. He was the author of such modern classics as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" as well as "Sometimes A Great Notion". It was published pre-first edition in New York by the Viking Press in 1992. The volume is bound in pictorial wraps and this Advance copy is not only rare, it is somewhat unusual. The text block is not attached to the pictorial wrap cover. I believe this is as issued as there are no remnants of glue to the area of the book where it would have been attached. There is Looseness in ... View More...
Advance reading copy for Mr. Lansdale's fantastic novel. Another Hap Collins and Leonard Pine novel. Fine in wraps. Fresh from his recent fictional triumph, "The Bottoms", winner of the Edgar Award for best novel and a New York Times Book Review "Notable Book of the Year" Joe R. Lansdale brings back Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, the Bad Old Boys of his classic novels. The book is in Fine condition and there are no flaws whatsoever. This work is a wonderful and exciting read. Joe Lansdale has written over 200 short stories and over a dozen novels in the Suspense, Horror, and Western Genre's. He... View More...
By the author of Twice Dying. Fine Proof copy published before the First edition. Proofs are printed before the First edition in very limited quantities and are always more rare than the First edition. Tight and unread. View More...
Here is a great way to acquire three books signed by Larry McMurtry. All three of these trade paperbacks are First Editions thus and are also First Printings. Each individual volume is signed by Mr. McMurtry. Each book is housed in a mylar cover within the custom slipcase that I had my binder build for this set. They are all in perfect and unread condition. The set is composed of two novels, which are The Desert Rose and Buffalo Girls. There is also a copy of Film Flam which contains Larry McMurtry's Essays on Hollywood. A Beautiful presentation of three signed McMurtry's. We are pleased to se... View More...
This is a beautiful proof of a book that was published in October of 2001 and lauded by the New York Times book review. Sue Miller is the author of The Good Mother and While I was Gone. The publisher says that this is the story of a woman at a crossroads who discovers a secret in her grandmother's past that transforms her understanding of destiny and marriage and calls all of her own choices into question. The proof is in Fine condition and is signed by Sue Miller on the title page. Please see my other auctions and visit my Ebay Store for many fine proofs and first editions. View More...
This is a beautiful proof of a book that was published in October of 2001 and lauded by the New York Times book review. Sue Miller is the author of The Good Mother and While I was Gone. The publisher says that this is the story of a woman at a crossroads who discovers a secret in her grandmother's past that transforms her understanding of destiny and marriage and calls all of her own choices into question. The proof is in Fine condition. We are happy to send pictures on request. View More...
This is the uncorrected proof copy that was published May 7 2002. There were very few copies of this book printed. The book is bound in wraps and comes with a letter from the publisher (Penguin Putnam) laid in. The book is in at least Very Good+ condition with all corners square and a tight clean textblock. Corporate associate attorney Michael Elliot was summoned to a large law office in New York City to oversee the cases left behind by a junior partner who commited suicide by throwing himself off the Brooklyn Bridge, The death is somehow connected to a deal with the elusive Trinity Corporatio... View More...
Here is the book that won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 2002. This Advance Reading Copy is in Very Fine condition with all corners square and it is perfectly clean. Richard Russo, from his first book Mohawk, up to the present time, has clearly demonstrated his empathy with the Human Tragicomedy. With Empire Falls, a stunning novel, he extends even further his claims on the blue-collar heart of the country. This is the story of Dexter County, Maine, and specifically the town of Empire Falls. Empire Falls has been in decline for decades and has lost just about all of its businesses. The w... View More...
