"Patriot Games" is Tom Clancy's third novel. This volume is a Very near fine copy of the this international bestseller. Otherwise the book is beautiful and Very clean. Clancy's first novel was "The Hunt for Red October". It was published in 1984 and was an instant international bestseller, selling 350,000 hardcovers and 3,000,000 paperbacks. His second novel was "Red Storm Rising" also became an international best seller. This copy of "Patriot Games" is in Excellent condition. This book is filled with the exceptional realism and authenticity that distinguished his first two books. Of course, t... View More...
From the author of "The Ipcress File" and "Funeral in Berlin" comes another great book by the master of the Spy Novel, this is the first book of Deighton's Hook, Line, and Sinker trilogy in rare proof format. Fine Proof copy published before the First edition. Very slight toning to the rear wraps. Proofs are printed before the First edition in very limited quantities and are always more rare than the First edition. As are most proofs, this book is in Trade Paperback format. Any novel by Mr. Deighton will carry you along with a feeling of suspense that is astonishing. His proofs are quite scarc... View More...
Here is a beautiful copy of a scarce James Ellroy novel. Published in 1988 this copy looks like it was published yesterday with just two exceptions. There is a very small area of discoloration to the front board. Actually it is just a little lighter in tone than the rest of the cover. There is also the tiniest bit of shelf-wear to the bottom of the spine panel on the dustjacket. It is virtually invisible. The novel takes place in 1950's Los Angeles and deals with the "Red Scare" and a string of brutal mutilation killings. We have Hollywood leftists on a collision course with a grand jury inves... View More...
Here is a Very Fine copy of the proof of what has been called Stephen King's most unforgettable novel. The Pre-First Edition Advance Reading Copy from the Uncorrected Proofs. Proofs are published in very small quantities and as such are more rare than First Editions. This proof is tight and clean with all corners square and no creases to the spine. This is a remarkable collector's book. This title, while still containing the general spookiness of all Mr. Kings novels also reaches beyond its genre' into the world of fine literature. For all his popularity, it is my opinion that the quality of M... View More...
From the author of 'Along Came a Spider' and 'Kiss the Girl's comes another spellbinding novel of suspense. This First Proof is in at least Very Good+ condition. Proofs are published in very small quantities and as such are more rare than First Editions. There is a slightly bumped corner to the upper right of the front wrap, no soiling to the edges, and the very slightest of toning to the text block. The book is clean and tightly bound. James Patterson has signed this Proof directly on the title page. Frannie O'Neill is a veterinarian living in Colorado. She is plagued by the mysterious murder... View More...
This is a novel that is quickly becoming very collectible with Anne Rice's turnaround in her writing towards Christian themes. This novel was Published in 1996. 'Servant of the Bones' was a major departure for Anne Rice in terms of character and theme. Leaving behind her Vampires and Witches she now carries us into new realms of the occult, the mystical, and the magical with a new hero. He is dark, luminous, powerful, witty and smiling. He is a ghost, a demon, and an angel. He is Azriel, the Servant of the Bones. This book is in Fine condition with no bumped corners and an absolutely beautiful... View More...
In the original publisher's shrinkwrap this Fine volume is New and has never been read. It is in As New condition and it is Signed by Mickey Spillane. This novel is important to twentieth century literature. It was originally published in 1946 and it caused much controversy because people were initially repelled by what was then considered excessive violence, sex, and vigilantism. The first printing was a mere 7000 copies. When the novel was republished in the paperback format it marked the beginning of an unprecedented literary and pop-culture phenomenon. Millions of copies were sold as reade... View More...
