Front pictorial cover corners lightly creased, slight bumping/edgewear. A bright, attractive copy.
"Finding an intergalactic special agent inhis cereal box, Richard joins in a fight to save Earth from the Dranes, one of whom is masquerading as a student in Richard's class." Black and white illustrations by Steve Bjorkman. Age Legel: Grades 2-4; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Spine slanted, somewhat creased, minor edge wear, some cover creasing and scuffing. A solid reading copy. ; Pyramid N-3269. ; Nero Wolfe; 6" - 7" Tall; 190 pages; "Archie Goodwin has troubles too. Nero Wolfe, for instance. Like the day my horticulturist boss discovered there were only three black orchids in the world -- and they belonged to someone else! Picture Nero Wolfe maddened by lust -- fatso would do anything to get those orchids. All yours truly had to do was sweep up the bodies. "Nero Wolfe is determined to have his heart's desire. To get it he conceals evidence. . . Hides witnesses... View More...
Spine/covers somewhat creased, shelf-cocked, corners bumped. 1 1/2" tear to front cover along top of hinge.
"It wasn't by accident that this particular kidnapping became agent Gent Hawkins' business. He thought it was attempted murder. From London to New York, Vegas to California, Hawkins tracked his prey, in a game viciously played to the hilt with hundreds of thousands of dollars to the winner. And Hawkins himself was tracked. By enemies he didn't know -- and didn't even see -- until he got too close."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 372 pages; "When Molly shows up on Castle Hangnail's doorstep to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch, the minions are understandably doubtful. After all, she is just twelve years old, quite polite, and rather unintimidating. But the castle desperately needs a master or else the Board of Magic will decommission it, leaving all the minions without the home they love, and forcing Molly to go back home to the room she shares with her pink and sparkles loving 'good' twin sister. So when Molly assures the m... View More...
Spine somewhat creased, light reading crease, minor edge wear, minor cover creasing and soiling, store sticker on back cover. Interior a bit tanned but clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 408 pages; Third in the original Dune trilogy, following "Dune" (Nebula and Hugo Awards) and "Dune Messiah". The desert planet Arrakis has begun to grow green and lush. The life giving spice is abundant. The nine year old royal twins, possessed of their father's supernormal powers are being groomed as Messiahs. But there are those who think the Imperium does not need M... View More...
067180720X Spine/covers somewhat creased, slight spine slant, corners bumped, some edge wear, rubbing. A clean, tight copy. ; Hercule Poirot; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; After a year apart Hercule Poirot, now crippled with arthritis, is reunited with his old companion Captain Hastings, who has since become a widower. When they receive a letter from Styles Court, the place where they solved their first murder together, it seems like fate and they readily accept. However, after the great detective brands one of the seemingly harmless guests, whom he will only identify as 'X', a ruthless serial kille... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 153 pages; "East is east, West is west . . . And never the twain shall meet, or so orchid-growing, gourmet detective Nero Wolfe thought. "Would Nero Wolfe leave his brownstone on West Thrty-fifth Street in Manhattan and travel halfway across the country to a dude ranch in Montana - Never! Unless assistant Archie Goodwin is there trying to solve a messy rifle shot murder in which his friend, Harvey Greve, is involved. "The suspense-packed ... View More...
Spine somewhat slanted, some edgewear/bumping, spine somewhat brittle and cracked at p. 12. Originally published as "Dr. Kim." Text is yellowed, but clean and unmarked. "Jill Ordway was proud to be a nurse. She threw all her energy, her radiant health, her high courage into making the Kimberly sanitarium a success. Like the owner and Chief of Staff, Dr. Kimberly, she was fired with the dream of a haven for troubled minds and sick bodies - and its great power for good. But gradually, Jill saw that sinister forces were at work, forces led by Sylvia Webster, the wealthy young so... View More...
Spine a bit creased, slanted, a little edge wear and rubbing, interior clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "Ripley Todd just wants to live a quiet, peaceful kind of life. Her job as a sheriff’s deputy keeps her busy and happy, and she has no trouble finding men when she wants them—which, lately, isn’t all that often. She’s perfectly content, except for one thing: she has special powers that both frighten and confuse her—and though she tries hard to hide them, she can’t get them under control. . . .Distraction soon arrives in the handsome form of MacAllister Booke - a researcher who’s come... View More...
"An unknown bomber is stalking New York City. He is sending Eve Dallas taunting letters promising to wreak mass terror and destruction among the 'corrupt masses.' And when his cruel web of deceit and destruction threatens those she cares for most, Eve fights back. It's her city . . . it's her job . . . and it's hitting too close to home. Now, in a race against a ticking clock, Eve must make the pieces fit - before the city falls. "; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall View More...
Brown wraps, 85 pp. A little edge wear, some dampstaining to front cover, pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked, a few pages with creases. A nice copy. ; Originally published in 1949 in The Boston Globe, this pamphlet first published in 1950. Includes general articles on Europe and the Marshall Plan as well as articles for each European country, and an inset showing relevent stats for each country. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 85 pages; "This series of articles on the Marshall Plan and the Economic Cooperation Administration has been written by Otto Zausmer, foreign affairs expert of Th... View More...
Spine a bit slanted, creased, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Third in the Brother Cadfael series. ; Brother Cadfael; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 222 pages; "Gervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest at the Shrewsbury Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul when he is suddenly taken ill. Brother Cadfael hurries to the man's bedside, only to be confronted by two very different surprises. In Master Bonel's wife, the good monk recognizes Richildis, whom he loved many years ago, before he took his vows. And Master Bo... View More...
Covers show some creasing, corners bumped, front cover bowed out a bit. Minor edge wear, some darkening.
"Rob Finn didn't know why his captor had disguised his voice. His identity was obvious. Or why his mouth and eyes were plastered shut. Nobody would ever find him where he was. What's more, he knew that he was the only man who knew about his captor's crazy, murderous plan, and that many men's liver-and the entire future of horse racing-were in his hands, and soon, there would be nothing he could do to save them."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear. An attractive copy. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 128 pages; "Hugh had been taught that, according to the ancient sacred writings, the Ship was on a voyage to faraway Centaurus. But he also understood this was actually allegory for a voyage to spiritual perfection. Indeed, how could the Ship move, since its miles and miles of metal corridors were all there was of creation? Science knew that the Ship was all the Universe, and as long as the sacred Convertor was fed, the lights would continue to glow and the air would flow, and the Creator's Plan would be fulfill... View More...
Corners bumped, 1/8" tear at rear base of spine strip as well as small dent in back board. No markings inside book. 69 cents price in corner. A bright, attractive copy.
When Mrs. Cat and her kittens come to play with Marcella and her dolls in the garden and it starts to rain, Kitten Little gets scooped up with the Raggedys and shut up in the nursery for the night. How Raggedy Ann and Andy and their friends take care of Kitten Little so he won’t get scared all night long.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
New, new read, copy. Red boards with black lettering. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket protected in new Brodart. ; Jacket Design; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages; Hugo winner for best novel in 2013 and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. "Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It's a prestige posting, and Andrew is even more thrilled to be assigned to the ship's xenobiology laboratory, with the chance to serve on "Away Missions" alongside the starship's ... View More...
Slight spine slant with some rippling evident along spine (bound too tightly?), corners bumped, slight edge wear binding tight. Slight tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "Two men are killed by cyanide poisoning before Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte comes to Broken Hill to take up the case, and a third dies soon after he arrives. All die in crowded public places, and all are elderly and single. Witnesses recall a woman being near each man before he died, but their descriptions seem to be of entirely different women. "Clues are old and witnesses have been mish... View More...
Very slight bumping. DJ has very minor bumping/edgewear. A bright, attractive copy. "Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most sought-after dead body in America. Now Mark is caught between a legal system gone mad and a mob killer desperate to cover up his crime. And his only ally is a woman named Reggie Love, who has been a lawyer for all of four years. Prosecutors are willing to break all the rules to make Mark talk. ... View More...
Spine rolled, somewhat creased, minor edge wear, some cover creasing and soiling, owner's name sticker inside front cover. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; Signet T3750. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 159 pages; "On the enlightened planet Earth it is no longer necessary to kill an enemy to get rid of him. It's just a matter of the 'long sleep' -- a freezing process that keeps him in suspended animation for as long as necessary; a month, a year, a century. This is the story of a victim of the 'long sleep,' a man who awakens in the future bent on revenge and finds hims... View More...
Very slight edgewear, two small creases on front cover. A bright, attractive copy. "When Tobias, Jake, Rachel, Marco, and Cassie were given the ability to morph, they were also given one very important warning: Never stay in a morph for more than two hours. It seemed a small price to pay, since the kids know that humans everywhere are being forced to let slimy, spineless creatures creep into their brains. And the only way the kids can fight back is not to be human. But Tobias stayed in his morph too long. And now he’s a hawk with a boy’smind forever. Tobias knows they can’t give up... View More...
