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Surrey UK: Creme de la Crime/Severn House Publishers Ltd, 2012. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG; black pictorial spine with white and blue text; first UK edition; a Harper & I… Plus…

Surrey UK: Creme de la Crime/Severn House Publishers Ltd, 2012. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG; black pictorial spine with white and blue text; first UK edition; a Harper & Iles murder mystery; dust jacket exterior shows minimal wear; cloth exterior clean; tight binding; text block exterior edges have minimal wear; interior clean; pp 204. 1364038. FP New Rockville Stock., Creme de la Crime/Severn House Publishers Ltd, 2012, 0, New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1993. A gorgeous, pristine copy. INSCRIBED / SIGNED / DATED (August 23, 1993) by the AUTHOR (see photos). As New condition in As New dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($20.00). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Dust Jacket is protected by a removable clear-plastic mylar sleeve. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO remainder mark. Officer Alejandro Moynahan goes undercover in New York City to fight the war against drugs. Police thriller about the Cleopatra Gold heroin syndicate lent authenticity by the author's insider knowledge from 30 years with the NYPD. By the author of ONE POLICE PLAZA. Bound in the original black boards with a blue cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. "First Edition" is so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page.. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. As New condition/As New dust jacket. 8vo. (vi), 329pp., Crown Publishers, Inc., 1993, 5, London: The Epworth Press,1932.. 1st edition. James Edward Oglethorpe (1696–1785) was a British soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, as well as the founder of the colony of Georgia in what was then British America. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons. Pp.xvi/335, slight toning to pages. Blue pebbled cloth, gilt title to spine, small tears to top of spine. G+.** "He was a major figure in the early history of the colony, holding much civil and military power and instituting a ban on slavery and alcohol. During the War of Jenkins' Ear, Oglethorpe led British troops in Georgia against Spanish forces based in Florida. In 1740, he led a lengthy Siege of St. Augustine, which was unsuccessful. He then defeated a Spanish Invasion of Georgia in 1742. Oglethorpe left the colony after another unsuccessful invasion of St. Augustine, and never returned. He led some British troops in the Jacobite rising of 1745 and was blamed for British defeat in the Clifton Moor Skirmish. Despite being cleared in a court martial, Oglethorpe would never hold British command again. He lost reelection to the House of Commons in 1754. He left England and served undercover in the Prussian Army during the Seven Years' War. In his later years, Oglethorpe was prominent in literary circles, becoming close to James Boswell and Samuel Johnson." (wiki). ., London: The Epworth Press,1932., 0, Blue Fortune Enterprises LLC, 2020. Paperback. New. 196 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.42 inches., Blue Fortune Enterprises LLC, 2020, 6, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.]FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20) to dw/dj.Bright crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic front panel (Noor Inayat Khan parachuting) with dark blue lettering and gilt lettered titlegiltblue+black lettered spine,rear panel with photographic b/w reproduction of fake identity card used by Violette Szabo; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Majority of light creasing to front,top edges and both head+ foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a gold+white striped headband and immaculate plain, pale beige endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xvpp+1-380pp [paginated] includes an illustrations list/table - 2 sections, acknowledgements,a note on SOE,12 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp of contemporary b/w autobiographical photographs,and b/w reproductions of documents and newspaper cuttings in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp112/13 and pp256/7 respectively,Note on sources,a glossary,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table and 4pp blanks at the rear of book. The Special Operations Executive was formed by Winston Churchill in 1940 'to set Europe ablaze'.In SOE women were trained to handle guns and explosives,work undercover,endure interrogation by the Gestapo,and use complex codes.This is the story of ten remarkable women who were dropped in occupied territories to work as secret agents. Once in enemy territory,theirs was the most dangerous war of all, leading an apparently normal civilian life but in constant danger of arrest.They organised dropping grounds for arms and explosives destined for the Resistance,helped operate escape lines for airmen who had been shot down over Europe,and provided Allied Command with vital intelligence. SOE women agents came from all walks of life: from the dazzling Polish Countess Krystyna SkarbeK (alias Christine Granville) and the American Virginia Hall,from a rich Baltimore familt,to Marguerite Knight, a secretary in Walthamstow.Petite Lise de Baissac lived next to Gestapo headquarters in Poitiers playing the part of a quiet widow, whilst twenty-year-old student Paola Del Din was sent to find a way through th German front line in Florence.Hot-tempered Paddy O'Sullivan deflected a German officer from examining her suitcase by making a date with him and Alex d'Unienville feigned madness when captured. The stories of these women agents - some famous ,some virtually unknown - are told with the help of extensive new archive material. Their exploits form a new chapter of heroism in the history of warfare matched only by their determination,resourcefulness and ability to stay cool in the face of extreme danger. Marcus Binney grew up hearing stories of Special Forces from his father,stepfather and especially from his mother,who served with the FANYs (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) in which almost all SOE women agents were enlisted. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** This item offered P+p FREE.Available UK only. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2002., 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,photographic illustrated dw/dj; front panel with background portrait photograph of Noor Inayat Khan with superimposed descending parachutist photograph and the rear panel with monochrome photograph of Violet Szabo's fake identity card,dark blue and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of spine/ backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing,but no fading nor sunning.Top+fore-edges barely aged but bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,yellow+pale beige striped headband,and immaculate pale beige endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xvpp+ 1-380pp [paginated] includes illus list/table,acknowledgements,a note on SOE,12 chapters and an epilogue,16pp of b/w contemporary photographs+facsimile newspaper reproductions,in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp112/3 and pp256/7 respectively,notes on sources,a glossary,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,and 4pp blanks at rear. Special Operations Executive was formed by Winston Churchill in 1940 'to set Europe ablaze'.In SOE women were trained to handle guns and explosives,work undercover,endure interrogation by the Gestapo,and use complex codes.This is the story of ten remarkable women who were dropped in occupied territories to work as secret agents. Once in enemy territory,theirs was the most dangerous war of all, leading an apparently normal civilian life but in constant danger of arrest.They organised dropping grounds for arms and explosives destined for the Resistance,helped operate escape lines for airmen who had been shot down over Europe,and provided Allied Command with vital intelligence. SOE women agents came from all walks of life: from the dazzling Polish Countess Krystyna Skarbek (alias Christine Granville) and the American Virginia Hall, from a rich Baltimore family,to Marguerite Knight,a secretary in Walthamstow. Petite Lise de Baissac lived next to Gestapo headquarters in Poitiers playing the part of a quiet widow,whilst twenty-year-old student Paola Del Din was sent to find a way through the German front line in Florence.Hot tempered Paddy (Maureen) O'Sullivan deflected a German officer from examining her suitcase by making a date with him and Alex d'Unienville feigned madness when captured. The stories of these women agents - some famous,some virtually unknown -are told with the help of extensive new archive material.Their exploits form a new chapter of heroism in the history of warfare matched only by their determination,resourcefulness and ability to stay cool in the face of extreme danger. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2002., 5, New York: Wyndham Books. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1980. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Some shelf wear and tear to unclipped DJ, possible remainder line to base of reading block. ; First American edition. Blue boards quarter bound darker blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, blue endpapers. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. DJ design by Myers and Noftsinger. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 484 pages; A Spanish nobleman becomes expert in undercover operations. The story of the classic lover updated into the 20th century and set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. ., Wyndham Books, 1980, 3, " From the USA Today bestselling author comes a gripping new emotional WW2 historical novel. Inspired by a true story! Easily my favorite historical novel of the year If you love WWII fiction, this is a must-read- Soraya M. Lane, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Wives of War and The Last Correspondent Rumours of the Nazis coming for Czech children swept through the villages like a breeze through the trees, and the story was always the same? They wanted our children to raise as their own "Since her husband, Josef, joined the Czech resistance three years ago, Anna Dankova has done everything possible to keep her daughter, Ema, safe. But when blond-haired, blue-eyed Ema is ripped from her mother's arms in the local marketplace by the dreaded Brown Sisters, nurses who were dedicated to Hitler's cause, Anna is forced to go to new extremes to take back what the Nazis have stolen from her." "Going undercover as a devoted German subject eager to prove her worth to the Reich, the former actress takes on a role of a lifetime to find and save her daughter. But getting close to Ema is one thing. Convincing her that the Germans are lying when they claim Anna stole her from her true parents is another?"-French Flaps - A powerful story told with humanity, skill, and empathy. Kate Thompson, author of The Little Wartime Library 'A moving story of a mother's love battling against the determination of the Reich to create a pure Aryan race' USA Today bestseller Glynis Peters, One More Chapter, 2023, 6, ImaJinn Books, 2000. Signed. Paperback. Very Good. NICE BOOK! SIGNED BY AUTHOR! NO SPINE CREASES & MILD SHELF WEAR ON BLUE COVER. LIGHTLY AGED, STAMP ON ENDPAGE, NO MARKS IN TEXT. Description: Good Witch Mirabelle Saintly and Wishmaker's International have been granting wishes as far back as Cinderella and are now fully computerized. But with the cosmic power shift of the "real" new millennium, Wishmaker's magic is threatened. By midnight on New Year's Eve Mirabelle must grant Eileen Pringle her wish of true love, or Wishmaker's and all Good Witches will disappear forever. Computer nerd Eileen is determined to make her boss, Brock Van Buren fall hopelessly in love with her. The trouble is, Eileen has all the grace of a wounded goose, and her world is falling apart. Her father has died, her stepmother has kicked her out of her home, and her sexy, stepsister is chasing Brock. Worse, disturbingly handsome fellow employee, Daniel Collins, appears intent on sidetracking Eileen from destiny with Brock.Confirmed bachelor and undercover FBI cyber-agent Daniel Collins is trying to find the person inside Brock Van Buren's software company who is hacking into government files. He doesn't count falling for his prime suspect, Eileen Pringle, who insists that her heart belongs to her boss, even though it's Daniel's kisses which are leaving her breathless. Will Mirabelle's race against time to unite the star-crossed lovers end in tragedy? Or will the Cinderellas of the world continue to find a perfect fit in Glass-Slipper-dot?, ImaJinn Books, 2000, 3, Tom Doherty, 2001. First Edition/First Printing. Fine condition. Brodart protected, ships in a box.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine., Tom Doherty, 2001, 5, NY: Random House, 1966. Hardcover_boards. Used - VeryGood/VeryGood. 5.75"x8.5" 207 pp. BCE in Brodart mylar. Granny Smith Apple green boards w/light blue lines and letters on spine. Top Stain. DJ design by Martin Pickwick. Author photo credit: Fred Ainsworth. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, and unmarked. Light soiling & small nicks to DJ. The three-time Edgar Award-winning Grand Master of Mystery serves up a dangerous case of mistaken identity in "the best spy comedy I have ever read" (The New York Times). J. Eugene Raxford is not what anyone would call a debonair man of action. He has no class, no skills, and all the physical prowess of a napping tree sloth. James Bond would think twice before letting him park the Aston Martin. Though he is a devoted pacifist, Raxford is alsothanks to a tragically consequential typothe supposed leader of a half-baked and violent radical organization. That's why the FBI wants him to go undercover and spy on the consortium of real-life terrorists and deadly assassins. Now, with the help of his girlfriendwho is even more clueless than h... Source: Publisher., Random House, 1966, 0, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering; size 5 3/4"" wide x 8 1/2"" tall. Text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings noted. Contains section of four leaves / eight pages of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket very good; no price on front flap; assumed later printing, no markings to indicate book club edition. * A sequel to 'The Spy Wore Red.' From the book, ""America's most captivating secret agent reveals how she recruited the duchess of Windsor - in her [this] spellbinding sequel to 'the Spy Wore Red.' ..... a true tale of danger and intrigue. . . "", G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990, 3, Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1983-09-01. 1st Thus, Reprint 1984. Hardcover. VG++/F/VG++. Box 80 HARDBACK ""COMPILATION,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus* Impression: Reprint.* Date: 1984(1983).* Pub: Chancellor Presss.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated glossy laminated boards showing a picture of Biggles in a flying helmet with goggles on his head. Red & violet titles to face and blue/black titles to pale blue spine. No bumps or rubs. No visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: Matching colour-illustrated jacket. Not price clipped showing a shelf price of £5.99. No shelf wear or marks to edges or to head and tail of spine. Minimal spine fading. Now in clear un-attached protective jacket. VG++.* Contents condition: Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text. Colour illustrated end papers (pale blue), no tanning or other visible faults. Minimal age toning to top edges. VG++.* Illustrations: B/w vignettes to start of each section. * Pages: 720 pp. text. iii pp. blank pages at rear.* Description: Take to the air with Biggles as he sets off on five of his most dangerous missions. Biggles' thirst for adventures leads him all over the world, and gets him into some very sticky situations. The intrepid flyer and his friends dare sandstorms, thirst and heat to hunt for a lost oasis in the scorching Egyptian desert ? defy the Red Baron in the skies of France ? track down a fiendish secret weapon in wartime Asia ? Tackle a black panther and a gient snake in a criminal's lair deep in the jungles of Honduras ? Even go ""undercover"" when Biggles poses as a Gestapo officer to obtain vital military secrets! This bumper volume contains five of Capt. W.E.Johns' most exciting stories, collected together for the first time .* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st thus. with absolutely minimal shelf and reading wear reducing it to VG++. Now in clear un-attached protective jacket.* 0, Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1983-09-01, 4, London: Little, Brown and Company, 2000. 0316853216. "'The Dirty Squad': the nickname for Scotland Yard's Obscene Publications Branch, its remit to tackle the spread of hardcore pornography, both adult abd, increasingly, porn involving children and child abuse in general...In his frank and compelling autobiography, Hames looks back over thirty-two years with the Metropolitan Police." Pp.x/303. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has some minor creasing. VG/G+. ., London: Little, Brown and Company, 2000. 0316853216, 0, New York: Scholastic Press, 2007. First edition, fourth printing. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle wear to corners, light soiling to spine and boards, bright pages in tight binding, extremely gentle rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, light soiling to fore-edge, else Fine in Fine DJ.. Octavo in blue, b&w DJ, 533 pages, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Beautiful b&w illustrations of boy in Paris. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. Contents: A brief introduction / Professor H. Alcofrisbas -- The thief -- The clocks -- Snowfall -- The window -- Hugo's father -- Ashes -- Secrets -- Cards -- The key -- The notebook -- Stolen goods -- The message -- pt. 2. The signature -- The armoire -- The plan -- The invention of dreams -- Papa Georges made movies -- Purpose -- The visit -- Opening the door -- The ghost in the station -- A train arrives in the station -- The magician -- Winding it up. Railroad stations -- France -- Paris -- Orphans, Juvenile fiction., Scholastic Press, 2007, 0, London: William Kimber, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/VG-; blue pictorial spine with white text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows mild exterior wear; some dings to edges; slight foxing inside dj; light tone to flaps; cloth has mild exterior wear; rubbing wear to edges; strong, straight boards; text block exterior edges have slight foxing; illustrated; interior clean; tight binding; pp 208. 1343174. FP New Rockville Stock., William Kimber, 1981, 0, New York, NY, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author in blue fountain ink on half-title page. Chicago freelance journalist Cat Marsala, relaxing at home after a long week's work reporting on the city's best restaurants, looks forward to a quiet evening with her semi-significant other, Dr. Sam Davidian; her parrot, Long John Silver; and her temporary houseguest, a Dalmatian named Dapper. As a special treat, Cat buys Dapper his very own soup bone at Chicago's most elegant and exotic food emporium, Spenser and Angelotti. The Dalmatian is delighted with his bone, but his euphoria is short-lived when Sam, a trauma surgeon, snatches the bone away. The bone is human, probably part of a large male's leg, which suggests two immediate problems: a murder may have occurred at the Spenser and Angelotti store and a potential health hazard may exist in the store's butcher shop and meat cases. Cat gets on the phone to her longtime friend, Chicago's chief of detectives, Harold McCoo, who with the mayor, the medical examiner, and other officials, agrees to a deal. The store will do a five-times-your-money-back recall on its meat, and Cat and the cops will have twenty-four hours to find a killer before the story goes public and Spenser and Angelotti's reputation is trashed. Co-owner Bruno Angelotti, desperate to preserve his beloved store's reputation, brings in Cat to work undercover in catering. If she has a good reason to be in the store, she can ask questions more easily and observe the employees in unguarded moments. Is one of them a killer? Eighth in the 'Cat Marsala' mystery series. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, , in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.{Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} M120, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999, 5, [Friendswood, Texas?]: TotalRecall Publications, Inc., 2010. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the front free endpaper. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($27.95). Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. 2010. "Special Limited Edition from Herman Groman's Private Collection" and "First Edition" are so stated, with complete number row (123456789 10) on the copyright page. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the publisher: "When FBI Agent Matt Steel retired after twent-five years of undercover operations, locking up mobsters and drug dealers and following terrorists, he took a job as director of security at a major Las Vegas casino. Alex, his long-time spouse, thought they could finally relax and enjoy the well deserved benefits of a post FBI life, especially after they bought the weekend ranch in the mountainous rugged area at the north end of Death Valley. It was remote, wild, and had some interesting history associated with it. There was the old gold stamp mill, the mysterious grave of Nancy Walker, and the historic Timbisha summer camp of the Desert Shoshone Tribe. Fate, however, takes them on an unexpected path when Alex finds an ancient Native American artifact and their life-long mystical journey called Pigeon Spring begins. PIGEON SPRING is an exciting adventure with a mystical twist. Readers will enjoy following Matt and his wife Alex, along with his former partner Charlie, as they travel from the glamour and scams of Las Vegas to the beauty and grit of Nevadas rugged gold country. The trio soon discovers that just like Vegas, there are scoundrels and thieves wherever money can be made.". INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Special Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. (xiv), 234pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping., TotalRecall Publications, Inc., 2010, 4.5, New York, NY, U.S.A: Donald I. Fine Books, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Used; Like New/Fine. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS on flyleaf. Mcdonald, police veteran and author of "Blue Truth", teams up with Fort Lauderdale police officer Smith, an undercover contract killer. Smith's job was to intercept ads for hitmen, take the job, and collar the person who hired him--saving the life of the target and keeping himself out of harm's way., Donald I. Fine Books, 1992, 5, New York:: Doubleday,, (2012). First edition -. Fine in printed blue wrappers.. Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. ) Suspenseful novel by this award-winning writer: "The year is 1972. The Cold War is far from over. . . Serena, a compulsive reader of novels, is the perfect candidate to infiltrate the literary circle of a promising young writer named Tom Haley. At first, she loves his stories. Then she begins to love the man. How long can she conceal her undercover life? To answer that question, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage: trust no one." 321 pp., Doubleday, 5, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's blue cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in pale yellow; vi,[4],329pp.; photographic frontispiece, 11 leaves of photographs. Boards very slightly rubbed, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, else Very Good to Near Fine. The author writes of his experiences as an "undercover" laborer at a steel mill, a coal mine, a shipyard, and other dangerous unskilled jobs., Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921, 0, Tight, clean and unmarked- 1st American Edition-" 311 pages. hardcover. Jacket design & illustration by Chin-Yee Lai. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Second in Parry's praised Civil War series (after Faded Coat of Blue), this uncommonly engaging historical drama, the second to feature AbelJones-Union officer, reluctant detective, and loyal confidential agent for president Lincoln-stirs the imagination with its vivid color, gripping suspense, and wartime historical accuracy. In the winter of 1862, MajorJones, an immigrant Welshman now in the Union Army, is sent to northern NewYork to investigate rumors of an Irish insurrection among those who oppose the war. Two federal undercover agents have already been brutally murdered and Jones knows this will be a delicate and dangerous mission. He boldly sets out for the prosperous town of Penn Yan, N.Y., with no disguise or cover story, proclaiming to all that he is there to investigate the murders and the rumors of rebellion. His presence is at once feared and welcomed and he naturally becomes the target of the Irish troublemakers, members of a group called White boys. The Irish insurrection, however, is only the front for a larger operation, and Jones soon finds himself in even deeper personal and professional danger. Aided by beautiful Nellie Kildare, who is either a madwoman or a mystic, and thwarted by the manipulative man who passes as her father, Jones and his thieving and conniving friend, Jimmy Molloy, uncovers a plot that threatens to cripple the North. Jones is an endearing literary character who should gracefully weather further sequels. He is a war hero who hates war almost as much as he hates horses, admits he does not understand women and thinks the ancient Greeks were a bad sort. Bright but not brilliant, flawed but not troubled, Jones is an ordinary man with an extraordinary sense of duty. Parry has created a thoroughly likable and believable character and engages him here in a riveting adventure. ", William Morrow, 2000, 5, Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1974. Book. Fine. Original Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, blue cloth covered boards with gilt title and spine titles. 585pp. including extensive bibliography. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, some full page. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright unmarked and unread volume with bright gilt. Pristine. AS NEW.., Scarecrow Press, 1974, 5, Self Published, 1971. 25 pages. In a blue paper cover. A collection of different "lifts" to be performed with playing cards including Pull-up Lifts, Push Back Lifts, The Green Lift and Undercover Lift among many others. A clean tight book with some crease marks on the front and rear cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Patti Perillo. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover., Self Published, 1971, 3, N.Y.: W.W. Norton and Company, 1991. 1st edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A MACAVITY AWARD FINALIST for Best Novel and a DAGGER AWARD FINALIST for Best Novel. "Mosley's second novel (after Devil in a Blue Dress ) confirms the advent of an extraordinary storyteller. It is five years after the events detailed in the first novel and Easy Rawlins has used the stolen money he kept back in 1948 to purchase a pair of L.A. apartment buildings. There he masquerades as the janitor, quietly enjoying the fruits of ownership and dabbling in private investigation. But he is suddenly in the grip of powerful government forces. When the IRS wants to know where Easy got the money to become a landlord, Easy's sole recourse is to agree to work undercover for the FBI on a witch-hunt to net Reds. The situation presents only the first of the moral dilemmas here: Easy's remorseless, deadly best friend, Mouse, has come to L.A. in pursuit of his ex-wife, EttaMae, who has fled with their young son. Etta, however, is the only woman Easy has ever loved, and she is more than willing to reciprocate--at least on the physical level. Solid and entertaining, the story nonetheless remains secondary to the portrait of a time and a place, to the indelible reality of Easy Rawlins, a black man in a world not yet ready to accept him. Mosley, with his unique talents, may well be in the process of creating a genre classic. " --- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Jinks, John. Book., W.W. Norton and Company, 1991, 5, [New York]: A Corwin Book / Greenberg Publisher [1950]. Good in Good dust jacket. 1950. Later Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Green spine lettering binding variant. Dust Wrapper has a dark blue background with white lettering and white with red decoration to the front panel. 210 pages. Good only copy [spine slightly cocked, lightly bumped, binding badly cracked at the half-title page] in price clipped and worn and torn Dust Wrapper with very light chipping to the spine ends. ., A Corwin Book / Greenberg Publisher [1950], 1950, 2.5, New York: Scholastic Press, 2007. First edition (stated), apparently second printing (number line begins with "2".). Hardcover. Very fine in very fine jacket in archival mylar./as new. Octavo in blue, b&w DJ, 533 pages, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Beautiful b&w illustrations of boy in Paris. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. Contents: A brief introduction / Professor H. Alcofrisbas -- The thief -- The clocks -- Snowfall -- The window -- Hugo's father -- Ashes -- Secrets -- Cards -- The key -- The notebook -- Stolen goods -- The message -- pt. 2. The signature -- The armoire -- The plan -- The invention of dreams -- Papa Georges made movies -- Purpose -- The visit -- Opening the door -- The ghost in the station -- A train arrives in the station -- The magician -- Winding it up. Railroad stations -- France -- Paris -- Orphans, Juvenile fiction., Scholastic Press, 2007, 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,black ink signature - without dedication - to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt colour illustrated dw/dj,with b/w and grey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges lightly toned with some minimal sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges brighter but with some minor blemishes; contents bright,tight, clean - near pristine - one dog-ear reading creases to top corner of pp139/40 only,other pages' corners unaffected.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain dark blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xxpp+1-294pp [paginated] includes prologue,11 chapters+epilogue, a glossary; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, a dedication, contents list/table,and 4pp blanks at rear. In March 1994 Cameron Spence flew out of the UK as second in command of a unit tasked with the SAS's most demanding operation. 'ALL NECESSARY MEANS' charts the minute-by-minute progress of an impossible mission.In a place where medieval savagery formed part of everyday life,and where allies became enemies with fearsome speed, Spence's troop worked undercover,their presence classified and deniable.A rollercoaster of events followed their arrival in theatre.And as the situation on the ground spiralled out of control,part of the unit became trapped in a besieged city,their only chance of survival a daring breakout through the advancing lines of their attackers.This is no-holds-barred,real-life adventure,the tense and adrenalin-charged true story of two months in the world's most volatile combat zone. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/ P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1998., 5, [New York]: A Corwin Book / Greenberg Publisher [1950]. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1950. Later Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Green spine lettering binding variant. Dust Wrapper has a light to medium blue background with with lettering and white only [no red] decoration to the front panel. 210 pages. VG or better copy [scattered light toning to the cloth, lightly bumped] in otherwise edgeworn VG Dust Wrapper with areas of red staining and scattered foxing both to the rear panel. ., A Corwin Book / Greenberg Publisher [1950], 1950, 2.75, [New York]: A Corwin Book / Greenberg Publisher [1950]. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1950. Later Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Green spine lettering binding variant. Dust Wrapper has a dark blue background with white lettering and white with red decoration to the front panel. 210 pages. Armorial bookplate of Remsen Ten Eyck Schenck affixed to the front paste-down. VG or better copy [slight spine cocking, very lightly bumped, light uneven toning to the endpapers] in edgeworn and slightly spine faded Dust Wrapper with short tears and some creasing to the top edge and very light chipping to the spine ends. ., A Corwin Book / Greenberg Publisher [1950], 1950, 2.75, New York:: Scholastic / Orchard Books,, (2018). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in illustrated boards.. First printing. The first book in a humorous new series of early chapter books - "Before Mac Barnett was an author, he was a kid. And while he was a kid, he was a spy. Not just any spy. But a spy...for the Queen of England. . . with fascinating historical facts masterfully sprinkled throughout, this series offers adventure, intrigue, absurdity, history and humor." SIGNED by Mac Barnett on the title page. Tri-color (orange and blue) illustrations by Mike Lowery throughout. 150 pp., Scholastic / Orchard Books, 5, New York: Atria Books, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Blue paper over board. Colour pictorial endpapers. 615 pp. Remainder mark to top edge. Dust jacket is torn at foot of front joint, a few spots of light edge wear. Fine overall. The inspiring international bestseller of a seemingly ordinary woman who uses her talent and courage to transform herself first into a prestigious couturier and then into an undercover agent for the Allies during World War II., Atria Books, 2009, 4.5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with blue+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj,minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and some very light,minimal,superficial scoring/ impressions to both panels of dw/dj - boards beneath unaffected.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vi-xviiipp+2-395pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illus lists/tables,acknowledgements,an author introduction,20 chapters,12pp b/w contemporary auto+ biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp174/5,notes and references,appendix (Blackwood's Family Trees),Blackwood's books+ stories,biblio and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and 2pp blanks at rear. Algernon Blackwood was one of the greatest writers of supernatural fiction of the 20thC - Dion Fortune described him as 'pre-eminent among the writers of occult fiction' - yet he remains a mysterious figure.An indefatigable traveller,an undercover agent during the First World War,a Searcher for the Red Cross,he was also an extremely popular storyteller on radio and television - indeed,he appeared on the first ever television programme. He originated the play,'The Starlight Express',was a member of the magical order of the Golden Dawn,and was acquainted with most of the literary and artistic establishment of his day from Hilaire Belloc to Arthur Machen,from Sinclair Lewis to H.G. Wells. Blackwood revealed that all his stories were based on personal experiences or those of his close friends.This from the man whose stories take us to a lonely island in the River Danube where two travellers face the cosmic powers of the Earth in all their might; and deep into the deserts of Egypt where a lone man witnesses the spirit of the ancient past rise up like a gigantic wall of sand.H.P. Lovecraft said of him,'Of the quality of Mr Blackwood's genius there can be no dispute; for no one has even approached the skill,seriousness and minute fidelity with which he records the overtones of strangeness in ordinary things and experiences . . .' In the 1920's,he published an autobiography.But as its title suggests - 'Episodes Before Thirty' - it covers only the period up to 1899 and it ends,'Of mystical,psychic or so-called "occult" experiences,I have purposely said nothing'.But there was much to be said. Mike Ashley has been researching Blackwood's life for more than twenty years and has discovered a wonderfully complex character - a profound mystic,a delightful storyteller,an innocent child,a wild adventurer,and a remarkable man.Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of his death (then 2001),his full biography is available for the first time and reveals the inside story on this most mystical and magical of men. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always., LONDON.CONSTABLE,2001., 5, Brilliance Audio 2006. 10 CD's Unabridged, near fine in VG blue pictorial box. Read by Buck Schirner. About 11 hours. There was trouble in Haven, Arizona, and Ranger Sam O'Ballivan was determined to sort it all out. Badge and gun hidden, he arrived posing as the new school teacher, and his first order of business was to bring the rough ranchers' children under control. To that end, he called on Maddie Chancelor, the local postmistress, whose younger brother was in firm need of discipline. Sam wasn't sure what to expect - but it was definitely not this graceful woman whose prim, proper stance was so at odds with the fire in her eyes. Working undercover to capture a dangerous band of rustlers and train robbers was a job that had always kept him apart from other people. He was a man with his heart firmly in check - until Maddie. Now she was unwittingly tempting him down a path he swore he'd never travel., Brilliance Audio 2006, 0, Colorado Springs CO: UnderCover Press. Good. (c.1998). First Edition. Softcover. 0966728106 . [nice-looking copy with light external wear, BUT be aware that there is a considerable amount of blue hi-liting through the last one-third of the book]. Trade PB (maps, photographs, drawings) This "part novel, part research text" about the events of November 22, 1963 presents "dozens of pages of official documents and illustrations, including documents suppressed or altered during the official investigation." (Or perhaps, in the spirit of the thing, they should say "official investigation"; or maybe official "investigation.") The binding and organization of the book are actually a little confusing: the fictional portion (by Ms. Kritzberg) is completely separate from the "research text" (by Mr. Hancock), which is entitled "Full Disclosure" -- and one part of THAT, just to make things a little more complicated, was written by another contributor ("The Texas Mafia" by Madeleine Brown). It's pretty much all here: the grassy knoll, suppression/manipulation of evidence, eye- and ear-witnesses galore, the Cubans!, etc. Author Kritzberg was a newspaper reporter in Dallas who covered the original story and, it seems, just kept on covering it. ., UnderCover Press, 2.5, Garden City: Doubleday, 1966. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Stated 1st Edit ion. 216 pp, blue cloth, 8 vo. Sequel of Disney film "That Darn Cat". Canted, front endpaper stamped rental William H. Block Library. very good-, dust Jacket light soil, chipped,small pieces missing, good., Doubleday, 1966, 2.75, New York: The Viking Press, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. First Edition. Hardcover. Offered here is an admittedly worn but sound and solid first printing, complete with dust jacket, of the last published book, already prepared for publication at the time of his death, of Walter Francis White (1893-1955), civil rights activist, journalist, novelist, and leader of the NAACP for over 25 years, whose work as an undercover agent for the NAACP in the 1920s investigating lynchings, race riots, and the KKK in Florida, Georgia, and Arkansas as well as his program of legal challenges to racial segregation and disfranchisement made him an icon of civil rights activism in his time. In this, his final published work, White reflects on the progress he worked for and witnessed in his lifetime, with a foreword by Ralph J. Bunche, decolonization and civil rights activist and the first Black Nobel laureate, who writes here: "This is dynamic history written by a man who was one of the most dynamic figures of our time." 8 5/8" X 5 7/8". xii, 244pp. Moderate wear to unclipped dust jacket designed by Robert Hallock, with creasing, chipping, and small tears to edges and extremities, particularly at bottom edges of rear panel and tail of spine. Bound in very light green cloth over boards, with spine lettered in dark blue. Mild wear to binding, with rubbing to bottom corners and gentle bumping to head and tail of spine. Slight lean to spine and one gathering proud; binding remains quite firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked., The Viking Press, 1955, 2.5, Harper Prism, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st ptg.) Large book, dark blue spine, blue boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 371 pages on modern-day vampires, including a color photo section. DJ glossy beneath mylar, an illustration of crouching creature overlooking bright city below, raised red and white lettering. DJ and book, both As New., Harper Prism, 1998, 5, Mass Market Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items., 2.5, New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc, 1979. Hardcover. Small Octavo; VG-/G-; dark blue spine with off-white text; dust jacket has some rubbing wear to exterior; open, vertical tear to rear joint; crinkling to rear head edge; closed vertical chip to rear fore edge toward head edge; other rubbing wear to edges; cloth shows mild overall wear; slight foxing to spine toward joints; strong boards; text block exterior edges have some foxing; mild shadow toning to endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 255. 1346574. FP New Rockville Stock., Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc, 1979, 0, Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Learning Materials Company, 1978. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Kletke, Donald A.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Three volumes from The Mounties Series. Soft cover. 90; 90; 92 pp. Colour illustrations in text. Some foxing and a few stains to covers. Front covers somewhat curled. Damp staining and foxing to edges of text blocks. Removal of acidified tape to title pages, with acid migration through to copyright pages. With several pages of student activities and quizzes., Maclean-Hunter Learning Materials Company, 1978, 4, mass_market. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items., 2.5, San Diego, CA: IDW Publishing, 2016. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Will Gould. 284 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Orange ribbon marker. Black and white comics throughout. Red Barry was one of the most visually innovative adventure strips of the mid-1930s, combining fluid brushwork and noir shadows (in bold blues and purples) with figures that were constantly inventive. Record # 352648, IDW Publishing, 2016, 3<