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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (First Edition)

By: A. Conan Doyle

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, McClure, Phillips & Co: 1905

Seller ID: 039589

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

This is the First American Edition which preceded the first British edition by one month. Black cloth with red and yellow design and lettering. Spine worn and lettering mostly illegible. Spine cloth wrinkled. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Some penciling on Contents page. First few free end papers are loose from text-block. Inner hinges starting. 381pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Great Shadow: A Novel

By: A. Conan Doyle

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1893

Seller ID: 059320

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Grey cloth cover with red lettering on front and spine and red decorative elements on front. 218 pp, with 2 additional pages of ads at end. Cover a bit dusty, spine a bit sunned. Top edge somewhat soiled with dust. Binding is tight. Previous owner's signature in front cover in pen. Light foxing throughout book, particularly near endpages. Text body is clean and free from underlining, highlighting, or notes. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Peril at End House (First American Edition)

By: Agatha Christie

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead & Company: 1932

Seller ID: 042979

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

First American Edition. Tan cloth. Previous owner's name written on front free end paper. 270pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Mote House Mystery

By: Archibald Marshall and Horace A. Vachell

Price: $12.50

Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead & Co: 1926

Seller ID: 005773

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Second Printing June 1926.
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Where the Woodbine Twines: A Novel (Signed First Edition)

By: Austin, Sherry

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Johnson City, TN, Overmountain Press: 2006

Seller ID: 027738

ISBN: 157072315X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dark green with silver lettering. Previous owner's name written inside front board. Author's gift inscription on half title page There is no other writing in the book. 170pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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A Melungeon Winter (Signed First Edition)

By: Bone, Patrick

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Overmountain Press: 2001

Seller ID: 031985

ISBN: 1570721440

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Inscribed by the author on title page. There is no other writing in the book. vi, 202pp. Solid copy. Full refund if not satisfied. Rare signed edition.
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Deep Lake Mystery

By: Carolyn Wells

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, A. L. Burt Company: 1928

Seller ID: 019399

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Orange cloth with scarce original dust jacket. Covers show light wear and have buckled spine. Dust jacket shows significant wear with some chipping at top edge of spine. Ink name on inside pastedown - no other writing or marking in the book. Clean, crisp text pages. Binding tight. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Maxwell Mystery (First Edition)

By: Carolyn Wells

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott Co: 1913

Seller ID: 039196

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Original red decorated cloth. Worn spine with all white lettering faded. Private library mark. Old bookseller's ticket inside front cover. Color frontispiece. 302pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Curved Blades

By: Carolyn Wells

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott & Co: 1916

Seller ID: 039197

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Publisher's cloth. Color frontispiece. 333pp., with ads. Spine lettering all faded. Spine cocked. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Huddle: A Fleming Stone Detective Novel (First Edition)

By: Carolyn Wells

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Co: 1936

Seller ID: 039203

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good -

First Edition. Original red cloth with black lettering on spine and front cover. Damp-stained on rear board (affecting dust jacket and 15-20 pages of text). Dust jacket is not price-clipped. Mylar cover. 311pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Full Circle

By: Cecil, Henry

Price: $17.50

Publisher: London, Chapman and Hall: 1948

Seller ID: 004678

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition of author's first book. No writing in book - not even an owners name. Binding tight. Spine heavily sunned. Minor whitish blemishes on back cover.
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Cotton Comes to Harlem

By: Chester B. Himes

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Cutchogue, NY, Buccaneer Books: 1993

Seller ID: 061360

ISBN: 156849422X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

A crime fiction novel. Bound in dark blue cloth and titled in silver on spine. 159 pp. Lacking dust jacket. In fine condition. Nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Ghostly Warnings

By: Cohen, Daniel

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Dutton NY, Dutton Juvenile: 1996

Seller ID: 032999

ISBN: 0525652272

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

A collection of real-life spooky tales follow the stories of people who were warned of imminent danger or death, from the legend of ""the fetch,"" to the famous story of a man who was told by Death that his time had come. Black cloth with silver spine lettering. Illustrated. 64pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Strange Case of The Doyle Diary Murders (First Edition Hardcover)

By: Corinee F. Gerwe

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Mitchell: 2011

Seller ID: 021969

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Black cloth with gold lettering, nice copy, folding frontispiece map, 333pp., Full refund if not satisfied.
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Murder is Incidental

By: Douglas Rutherford

Price: $40.00

Publisher: London, The Crime Club: 1961

Seller ID: 019398

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Nice red cloth covers protected by original dust jacket. Dust jacket shows minimal edgewear/toning and has 1/2" closed tear at top corner of spine and front board. Previous owner's stamp on flyleaf - no other writing or markings. Clean, crisp text pages. Light foxing to endsheets and books edges. A tight, attractive copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Original Illustrated: Arthur Conan Doyle

By: Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Secaucus, NJ, Castle: 1980

Seller ID: 029052

ISBN: 0890093911

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Red cloth with black spine lettering. Illustrated. No writing in the book. vi, 490pp. Solid copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Mystery of the Maya Jade (Signed First Edition)

By: Elizabeth Honness

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Philadelphia and New York, J. B. Lippincott Company: 1971

Seller ID: 032357

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

Rare inscribed copy. Author's gift inscription on front free end paper. Two toned cloth with white spine lettering. Dust jacket is price clipped. Illustrations by Paul Frame. 176pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Roman Hat Mystery

By: Ellery Queen

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Shelton, CT, First Edition Library:

Seller ID: 057912

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

This is an exact facsimile copy of the first edition of The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen which was first published in 1929. Both the book and the jacket are precise copies of the original. The only indicators that they are facsimiles are the "FEL" on the right flap of the jacket and a small block of explanation on the copyright page. First Edition Library published this book for its members who bought it by subscription. The book comes in a handsome slipcase (though the original did not) and the slipcase has pastedowns of the front and back of the dustjacket on its sides. First Ed...
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Dial "M" for Murder (First Printing)

By: Frederick Knott

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Random House: 1953

Seller ID: 042756

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

First Printing. Publisher's cloth. Photo paste-down on front cover. Dust jacket is price clipped. Mylar cover. 182pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Navy Spy Murders (Signed First Edition)

By: George F. Eliot

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, Dodge Publishing Co: 1937

Seller ID: 027755

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Navy cloth with silver lettering. Author's gift inscription on front free end-paper. There is no other writing in the book. Mild foxing. 251pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Secret of the Chestnut Tree (First Edition)

By: Helen Monsell

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Indianapolis and New York, Bobbs-Merrill Company: 1936

Seller ID: 020511

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Teal cloth, spine a bit darkened, gift inscription on ffep. in a nice hand, there is no other writing in the book, binding tight, Full refund if not satisfied.
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Murder at the Airport Inn

By: John L. Young

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Windy Knoll Productions: 2004-01-01

Seller ID: 017605

ISBN: 0967463319

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Former owner's gift inscription on title page, otherwise book is in fine condition.
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A Shilling for Candles

By: Josephine Tey

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London, The Folio Society: 2016

Seller ID: 059623

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Introduction by Laurie R. King. Bound in olive green buckram blocked with a design by Smith in off-white and black. Olive green end papers. Contains 7 unique and beautiful color plates by Smith. 240 pp. Black slip case. Book in fine condition. Slip case in fine condition with a few small spots of shelving wear, as is expected. Nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Exit A Star

By: Kathleen Moore Knight

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.: 1941

Seller ID: 015669

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust jacket spine sunned, 306pp.
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Death Traps

By: Kay Cleaver Strahan

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.: c. 1930

Seller ID: 015670

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Inside flap of dust-jacket separated, 310pp. No writing in the book - not even an owners name. Binding tight. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Saint in Miami (First Edition)

By: Leslie Charteris

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Doran & Co.: 1940

Seller ID: 030570

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good -

A Crime Club selection published for the Crime Club. A full-length Saint novel. Light blue cloth with black lettering and design on front cover and spine. No writing in the book. viii, 299pp. Tail of spine a bit soiled (or age-toned). Mylar cover. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Romantics

By: Mary Roberts Rinehart

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart: 1929

Seller ID: 008616

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

First edition with F&R on copyright page. Light greed covers which are slightly dirtyish. Not ex-library. Binding tight. No writing in the book - not even an owners name. Binding tight.
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I, The Jury

By: Mickey Spillane

Price: $140.00

Publisher: Shelton, CT, First Edition Library:

Seller ID: 057911

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

This is an exact facsimile copy of the first edition of I-the Jury by Mickey Spillane which was first published in 1947. Both the book and the jacket are precise copies of the original. The only indicators that they are facsimiles are the "FEL" on the right flap of the jacket and a small block of explanation on the copyright page. First Edition Library published this book for its members who bought it by subscription. The book comes in a handsome slipcase (though the original did not) and the slipcase has pastedowns of the front and back of the dustjacket on its sides. First Edition Li...
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The Pattern

By: Mignon G. Eberhart

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, The Book League of America, Inc.: 1937

Seller ID: 014219

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Red cloth covers show minimal wear/fading. Penciled name on flyleaf - no other writing in the book. Deckled fore edge. Endleaves tanned; text is bright with occasional light foxing around page edges. Crack in textblock but all pages tightly bound. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Grassleyes Mystery

By: Oppenheim, E. Phillips

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown,: 1940

Seller ID: 004389

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Nice copy. Owners name on first front end paper. Binding tight. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Mystery Of The Mayan Jewels (Signed First Edition)

By: Pachita Crespi and Jessica Lee

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1945

Seller ID: 032358

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good +

Rare signed copy. One author's signature (Crespi) on front free end paper (facing title page). Illustrated cloth. Mylar cover. Dust jacket is not price clipped. 164pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: A Centennial Celebration

By: Preiss, Byron (Editor)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Perigee Trade: 1990

Seller ID: 058214

ISBN: 0399516166

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Like New

This book contains a collection of new Philip Marlowe stories by twenty three of the world's most renowned mystery writers. This book is like new in quality.Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Little Sister (facsimile of first edition)

By: Raymond Chandler

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Shelton, CT, First Edition Library:

Seller ID: 062158

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

This is an exact facsimile copy of the first edition of The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler which was first published in 1949. The book is a precise copy of the original. The only indicator that the book is a facsimile is a small block of explanation on the copyright page and FEL on the right dust jacket flap. First Edition Library published this book for its members who bought it by subscription. The book comes in a handsome slipcase (though the original did not) and the slipcase has pastedowns of the front and back of the dustjacket on its sides. First Edition Library inserted a card tha...
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The Disappearance of Dr. Parkman

By: Rober Sullivan

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Boston and Toronto, Little, Brown and Company: 1971

Seller ID: 032708

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Two toned cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Illustrated. No writing in the book. xiv, 241pp., index. Dust jacket price-clipped. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Benefits of Death

By: Roderic Jeffries

Price: $50.00

Publisher: London, Collins Clear-Type Press: c.1963

Seller ID: 015666

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Binding tight,dust-jacket has a few small tears, 192pp., Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Dragon Murder Case

By: S. S. Van Dine

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Shelton, CT, First Edition Library:

Seller ID: 057914

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

This is an exact facsimile copy of the first edition of The Dragon Murder Case by S. S. van Dine which was first published in 1933. Both the book and the jacket are precise copies of the original. The only indicators that they are facsimiles are the "FEL" on the right flap of the jacket and a small block of explanation on the copyright page. First Edition Library published this book for its members who bought it by subscription. The book comes in a handsome slipcase (though the original did not) and the slipcase has pastedowns of the front and back of the dustjacket on its sides. First...
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Once Upon a Crime (inscribed)

By: Selman, Robert

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, William Morrow: 1947

Seller ID: 004662

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Very Good

Inscribed by the Author Nicely inscribed "To Betty Mandeville who has saved my life so often. Bob Selman" There is a chip at the top of the spine that removes the first name of the author. On the front cover there is a patterned stain. For more info on Betty Mandeville google her.
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Case of the Billion dollar Body

By: Shallit, Joseph

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Avon: 1947

Seller ID: 004850

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

No writing in the book - not even an owners name. Binding tight. Original price 25 cents. Avon 558. Great cover art.
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The Maya Stone Murders (First Edition)

By: Shuman, M. K.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, St Martins Press: 1989

Seller ID: 032610

ISBN: 0312026080

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Faced paced and interesting. A wonderful whodunit. Black cloth with gold spine lettering. No writing in the book. 246pp. Solid copy. Dust jacket is price clipped. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Murder in Ordinary Time (1st Edition)

By: Sister Carol Anne O'Marie

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Delacorte Press: 1991

Seller ID: 019083

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Paper dust jacket.Minimal foxing on text block. First edition,Signed.Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Narrowing Circle

By: Symons, Julian

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, Victor Gollancz LTD: 1954

Seller ID: 004685

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Second Impression June 1954. Red cloth. Spine is sunned. No writing - not even an owners name.
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The Devil's Courthouse (First Edition)

By: Thackston, Lawrence

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Baltimore, MD, PublishAmerica: 2010

Seller ID: 024078

ISBN: 1448947839

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

Paperback, author's signature on title page, there is no other writing in the book, 237pp., Full refund if not satisfied.
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A Private Disgrace

By: Victoria Lincoln

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London, Souvenir Press: 1989

Seller ID: 021608

ISBN: 0285629220

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Near fine paperback. Exterior of the book looks new. Former owner's name written in blue ink on the half title page. Pages are slightly age toned.Stock photo does not match the cover of our book. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Little Caesar (facsimile of first edition)

By: W. R. Burnett

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Shelton, CT, First Edition Library:

Seller ID: 057910

Condition: Fine

This is an exact facsimile copy of the first edition of Little Caesar which was first published in 1929. Both book and jacket are precise copies of the original. The only indicators that they are facsimiles are the "FEL" on the right flap of the jacket and a small block of explanation on the copyright page. On the copyright page it says "Copyright-1929" just like the original. First Edition Library published this book for its members who bought it by subscription. The book comes in a handsome slipcase (though the original did not) and the slipcase has pastedowns of the front an...
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The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes

By: Weller, Philip; Roden, Christopher; Illustrated [Illustrator]

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Bracken Books: 1994

Seller ID: 032929

ISBN: 1858911060

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

This book introduces the reader to the major cases that Holmes and Watson grappled with. Brown cloth with silver spine lettering. Over 230 illustrations in color and black & white. 144pp. Solid copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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The Moonstone

By: Wilkie Collins

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Books, Inc: 1945

Seller ID: 022938

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Black cloth with gold lettering, no writing in the book, 389pp., Full refund if not satisfied.
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Phantom Lady

By: William Irish

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Shelton, CT, First Edition Library:

Seller ID: 057913

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

This is an exact facsimile copy of the first edition of Phantom Lady by William Irish which was first published in 1942. Both the book and the jacket are precise copies of the original. The only indicators that they are facsimiles are the "FEL" on the right flap of the jacket and a small block of explanation on the copyright page. First Edition Library published this book for its members who bought it by subscription. The book comes in a handsome slipcase (though the original did not) and the slipcase has pastedowns of the front and back of the dustjacket on its sides. The book- jacket...
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Unsolved: Great Mysteries of the 20th Century

By: Wilson, Kirk

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub: 1990

Seller ID: 023153

ISBN: 0881844705

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Two toned cloth, gold lettering, no writing in the book, xv, 264pp., Full refund if not satisfied.
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Murderess Ink: The Better Half of the Mystery (Robert Jordan's copy)

By: Winn, Dilys

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Workman Publishing Co: 1979

Seller ID: 040272

ISBN: 0894801074

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

This book is from the library of Robert Jordan, fantasy writer who passed away in 2007. His real name is James Oliver Rigney, Jr. That name is blindstamped (impressed)with a circular seal on the title page.Full refund if not satisfied.
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Category: Mystery