The Wild Muse

TRAGEDY AT LAW

Hare, Cyril · 2009

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Faber & Faber First edition, trade softcover. Published London: Faber & Faber, 2009, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 290pp. As new. Book 1 of 5 - Francis Pettigrew. As New No Jacket, As Issued 1st Edition 1st Printing London 8vo 288

Suicide Excepted

Hare, Cyril · 2008

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Faber and Faber First edition, trade softcover. Published London: Faber and Faber, 2008, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 234pp. Fine. An Inspector Mallett mystery, originally published in 1939, by one of the best-loved Golden Age crime writers, Cyril Hare. Inspector Mallett's ...

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Johnson, Alex · 2012

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Thames & Hudson First edition, first printing. Hard cover published without dust jacket. Published NY: Thames & Hudson, 2012. Square 8vo.,272pp., 300+ color illustrations. Fine. Fine No Jacket, As Issued 1st Edition 1st Printing NY 8vo 272

Hide and Seek: Or, the Mystery of Mary Grice

Collins, Wilkie · 1981

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DOVER First edition, trade softcover. Published NY: Dover, 1981, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, xii+356pp. Minor fox spotting on edge. Very good plus, bright. Besides its mystery-story elements, Hide and Seek succeeds as a warm, entertaining tale that blends domestic comed...

When the Wind Blows

Hare, Cyril · 2009

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Faber & Faber First edition, trade softcover. Published London: Faber & Faber, 2009, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 254pp. Wrinkle at top edge of last 10 sheets, else fine. Famous solo violinist Lucy Carless is making a guest appearance with the provincial Markshire Orches...

The Damascened Blade (Joel Gustafsson Series)

Cleverly, Barbara · 2005

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Delta Fourth printing. Trade softcover. Published NY: Delta 2005. 8vo. wrappers, 304pp. Very good. Book 3 of 13 - Joe Sandilands. Scotland Yard Detective Joe Sandilands has been given the unenviable mission of guarding a spirited young American woman with far more wealth tha...

The Bee's Kiss (Joe Sandilands)

Cleverly, Barbara · 2007

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Random House Publishing Third printing. Trade softcover. Published NY: Random House Publishing, 2007. 8vo. wrappers, 320pp. Near fine. Book 5 of 13 - Joe Sandilands. At midnight she was ravishing: a tall redhead wearing emeralds and a low-cut dress. An hour later, in her room...

Hav (New York Review Books Classics)

Morris, Jan · 2006

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

NYRB First edition, trade softcover. Published NY: NYRB, 2006, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, xvi+301pp. Fine. Hav is like no place on earth. Rumored to be the site of Troy, captured during the crusades and recaptured by Saladin, visited by Tolstoy, Hitler, Grace Kelly, and ...

The Haunted Hotel

Collins, Wilkie · 1982

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Dover First edition thus, trade softcover. Published NY: Dover, 1982, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 127pp. Very good plus. Collins' much-loved Venice provides the scenery and fatal beauty, the grim waterways and palaces the author will haunt with mysterious women, grotesque...

Ill Met By Moonlight

Moss, W. Stanley · 2010

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Paul Dry First edition thus, trade softcover. Published Philadelphia: Paul Dry, 2010, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 212pp., illustrated. As new. Ill Met By Moonlight is the gripping account of the audacious World War II abduction of a German general from the island of Cret...

To Peking: A Forgotten Journey from Moscow to Manchuria (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)

Fleming, Peter · 2009

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Tauris Parke First edition, trade softcover. Published NY: Tauris Parke, 2009, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 190pp., illustrated. As new. When in 1934 at the age of twenty-seven, Peter Fleming set out for the Far East, his ultimate goal was to return from China to India ove...

Brazilian Adventure

Peter Fleming · 1999

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

The Marlboro Press/Northwestern First edition thus, second printing. Trade softcover. Published Evanston: The Marlboro Press/Northwestern, 1999, 8vo. wrappers, 376pp. As new. "Beyond the completion of a 3,000-mile journey, mostly under amusing conditions, through a little-k...

A Dog's Ransom

Highsmith, Patricia · 2002

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W. W. Norton & Company First edition thus, trade softcover. Published NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 271pp. Fine. Long out of print, this Highsmith classic resurfaces with a vengeance. The great revival of interest in Patricia Highsmith cont...

A Suspension of Mercy

Highsmith, Patricia · 2001

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W. W. Norton & Company First edition thus, trade softcover. Published NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 235pp. As new. A major new reissue of the work of a classic noir novelist. With the acclaim for The Talented Mr. Ripley, more film projects...

The Animal Lover's Book of Beastly Murder

Highsmith, Patricia · 1988

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Mysterious Pr First edition, trade softcover. Published NY: Mysterious Pr, 1988, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 230pp. As new. Thirteen murder stories feature a jealous Siamese cat, a truffle-hunting pig, rebellious chickens, an elderly cockroach, a playful goat, and a brav...

Holy Russia: An Historical Companiion to European Russia

MacLean, F. · 1985

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Century Publishing Trade softcover. Published London: Century Publishing, 1982, second printing (1985). 8vo. wrappers, 347pp. Fine. Traces Russia's blood-stained and tumultuous history from the earliest times and describes the magnificent countryside, the splendid cities and ...

A Dragon Apparent: Travels in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

Lewis, Norman · 2003

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Eland Publishing First edition thus, trade softcover. PublishedLondon: Eland Publishing, 2003, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, illustrated, 333pp. Fine. Originally published in 1951, it is said that A Dragon Apparent inspired Graham Greene to go to Vietnam and write The Quiet ...

The Siege at Peking (Oxford in Asia Paperbacks)

Fleming, Peter · 1986

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Oxford University Press First edition, trade softcover. Published Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1986, second printing. 8vo. wrappers, 273pp., illustrated. Fine. In June 1900, the foreign Legations at Peking were attacked by Imperial Chinese troops, with the support of...

The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke

Rilke, Rainer Maria · 1985

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Graywolf Pr First edition, trade softcover. Published Saint Paul: Graywolf Pr, 1985, first printing. 12mo. wrappers, 66pp. Fine. Describes the experiences of a young cavalry officer, whose courage is challenged in battle Fine No Jacket, As Issued 1st Edition 1st Printing Sa...

Operation Sea Lion - An account of the German preparations and the British counter-measures

Peter Fleming · 2003

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Pan Books Trade softcover. Published London: Pan Books, 2003, second printing. 8vo. wrappers, 333pp., illustrated. Near fine. In the summer of 1940 the Germans prepared to launch Operation Sea Lion, the invasion of England. The British, barely recovered from Dunkirk, rallied ...