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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. Book. As New. Hardcover. First American Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. (8) 198 (2) pp. First Edition,1986. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Black half-cloth with red paper covered boards, and gilt lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 201 pp, Action packed Novel. Binding tight, with slight foreward lean, pages clean and unmarked, paper well-preserved. 5.9" x 8.4" boards, white cloth back & black spine letters, red laminated paper. Fr top edge board with 1/32" impact indent 1/2" from hinge. in unclipped illustrated DJ. DJ with very light wear at the tail/top spine edge. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. 352 pp, full number line on v.t.p., inscribed to previous owner on t.p. binding tight, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved, slight smudge at very top of foreedge textblock. 6.25" x 9.5" tan cloth back, spine lettering, & brown papered boards, in illustrated DJ, unclipped in acetate protector. .

Toronto / London: The Copp, Clark Company, Limitied / Cassell and Company, Limited, 1904. Book. Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Octavo. viii + 344 pp. Previous owner's inked name-date on fr pastedown and on page 1, Author's note, prologue & 24 titled chapters. 5.1" x 7.8" red cloth boards, gilt fr cover design and letters, External wear, esp top and bttom age-darkened spine, binding tight, very slight forward lean, pages clean, in glassine wrapper. .

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 223 pp, 23 chapters. First Edition, 1975. "Emma Lathen is the pen name of two American businesswomen: economic analyst Mary Jane Latsis (1927-1997) and attorney Martha Henissart (born 1929). The pseudonym is constructed from two authors' names: 'M' of Mary and 'Ma' of Martha, plus 'Lat' of Latsis and 'Hen' of Henissart. As Lathen, they wrote 24 mystery novels starring John Putnam Thatcher, a Wall Street banker." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Only the slightest edge wear to dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. x, 343 (2) pp, Introductory, character of the book, 30 capters. First Printing, 1928. Lightly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with light-green lettering to front board and spine..

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1967. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (10) 235 (6) pp. A Perry Mason Mystery: First Edition, 1967. Not Price Clipped. Only the slightest wear dj, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5.5" x 7.65". Red cloth with black lettering to front board and spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Small Octavo. 191 pp, stated First Edition. signed by LJB & with cat paw on ffep, Near Fine dark blue Cloth 5.6" x 8.5" boards with dimmed but legible yellow letters on spine, in clipped white DJ in acetate protector. Tight and Square. pages clean, unmarked, and well-preserved. .

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. (12) 275 (1) pp. stated First Edition, full number line. Binding tight, with slight forward tilt, no external wear, textblock white5.75" x 8.5". White half-cloth with brown paper-covered boards, and brown lettering to spine. Unclipped, Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

New York: Arbor House, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Small Octavo. iii, 274 (2) pp. Inscribed to previous owner & signed on t.p., First Edition, 1980. Pages clean & unmarked, paper white. binding tight, cover cloth crisp, letters intact. 5.75" x 8.5". Grey half-cloth with blue paper-covered boards, and blue lettering to spine. Unclipped Pictorial dj with light edge-wear, handles nicely in acetate protector..

Stanford CA: Stanford University Press, 1985. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Trade Paperback. Small Octavo. 8vo. xi (v), 256 pp. First published, @1969. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5.5" x 8.5". Paperback. "Hailed at its first release as 'exceptional among studies of Chinese philosophy,' a work "combining philosophical acumen with sinological competence that raises the study of early Chinese thought to a new level of sophistication. This book remains a staple in the study of early Chinese civilization. Addressing the very roots of Chinese culture and thought, this path-breaking work frequently compares concepts from the Confucian and Taoist traditions with those from Western classical philosophy.".

New York: Trident Press, 1971 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 317 pp.Lightly age-tanned spine and edges of dj with lightly faded board edges, else, Fine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Light green cloth..

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. x + 273 pp, Author's Note. A novel set in Cairo. Egyptology 1880's - Victorian England background. binding tight, pages clean, unmarked. Paper well-preserved. exterior with no wear, minor wrinkled cloth top/bottom spine. 5.75" x 8.5" yellowish tan cloth back, gilt spine letters, & dark red papered boards, in black unclipped DJ. DJ with edgewear at the extremities & some chipping tail/head spine. DJ in acetate protector. .

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Slim Octavo. 212 pp, previous owner's rubbed stamp on ffep, the latimer family. Binding tight and square, pages clean unmarked & paper well preserved; black cloth blacked with red spine letters, gray laminate boards, in unclipped illustrqted DJ. DJ with some wear, closed tear, at the extremities. In acetate protector. .

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Small Octavo. 230 pp, stated First Edition with full number line, signed on t.p., Tight, square, and clean. 5.8" x 8.4" black papered boards with gilt spine letters, in black unclipped DJ with acetate protector.

New York: Random House, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. (8) 228 (4) pp. First Edition, 1983. Not Price Clipped. Faintly foxed text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 8.5". Black half-cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

Walker & Company, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Slim Octavo. 200 pp, a Professor Gideon Oliver mystery. 5.6" x 8.5" black papered boards, gilt spine letters, in unclipped, illustrated DJ with protector..

London: Macmillian, 1995. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Large Octavo. (10) 397 (9) pp. First Edition, 1995. Signed & dated by the Author on Title Page. Not Price Clipped. Pristine. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector..

London/ Boston: Faber and Faber, 1995 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. (8) 341 (3) pp. First Edition, 1995. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Black cloth with white lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "A series of apparently random and motiveless murders occurs in towns and cities all over America. There is nothing to connect them with an obscure religious sect operating from a Pacific island, and dedicated to the scriptural study of William Blake's poetry and the initiation of a chosen few.".

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Slim Octavo. 256 pp, a detective novel of romance and terror. Text block slightly aged, binding tight and square, pages unmarked. 5.6" x 8.2" gray cloth boards, black spine letters, in illustrated DJ Unclipped DJ in acetate protector. Philip Macdonald did the screenplay for Hitchcock's classic film, Rebecca.