Ellery Queen

The books are in excellent condition. 4 of the 26 Penguin Drop Cap series.  Cover design by Jessica Hisce and Paul Buckley.  The Steinbeck book “Cannery Row” has wear on the spine.  See pictures. 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Michigan

Cover design by Jessica Hische

From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische

It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series debuted with an 'A' for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a 'B' for Charlotte Brönte's Jane Eyre, and a 'C' for Willa Cather's My Ántonia. It continues with more perennial classics, perfect to give as elegant gifts or to showcase on your own shelves.

Q is for Queen. Ellery Queen is a fictional detective regarded by many as the definitive American detective-hero, rivaling Nero Wolfe as the successor to Sherlock Holmes. "Ellery Queen" also serves as the joint pseudonym for the creators, cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee. In a successful series of novels and short stories that covered 42 years, Ellery Queen was the best known American fictional detective during the 1930s and 1940s.

The Greek Coffin Mystery (1932) is considered one of the earliest, most popular, confounding, brilliantly plotted classic whodunit mysteries of the Ellery Queen series, involving a dead and blind art dealer, a slain forger, a stolen priceless painting and the disappearance of a mysterious will from a New York townhouse full of suspects. During the funeral of famous art dealer Georg Khalkis, the metal box containing his last will and testament had vanished from the library safe. Son of a New York cop, Ellery Queen, a young master of deduction, orders a search of the coffin. To the horror of both detectives and mourners, when the coffin is unearthed, a second corpse, strangled and decaying, is found with the late Georg Khalkis.  

Lot of 4 Penguin Drop Cap Books: G, Q, S, W 

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Highlights of the 1989 University of Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball championship season.  

A few spots on the opening board/page. Slight bump on edges   See pictures. 


Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

University of Michigan National Championship, 1989

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Marquis de Sade

#V - VI 

Good condition.  The last 15-20 pp have some light moisture damage. See last picture. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

"An amazing sequence of imaginatively bizarre sexual adventures punctuated by philosophical and theological digression. Mlle. De Maupin, Lolita, Candy--all pale beside Juliette."--Library Journal

Juliette

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Lee Child

Andrew Child

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Jack Reacher Novel

"It is close to midnight on a Saturday night when Jack Reacher gets off a bus at the Greyhound station in Nashville. Reacher is in no hurry. He has no appointments to keep. No people to see. No scores to settle. Not yet anyway. But in the early morning hours, under particular circumstances, a familiar thought will be snaking through his sharp, instinctual lizard brain: A voice in his head telling him to walk away. Of course, this wouldn't be the first time he listened to his gut instead. Meanwhile, seventy-five miles south and west of Music City is a sleepy little town where a recently-fired guy nurses a grudge that will fester into fury--and a desire for payback. But who is watching him, standing guard over a long-buried secret, ready to strike before it can be revealed? If you don't have a sense of the danger you're in, then it's best to have Reacher"--

The Sentinel

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Doug TenNapel

Book One

Book is in great shape. Dust jacket has some wear on top of spine. See picture. 

When Herk's quaint village is attacked by the reptile Lizzarks, he's forced to flee his home and enter a dangerous world filled with strange creatures and mysterious wonders while an evil overlord is in hot pursuit.

Nnewts

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Sara Blaedel

Louise Rick #5, #6, #7, #8 & #9

Foxing on ‘The Forgotten Girls’ hardcover. This book is signed. 

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

Sara Blaedel, author of the #1 international bestseller The Forgotten Girls--which was roundly praised as "gripping" with "uncompromising realism" (Washington Post) and "tautly suspenseful" (BookPage)--returns with the thrilling next book in her series featuring police investigator Louise Rick. THE KILLING FORESTFollowing an extended leave, Louise Rick returns to work at the Special Search Agency, an elite unit of the National Police Department. She's assigned a case involving a fifteen-year-old who vanished a week earlier. When Louise realizes that the missing teenager is the son of a butcher from Hvalsoe, she seizes the opportunity to combine the search for the teen with her personal investigation of her boyfriend's long-ago death . . . Louise's investigation takes her on a journey back through time. She reconnects with figures from her past, including Kim, the principal investigator at the Holbaek Police Department, her former in-laws, fanatic ancient religion believers, and her longtime close friend, journalist Camilla Lind. As she moves through the small town's cramped network of deadly connections, Louise unearths toxic truths left unspoken and dangerous secrets.

Lot of 5 Sara Blaedel - Louise Rick Series

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Riley Sager

Excellent condition. 

Dust jacket has some light creasing front, bottom near spine. See pictures. 

A Novel

Bestselling author Riley Sager returns with a Gothic chiller about a young caregiver assigned to work for a woman accused of a Lizzie Borden-like massacre decades earlier. At seventeen, Lenora Hope Hung her sister with a rope Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in 1929. While most people assume seventeen-year-old Lenora was responsible, the police were never able to prove it. Other than her denial after the killings, she has never spoken publicly about that night, nor has she set foot outside Hope’s End, the cliffside mansion where the massacre occurred. Stabbed her father with a knife Took her mother’s happy life It’s now 1983, and home-health aide Kit McDeere arrives at a decaying Hope’s End to care for Lenora after her previous nurse fled in the middle of the night. In her seventies and confined to a wheelchair, Lenora was rendered mute by a series of strokes and can only communicate with Kit by tapping out sentences on an old typewriter. One night, Lenora uses it to make a tantalizing offer—I want to tell you everything. “It wasn’t me,” Lenora said But she’s the only one not dead As Kit helps Lenora write about the events leading to the Hope family massacre, it becomes clear there’s more to the tale than people know. But when new details about her predecessor’s departure come to light, Kit starts to suspect Lenora might not be telling the complete truth—and that the seemingly harmless woman in her care could be far more dangerous than she first thought.

The Only One Left

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Brigid Kemmerer

A New York Times bestseller! "Has everything you'd want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale." - Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things "Absolutely spellbinding." - Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval and Legendary In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer. Fall in love, break the curse. It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope. Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world. Break the curse, save the kingdom. A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

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Bradley M. Gottfried

Book in great condition but does have some wear.   About 1/4” tear in dust jacket on the front, bottom center. Board on back, lower left corner has a crease. See pictures. 

The sixth volume of The Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series 

An Atlas of the Wilderness Campaign, Including All Cavalry Operations, May 2-6 1864

This book continues Bradley M. Gottfried's efforts to study and illustrate the major campaigns of the Civil War's Eastern Theater. This is his fifth book in the ongoing Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series. This latest magisterial work breaks down the entire campaign into 24 map sets enriched with 120 original full-page color maps. These cartographic

The Maps of the Wilderness

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M. Todd Cathey

Gary W. Waddey

Small tear, approx 1/4”, on bottom of spine. See picture. Some light marks on outside edges. 

A History of the 11th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry CSA, 1861-1865

"Forward my Brave Boys!" tells the story of the 11th Tennessee Infantry, a unit comprised of ten companies of men raised from five Middle Tennessee counties in the early spring of 1861. Join these soldiers as they are transformed from raw citizens into a ferocious band of fighters, eventually becoming part of General Benjamin F. Cheatham's hard-hitting division. First sent to the Cumberland Gap as part of the Confederate defensive strategy, they were met with Unionist activity in East Tennessee, participated in early battles in Kentucky and stymied an impending Federal invasion through the Gap. As the war progressed, they habitually found themselves in the thickest fighting at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge, and held the "Dead Angle" at Kennesaw Mountain. The 11th took heavy casualties assaulting the Federal lines in the desperate righting around Atlanta, and broke the Union defenses at Franklin in some of the war's most brutal hand-to-hand combat. Follow the survivors to Nashville for Hood's futile attempt to regain the Tennessee capital, and then continue on to Bentonville and their final surrender at Greensboro. This book takes the reader into their camps, on the march, and onto the line of battle through first-hand accounts taken from diaries, letters, and journals. Many never-before-published photographs of the soldiers, newly created battle maps, as well as an extensive biographical roster make this a valuable resource for historians and genealogists, and a great addition to the story of the Army of Tennessee and the war in the West. Book jacket.

Forward My Brave Boys!

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Jimmy Price

Hampton Newsome

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

On July 26, 1864, Union general Winfield Scott Hancock's corps and three cavalry divisions under Philip H. Sheridan crossed to the north side of the James River at the Deep Bottom bridgehead. What was supposed to be a raid on Confederate railroads and possibly even a breakthrough to the Confederate capital of Richmond turned into a bloody skirmish. Richard H. Anderson's Confederate forces prevented a Union victory, but only at a great cost. Robert E. Lee was forced to move half his army from the key fortifications at Petersburg in response. Petersburg was all the more vulnerable for Grant's next move, the infamous Battle of the Crater. Including newly constructed maps from Steven Stanley and a foreword from fellow Civil War scholar Hampton Newsome, this title is the definitive account of an often-overlooked battle. Join author and historian James S. Price as he recounts a pivotal moment in the Petersburg Campaign and the close of the war.

The Battle of First Deep Bottom

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Gary W. Gallagher

If one is to believe contemporary historians, the South never had a chance. Many allege that the Confederacy lost the Civil War because of internal division or civilian disaffection; others point to flawed military strategy or ambivalence over slavery. But, argues distinguished historian Gary Gallagher, we should not ask why the Confederacy collapsed so soon but rather how it lasted so long. In The Confederate War he reexamines the Confederate experience through the actions and words of the people who lived it to show how the home front responded to the war, endured great hardships, and assembled armies that fought with tremendous spirit and determination. Gallagher's portrait highlights a powerful sense of Confederate patriotism and unity in the face of a determined adversary. Drawing on letters, diaries, and newspapers of the day, he shows that Southerners held not only an unflagging belief in their way of life, which sustained them to the bitter end, but also a widespread expectation of victory and a strong popular will closely attuned to military events. In fact, the army's "offensive-defensive" strategy came remarkably close to triumph, claims Gallagher-in contrast to the many historians who believe that a more purely defensive strategy or a guerrilla resistance could have won the war for the South. To understand why the South lost, Gallagher says we need look no further than the war itself: after a long struggle that brought enormous loss of life and property, Southerners finally realized that they had been beaten on the battlefield. Gallagher's interpretation of the Confederates and their cause boldly challenges current historical thinking and invites readers to reconsider their own conceptions of the American Civil War.

The Confederate War

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Judy-Lynn Del Rey

1st edition 1977 mass market

#3 in the Stellar series 

Foxing throughout 

Spine has light creasing on the bottom half.  Top half of spine like new.  


Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Stellar Number Three

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Nathaniel Philbrick

America's Voyage of Discovery, the U. S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

Draws on journal entries to recount the epic journey of Charles Wilkes and the Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842, which led to the discovery of Antarctica and brought America international renown for its endeavors.

Sea of Glory

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Erik Larson

A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Bleak Expectations -- The Rising Threat -- A Certain Eventuality -- Dread -- Blood and Dust -- The Americans -- Love Amid the Flames -- One Year to the Day -- Epilogue.

The Splendid and the Vile

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Scott McCloud

The long-awaited magnum opus from comics superstar Scott McCloud: a spellbinding adult urban fable about a wish, a deal with Death, the price of art, and the value of life

The Sculptor

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David Grann

Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

Lot of 2 David Grann: The Lost City of Z/Killers of the Flower Moon

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R. N. Jayne

George Cotronis

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

MASTER: Book 1 - 6

"The frenzy consumed him." By day, Japanese rock star Raiden is an adored idol; by night, a vicious vampire. While preparing for his band's summer tour in Detroit, Raiden stalks the streets for fresh blood-and tries to obliterate haunting memories of his fiancée's murder. Meanwhile, famous TV actor Gabriel Colin is hatching an elaborate plot to recruit Raiden for the starring role in his first film. The two celebrities become fatally intertwined after an unforeseen encounter results in bloodshed, death, and rebirth. Crimson is the winner of Best eBook in the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival Awards. Reader response to Crimson "Jayne has an engaging, yet detailed style with characters who are more than the sum of their parts. She crafts horror and atmosphere with an almost poetical skill. Yes, this is a vampire novel. Yes, there are M/M relationships...angst...blood, guts and gore. Considering how utterly defanged vampires have become over the past few years, one might be tempted to skip this one. Don't." - TheFountainPenDiva "A unique twist on the genre that really pulls you in." - Lynn Carden "Dark and funny, in a twisted sort of a way. If you like a mix of horror and erotica with some black humor thrown in, this is a must-read." - Bryn Colvin

Lot of 6 Master Books

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Punchcard Pattern Vol. 3 In English

Ed Mcbain

87th Precinct

Hailed by The New York Times Book Review as "dazzling, " Mischief continues McBain's bestselling 87th Precinct series as the Deaf Man wreaks havoc throughout Isola. The notorious Deaf Man is planning his most devilish million-dollar caper to date. In the squadroom of the 87th Precint, an otherwise slow March night is enlivened by the murder of a graffiti writer. Over the course of several weeks, more of the city's outlaw artists are killed under mysterious circumstances, and a team run by Detective Parker must put the pieces together.

Mischief

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Agatha Christie

- Murder on the Orient Express- Trade Paperback- VG - No visible issues 
- Death on the Nile - Trade Paperback - Good -Light Wear - Small spot on front right cover
- The Mystery of the Blue Train - Mass Market - VG - Faint crease on spine 
- The A.B.C. Murders - Mass Market - VG - Foxing on inside covers
- And Then There Were None - Mass Market - VG - No visible issues 
- Cat Among the Pigeons - Mass Market - Good - Light Wear - Some light creasing on bottom corners on both covers

On a three-day journey through the snowbound Balkan hills, Hercule Poirot must weed through an array of international suspects to find the passenger who murdered a gangster on the Orient Express.

Lot of 6 Agatha Christie Books 

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Ken Follett

In June 1944, with the war not going well for the British, the lives of three people on both sides of the English Channel intertwine as one of them makes a discovery that could change the course of the war.

Hornet Flight

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New York Times Bestseller The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it’s an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day. “A compelling story, and only too realistic.” —Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary “Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn’t get fixed.” So says Pauline Green, president of the United States, in Follett’s nerve-racking drama of international tension. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country’s secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover with jihadists; a brilliant Chinese spymaster; and Pauline herself, beleaguered by a populist rival for the next president election. Never is an extraordinary novel, full of heroines and villains, false prophets and elite warriors, jaded politicians and opportunistic revolutionaries. It brims with cautionary wisdom for our times, and delivers a visceral, heart-pounding read that transports readers to the brink of the unimaginable.

Never

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An English aristocrat, a German scientist, a murderer, a thief, and a beautiful woman are among the desperate passengers who board the most luxurious airliner ever built to escape from England two days after the declaration of war against Germany in 1939

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University of Michigan National Championship, 1989

Marquis de Sade

Juliette

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The Sentinel

Doug TenNapel

Nnewts

Sara Blaedel

Lot of 5 Sara Blaedel - Louise Rick Series

Riley Sager

The Only One Left

Brigid Kemmerer

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

Bradley M. Gottfried

The Maps of the Wilderness

M. Todd Cathey; Gary W. Waddey

Forward My Brave Boys!

Jimmy Price; Hampton Newsome

The Battle of First Deep Bottom

Gary W. Gallagher

The Confederate War

Judy-Lynn Del Rey

Stellar Number Three

Nathaniel Philbrick

Sea of Glory

Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile

Scott McCloud

The Sculptor

David Grann

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R. N. Jayne; George Cotronis

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Punchcard Pattern Vol. 3 In English

Ed Mcbain

Mischief

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Ken Follett

Hornet Flight

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Never

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Night over Water

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