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Off Season: The Unexpurgated Edition [Signed, Numbered]
by Ketchum, Jack (pseudonym of Dallas Mayr)
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 122.74
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Woodstock, GA: Overlook Connection, 1999. First Thus. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Ketchum's first novel, which was too violent and grim for its original publisher in 1981. The original manuscript is lost-this version is based on the text after the first round of edits.
This is one of 1000 numbered copies signed by Ketchum, with an introduction… Read more about this item Item Price
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Under the Ice
by Blok, Rachael
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2018
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781788547994
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 81.83
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London: Head of Zeus, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A debut thriller about missing girls. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated by Blok on the title page. Item Price
SGD 81.83
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Williwaw
by Vidal, Gore
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1946
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 204.57
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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The author's first novel. First edition (stated). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. The jacket has less wear than most, but its back panel and the endpapers are heavily foxed. Item Price
SGD 204.57
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The Windup Girl [Signed, Numbered]
by Bacigalupi, Paolo
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 204.57
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Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A dystopian first novel that won just about every SF award.
This is one of 500 signed, numbered copies. 587 pages. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a near fine slipcase. This is copy no. 208 signed by Bacigalupi. Item Price
SGD 204.57
Hay otra voz: Poems (1968-1971)
by Villanueva, Tino
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 122.74
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Nueva York [New York]: Colección Mensaje, 1972. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. The Texas author's first book, a scarce key work in the Chicano literary canon.
The first edition is not dated; a second printing was issued in 1974. Dating of this copy is based on the publication dates of the other books by the same publisher… Read more about this item Item Price
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Let the Dog Drive
by Bowman, David
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780814712054
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 49.10
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New York: New York University Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A nicely incribed copy of the author's first book, a sort of road/crime novel. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This copy is inscribed by the author to the founder of the Mysterious Press, Otto… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 49.10
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Tai-Pan and King Rat [Inscribed]
by Clavell, James
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 4,909.68
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New York: Atheneum, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Clavell's first two books, each with a full-page inscription and housed in a custom leather and marbled-paper box. Tai-Pan is a first edition (first printing); King Rat is a third printing.
Generally speaking, inscribed copies of Clavell's early books are not common on the market, and few… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 4,909.68
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Norwood
by Portis, Charles
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 4,582.37
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The first book, a novel, by the author of True Grit. Harry N. Abrams, the publisher of the current paperback edition of this book describes it as follows:
"Out of the American neon desert of Roller Dromes, chili parlors, country music, and girls who… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 4,582.37
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Suder
by Everett, Percival
- Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670681105
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 1,227.42
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New York: Viking, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. The acclaimed writer's first book, a comic novel about a baseball player, an elephant, and a 9 year old runaway who adopts them both.
Everett is finally gaining a wider readership because of the award-winning film American Fiction made from his novel, Erasure, a farce about… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,227.42
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Cold Mountain
by Frazier, Charles
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780871136794
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 98.19
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New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author's first book, a Civil War novel made into a fine film. Winner of the National Book Award. 356 pages. First edition (first printing with numberline ending in one). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the John Berendt blurb sticker and a price sticker… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 98.19
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The Thursday Murder Club
by Osman, Richard
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2020
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780241425442
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 490.97
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London: Viking an Imprint of Penguin Books, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first book in one of the most popular of recent murder mystery series. This tale of four amateur sleuths solving crimes from their retirement homes has been optioned by Stephen Spielberg, who plans to direct the film adaptation. First edition (first printing, with "001" on… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 490.97
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Flash And Filigree
by Southern, Terry
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 490.97
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A farce involving a dermatologist, an alcoholic detective, a mad judge, a high-speed car crash, and a hash (hashish) party.
Correct first edition (UK), published before the American edition, of the author's first book. First edition (first printing, with no indication of later printings). A very good… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 490.97
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Sleeping by the Mississippi
by Soth, Alex
- Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9783865210074
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 1,227.42
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Göttingen: Steidl, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. The photographer's first monograph, a collection of color images taken near the Mississippi River. Essays by Patricia Hampl and Anne Wilkes Tucker. Short afterword by the photographer.
11-1/2 by 11 inches. First edition (first printing, with yellow cover). Bottom of spine somewhat bumped, else a fine copy. No dust… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,227.42
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Crashing Heaven
by Robertson, Al
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781473203396
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 65.46
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London: Gollancz, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A debut SF novel. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author and dated with a quote from the book (signed & lined). Item Price
SGD 65.46
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Black Sun
by Matthews, Owen
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First British edition
- Published
- 2019
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781787631823
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 65.46
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London: Bantam Press, 2019. First British edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First book in the Black Sun trilogy, and the author's, a war correspondent, first book. First UK edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Item Price
SGD 65.46
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Legacy of Ash
by Ward, Matthew
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2019
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780356513355
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 409.14
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London: Orbit, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An acclaimed debut fantasy novel.
768 pages. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Ward on the title page. Item Price
SGD 409.14
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The Box of Demons [Signed]
by Whelan, Daniel
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 81.83
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London: Macmillan Children's Books, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. The author's first book. This is one of a special edition with a pop-up inside the front cover designed by Chris Riddell. The book was issued signed by Riddell and Whelan. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in illustrated boards. Item Price
SGD 81.83
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Kingdom of Souls: The Last Witchdoctor
by Barron, Rena
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First British edition
- Published
- 2019
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 122.74
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London: Harper Voyager in Association with Goldsboro Books, 2019. First British edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. One of 250 signed and numbered copies of the UK edition of this debut fantasy novel that incorporates elements of voodoo and African American folklore.
Bound with black-dyed page edges. First UK edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mortal Engines
by Reeve, Philip
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780439993456
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 122.74
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London: Scholastic Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A debut fantasy novel. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. With a promotional postcard laid in. Item Price
SGD 122.74
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Infernal Devices
by Reeve, Philip
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780439963923
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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SGD 122.74
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London: Scholastic Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The third book in the series that began with Mortal Engines. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. Item Price
SGD 122.74