Uncorrected Proof. A mystery, here in a pre-publication state of unbound gatherings (printed pages assembled for binding). In a dust jacket printed with four different prices (perhaps they hadn't decided yet how much to charge?). First printing sheets (stated), stamped with the publication date on the title page and laid.....

Uncorrected Proof. An advance copy, preceding the first edition, of this Hap and Leonard novel. A bit of soiling and minor wear to the edges, else near fine in printed yellow wrappers.

First Edition. The 12th Jack Reacher novel. While Child is British, he has lived in the US for an extended period and most of his books were first published in the US. However, in this case, the British edition is the correct first edition. This UK edition was published on.....

Two versions of the teleplay for a half-hour BBC documentary about P.D. James's use of place in her fiction, both with manuscript changes and both differing from the program that eventually aired. These scripts, written and edited by James, are significantly longer than the final program and offer insight into.....

First US edition. The author of the Dr. Priestley series of murder mysteries offers a true-crime narrative of one of the most sensational police stories of 19th century England. Constance Kent's four-year-old brother was murdered in 1860 by having his throat cut in an outhouse. The boy's nursemaid was arrested.....

First Edition. The third Joe Kurtz thriller from the author of the Hyperion series. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Simmons on the title page.

First Edition. The first Joe Kurtz thriller from the author of the Hyperion series. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed on the title page.

First Edition. In Kopp Sisters on the March, the sisters learn some military discipline—whether they’re ready or not—as the U.S. prepares to enter World War I. It’s the spring of 1917 and change is in the air. American women have done something remarkable: they’ve banded together to create military-style training camps.....

After a year on the job, New Jersey’s first female deputy sheriff has collared criminals, demanded justice for wronged women, and gained notoriety nationwide for her exploits. But on one stormy night, everything falls apart. While transporting a woman to an insane asylum, Deputy Kopp discovers something deeply troubling about her.....

First Edition. Deputy sheriff Constance Kopp is outraged to see young women brought into the Hackensack jail over dubious charges of waywardness, incorrigibility, and moral depravity. The strong willed, patriotic Edna Heustis, who left home to work in a munitions factory, certainly doesn’t belong behind bars. And sixteen year old.....

The book that started it all. When Constance Kopp and her sisters suffer a run-in with a ruthless, powerful crook, Constance leaves her quiet country life to team up with the local sheriff and exact justice. As a war of bricks, bullets, and threats ensues, Constance realizes that this racketeer’s.....

First Edition. Correct first edition (first printing), preceding the US edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author with her true name, "Ruth Rendell as [Barbara Vine] To Stephen Gould with best wishes." The recipient was Stephen Jay Gould, the noted American paleontologist.....

First Edition. An early 20th century collection of police procedural stories told from the point of view of Krishna, an Indian police officer based on a real officer of the same name. Many of the stories involve a fictional bandit (or dacoit). Edmund C. Cox was a British police officer.....