Friday, November 26, 2010

Sally's Weekly Update for 11/26/10

Hope you had a wonderful day and are almost recovered.

Now back to business....


Sally Owen
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com


The Mysterious Bookshop

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New York, NY 10007

Ph: 212-587-1011

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Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.



Weekly Update 11/26/10



SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE



The Emperor’s Tomb, the new thriller from Steve Berry, features former justice department operative Cotton Malone whose latest adventure takes him to China and to the underground army of terra-cotta warriors which remained sealed for more than 2,000 years. Malone is pitted against a ruthless ancient brotherhood in a land where danger lurks at every turn. $26.00



The Sherlockian by Graham Moore is a must for Sherlockians and, of course, anybody who loves a good mystery. In December 1893 Arthur Conan Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes. Eight years later he brought him back. Doyle said nothing during that time and after his death, the diary that would have shed light on his reasons disappeared. Cut to the present day and the death of a leading Doylean scholar. Harold White, newly inducted into the Baker Street Irregulars will hunt for that missing diary and the killer of that scholar. A First Mystery Club Main Selection. $24.99



The Greatest Russian Stories of Crime and Suspense is the latest collection edited by Otto Penzler. These extraordinary stories from some of the greatest Russian writers - Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Pushkin - are now available in one volume . Needless to say, only Otto will be signing. $25.00.



GIFTS

We are carrying a few unique items for the holiday season. Here are some of them:



Hitchcock Piece by Piece by Laurent Bouzereau

This must for Hitchcock fans includes exclusive pictures and removable memorabilia from the Master’s Archives. $45.00

The Man Who Left Too Soon by Barry Forshaw

The biography of Stieg Larsson. $27.95

The Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson

A handsome hardcover set of Larsson’s best-selling trilogy. Also included is a hardcover edition of On Stieg Larsson, a collection of previously unpublished essays about, and correspondence with, the author. $99.00

Baker Street Irregular by Jon Lellenberg

A period spy novel beginning in 1933 and featuring Woody Hazelbaker who, with fellow Sherlockians, gets involved in anti-Nazi efforts amid strong isolationist sentiment. $39.95



The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger

This graphic novel about a young woman who searches for a bookmobile which seems to carry only her very favorite books is a must for bibliophiles. It looks like a children’s book. Children of all ages with a passion for books. $19.95





FOR COLLECTORS

The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry, Ballantine, NY. 2008. First Edition. SIGNED. $26.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly, Dennis McMillan, Az. First Edition. SIGNED. $175.00

Lettered copies, shrinkwrapped and slipcased.

The Blasphemer by Nigel Farndale, Doubleday, London. 2010. First Edition. SIGNED. $32.50

Short listed for the prestigious Costa Prize. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Dirty White Boys by Stephen Hunter, Random House, NY. 1994. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00

Review slip enclosed. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Pale Horse Coming by Stephen Hunter, Simon & Schuster, NY. 2001. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.

First Lady by Michael Malone, Sourcebooks, IL. 2001. First Edition. SIGNED. $24.00

A Cuddy R. Mangum mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.

The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker, Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1974. First Edition. SIGNED. $450.00

The author’s first Spenser novel. A very fine copy in an extraordinarily fine white dust jacket with none of the soiling so common to it. Inscribed: "...Golden leaves unleaving, Robert B. Parker." Obviously an early inscription as the signature is full, rather than the initials with which he signed all his later books.

God Save the Child by Robert B. Parker, Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1974. First Edition. SIGNED. $450.00

Author’s second Spenser novel. A very fine copy in a gorgeous price-clipped dust jacket. Inscribed and signed.

Looking for Rachel Wallace by Robert B. Parker. Delacorte, NY. 1980. First Edition. $300.00

An exceptional copy in a perfect, unrubbed, as new dust jacket, and virtually impossible to find in this condition.

Early Autumn by Robert B. Parker, Delacorte, NY. 1981. First Edition. $45.00

Fine in dust jacket, which has a mere trace of wear at the foot of the spine.

Savage Place by Robert B. Parker, Delacorte, NY. 1981. First Edition. $35.00

Small price label removed from front endpaper, leaving a rubbed dime-sized spot, else fine in dust jacket.

Pale Kings and Princes by Robert B. Parker, Delacorte, NY. 1987. Limited Edition. SIGNED. $100.00

Limited to 225 signed and numbered copies. Gilt edges. Fine in slipcase.

Playmates by Robert B. Parker, Putnam, NY 1989. Limited Edition. SIGNED. $100.00

Limited to 250 signed and numbered copies. Gilt edges. Fine in slipcase

Stardust by Robert B. Parker, Putnam, NY. 1990. Limited Edition. SIGNED. $100.00

Limited to 200 signed and numbered copies. Fine in slipcase.

Paper Doll by Robert B. Parker, Putnam, NY. 1993. Limited Edition. SIGNED. $100.00

Limited to 135 signed and numbered copies. Fine in slipcase.

Thin Air by Robert B. Parker, Putnam, NY. 1995. Limited Edition. SIGNED. $100.00

Limited to 75 copies. Fine in fine dust jacket.

The Cold War Swap by Ross Thomas, Morrow, NY. 1966. First Edition. SIGNED. $1,000.00

About fine in dust jacket, which has very light wear at the tips of the spine. An extremely nice copy of this very scarce book, winner of the Edgar for Best First Novel.

If You Can’t Be Good by Ross Thomas, Morrow, NY. 1973. First Edition. SIGNED. 150.00

Fine in dust jacket. Inscribed and signed.

The Money Harvest by Ross Thomas, Morrow, NY. 1975. First Edition. SIGNED. $150.00

About fine in dust jacket. Signed on the title page.

Smoke by Donald E. Westlake, Mysterious Press, NY. 1995. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.

Put A Lid On It by Donald E. Westlake, Warner Books, NY. 2002. First Edition. SIGNED. $23.95

Fine in fine dust jacket.

Death of a Red Heroine by Qui Xialong, Soho Press, NY. 2000. First Edition. $40.00

Author’s first novel. Anthony Award Winner. Edgar Award Nominee. Fine in fine dust jacket.



Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

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