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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
When she is dismissed from her job without explanation, Jordan Bingham, researcher for the reclusive book collector Vera Van Alst, must save her former employer from a mysterious new visitor who has designs on her money, property and Nero Wolfe first editions.
Vera Van Alst doesn't normally receive visitors without appointment, but she agrees to see the imperious Muriel Delgado upon arrival. Shortly thereafter, Jordan Bingham is told that her position...
Author
Series
Cliff Janeway mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Description
Cliff Janeway is back! The Bookman's Promise marks the eagerly awaited return of Denver bookman-author John Dunning and the award-winning crime novel series that helped to turn the nation on to first-edition book collecting. First, it was Booked to Die, then The Bookman's Wake. Now John Dunning fans, old and new, will rejoice in The Bookman's Promise, a richly nuanced new Janeway novel that juxtaposes past and present as Denver ex-cop and bookman...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A crime noir novel on a college girl in California whose life depends on finding a signed copy of a book by Jack London. She bought it from a dwarf, unaware it was stolen and resold it. Now she is pursued by goons who want it back.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Everything you need to know about collecting books, in one classic guide. Modern Book Collecting answers all the most important questions a book lover and collector might have--what to collect and where to find it, how to tell a first edition from a reprint, how to build an author collection, how to get the best price from dealers, how to understand the prices and rarity of books, and more. Robert A. Wilson reveals the world of collecting, focusing...
11) John Masefield: a bibliographical description of his first, limited, signed, and special editions
Author
Publisher
Library of the Boston Athenaeum
Pub. Date
1986
Language
English
19) A binding hobby
Author
Publisher
Globe Newspaper Co.]
Pub. Date
1980
Language
English
Description
Deals with the Hawthorne collection of C.E. Frazer Clark, Jr.
20) Nathaniel Hawthorne: an exhibition to illustrate the first publication of Hawthorne's writings :1980
Pub. Date
1980
Language
English
Description
Consists of photocopied typed draft of copy for exhibition labels, with manuscript emendations (34 leaves); and 4 photographs of the exhibition.
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