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Time's Body by Kathleen Wall

Presumably first edition. 86 p. Has mild warping, otherwise Fine. From back: Kathleen Wall's second collection propels the reader into a music of clear, lyrical richness. Time's Body is at once refined and elemental, the voice both melodic ... more

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The Tale of Two Bad Mice (Peter Rabbit Series #5) by Beatrix Potter

58 p.; illustrated (colour). Very Good+ small book with minor shelfwear and slight convex cover curl, profusely illustrated in full colour, including endpapers. Publication date is not listed, but it can be placed in the 70's by the printer William Clow... more

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The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine

270 p.; ill. (samples, charts, graphs). Includes Appendices and Index. Exterior in general used condition, starting at title page, previous owner's name in pen to first blank page, otherwise internally Very Good+ to Near Fine. ... more

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themortuarykorps · 3 years

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The Dancing Chicken by Susan Musgrave

First edition, first printing. 216 p. Red-orange hardcover with 1/4 cloth binding and red lettering to spine. Book shows some edgewear/bumping (see photos) but is internally Fine. The dust jacket also has edgewear, including a small tear, but is o... more

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themortuarykorps · 3 years

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The Slip by Mark Sampson

Advance Reading Copy. 280 p. Price correction to rear and extremely mild edgewear, otherwise Fine, seemingly unread. From the back: Dr. Phillip Sharpe, absent-minded professor extraordinaire, teaches philosophy at the University of Toronto and i... more

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Death Rides the Pecos (Series: Pocket Book #706) by Davis Dresser

174 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with some marking/staining to rear cover/spine, but internally clean, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.... more

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On the Dodge (Series: Pocket Book #743) by William MacLeod Raine

243 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with small pencil marks to rear, but internally clear, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear. ... more

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themortuarykorps · 3 years

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Devices and Desires by P. D James

503 p. Minor shelfwear [top edges were missed in scanning, but are in similar state as bottom edges] and a few pages have been accidentally dog-eared, otherwise Near Fine and obviously never been read. The author notes that she has set the story in an i... more

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themortuarykorps · 3 years

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Nibble Nibble Mousekin by Joan Walsh Anglund / The Brothers Grimm

Unpaginated [29 p.] ; illustrated. Ex-library with only one unobtrusive number stamp to title page. Pictorial green cloth hardcover is worn, with mild dampstains, significant edgewear, and some damage to tip and heel of spine. Minor stains and nicks to th... more

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The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham

250 p. Black hardcover with deckled foredge, and colour top edge (yellow), debossed symbol to front cover, and gilt lettering to spine, is slightly shaken and shows significant wear, including but not limited to edgewear, abrasions, and bumping. There is ... more

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themortuarykorps · 3 years

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Le Tympan de la Cathédrale d'Autun (Archives Sonores de la Musique Sacrée, Serie XI: Documents AMS 5008) [The Tympanum of Autu by Denis Grivot (author), Albert Lejeune (composer), and Anita Cartier (vocals)

[Voir en bas pour une description en français.] RARE. Presumably first thus. 20 p.; ill.; with 33 1⁄3 RPM record. French language. Red hardcover album with gilt lettering to cover, a pocket inside with a profusely illustrated softcover book, i... more

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themortuarykorps · 3 years

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The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge by Capwell Wyckoff

Presumably first edition. 249 p.; frontispiece. Very worn brown cloth hardcover, shaken, with hinges cracked but holding, previous owner's name in pen to ffep, aged pages, and two pages have corners torn (see images). ... more

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The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

550 p. Book is worn on the outside with some superficial tears/nicks, and a few dog-ears, but the text block from the title page to the end of the book is in great condition, clean and bright. Sequel to Interview with the Vampire. As with the fir... more

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Technocreep by Thomas P. Keenan

First edition, first printing. 263 p. ; lightly illustrated ; contains bibliography and references (pp. 246-263). Very minor edgewear and some unobtrusive underlining in blue pen in latter quarter of textblock, otherwise Fine. From back cover: Technologist and security expert Thoma... more

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Murderer with a Badge by Edward Humes

Uncorrected proof, first edition , first printing stated . 453 p. Minor shelfwear to edges of text block and some creasing to covers and spine, otherwise Near Fine. On published version, from Diversion Books: Bill Leasure was among the least a... more

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The Psychology of Serial Killer Investigations by Robert D. Keppel; William J. Birnes

First Edition . 232 p.; contains index. From back cover: Serial killers like Seattle's Ted Bundy, Maryland's Beltway Sniper, Atlanta's Wayne Williams, or England's Peter Sutcliffe usually outsmart the task forces on their trail for long periods o... more

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Torture in the Eighties by Amnesty International

Presumably first edition . 263 p.; ill. Some shelfwear. From the back: Political suspects and other prisoners face torture in police stations, secret detention centres, camps and military barracks in countries throughout the world in the 1980s. A... more

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