Block Laurie Ed (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of articles, reviews and book collecting tips for the mystery genre. Light rubbing to the front cover along the spine. Light edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. (Originally published, 1982, A Cheloniidaue Press Book) Very large, very heavy sturdy book, shiny red cloth spine, tan cloth boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers. Beautiful antique sketches of wildlife with quotations in red, an extensive Bibliography section giving sources and more details. Ink name at top inside front cover of well-known Florida artist Laurence Donovan. DJ heavy paper, tan background with three small sketches of animals on front, red and black lettering. DJ lightly browned along edges. DJ has very tiny tear at top front edge near spine, tiny tear at spine bottom left edge, tiny hole at bottom front bookfold edge near tip, praise on back from artist Barry Moser, poet Richard Wilbur and others. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book. Robinson, Alan James (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine. Very large, very heavy book, shiny red cloth spine, gray quality cloth boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers. Beautiful sketches of animals from antique history, A to Z, followed by extensive Bibliography proving history, description, and sources for each. Ink note at top of second front end paper: "For Pat--Xmas 1998--with love, Larry (Donovan), a well-known Florida artist to his equally talented brother. DJ heavy white background, three small sketches of antique animals on front. DJ has light smudge to front right. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book. Robinson, Alan James (illustrator).…

Condition: FINE. First printing, a trade paperback original. Includes interviews with thriller writers by other noted writers - among those being interviewed are Dean Koontz, Robert Parker, Walter Mosley, Nancy Pickard, Michael Connelly, Edna Buchanan, Donald Westlake, Carl Hiaasen and more; SIGNED by FOUR authors: J.A. Jance, Laurie King, Walter Mosley and Lawrence Block at their interviews. Notes on contributors. 242 pp. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (some toning to the pages).…