Pseud Barbara (67 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 240 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine over black boards in original pictorial jacket. First American edition. The Fifth Rapunzel is a 1991 crime mystery novel written by British author B. M. Gill (the pen name of Barbara Margaret Trimble). It is a prominent installment in her Inspector Maybridge detective series. The story follows Detective Chief Inspector Tom Maybridge as he investigates a complex, deeply personal web of tragedy. : Forensic pathologist Professor Peter Bradshaw and his wife Lisa die in a highly suspicious car accident. : Before his death, Professor Bradshaw served as an expert witness in the trial of Charles Hixon—a convicted serial strangler behind the infamous "Rapunzel murders". Maybridge and his wife Meg step in to support the Bradshaws' grieving 18-year-old son, Simon. Simon quickly becomes consumed by a desire to uncover the truth behind his parents' sudden deaths. Condition: Near fine in a fine jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Limited First Edition. Yellow paper- wrapped boards with gold print on blue cloth spine. Blind-stamped facsimile of author's signature on front cover. Author signature on special laid in numbered First Edition page. Number 2141 of 2500 copies.Tight, sound and otherwise unmarked . 400 pages. Dust jacket in mylar and n ot price-clipped ($ 25.000. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First Edition (Canada) with complete number sequence. Near Fine Hardcover in Jacket with original price. Canadian Edition has different Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First American Edition with complete number sequence. Original Price on Jacket. No marks, no tears to Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First British edition (Ruth Rendell). Fine in fine jacket. BXX302.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First British edition of the author's 3rd book under this pseudonym (Ruth Rendell). Fine in fine ( price-clipped) dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. brown paper-wrapped binding with gold colored print on spine.Two small press marks on front foredge. Tight, sound and otherwise unmarked. 206 pages. Dust jacket in mylar and not price clipped.

Condition: New.

Pbk. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Pbk Edition. Upon his deathbed Rebecca Redfearn learns that the man who brought her up is not her real father. Alone, poor and ignored by the local minister, she sets out for Yorkshire in quest of her heritage and to confront her actual father.[Original hardcover edition published in 1983 by St. Martins Press under the name of Rosa Hill]. Book.…

Octavo, blue-green cloth (hardcover), [iv], 252 pp. Near-Fine in a Very Good dust jacket with a half-inch chip at the foot of the spine. Literature, American Literature, Gothic Mystery. yslic.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Red paper-wrapped boards with black print on grey cloth spine.Tight, sound and unmarked. 216 pages. Dust jacket in mylar and not price-clipped ($1295.

paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression, published posthumously. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of classic Gollancz yellow jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£13.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 262pp. When American journalist Jon Harkness is reassigned to his paper's London office, he quickly becomes embroiled in a bizarre tale involving an ancient family curse. Whilst out for a drive, his car is surrounded by an eerie fog and he finds himself on the wild Cornish coast by a medieval looking pub named The Drowned Man. It is here that Harkness overhears the locals talking about an ancient curse that haunts the prominent Manson family, which piques his interest. Upon visiting the family's mansion, Harkness is plunged headlong into the chilling tale of a spell that has worked its power over the Manson clan for centuries. Barbara Elizabeth Linington (1921-88), was an American novelist and mystery writer. She was one of the first women to write in the style of a police procedural. Quite a scarce book. …

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 164.

Condition: New.

1/4 Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st US Edition; First Printing. A beautiful first American edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with small remainder mark to bottom edge in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; Gallowglass is the story of a young woman, Margaret, who is forced to flee her home in Scotland after a terror attack leaves her family dead. Margaret is taken in by an American family and must learn to adjust to a new life, including public school and a new language. Margaret is determined to find her place in the world, but she is also haunted by the memories of her family and the terror that brought her to America.The story is told in alternating chapters from Margaret's point of view and from the perspective of her adoptive brother, Charlie. Charlie is a troubled young man who is trying to come to terms with his own grief and anger. He is drawn to Margaret and helps her to find her place in the world. The story is fraught with danger, but it is also full of love and hope.; Remainder; 8vo; 272 pages; FSA.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of classic Gollancz yellow jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£1.80), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 253pp. An earthquake shakes Southern California and the Los Angeles Police Department. With no air conditioning and a temperature around 98 degrees the heat is turned up when there's a triple shooting of a highly respected Doctor, his wife and his nurse. Can Lieutenant Luis Mendoza and his team solve the case while chaos reigns around them? Barbara Elizabeth Linington (1921-88), was an American novelist and mystery writer. She was one of the first women to write in the style of a police procedural. Quite a scarce book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of classic Gollancz yellow jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£7.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 227pp. A nice young man is helping little old ladies with their groceries, then stealing their Social Security. An enormous 'ape man' with a face like King Kong is robbing liquor stores, 'Jack the Stripper' is leaving gas station registers empty and the attendants naked, a pretty Hispanic woman is killed and ethnic tensions are ready to explode, a little girl is mutilated, a cop is fatally shot. Between the weather and the crime wave, Lieutenant Luis Mendoza, the family man cop, finds shelter at home, knowing that even violence on the streets of Los Angeles eases up eventually. Barbara Elizabeth Linington (1921-88), was an American novelist and mystery writer. She was one of the first women to write in the style of a police procedural. Quite a scarce book.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (a trifle rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper (edges slightly rubbed); pp. [vi (last blank)], 326. A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+. 1st Edition. Bantam Books, Inc., New York, New York, USA. First Printing (full number line to 1) of First American Edition, July, 1986. Rare. As New in Near Fine+ Dust Jacket. Unread. The Text Block is clean, cream-colored, tight, straight and square, without markings of any kind. The Binding is dark blue quarter cloth to blue boards (all colors uniform throughout), with bright gilt title, etc., to spine, and all corners square and sharp. The pictorial Dust Jacket is bright, colors uniform on all panels, the original price ($14.95) intact on front flap, with two defects: a small closed tear to top front and minor loss of gloss to top front cover from prior price sticker. See photos. 264 pages. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". This hard to find psychological mystery novel was the first of the novels that Ruth Rendell wrote under the name Barbara Vine, which she used here and later for her edgier novels. It was also the basis for the 1994 mini-series starring Helena Bonham Carter, Celie Imrie, Robin Ellis (of Poldark fame) and Ciaran Hinds. ISBN 10: 0553051431 / ISBN 13: 9780553051438. …

Hard Cover. Condition: F-. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First UK. F-/VG+. 8vo. original burgundy boards gilt (slightly rubbed, very occ. marks) in dustwrapper priced £9.95 (a little rubbed & nicked); pp. 222. A veery good copy. The second Vicky Bliss Medieval art related murder mysteries.