Touch Past by Breen Jon (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. The dustjacket features a protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardbound, with the DJ, VG/VG.

hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Nearr Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, 197 pages, gray boards. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover edition with light shelf wear; gently read, binding tight, paper cream white. In a near fine, lightly worn dust jacket with the original price present.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Very good in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Review copy. As new except for faint soiling to edge of page block. In protective mylar sleeve. Text in Chinese, English. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 196 p. Audience: General/trade. By the Edgar Award-winning author 'Triple Crown' and 'Hot Air'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Edgar Award-winner Breen's second bibliomystery featuring Los Angeles bookseller Rachel Hennings; previous owner's name on fep o/w a Fine copy in like dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. Grey covers in a black dust jacket. 8vo, 196 pages. Dust jacket back panel rubbed.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Bookstore owner Rachel Hennings finds a retired mystery writer living a strangely insulated life, surrounded by artifacts from 1937. On the morning he plans to sell this treasure trove he is murdered. First printing. Spine heel gently bumped, jacket lightly rubbed with flaps a bit tanned, in Brodart. Inscribed on the front end paper "For Carol and Marv (Lachman), Wonderful hosts! All the best, Jon L. Breen. Santa Fe. November 15, 1991.". Inscribed By the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback 1st ed 1st printing. Both book and dustwrapper are in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Edgar Award-winner Breen's second novel featuring Los Angeles bookseller and amateur sleuth Rachel Hennings, this time investigating the murder of a retired writer with a collection of vintage mysteries and 1937 memorabilia. A collectable copy in like dustjacket. Scarce.

Hard Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, lightly rubbed, not price clipped, in protective mylar. "Bookstore-owner Rachel Hennings is understandably intrigued when she learns that Wilbur DeMarco, a leading crime writer in the '30s, wants to sell his collection of books published in 1937. She finds DeMarco's entire house, in Idyllwild outside L.A., is a shrine to 1937, from appliances to magazines. The author doesn't explain his interest in the year, nor his sudden willingness to sell his memorabilia. When he is killed the day after she has agreed to buy his books, Rachel decides to solve the mysteries of his murder and obsession. A present-day land development scam mixes with movie industry secrets from a half-century ago, providing plenty of red herrings for the amateur detective, seen before in The Gathering Place. The solution involves a pre-WW II left-wing political organization in Hollywood, a murder in Times Square on New Year's Day, 1938, a suicide, embezzlement and a daughter's zealous guarding of her father's good name." -- Publishers Weekly. Book.

Brown hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First U.K Edition. VG : in very good condition with rubbed dust jacket. Pages browning. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 196pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine hardcover with near fine unclipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Review material included.

Near fine with near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket is very lightly rubbed near top of spine. 196 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine, shelf wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Mylared. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rachel Hennings, investigating the murder of a 1930s writer of crime novels, becomes convinced that a crime story from the past has not been laid to rest and is connected to the writer's demise. Second novel in the series.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a Fine copy of the first edition (1st printing) in a Fine dust jacket. In a mylar jacket cover. It is Signed on the front endpaper : " For Bob-Who I'm sure has the complete works of William . in his collection (if anybody does!) In Friendship Jon L. Breen March 11,1988". Signed by Author(s).

Condition: FINE. First printing. Second novel featuring Los Angeles bookstore owner Rachel Henning (although this is set in the mountains in Idylwild) "On the morning of the garage sale in which he hopes to unload the entire trove of genuine 1937 articles, Wilbur DeMarco is murdered." An author of classic detective stories, he had published in last novel in 1937, so the roots of his death was hidden deep in the past. INSCRIBED on the title page "For Stan, who may have a copy of one of Wilbur deMarco's books in his library" and dated in the year of publication. 196 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo., 197pp. Sharp First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in gray paper-covered boards with lettering in shiny copper on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($16.95),is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed by the Edgar Award winning author on the title page. A beautiful collectable copy at a great price. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Light foxing on the top page edge else about fine in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition. Age tanning to pages. Bumped at head and tail of book spine. Price still on dustjacket. "The owner of a collection of pre-1940 mystery novels is murdered on the day he was going to sell the books. Rachel, a book dealer buys the books and tries to root out the link between the collector's death and incidents before the War." IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH.

A crime novel. Fine in Fine dustwrapper.

First Edition. Antiquarian bookshop setting. Bibliophile mystery Pages slightly toned as usual for this publisher otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. All books outside UK sent airmail. All dustwrappers are film protected. PayPal accepted. Second in series featuring book shop owner Rachel Henning. A bibliomystery inscribed on title page " For Bob Adey with respect and admiration Jon L Breen" The late Bob Adey was the leading lock room mystery expert. Dustwrapper is complete with the original price. Signed by Author(s).

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(BIBLIOMYSTERY) BREEN, Jon L. TOUCH OF THE PAST. New York: Walker and Company, (1988). 8vo. Boards, dust jacket. (vi), 196, pages. First edition. Rachel Hennings, owner of a small Los Angeles bookstore, is drawn into the murder of a bibliomystery author, after she purchases a lot of his vintage bo collection from the shop. Fine.