Arrow from Cat's Curiosities (17 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Cover illustration by Bob Doares (illustrator). Bantam 211, "Bantam Edition Published August, 1949," though the hardcover was by Harper & Brothers, after originally being serialized as "Horizon of Danger," copyright 1930 by the Estate of Frederick Faust. As-new unread mass-market (16mo) paperback Western, though the shiny laminate is starting to lift a bit at the corners and along the rear edge. Pages slightly age-toned. 246 pp. Reduced from $15.

Seller Inventory # 007953

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Although dated 1919 to both title and copyright pages, with no later dates, this is the "second state" or "second issue," with text corrected on page 5, line 16, to read ". . . arrived furnished with proper credentials and who apparently . . ." The words "Milford House" are written to blank FFE in an age-appropriate ink. This would appear to identify a place rather than a person, and there are of course a number of '"Milford Houses" in the English-speaking world, from the 19th Century former seat of the Mc Crum family in Armagh to the historic Marshall M. Milford House in Attica, Indiana, with many a commercial eating establishment of that name scattered in between. This copy is "good-plus" with a minor (quarter-inch) spine lean. 385 pp.

Seller Inventory # 008736

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket illustration & design by Mumtaz Mustafa (illustrator). 1st Edition. Boards resist opening past 60 degrees -- as-new unread. "First Edition" stated. Number line complete 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- the first printing. England, 1141 A.D. The long civil war between King Stephen and his cousin the Empress Matilda drags on. Rescued from a burned-out village, 11-year-old amnesiac Emma "turns out to have a killer instinct with a bow and arrow." Well, yes, bows are certainly more deadly when used with "arrows," and 1141 probably is a bit early for longbows, with their draw weights of 90 to 160 lbs. Though the assertion here that the crossbow had a greater effective range than a trained archer might have surprised the victims of the British archers at Crecy and Agincourt. Author Franklin died in 2011 while writing this book; it was presumably completed by her daughter, Samantha Norman. As completed, it's a woman's book, its denouement more concerned with marriages and "living happily ever after" than anyone getting her revenge with a "bow and arrow." 338 pp., reduced from $12.

Seller Inventory # 009194

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Pueblo excavations in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona; artifacts, ceramics, etc. Illustrated with B&W photos of stone and bone tools, arrow points, petroglyphs and earthenware vessels. 94 pp. including references. Native American Indian archaeology. Reduced from $40.

Seller Inventory # 005655

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Cover By Scott Bieser (illustrator). First Edition. "The portals are everywhere, now, scanning for weapons, for drugs, . , . , . no getting out of line. The people had forgotten how to fight back. There was no one to show them how. Or was there? . , . , . In the dark of the city's night, wherever the weak or oppressed cry out in pain or fear, a quiet footfall can be heard on the roof, the owlshadow passeth before the moon. The twang of the bow, the quiet gasp of feathered death . , . , . The Black Arrow lives." A tale of the resistance in a near-future American police state, first novel by the syndicated Libertarian columnist (author of "The Ballad of Carl Drega" and "Send in the Waco Killers,") freedom-oriented speculative fiction nominated for the 2006 Prometheus Award. New trade paperback direct from the publisher. Reduced from $19.

Seller Inventory # 002205

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Cover design by Carl "Bear" Bussjaeger, based on a painting by Matthias Stom (illustrator). 1st Edition. The manager of Books on Benefit has died under mysterious circumstances, and one of the rarest books in the world is missing -- if it ever existed at all. Did James the Just, oldest surviving brother of Jesus of Nazareth, write a book about the suppressed secrets of his brother's ministry, and the plan to help him survive the crucifixion? The number of strange characters descending on the scene, determined to lay hands on the missing volume, indicate powerful forces believe the book exists -- and are hell-bent on making sure "The Testament of James" never sees the light of day. Aided only by a small band of College Hill misfits, can the unorthodox methods of Matthew Hunter, tracer of lost books, find the Testament in time to keep the Forces of Darkness from condemning the Western World to yet another long, dismal night of ignorance and repression? From the author of "Send in the Waco Killers," "The Ballad of Carl Drega," and "The Black Arrow" comes a tale of rare books, hidden sacraments, and strange goings-on in one of America's oldest cities. With plenty of cats. Only 650 copies of the numbered, signed, hardcover first printing of the novel "The Testament of James" will be sold. First editions of Vin's 2002 non-fiction book, "The Ballad of Carl Drega," in a trade paperback printing of 5,000 copies, originally sold for $24.95. "Carl Drega" is out of print; signed copies now fetch more than $75 online. Cat's Curiosities exclusively offers the signed, hardcover first printing of Vin's brave new drug-war novel, "The Testament of James." It ain't your grandpa's used bookstore. Reduced from $28. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 003003

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Cover Illustration By Scott Bieser (illustrator). First Edition. "The portals are everywhere, now, scanning for weapons, for drugs . . . . . no getting out of line. The people had forgotten how to fight back. There was no one to show them how. Or was there? . . . . . In the dark of the city's night, wherever the weak or oppressed cry out in pain or fear, a quiet footfall can be heard on the roof, the owlshadow passeth before the moon. The twang of the bow, the quiet gasp of feathered death . . . . . The Black Arrow lives." A tale of the resistance in a near-future American police state, first novel by the syndicated Libertarian columnist (author of "The Ballad of Carl Drega" and "Send in the Waco Killers,") freedom-oriented fiction nominated for the 2006 Prometheus Award. New trade paperback. Reduced from $27. Signed by Author on Half-Title.

Seller Inventory # 002768

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Cover Illustration By Scott Bieser (illustrator). First Edition. "The portals are everywhere, now, scanning for weapons, for drugs . . . . . no getting out of line. The people had forgotten how to fight back. There was no one to show them how. Or was there? . . . . . In the dark of the city's night, wherever the weak or oppressed cry out in pain or fear, a quiet footfall can be heard on the roof, the owlshadow passeth before the moon. The twang of the bow, the quiet gasp of feathered death . . . . . The Black Arrow lives." A tale of the resistance in a near-future American police state, first novel by the syndicated Libertarian columnist (author of "The Ballad of Carl Drega" and "Send in the Waco Killers,") freedom-oriented fiction nominated for the 2006 Prometheus Award. New trade paperback. Reduced from $27. Signed by Author on Half-Title.

Seller Inventory # 001870

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. "Frederica" is a 2013 Arrow Books trade paperback 2013 reissue, number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1, a first thus (though originally copyright 1965), "near fine unread" with a tiny bit of corner curl. "Venetia" is a fine 2011 Sourcebooks trade paperback reissue, ISBN 978-1-4022-3884-0, number line 10 9 8 7 6 (though originally copyright 1958.) The two accompanying Georgette Heyer mass market paperbacks are "Envious Casca," Berkley 1987 (though originally copyright 1941), ISBN 0-425-09487-1, and "Bath Tangle," Ace Star Books "first time in paperback," copyright 1955 but actually post-1962, no ISBN found, the smaller MM paperbacks in "very good or better" condition, though the pages of "Bath Tangle" are a bit age-toned. A lot of four Georgette Heyer historical romance paperbacks combined to consolidate shipping charge, now reduced from $32.

Seller Inventory # 009126

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Cover by Jeanne Suprynowicz (illustrator). 1st Edition. "Second state": lighter blue cover. Author's first book, 504 pages of non-fiction essays which (along with his second collection, "The Ballad of Carl Drega") formed the basis for his later novel, "The Black Arrow." Chapters on voir dire, gun control, modern militias, the war on drugs, Waco, and the public schools, which the author dubs our "Mandatory government youth propaganda camps." This book named "1999 Freedom Book of the Year" by a Free-market Web site which we are not allowed to mention here. New from the publisher. Signed by author in black felt-tip on the half-title page. (Reduced from $32.). Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 002163

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Cover design by Carl "Bear" Bussjaeger, based on a painting by Matthias Stom (1600-1655) (illustrator). 1st Edition. The manager of Books on Benefit has died under mysterious circumstances, and one of the rarest books in the world is missing -- if it ever existed at all. Did James the Just, oldest surviving brother of Jesus of Nazareth, write a book about the suppressed secrets of his brother's ministry, and the plan to help him survive the crucifixion? The number of strange characters descending on the scene, determined to lay hands on the missing volume, indicate powerful forces believe the book exists -- and are hell-bent on making sure "The Testament of James" never sees the light of day. Aided only by a small band of College Hill misfits, can the unorthodox methods of Matthew Hunter, tracer of lost books, find the Testament in time to keep the Forces of Darkness from condemning the Western World to yet another long, dismal night of ignorance and repression? From the author of "Send in the Waco Killers," "The Ballad of Carl Drega," and "The Black Arrow" comes a tale of rare books, hidden sacraments, and strange goings-on in one of America's oldest cities. With plenty of cats. Only 650 copies of the numbered, signed, hardcover first printing of the novel "The Testament of James" will be sold. First editions of Vin's 2002 non-fiction book, "The Ballad of Carl Drega," in a trade paperback printing of 5,000 copies, originally sold for $24.95. "Carl Drega" is out of print; signed copies now fetch more than $75 online. Cat's Curiosities exclusively offers signed, hardcover first printings of Vin's brave new drug-war novel, "The Testament of James." It ain't your grandpa's used bookstore. Reduced from $28. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 003859

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "The portals are everywhere, now, scanning for weapons, for drugs . . . . . no getting out of line. The people had forgotten how to fight back. There was no one to show them how. Or was there? . . . . . In the dark of the city's night, wherever the weak or oppressed cry out in pain or fear, a quiet footfall can be heard on the roof, the owlshadow passeth before the moon. The twang of the bow, the quiet gasp of feathered death . . . . . The Black Arrow lives." A tale of the resistance in a near-future American police state, first novel by the syndicated Libertarian columnist (author of "The Ballad of Carl Drega" and "Send in the Waco Killers,") freedom-oriented fiction nominated for the 2006 Prometheus Award. New leatherbound book direct from publisher, one of only 1,000 total copies so bound. Reduced from $40. Inscribed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 002173

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Auburn, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Cord, De Soto, Dodge, Duesenberg, Ford, Hudson, Hupmobile, La Salle, Lincoln, Locomolbile, Marmon, Maxwell, Oldsmobile, Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Pontiac, REO, Stanley, Studebaker, Willys, many others, although the author warns these "lists cover only a small number of the hundreds of passenger cars manufactured in the United States" 1910-1942. (Manufacture of autos "for civilian use" was officially suspended from 1942 into 1946.) "Good" with narrow dampstains to outside page edges. 46 pp. including Index, reduced from $29.

Seller Inventory # 010808

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket design by (illustrator). 1st Edition. Possibly a first edition, showing no date later than 1929 but without "First Edition" statement or bow-and-arrow logo/colophon. Unclipped dust jacket shows $2.50 price at bottom of front flap. Attractive multi-color geometric jacket, reportedly designed by Natacha Rambova (born Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy of Salt Lake City), wife of silent film star Rudolph Valentino, is missing most of the top inch of its spine. Small bookplate of previous owner Vivian Stevenson is mostly hidden by jacket front flap. Historical romance. 426 pp. Reduced from $145.

Seller Inventory # 005439

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Profusely illustrated with B&W photos (illustrator). Unclipped dust jacket shows no price and has never shown a price. NO book-club deboss to rear board but also no statement of edition. So this could be some kind of book-club edition; we don't know. "Copyright 1975 by Kenneth Anger." Smooth white (ivory?) boards with gold gilt titling to spine. "Published by arrangement with the Stonehill Publishing Company / Distributed by Simon & Schuster." 305 pp. including Index.

Seller Inventory # 010976

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Title page in crimson and black. No "First Edition" statement; no bow-and-arrow publisher's colophon, so probably not a first printing, though 1928 remains only date showing. Certainly a later jacket with printed "Pulitzer Prize Novel" statement to front panel. Not price clipped; original $2.50 price showing to bottom of jacket front flap. A mostly upbeat tale of the Gullah people of the coastal Carolinas & Georgia, heavy on their regional dialect, somewhat controversial winner of the 1929 Pulitzer Prize. 345 pp. Here reduced from $155.

Seller Inventory # 010044

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Biggers' third Charlie Chan mystery; yellow boards stamped in purple. 1928 is only date showing, but while this is an early printing in jacket, it's not the true first -- no bow-and-arrow device to copyright page, as required. Not price clipped; original $2.00 price showing. Producer William Fox chose his 1929 film adaptation -- an early talkie -- to open his palatial Fox Theatre in San Francisco on June 28, 1929. The film starred William Baxter and the immortal Lois Moran, and featured Boris Karloff as Baxter's manservant, but oddly reduced the role of Korean-American Actor E.L. Park -- playing Police Inspector Chan -- to little more than a walk-on, appearing only 75 minutes into the film. 337 pp.

Seller Inventory # 011348