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Elizabethtown, NY: Pinto Press, (1996.) 1st edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page. A lively collection of stories set in the Adirondacks. 8vo trade paperback. 235 pp. VG with light spotting to edges of text block. Clean internally. Sound, tight binding. Appears to be unread. Publisher brochure from 1998 laid in.

(Toronto: West-End Books, 2012.) 1st edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page. A novel of mystery and intrigue in Southwest Florida featuring Sanibel Island detective Tree Callister. 232 pages. Paperbound with stiff glossy covers. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Fine condition.

Philadelphia: Holmes Publishing Co., 1987. Advance proof of the limited 1st edition. One of just 14 advance copies (hand-corrected on the cover from 12.) Signed and inscribed by the publisher and the book designer. A bibliomystery about the pursuit of a fragmentary lost text printed with strange movable type before Gutenberg. A lively, unsettling tale of desire and deceit in… Read more about this item

Salt Lake City, Utah: CMS Publishing, (2008). 1st edition of the author's 1st book. Signed and inscribed by him on the title page. A murder mystery featuring detective Nick "Wreck" Ranieri. 269 pp. 8vo hardcover in dust jacket. Upper front corner bumped, but VG/VG otherwise. Crisp, clean and unmarked. Star-shaped cover sticker identifying this book as, "A Winner of the… Read more about this item

Toronto: Warwick Publishing (2000), 1st Canadian edition. (First published in 1997 in Great Britain.) Signed by the author on the half-title with a sketch of a wine glass. A murder mystery featuring the oenophile sleuth Ezra Brant. A title in the Wine Lover's Mystery series by Tony Aspler, internationally known wine expert and author. 185 pages. 8vo hardcover. Near Fine… Read more about this item

NY: Warner Books, (1993.) 1st edition. Signed by Ed McBain in marker on the title page. A crime novel set in Florida at Christmas. 372 pp. 8vo hardcover in dust jacket. Upper corners bumped, but VG/VG otherwise. Some rubbing to DJ, but no tears or other flaws. Not price-clipped. Protected by clear archival cover.