The Happy Return by C.S.Forester, Penguin Books 1980.

Sailing the frigate Lydia in South American waters, Captain Hornblower has orders to track down and sink the Natividad, a Spanish two-decker of almost double his firepower: But this also proves the least of his worries - for he is also commanded to aid the colonial revolutionary El Supremo, a messianic madman whos whimsical beastialities stagger even the ruthless Spanish authorities. - back cover.

Pocket paperback is in good condition. 237 pages. Some wear on the cover, owner's name ink stamped on in-side of front cover.


    Book #000081   Price:  $ 5.00

A Time of Killing , by William M. Hardy, Dell Books, NY. First Dell Printing: 1963

A treasure for William M. Hardy Collectors...

August, 1945...the treacherous waters of the Yellow Sea...the submarine USS Mullet's last war patrol before Japanese surrender...only hours left for commanding officer Vince McGuire to avenge the deaths of his three crewmen...only hours left to seek out the enemy and destroy him.
 . . .A Blazing novel of the underwater navy, its deadly missions and its daring men. - back cover.

Pocket Paperback.6" X 4". Condition: Almost New. Binding tight, unread. 192 pages.Slight shelf drift on spine.


    Book# 000098    Price:  $ 6.00

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Bard Books/Avon NY. 9th printing 1971

The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays, his decency and warmth. This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produced, as well as the full text of the final three act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin and James Agate. - back cover.

This pocket paperback is in excellent condition. 159 pages. Tight binding as if unread. Pages yellowing. Some slight wear on the cover. Dedication to owner inked on in-side of front cover, dated 1973.


    Book #000082   Price:  $ 3.00

The Bonfire Of The Vanities , by Tom Wolfe, Bantam Books, NY 1988

The Bonfire of the Vanities chronicles the collapse of a Wall Street bond trader, and examines a world in which fortunes are made and lost in the blink of a computer screen. . . Wolfe's subject couldn't be more topical: New Yorker's relentless pursiut and flaunting of welath, and the fury it evokes in the have-nots.- review: USA Today

Pocket Paperback is in As New condition: unread. 690 pages.Booksale stamp inside front cover on reviews page.


    Book# 000115    Price:  $ 5.00