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  • Ken Kesey Signed Kesey's Garage Sale 1st ed HC 1973 counterculture essays, art

    $195.00

  • Signed L Sprague de Camp, The Honorable Barbarian, 1st ed 1989 leather syfy VG

    $68.40

  • Signed by Anne McCaffrey, All the Weyrs of Pern, 1st ed HC/DJ fantasy dragons

    $170.00

  • Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five 1997 HC WWII POW firebomb satire

    $35.00

  • R is for Ricochet signed by Sue Grafton 1st edition 2004 mystery HC/DJ

    $22.00

  • Superman #274 DC Comics 1974 good condition

    $12.00

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  • Shield SIGNED by Poul Anderson 1970 PB science fiction super weapon

    $15.00

  • Get first Earth Day 1975 and 3 other original all-photo SF News issues nostalgia

    $15.00

  • Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea, Scribner's Ed 1963 HC DJ epic drama

    $73.00

  • Sailor On Horseback, bio Jack London by Irving Stone, 1938 HC-DJ signed bookcard

    $73.00

  • 16 First Day of Issue stamped envelopes in mint condition US historic postmarks

    $20.00

  • Superman #274 DC Comics 1974 good condition

    $12.00

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  • Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea, Scribner's Ed 1963 HC DJ epic drama

    $73.00

  • Sailor On Horseback, bio Jack London by Irving Stone, 1938 HC-DJ signed bookcard

    $73.00

  • The Runaway Jury, John Grisham, 1st edition 1995 HC-DJ legal thriller

    $8.50

  • Erica Jong SIGNED Fear of Fifty 1994 HarperCollins 1st/1st HC-DJ Midlife Memoir

    $29.50

  • Signed by Anne McCaffrey, All the Weyrs of Pern, 1st ed HC/DJ fantasy dragons

    $170.00

  • CJ Cherryh SIGNED Rider at the Gate 1st Ed 2005 sci-fi fantasy HC-DJ

    $74.00

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Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five 1997 HC WWII POW firebomb satire

$35.00

Shield SIGNED by Poul Anderson 1970 PB science fiction super weapon

$15.00

Fear of Fly-Fishing: Do Trout Exist? Other Facts of Reel Life, Jack Ohman humor

$8.50

The Violent Man, A.E. van Vogt, 1st edition 1978 Pocket Book scifi series rare

$7.50

Signed by Anne McCaffrey, All the Weyrs of Pern, 1st ed HC/DJ fantasy dragons

$170.00

Mercury Dimes combo, 1917 and 1918, Good dates circulated coins 90% Silver

$13.00

More Than Superhuman, A.E. van Vogt, 1971 Dell 1st edition Science Fiction VG

$8.25

Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea, Scribner's Ed 1963 HC DJ epic drama

$73.00

Stephen King THE TOMMYKNOCKERS 1st Putnam Edition HC-DJ 1987 horror suspense

$14.00

A.E. van Vogt, Ptath, Zebra Science Fiction 1st printing March 1976 PB

$7.50

Ken Kesey Signed Kesey's Garage Sale 1st ed HC 1973 counterculture essays, art

$195.00

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick 1st ed 2007 DJ-HC youth drawings

$7.50

Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, illustrated HC wi DJ 1986 VG

$10.50

3 Psych Favorites- Personal power guides with Covey, Lavine and Tannen PBs

$10.00

The World of Herb Caen: San Francisco, 1938-1997 by Barnaby Conrad HC-DJ Photos

$12.50

Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein 1984 HC-DJ 1st Ed. VG

$16.50

Handbook of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies, Second Edition HC VG

$6.00

Harry Harrison: Deathworld 2 and Stainless Steel Rat; sci-fi PBs 1971

$8.00

Summer That Bled by Anthony Masters, 1st ed 1972 PB bio of Hannah Senesh drama

$9.00

The Difficult Art: Critical Discourse on Psychotherapy by Aldo Carotenuto 1992

$7.00

Morgan Silver Dollar 1889-0 Very Fine VF 90% silver lustrous

$60.00

Orphan Star, Alan Dean Foster, 1st edition 1977 Del Rey science fiction pb VG

$7.50

The Song Dog, James McClure, 1st edition HC 1991 wi DJ crime-mystery

$10.00

Morgan Silver Dollar 1879-S, bright circulated rare U.S. coin

$68.00

First Contact, 1978 scifi PB edited by Damon Knight, aliens arrive anthology VG

$8.50

Get first Earth Day 1975 and 3 other original all-photo SF News issues nostalgia

$15.00

SIGNED Robert Silverberg Conquerors From Darkness 1968 1st ed PB sci-fi space

$13.50

C.P. Snow, A Coat of Varnish, 1979 Scribner's mystery crime novel HC-DJ rare

$8.00

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, 2004 Scribner PB classic novel

$11.00

Superman #274 DC Comics 1974 good condition

$12.00

Graceland by Christopher Abani, 2004 PB on life in Nigerian slum drama-humor VG

$7.25

Divine Secrets of Ya-Ya Sisterhood & Sisterhood of Travelling Pants PBs teen VG

$7.50

A For Andromeda by F. Hoyle and J. Elliot 1975 Avon Paperback sci-fi VG

$7.50

Star Trek Generation (3) #3-Hamlin #6-Power-Hungry and #Masks 1st pocket ed 1988

$8.50

1881-S Morgan Silver Dollar near uncirculated fine condition vintage U.S. coin

$83.00

Literary Essays of T.B. Macaulay 1900 Hardcover edition rare historical

$14.00

Davos Man: How Billionaires Devoured the World by Peter Goodman 1st ed 2022 HC

$12.00

Quartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser 2001 PB Burma war memoirs

$9.00

16 First Day of Issue stamped envelopes in mint condition US historic postmarks

$20.00

Tess Gerritsen: The Sinner & Bone Garden, 1st editions HC-DJ suspense mysteries

$15.50

1944 Walking Liberty Half Dollar 90% Silver 50c Circulated VG

$20.00

In Bolivia: Adventurous Odyssey 1977 & The Italians 1989, travel-lifestyle PBs

$10.50

1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar & 1937S Liberty Dime, 90% Silver Nice combo

$28.00

The Little Book of Laughter, 1910 HC edited by Wallace & Frances Rice rare

$16.00

Erica Jong SIGNED Fear of Fifty 1994 HarperCollins 1st/1st HC-DJ Midlife Memoir

$29.50

Nana by Emile Zola, De Luxe Editions Club HC vintage romance novel

$9.50

Robert Silverberg SIGNED To The Land of the Living 1990 1st leather Easton scifi

$79.00

Isabel Allende: The Sum of Our Days & Ines Of The Soul, 2 first editions HC-DJ

$14.00
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John "Boomer" Leighty is a writer/editor, dog lover, and beachcomber who is selling a unique collection of signed first edition books, mostly from the 1970s and early 80s when he interviewed a wide range of authors as a national features writer for UPI news. In addition, there are first printings, hard-to-find titles, vintage and rare books regularly being added to his popular eBay store (www.ebay.com/usr/johnsrarebooks). As a journalist in San Francisco's psychedelic days, John also accumulated numerous nostalgic items that are now for sale, many tied to news events - such as a "Cable Cars Are Back," photo and pamphlet heralding the system's renovation. Enjoy browsing through this treasure trove of great books and memorabilia - if you find something you love, make an offer! JohnsRareBooksandCollectibles is continually listing great deals on boomer-era items and current hot trends. Read a book!
Location: United StatesMember since: Jul 18, 2012Seller: johnsrarebooks

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