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

    $175.00

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

    $68.40

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

    $73.00

  • 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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  • 1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar & 1937S Liberty Dime, circ 90% Silver Nice Duo

    $30.00

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

    $12.00

  • 1937 Walking Liberty Half Dollar & 1937S Liberty Dime, circ 90% Silver Nice comb

    $30.00

  • 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 1963 HC DJ epic fish drama

    $71.00

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

    $71.00

  • 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

    $28.50

  • 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

    $73.00

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

    $12.00

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

$71.00

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

$9.00

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

$78.00

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

$30.00

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

$8.00

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

$13.50

Robert A. Silverberg, The Time-Hoppers, science fiction 1st edit hardcover 1967

$9.00

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

$68.00

Women's Western Leather Boots, Size 5 1/2 Med Pastel Yellow Nocono Brand Nice

$30.00

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

$7.50

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

$10.50

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

$7.00

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

$8.00

Spot Sleeps Over by Richard Hill & Banana Moon by Janet Marshall children books

$6.95

Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five 1997 HC WWII POW firebomb satire

$35.00

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

$14.00

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

$170.00

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

$7.50

Two fun and pun PB books about Guys by authors Garrison Keillor and Dave Barry

$7.50

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

$10.00

A.E. Van Vogt, the proxy intelligence and other mind benders, 1st ed 1971 scifi

$8.50

Me: Elton John Official Autobiography 1st US edition 2019 HC-DJ Music UK

$8.00

World Without End, Ken Follett, 1st ed 2007 HC-DJ epic historical novel

$10.00

Admiral Hornblower in West Indies & Lieutenant Hornblower by CS Forester sea

$10.50

Shield SIGNED by Poul Anderson 1970 PB science fiction super weapon

$15.00

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

$18.00

1637: No Peace Beyond the Line by Eric Flint 1st ed 2002 HC-DJ alternate history

$8.50

Our Gang, Phillip Roth; St. George, Norman Mailer; Fear Loathing Hunter Thompson

$10.50

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

$10.00

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

$12.00

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

$175.00

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

$12.00

SIGNED 19 Steps Up The Mountain, family adopts special needs kids HC DJ 1975

$30.00

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

$15.00

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

$7.50

I Gotta Go, The Commentary of Ian Shoales 1st edition PB 1985 humor satire VG

$8.50

The Artificial Man, L. P. Davies, 1968 1st edition paperback sci-fi novel

$8.50

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

$28.00

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

$20.00

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

$8.25

The Collapsible World signed by Anne N. Marino 1st ed 2000 HC DJ Frisco drama

$9.00

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

$73.00

Robert Glenn Ketchum SIGNED Cibachrome Print, La Couleur de mon Amour 1982

$1,750.00

In Country, Bobbie Ann Mason, 1st edition HC 1985 Vietnam War guilt backlash

$9.50

John Le Carré, The Night Manager 1993 & Our Game 1st ed 1995 suspense HCs

$10.50

A.E. van Vogt, Quest for the Future & Lost: Fifty Suns, 1st ed 1970-72 scifi PBs

$9.50

Cory Doctorow SIGNED Someone Comes to Town ... 1st 2005 sci-fi thriller VG

$21.00

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

$60.00
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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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