Books by Burke James

Boston: The Houghton Mifflin Company,. 1965. cloth.. Small bookstore ink stamp to front paste-down, a near fine copy in. very good dust jacket with light rubbing to corners and along folds,. light shelf wear to spine ends, and two small closed tears to upper. rear panel. (#126483). First edition. The author's first book. ... more information

Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1965. First edition, first printing, 1965. First edition, first printing. Spine with slight lean, faint tide mark to rear panel, still near fine in very good to near fine dust jacket with some rippling to upper front panel, a small chip and crease to lower front panel and mild edgewear, in mylar cover. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication. Author's first book... more information

Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Co., 1965 SIGNED by the author, 312pp., bound in light brown cloth lettered in dark brown, spine lettering white over brown, faint smudge to foot and very light damp stain on rear joint near head, in all a very good copy in very good, unclipped dust jacket with light damp stain to rear panel and light edge wear.... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1965. The first book by the author of the highly popular, Edgar Award-winning Dave Robicheaux mystery series, among other books. His early books were well-received critically but were seen as "regional" fiction and never enjoyed significant commercial success. His foray into genre fiction earned him high praise as one of the most "literary" of the mystery novelists, and his books soon became instant bestsellers upon publication. Like the Robicheaux books, this i... more information