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ABBEY, Edward
Abbey's Road
New York:
Dutton
1971.
First edition, first printing.
A near fine book in a close to fine dust jacket. Slight rubbing to the all white jacket. A tight and bright copy of one of Abbey's scarcer books in the first printing, said to be around 1200 copies. A collection of essays about Abbey's travels in the United States and around the world told with his usual good humor and insight. [Book #26011]
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Ambrose, Stephen E
The Good Fight : How World War II Was Won
New York:
Atheneum
2001.
Hardcover.
First edition, first printing.
A fine book in a very near fine dust jacket. Some wrinkling to the front panel of the jacket. Written as an account of World War II for young kids, Ambrose's book tells the story in narrative and pictures of how the war was one. This copy is signed by Ambrose on the title page and is scarce as such. Signed by the author. [Book #26001]
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ANDERSON, Nels
Men on the Move
New York:
University of Chicago Press
1940.
First edition.
A close to fine book in a very good dust jacket. Some wear at the extremities and soiling to the rear panel. There are 58 black and white photos from the Farm Security Administration and WPA, many by Dorothea Lange. [Book #24748]
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BARICH, Bill
Laughing in the Hills
Viking
1980.
Hard Cover.
First edition.
A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The author's first book. Signed by Barich on the title page. Laid in is a 250-word TLS from Barich in which he discusses horseracing fixes and other racetrack scams. Signed by the author. [Book #25516]
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BARTH, John
The End of the Road.
New York:
Doubleday
1958.
First edition.
A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Light wear at the spine ends of the jacket and soiling to the rear panel. Some sunning to the edges of jacket flaps. Barth's uncommon second book, published after his smashing debut with The Floating Opera. Laid into the book is a bookplate signed by Barth. Signed by the author. [Book #25654]
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Bellow, Saul
It all Adds Up: From the Dim Past to the Uncertain Future
New York:
Viking
1994.
Hardcover.
First edition, first printing.
A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. [Book #25700]
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BELLOW, Saul
The Actual
bellow, New York.:
Viking
1997.
First edition, first printing.
Fine in fine dust jacket. Another of his novellas. Signed by the author. [Book #25703]
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BOYD, William
A Good Man in Africa
London:
Hamish Hamilton
1981.
First British edition.
Fine in dust jacket (one tiny, internally mended tear) with almost none of the usual fading to the background color on the spine. The author's first book, set in a mythical West African country. [Book #24144]
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Brown, Dan
The Lost Symbol. A Novel
New York:
Doubleday
2009.
Hardcover.
First edition, first printing.
A fine book in a fine dust jacket. As new copy. A special limited edition by Doubleday. One of 700 copies signed by Brown on a special limitation page. With the publishers wrap around band intact. [Book #24942]
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BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice
Signed Check. (Dated 1936
A check signed and dated by Edgar Rice Burroughs, author numerous Tarazan novels." The check is for $45.61 and made out to the Raquet Club. It is dated March 4, 1936. [Book #25877]
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CANIN, Ethan
Emperor of the Air
Boston:
Houghton Mifflin
1988.
First edition, first printing.
Fine in a close to fine dust jacket. Slight sunning to the jacket spine. The author's first book and winner of the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship. Canin was selected by Granta magazine as one of the 20 best young novelists in America. He is the author of America America, published to excellent reviews. Signed by Canin on the title page. [Book #24143]
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CARSON, Rachel (Introduction by Peter Matthiessen)
Silent Spring
London:
Folio Society
2000.
First edition.
This is a new edition of the classic work by Rachel Carson, published in 1962. Peter Matthiessen provides an interesting and insightful account of how Carson's work went from an extended article in The New Yorker to a best-selling and ground-breaking work. Fine in colored boards with no dust jacket as issued. With publisher's slipcase. Illustrations by Jonathan Hitchens. Signed by Matthiessen on a laid in bookplate. [Book #24387]
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CHEEVER, John
Falconer
New York:
Knopf
1977.
First edition.
A fine book in a close to fine dust jacket. Toning to the front and rear flaps. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. [Book #26062]
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COETZEE, J. M
Waiting for the Barbarians
New York:
Penguin
1982.
Uncorrected Proof.
A fine book in plain, orange wraps. This is the uncorrected proof of Coetzee's uncommon third book. It was published as a paperback original in the United States. With a blurb by Joseph Lelyved, former editor of the New York Times, on the front cover. [Book #24781]
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CRUMLEY, James
One To Count Cadence
New York:
Random House
1969.
First edition.
Fine book a in very good dust jacket. Small chip at the head and foot of the jacket. The author's first book. A novel of the Vietnam that is set in the Philippines. Signed by the author. [Book #22852]
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(Dave Eggers, Editor)
Timothy McSweeney's Blues/Jazz Odyssey?
Brooklyn/Iceland: :
McSweeney's
1999.
First printing.
Near fine in original printed wraps. This is issue number 2 of Dave Eggers quirky and influential magazine published in the late winter/early spring of 1999. It includes work by Eggers, Jim Stallard, Ann Marie Cox, Jonathan Lethem, David Shields, Neal Pollack, Sarah Vowell, Amanda Davis, Heidi Julavits, and others. Light soiling to the page edges. First state issue with the last page, #192, misnumbered as page 125. Signed by Dave Eggers on the dedication page. Signed by the editor. [Book #25031]
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DE BERNIERES, Louis
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
London:
Secker & Warburg
1992.
First British edition.
The true first edition. Fine in about a fine dust jacket. Some browning to the outer page edges, as is usual. The author's thrid book and scarcest, owing to the small first print of about 2,000 copies. [Book #25483]
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DELILLO, Don
End Zone
Boston:
Houghton Mifflin
1972.
Second Printing.
A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Rubbing at the extremities and some chipping to the head of the jacket. His uncommon second book. Second edition. Signed by the author. [Book #23771]
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DELILLO, Don
Falling Man
New York:
Scribner
2007.
First edition.
A near fine book in a fine dust jacket. Some gouging to the bottom boards. The author of White Noise and Underworld offers his vision of 9/11 and its aftermath. Signed by DeLillo on the title page. [Book #23650]
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DeLILLO, Don
White Noise
London:
Picador
1985.
First British edition.
A near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Light wear to the jacket spine. Browning to the page edges. Winner of the National Book Award. Signed by DeLillo on the title page. [Book #24833]
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DESAI, Kiran
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
New York:
Atlantic Monthly Press
1998.
First edition, first printing.
Fine in fine dust jacket. The author's first book. Signed by the author. [Book #11397]
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DIAZ, Junot
Drown
New York:
Riverhead
1996.
Advance reading copy.
A fine book in plain white wraps. An unread copy. The author's first book, a collection of stories. By the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao , winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Signed by the author on the title page. [Book #25491]
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DIDION, Joan
A Book of Common Prayer
New York:
Simon and Schuster
1977.
First edition.
A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A lovely, tight copy. The author's fourth book. Signed by the author on the title page. [Book #25380]
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DIDION, Joan
Play It As It Lays
New York:
FSG
1970.
First edition, first printing.
A fine book in a close to fine dust jacket. Light sunning the jacket spine. A review copy with publisher's promotional sheet laid in. The author's second novel. A dark novel about Hollywood that catapulted Didion to fame. Shortlisted for the National Book Award. Signed by the author on a laid in bookplate. [Book #25752]
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Eco, Umberto
Reflections on the Name of the Rose
London:
Secker and Warburg
1985.
Hardcover.
First British edition.
A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Eco explores the genesis of his best-selling book The Name of the Rose and reflects on the role of fiction. This edition precedes the US edition. Signed by the author on the title page. [Book #24487]
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