New York: Atheneum, 1960. Hardcover. First edition. Shallow, thin scratch to the front panel of the dust jacket and front cover of th book, else fine in fine dust jacket. This is an advance review copy with the publisher's dated review slip laid in. Also laid into this copy is a 1983 TLS of 200 words from Berriault to a publisher in which she recommends the work of author/screenwriter Jeremy Larner. More about The Descent
London: Arthur Barker, 1960. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Some soiling to the rear panel. The author's first novel set oin 1964 amid the arms race between the U.S. and Russia. More about The Descent
New York: Obolensky, 1963. Hardcover. First edition. ≈ fine book in about a dust jacket. Light edgewar to the foot of the jacket spine. Price of $4.50 on the front flap. An uncommonly handsome copy of the author's first book that is set in and around her native city of Sacramento, Calif. More about Run, River
London: Andre Deutsch, 1961. Hardcover. First British edition. This is the scarce British first edition of Doctorow's first book that was published in the United States as Welcome to Hard Times. It is a very nearly fine book in a very good plus dust jacket. There is some foxing to the page edges. The book is square and solid. Some light chipping to the head and foot of the dust jacket. Light soiling to the rear panel Overall, a nice copy of a tough book. Signed by Doctorow on the title page. More about Bad Man from Bodie
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1972. Hardcover. First edition. A very good book with some sunning to the jacket spine. This is an ex-library copy with tape marks and a card pocket at the rear paste down. This is the first book written by Ivan Doig, though his memoir, This House of Sky, is often cited as such. Co-authored by his wife Carol, a journalism professor, the book is a guide to how the average citizen should read and listen to the news and tips on examining accuracy, viewpoint and bias. At the time he wrote this Doig was a freelance writer living in the Seattle area. One of a limited number of hard bound copies issued for library use. Signed by Ivan Doig on the title page. More about News, A Consumer's Guide
New York: Dial Press, 1967. Hardcover. First edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Slight sunning along the top of the boards. Toning to the white jacket and some soiling to the rear panel. Chipping at the head and foot of the jacket spine. Overall, an excellent copy of a book difficult to find in decent condition. The author's first book and only novel. More about The Lieutenant
New York: Dial Press, 1967. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Slight wear to the head and foot of the jacket spine. Minor snag on the rear panel. Lovely copy of a book most often found in beat up condition. The author's first book and only novel. More about The Lieutenant
New York: Harper Bros, 1956. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A lovely copy of a book that wears easily. The author's first book, a novel of contemporary life on the Navajo Indian reservation. More about Go in Beauty
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1983. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Very minor sunning to thejacket spine. Price of $15.95 is present on the front flap. Correct number line. First edition stated with BCDE letters flush left which denotes first printing. The basis for the movie that starred Sean Connery. This was Eco's first novel that many critics now call a more sophisticated novel than the Da Vinci Code that was set in the Middle Ages. More about The Name of the Rose
New York: Random House, 1952. Hardcover. Later printing. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Owner bookplate on front pastedown. A nice tight copy of this classic novel of black alienation and social isolation. The first state dust jacket has vibrant colors with some wear at the extremities and some crimping to the bottom of the rear panel and only minor nicks at the jacket folds. This is a seventh printing with a price of $3.50 on the front jacket flap. More about Invisible Man
New York: FSG, 1993. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Basis for the movie of the same name. a lovely copy. He was chosen as one of the top 20 young writers in America by Granta magazine. This is the first book by Eugenides who won the Pulitzer Prize for his second novel, Middlesex. More about The Virgin Suicides
New York: Macmillan, 1960. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a very good plus dust jacket. Some wear at the extremities and at the head and foot of the jacket. All four corners of the jacket are clipped, but the price of $3.50 is present. The author's first book. More about The Rounders
New York: Pantheon, 1962. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A near fine book in a very good plus dust jacket. Darkening to the jacket spine and some toning to the white jacket. Price of $6.95 is present on the jacket flap. Grass's first novel, one of the most acclaimed post World War II literary events. Laid into the book is a bookplate signed by Grass. Signed by the author. More about The Tin Drum. (Translated by Ralph Manheim
New York: Putnam, 1975. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in red cloth boards in a near fine dust jacket. Owner name on front end paper and some toning to the jacket. Slight spine lean. Harris's first book, the story of a plot by Arab terrorists to blow up the Super Bowl. $7.50 price intact on dj flap. An outstanding copy of a book that was the basis for the movie of the same name. Signed by Harris on bookplate laid into the book. Signed by the author. More about Black Sunday
New York: Knopf, 1963. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A close to fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Some darkening to the jacket spine. The author's first book, a collection of stories written while she worked in New York at the United Nations. More about Cliffs of Fall and other Stories
New York: Random House, 1968. Hardcover. First edition. Near fine in a very good dust plus dust jacket. Minor toning to the edges of the front and rear panels. Trace of wear at the head and foot of the jacket spine. Price of $5.95 is present on the jacket flap. The author's first book, which has become quite scarce as Irving's popularity has risen. This copy signed by Irving on a laid in bookplate. Signed by the author. More about Setting Free the Bears
New York: Doubleday, 1974. First U.S. edition. The author's first book. A fine book in a very good plus dust jacket. Wear at the extremities of the book and faint remainder spray on bottom edges. The story of the Juan Corona and the 25 murders of farm workers that he committed outside Yuba City in California's Central Valley. The author was unhappy with the book and has not allowed it to be reprinted. Signed by the author. More about The Road to Yuba City
London: Marion Boyars, 1981. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. One nick at the top of the front panel. More about The Collected Works of Billy the Kid. Left handed Poems
New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A bright and tight copy of Plath's only novel, published posthumously in the United States. It was originally published in England under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. Stated first American edition with code 0471 on front flap. This edition contains a biographical note by Lois Ames and eight previously unpublished drawings by the author. More about The Bell Jar
Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. Hardcover. Fourth printing. A near fine book in a very good plus dust jacket. Some wear to the extremities and sunning to the jacket spine. Chipping at the head and foot of the jacket spine. This is the fourth printing in the first issue with back panel portrait of Salinger credited to Lotte Jacobi and price of $3.00 on the front jacket flap. An early printing of this classic American novel that introduced the world to Holden Caulfield. More about The Catcher in the Rye
New York. Knopf, 1964. Hardcover. Second Printing. A very good book in a very good dust jacket. Front hinge is weak. Darkening to the jacket spine and some sunning the jacket edges. Price of $4.95 present on the jacket flap. Second printing. The author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. More about If Morning Ever Comes
London: Andre Deutsch, 1962. Hardcover. First British edition. This is the uncommon British edition of Yate's masterful novel. A close to fine book in a very good plus dust jacket. Foxing on the page edges. Some wear at the extremities of the jacket and at the head and foot of the jacket spine. A short closed tear on the top of the rear panel. Price of 18s net is present on the front flap. More about Revolutionary Road
Boston: Atlantic-Little Brown, 1961. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in nearly fine jacket. Minor wear at the head of the of the jacket. Some sunning to the jacket spine. Price of $4.75 present on jacket flap. Evidence of a label removed on the front endpaper. The author's powerful first book and destined to be a one of the classics of the mid 20th century. The basis for the much ballyhooed movie starring Kate Winslett and Leonardo Decapio and directed by Sam Mendes. More about Revolutionary Road
Boston: Atlantic-Little Brown, 1961. Hardcover. First edition. A very good book in a very good dust jacket. Wear to the extremities of the jacket, sunning to the spine. A small chip at the head of the jacket. Some foxing to the page edges, minor stain on top edge. Price of $4.75 present on jacket flap. The author's powerful first book and destined to be a one of the literary classics of the mid 20th century. The basis for the much ballyhooed movie that featured Kate Winslett and Leonardo Decaprio and directed by Sam Mendes. More about Revolutionary Road
