The Ninemile Wolves.
Livingston: Clark City Press, 1992. Uncorrected Proof. A fine book in green, plain wrappers. An unread copy. The printed publication date on rear cover is whited out and "June 15" written in ink. More about The Ninemile Wolves
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Platte River.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Uncorrected Proof. A fine book in glossy, illustrated wrappers. An unread copy. More about Platte River
Crazy Heart.
New York: Harper & Row, 1987. Advance Reading Copy. A near fine book in illustrated wrappers. Slight spine lean and bookstore stamp on front endpaper. The first novel by Thomas Cobb turned into a film of the same name that starred Oscar winner Jeff Bridges. Cobb has since written several other novels and teaches English at Rhode Island College. More about Crazy Heart
Crazy Heart.
New York: Harper & Row, 1987. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. The first novel by Thomas Cobb turned into a film of the same name that starred Oscar winner Jeff Bridges. Cobb has since written several other novels and teaches English at Rhode Island College. More about Crazy Heart
The Childhood of Jesus.
London: Harvill & Secker, 2013. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. The newest novel by the author of Dusklands and the Life and Times of Michael K. Coetzee has twice won the Man Booker Prize and the Nobel Prize. This book is from the library of noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens. More about The Childhood of Jesus
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. More about Waiting for the Barbarians
This House of Sky. Landscapes of a Western Mind.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A near fine copy in printed blue wrappers. A tight and unread copy. Light sunning to the top 1/3 of the cover page and rear cover and some darkening to the spine. This is a long form galley of Ivan Doig's first major book, often mistakenly referred to as his first book. A memoir of growing up in Montana. Certainly an uncommon edition of this book. Signed by the author on the title page. More about This House of Sky. Landscapes of a Western Mind
This House of Sky. Landscapes of a Western Mind.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A very good copy in printed blue wrappers. Wear to the extremities and light wear to the front cover. Darkening to the spine. This is a long form galley of Ivan Doig's first major book, often mistakenly referred to as his first book. A memoir of growing up in Montana. Certainly an uncommon edition of this book. More about This House of Sky. Landscapes of a Western Mind
The Corrections.
New York: FSG, 2001. Paperback. Advance Reading Copy. A near fine book in illustrated wrappers. Slight browning to the page edges. Franzen's breakthrough book that became a best-seller and won the National Book Award. More about The Corrections
The Twenty-Seventh City.
New York: FSG, 1988. Advance Reading Copy. A near fine copy in illustrated wraps. Light wear at the head and foot of the spine. The author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. More about The Twenty-Seventh City
Spies of the Balkans.
New York: Random House, 2010. Uncorrected Proof. A near fine copy in blue wraps. A once read copy. Furst's most compelling book since Kingdom of Shadows. The action takes place in the countryside of Macedonia, around the time of the British SIS inspired coup there in April of 1941, and then in Greece, especially Salonika, during the invasion itself. Like THE SPIES OF WARSAW, it's a multi-spy novel, involving Turkish, Greek, Serbian and Bulgarian operatives, with a double hero, or rather a principal and a strong second character. Signed by the author on the title page. More about Spies of the Balkans
The Lazarus Project.
New York: Riverhead, 2008. Hardcover. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. As new copy. A finalist for the National Book Award. Signed by the author on the title page. More about The Lazarus Project
Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel.
New York: Random House, 2009. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. An unread copy. The author's newest novel to be published in October. More about Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel
The Ink Truck.
New York: Viking, 1984. Hard Cover. Uncorrected Proof. A near fine book in plain blue wraps. A proof of the reissue of the author's first book, reprinted in 1984 after its 1969 publication. With a new introduction by the author. More about The Ink Truck
A Gesture Life.
New York: Riverhead, 1999. Advance reading copy. Fine in wraps. Signed by the author. More about A Gesture Life
At Play in the Fields of the Lord.
New York: Random House, 1965. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. An early edition of this popular book. A clean, unread copy. A finalist for the National Book Award and one of the author's better known books, thanks to the movie of the same name. Signed by Peter Matthiessen on a laid in bookplate. Signed by the author. More about At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Everything in This Country Must.
New York: Metropolitan, 2000. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. About Fine in glossy wrappers. Slight crease on lower rear cover. Signed by the author. More about Everything in This Country Must
Dear American Airlines: A Novel.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008. Oversized Paperback. Advance Reading Copy. A near fine book in illustrated wrappers. More about Dear American Airlines: A Novel
A Wild Sheep Chase.
New York: Kodansha, 1989. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in blue, illustrated wrappers. This is an advance reading copy of the author's first book published in the United States. Translated by Alfred Birnbaum. More about A Wild Sheep Chase
The Yellow Admiral.
W. W. Norton & Company, 1996. Uncorrected Proof. A fine copy in glossy, illustrated wraps. More about The Yellow Admiral
State Of Wonder.
New York: HarperCollins, 2011. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. A large format paperback edition issued before the first US trade edition. Unread copy. More about State Of Wonder
State Of Wonder.
London: Bloomsbury, 2011. Uncorrected Proof. This is the uncorrected proof in pictorial wraps. The British edition was published a few days ahead of the U.S. edition so this proof precedes all other issues of this blockbuster bestseller. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. More about State Of Wonder
Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3.
New York: Scribner, 2008. Oversized Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A fine copy in illustrated wrappers. The newest collection of stories from Wyoming author Annie Proulx to be published in September. More about Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3
The Second Son.
New York: FSG, 2011. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. Unread copy. This is the final installment of Rabb's Berlin trilogy. More about The Second Son
The Philip Roth Reader.
New York: FSG, 1980. Uncorrected Proof. A near fine book in printed blue wraps. Faint crease to the front cover and minor soiling to the bottom page edges. An uncommon collection of earlier work by Philip Roth. More about The Philip Roth Reader
