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Anthills of the Savannah.
New York: Anchor Press, 1988. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Wear to the head and foot of the dust jacket spine. Quarter sized chip at the top of the front panel. This novel by the author of Things Fall Apart is set in the fictitious West African country of Kangan. Signed and inscribed by Achebe on front free endpaper in the year of publication. Signed by the author. More
A Delicate Balance.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Corners clipped but price is present on front flap. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A signed photo of the author is laid into the book. Signed by the author. More
The Business of Fancydancing.
Brooklyn, NY: Hanging Loose Press, 1992. Paperback original. First edition. A fine copy in illustrated wrappers. A paperback original, printed in an edition of 1,000 copies, and the author's first book. There was also small hardcover printing of this book, about 100 copies, most of which went to libraries. The book is a collection of poetry and is signed and inscribed by Alexie on the half-title page. Alexie has won numerous awards over the years, including The National Book Award in 2007 and the Pen Faulkner Award in 2010. Signed by the author. More
The Business of Fancydancing.
Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, 1992. Paperback. A later printing. Fine in illustrated wraps. The author's important early book of poetry and prose. A movie of the same name and directed by Alexie was subsequently released. Signed by the author. More
First Indian on the Moon.
New York: Hanging Loose Press, 1994. Hardcover. First edition. A fine copy in yellow cloth binding. No dust jacket, as issued. With its original acetate cover. An early collection of poetry and prose by Alexie. An interesting association copy, signed and inscribed to author Chris Offutt on the half title page. "To Chris O...with respect and friendship. Sherman." Dated in 1997. Offutt and Alexie were both named as two of the best authors under age 40 by Granta magazine in 1996. Signed by author. More
The Toughest Indian in the World.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A fine book in glossy wraps. An unread copy. A collection of stories by the author of Reservation Blues and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Signed by the author on the title page. More
In the Kitchen.
New York: Doubleday, 2009. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. The third novel by the author of Brick Lane. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Blood of Flowers.
London: Little Brown, 2008. Hardcover. First British edition. The true first edition. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Dead Babies.
New York: Knopf, 1975. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Minor creasing to front flap. The author's second book, a parody of Agatha Christie's country-house mysteries. The novel takes place over a single weekend. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Night Dogs.
New York: Bantam, 1998. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. The trade edition of the Idaho author's popular second novel. Signed by the author. More
Final Arrangements : A Novel.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. More
Bright Before Us.
Portland: Tin House Books, 2011. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Published as part of the Powell's Books Indiespensable series. The author's first book in which an "unmoored man who yearns for a woman he failed, while failing another," writes Amy Hempel in a jacket blurb. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror.
New York: Viking, 1975. Hardcover. Second printing. A near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Sunning to the top of boards, bumping to the front tip. Owner bookplate on the front pastedown with a small stain. Signed by Ashbery on the title page. This is Ashbery's signature work, a book that won the the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Signed by the author. More
The Tennis Court Oath.
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1962. Hardcover. First edition. A close to fine book in a very good dust jacket. Sunning to the jacket spine and light edgewear. Toning to the rear panel. This is the quite scarce hardcover edition of Ashbery's second book of poetry, following his well-received debut, Some Trees. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Three Poems.
New York: Viking Press, 1972. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a near fine jacket. A work that contains three long poems in prose, a radical departure for Ashbery at the time. The poems are The Recital, The New Spirit and The System. This is a review copy with a publisher's advance photo of Ashbery announcing his new book laid into the book. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Rector of Justin.
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1977. First edition thus. A limited edition, signed by Louis Auchincloss A Fine book in full brown leather binding, raised bands spine, gilt lettering. Silk moire endpapers. Silk bookmark. Illustrated by Uldis Klavins. A beautiful production. Signed by the author. More
Immigrants in Our Own Land.
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1979. Hardcover. First edition. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. The author's first book. Bumping to the foot of the book. Closed tear at the top of the front pane of the jacket and wear at the foot of the dj that has been repaired. Light toning to the rear panel. Signed and dated on the title page. Baca endured a tough childhood growing up in Santa Fe, NM and wound up in prison where he wrote most of these poems. He has since produced more than a half dozen poetry collections and has several screen writing credits. More
Contemporary Portraits and Other Stories.
St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1975. First Australian edition. A fine book in a close to fine dust jacket. Evidence of a small sticker removed from the front panel. a collection of short stories by one of Australia's best known novelists. This is his first book. It was published primarily as a paperbound book with a small hardcover printing intended for libraries. Bail won the Miles Franklin Award in 1999 for his novel, Eucalyptus. This copy is signed by Bail on the title page. Signed by the author. More
Room Temperature.
New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. The author's second book. Signed by the author. More
The Unlimited Dream Company.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A fine book in red, printed wrappers. An uncommon proof of Ballard's novel about a young man who steals an airplane and crashes it in the Thames River. He is taken as a supernatural figure. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Searching for Survivors.
New York: Fiction Collective, 1975. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A collection of stories and the author's first hardcover book after several chapbooks of poetry. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Untouchable.
London: Knopf, 1997. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. An early proof of the first American edition by the author of The Book of Evidence and Mefisto. Signed by the author on the title page. More
A Country Called Home.
New York: Knopf, 2008. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. As new copy. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Lucid Stars.
Delta, 1988. Uncorrected proof. Fine in illustrated wrappers. The author's first book, a paperback original. This is similar to the paperback, but is slightly smaller. Signed by the author. More