Fall Catalog 92
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
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
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
Dead Babies.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A very good book in publisher's original pink wraps. Some wear to the extremities some creasing to the rear cover. An uncommon copy of the author's second book, a parody of Agatha Christie's country-house mysteries. The novel takes place over a single weekend. More
Red Sky At Morning.
New York: Lippincott, 1968. hardcover. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in publisher's wrappers. Large format paperback. Advance reading copy. First issue copy with price of $.95 on the front cover publication date of May 24th. A classic, coming-of-age novel of a boy whose family moves from Alabama to a small New Mexico mountain town during World War II. The basis for the movie of the same name that starred Richard Crenna, Claire Bloom and Richard Thomas. More
The Cowboy from Phantom Banks and other stories from southeastern New Mexico.
Point Reyes: Floating Island Publications, 1982. Paperback. First edition. A fine copy in original printed wrappers. Slight toning to the front and rear covers. A collection of stories about the "god forsaken" land in southern New Mexico. John Nichols writes an evocative introduction. Signed and inscribed by John Nichols on the front free endpaper. Signed by the author. More
Rommel Drives on Deep into Egypt.
New York: Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence, 1970. Hardcover. First edition. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Wear to the extremities of the dust jacket. Closed tear at the top of the front panel. Stated first printing. More
We Are the Living.
New York: Viking, 1933. Hardcover. First edition. First trade edition. Very good overall. Darkening to the edges of the tan boards and book spine. Sun fading to the cover and darkening at the jacket spine. This copy is signed by Caldwell on the front free endpaper, and scarce thus as collectible copies of the trade edition are uncommon. More
A Short History of the Long Ball.
Tulsa: Council Oaks Books, 1990. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. This is Cronin's first novel...actually a novella that was the Winner of the National Novella Award for 1990. Cronin is the author the Passage Trilogy consisting of The Passage, The Twelve and the City of Mirrors. An interesting association copy. Signed and inscribed by Cronin to fellow writer Chris Offutt: "To Chris/ Who got just what he deserved." Signed by the author. More
God's Pocket.
New York: Random House, 1983. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Light sunning to the jacket spine. The author's first book. More
Winter Brothers. A Season at the Edge of America.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A near fine book in plain green wraps. a large format paperback. Some age toning to the top of the front cover and spine. A long form galley of the author's second book of fiction. An evocative account of James Gilchrist Swan living on the edge of America on the Pacific Coast. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. More
Rock Springs.
New York: Atlantic, 1989. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The author's first story collection, 10 sharply written stories set largely in Montana. An interesting association copy. Signed and inscribed by the author to fellow writer Chris Offutt: "For Chris, from Richard. With admiration. Great Falls. November 1997." Signed by the author. More
A Piece of My Heart.
New York: Harper & Row, 1976. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in illustrated, printed wrappers. Appears to be unread. This was an early edition, promoting the trade copy of Richard Ford's first book. Ford went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Independence Day. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Middle Stories.
Toronto: Anansi Press, 2001. First Canadian Edition. A fine book in original green cloth binding, without a dust jacket. As issued. With wraparound band on the rear board. The author's first book, a collection of stories. Correct number line. The author of Motherhood and How Should a Person be. She was named one of "The New Vanguard" by The New York Times book critics; a list of fifteen female writers from around the world who are "shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century," according to Wikipedia. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Hen Brooding (Framed Broadside).
Durham: Friends of the New Hampshire Library, 1982. Limited edition. This is a limited edition broadside framed in a glass covered black frame. The broadside is 8 inches high by 5 inches and the frame is 15 inches by 12 inches. A poem, one of 100 signed and numbered copies (#53) that were printed to accompany the Winter 1982 Friends of the University of New Hampshire Library Notes. Printed on a special paper and signed by Galway Kinnell. Signed by the author. More
Selected Poems.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. Hardcover. First edition. A near fine book in near fine dust jacket. Foxing to the top edges. Minor wear to the extremities and a short closed tear on the rear panel. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for poetry. Signed and inscribed by the Galway Kinnell with beautiful, bold signature on the front free endpaper. Sgned by the author. More
A Small Town in Germany.
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1968. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Light wear at the jacket spine ends and a bit of fading to the spine. An espionage novel that involves the search for an official at the British Embassy in Bonn who has gone missing with secret files. More
Girl At War.
New York: Random House, 2015. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Part coming of age story, part war saga. Set during the civil war in Yugoslavia. Signed by the author. More
There, There.
New York: Knopf, 2018. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Unread copy. A debut novel that explores the plight of the native American Indian in an urban environment. The book has received glowing reviews and is a strong bestseller. Longlisted for the National Book Award. More
When She Was Good.
New York: Random House, 1967. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. An outstanding copy of the author's third book and second novel with a bright topstain and vibrant colors. A touch of foxing to the side page edges. Not often found in such collectible condition. Signed by Philip Roth on a publisher's colophon sheet that has been laid into the book. Signed by the author. More