Somebody Else's Mama.
Minneapolis: Milkweed, 1995. Advance Reading Copy. Near fine in illustrated wraps. Signed by this Granta 20 author. His second book. More
Signed Books
The Government of the Tongue: The 1986 T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures and Other Critical Writings.
New York: Farrar Straus Grioux, 1989. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A close to fine book in plain publisher's wraps. Small ink mark on front cover. In a selection of critical essays, Heaney scrutinizes the work of several poets, British and Irish, American and European. Heaney was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Intrusions.
New York: Viking, 1981. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in close to fine dust jacket. Short closed tear on bottom of the rear panel. The author's first book and difficult to find in such pristine condition. Signed by the author. More
Something Happened.
New York: Knopf, 1964. Hardcover. First edition. A presentation copy that is signed and inscribed to editor and literary critic Ted Solotaroff. "With good wishes (It may read better in print than it did in manuscript.)" Dated in the year of publication. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Some toning to the flaps and sunning to the jacket spine. One of the author's most underrated books. A finalist for the National Book Award. His second book published 13 years after his iconic first novel, Catch-22. More
Ghosts of Everest. The Search for Mallory & Irvine.
Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers, 1999. Hardcover. First edition. A near fine book in a fine dust jacket. Signed by one of the climbers, Eric Simonson. "To -----: I hope we can do another climb some time!" Best regards. Eric Simonson. " More
The Question of Bruno.
New York: Nan Talese/Doubleday, 2000. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A bound galley/uncorrected proof in near fine in glossy wrappers. The author's first book. Signed by Hemon on the title page. More
The Question of Bruno.
London: Picador, 2000. Hardcover. First British edition. The true first editon of the author's first book. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Hemon was named as a finalist for the National Book Award for his 2008 novel, The Lazarus Project. More
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel.
New York: Scribner, 2006. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A near fine book in a fine dust jacket. Slight spine lean to along top spine edge. A compilation of previously published short stories by Amy Hempel. Uncommon in the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. More
At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom.
New York: Knopf, 1990. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a dust jacket. The author's second book, a collection of short stories. More
The Mulberry Empire. (Signed).
New York: Knopf, 2002. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A fictional but compelling account of a British expedition in Afghanistan in 1839 that went terribly wrong. Longlisted for the Booker Prize. An unread copy. More
All Fall Down.
New York: Dutton, 1960. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A very good book in a very good dust jacket. Offsetting to several pages from newspaper articles laid into the book. Some soiling to the rear panel of the jacket, Chipping to the front and rear panel. Owner name on front pastedown. Ssigned and inscribed by the author on front free endpaper and dated in 1960. Also signed on the title page. The first novel by the author of his better known novel, Midnight Cowboy. Stated first printing. Signed by the author. 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
A Simple Habana Melody.
New York: HarperCollins, 2002. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A special promotional copy distributed to booksellers. More
The Blessing Way.
New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First edition. The author's first book that introduced Joe Leaphorn. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Wear to the extremities, some crimping to the bottom of the front panel,wear to the rear panel and minor sunning to the jacket spine. Correct first edition with number line on last page ending with a 1. A very presentable copy with an early signature and inscription by Hillerman to an unknown friend of his: "You'll see I finally got that manuscript published. But I've got to go back & try again to do a better job with Navajos. Tony Hillerman." Apparently written for a friend who had been following HJillerman's attempts to get his book published. Signed with Hillerman's early straight T signature. He certainly succeeded, writing 18 novels that featured detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Signed by the author. More
The Ghostway.
New York: Harper & Row, 1984. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Slight toning to the jacket flaps. A lovely copy of sixth of of Hillerman's books featuring Navajo detective Jim Chee. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. This book is from the library of the late noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens. More
Gray Matters.
Simon & Schuster, 1971. Hardcover. Second edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Signed by the author. More
22 Britannia Road.
London: Fig Tree Books, 2011. First British edition. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. A large format, paperback original. Signed by the author. More
White Horses.
New York: Putnam, 1982. Hardcover. First edition, first issue. Fine book in fine dust jacket. The true first edition of the author's fourth book. Because of numerous errors in typesetting this first issue of the book was recalled and pulped. This contains a letter to that effect along with publisher's review material, a review slip and author photo. It is signed by the author on the title page. Uncommon. More
The Stranger's Child.
New York: Knopf. 2011. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Poems: English and American.
Houston: Brick Row Bookshop, 1968. Limited edition. A fine book in red cloth binding. One of 300 signed, limited editions issued by the Brick Row Bookshop of Houston, Tex. This is number 231. Signed by the author. More
The World to Come.
New York: W. W. Norton, 2006. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The second novel by the author In the Image. She was named as one of the 20 best young American writers in a survey by Granta magazine. Signed by the author. A pristine, unread copy. More
Deep Creek. Finding Hope in The High Country.
New York: Norton, 2019. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Unread copy. The newest collection of essays by Pam Houston who writes about what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures that live on it. Signed by the author on a publisher's tipped-in page. More
Cowboys Are My Weakness.
New York: Norton, 1992. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A splendid collection of stories about male-female relations in the West. Signed by the author. More
The Water-Method Man.
New York: Random House, 1972. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Price clipped. Toning to the white dust jacket. Short closed tear at the top flap fold. Top corner of front endpaper with erasure marks. The author's second book. Signed by the author on the title page. More
