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
Signed Books
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
A Thousand Splendid Suns.
New York: Riverhead, 2007. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. Both the English and American editions were apparently published on the same day in May. 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
The World According to Garp.
New York: Dutton, 1978. Hardcover. First edition. A fine book in a very good plus dust jacket. Minor scuffing on the front panel, creasing at the top of the rear panel. Laid into the book is a bookplate signed by John Irving. Signed by the author. More
A Widow for One Year.
London: Bloomsbury, 1998. Hardcover. First British edition. Fine without dust jacket, as issued. This is one of 1,000 signed and limited copies of the first printing. This precedes all other copies of the book. It is a handsome edition with brown boards showing a small inset of the dust jacket on the front of the book. Though not called for, this copy is signed by the author. More
The Buried Giant.
New York: Random House, 2015. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. By the author of Remains of the Day and the Unconsoled. Ishiguro's first novel in a decade tells the allegorical tale of two elderly Britons searching for their son that they have not seen in years. Signed by the author on a publisher's tipped in page. Signature only. More
When We Were Orphans.
New York: Knopf, 2000. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The story of Christopher Banks who is orphaned at the age of 9, but who returns to Shanghai to discover what happened to his parents. By the author of Remains of the Day. This is a review copy with publisher's promotional material laid in. Signed by the author and dated in the year of publication. More
Nanjing Requiem.
New York: Pantheon, 2012. Paperback. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. Unread copy. Signed by the author. More
A Free Life.
New York: Pantheon, 2007. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A tale of Chinese immigrants. This is his first novel set in the U.S. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the half title page. More
A Free Life.
New York: Pantheon, 2007. Hardcover. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in pictorial wrappers. A tale of Chinese immigrants. This is his first novel set in the U.S. Signed by the author. More
DOCTOROW, E. L. (Signed by E. L. Doctorow).
New York. Continuum, 1991. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. An energetic look at the early work of E. L. Doctorow. Signed by Doctorow on the rear endpaper. More
