The Lake Of Dreams.
New York: Viking, 2011. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The newest novel by the author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Signed Books
Emerald City.
New York: Doubleday, 1996. Paperback. Advance Reading Copy. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. An unread copy. The author's second book, a collection of stories. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Lasso the Wind.
New York: Knopf, 1998. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. A fine book in publisher's plain, brown wraps. A look at the New West by a former New York Times Pacific Northwest correspondent. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Best of McSweeney's (Fifteenth Anniversary).
San Francisco: McSweeney's, 2013. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. This is an anthology celebrating 15 years of publishing of the McSweeney's magazine. Signed on the title page in black marker by founder and editor Dave Eggers as well as contributors Peter Orner, Jessica Walter, Arthur Bradford, and Andrew Greer. This is a special, signed edition done by Powells Books of Portland as partof their Indiespensable Club. Comes with Powells certificate. Signed by the author. More
The Wild Things.
San Francisco: McSweeney's, 2009. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book without dust jacket, as issued. This is the fur cover edition. This is Dave Eggers' adaption of the book by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay he wrote for the Spike Jonze film. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Tales of Burning Love.
New York: HarperCollins, 1996. Paperback. Advance Reading Copy. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Signed by the author. More
Fresh Complaint.
New York: FSG, 2017. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The first published collection of short stories by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides. Signed by the author on a special publishers' page tipped into the book. More
The Marriage Plot.
New York: FSG, 2011. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The newest novel by the author The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps.
London: Canongate, 2001. Hardcover. First British edition. True First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. A novella that links the 21st century with the ruins of the past. Signed by the author. More
You Know When the Men Are Gone.
New York: Putnam, 2011. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The author's debut book, a collection of stories about women who are waiting at Ft. Hood, Tex. for their men to return. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Pledge.
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Near fine book in a close to fine dust jacket. Signed by Fast on the front free endpaper. More
Faulks on Fiction. Great British Characters and the Secret Life of the Novel.
New York: Random House, 2011. Hardcover. First British edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The first British edition. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Shadow Catcher.
New York: Soho, 1991. Paperback. Advance Uncorrected Proof. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. An unread copy of the the advance issue of the second book by Fergus. This copy belonged to novelist Ivan Doig who contributed a blurb for the hardcover edition. Laid into the book is a series of correspondence between Fergus and Doig concerning the review. Doig's blurb for the book is handwritten on the half-title page of this book. An interesting association. More
Darkness and Deep.
Caldwell: Caxton Printers, 1943. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in full leather. Deluxe Limited and Signed First Edition. Bound in black Morocco leather with gilt-stamped front board design and spine lettering. Top edge gilt. This is the first book in the 'Testament of Man' series. This is #73 of 100 copies signed by the Author on the limitation page. Still wrapped in the original Caxton Printers package with the original label showing the book title and printing. More
Random Review, 1982. The Year's Best Fiction, Poetry and Essays.
New York: Random House, 1982. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Minor toning to the jacket flaps and some soiling to the rear panel. A collection of the best work in American literature in 1982. Signed twice by Raymond Carver: once on the front free endpaper and once at his entry for his short story, Cathedral. Uncommon. Signed by the author. More
The Bascombe Novels: The Sportswriter, Independence Day, Lay of the Land.
New York: Everyman's Library, 2009. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Richard Ford's trilogy of Frank Bascombe novels--The Sportswriter, Independence Day and Lay of the Land--are collected in one volume in this lovely copy. Signed by the author on a laid in bookplate. More
Independence Day.
New York: Knopf, 1995. Paperback. Advance reading copy. A fine book in illustrated wraps, the same cover as the hardcover trade edition. One of an unspecified number of copies that were issued and signed by Ford on the front free endpaper. Housed in a blue cardboard slipcase in fine condition in the publisher's original shrink-wrap. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Pulitzer Prize. A sequel to Ford's first novel, The Sportswriter, that introduced Frank Bascombe. Signed by the author on the title page. More
Independence Day.
New York: Knopf, 1995. First edition. A special limited edition. One of an unspecified number issued signed by Ford on the front free endpaper. Housed in publisher's illustrated stiff card slipcase. The book is a fine copy and unread. Signed by Ford on tipped in page. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A sequel to The Sportswriter that introduced Frank Bascombe. Signed by the author. 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. Hardcover. First edition. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. The author'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
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 Ultimate Good Luck.
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Hardcover. First edition. A close to fine book in a fine dust jacket. A review copy with a "compliments of the publisher" card from the publisher laid into the book. Slight scoring on the rear hinge, common for this title. Richard Ford's uncommon second book, this one in especially collectible condition. Signed and inscribed by the author twice on the title page. More
Women With Men.
New York: Knopf, 1998. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. A collection of three long short stories. More
The Odessa File.
New York: Viking Press, 1972. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket. Some rubbing at the head and foot of the jacket with a small chip at the bottom flap fold. The second major novel by Forsyth after his very popular The Day of the Jackal. The Odessa File was made into a hit film that starred Jon Voight as a young German newspaper reporter who attempts to find the location of a former SS concentration camp commander. Signed by the author on the half title page. More
