We Were the Mulvaneys
New York: Plume, 1997. Paperback. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. 454 pp. Minor edge wear. Slight curl to corners. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed paperback edition of Joyce Carol Oates' bestselling novel. More
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How the Steel Was Tempered [complete in 2 volumes]
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1952. Reznichenko, A. Hardcover. Set of 2 hardcovers (parts 1 and 2 of the novel) without dust jackets, handsomely embossed. The cover of volume 1 is rather stained, and both are stamped on flyleaf: "Distributed by 'NEWS-FACTS,' 753, Bathurst St., Toronto." Both are illustrated and..... More
Body Work; A V.I. Warshawski novel
Putnam, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Association copy. This is first edition of Paretsky's Chicago police thriller inscribed to and previously owned by (famous/infamous) Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan: "Lisa Madigan, you really are the best thing that's happened to Illinois probably since Lincoln. Good wishes always, Sara Paretsky, 06.06.2011." This..... More
Melancholy Baby
New York: Putnam, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Green quarter cloth over green boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 296 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of Parker's 4th Sunny Randall mystery novel. More
Andre La Savoyard / La Maison Blanche / Un Tourlourou; Romans populaires illustrés
Paris: Gustave Barba, 1843 / 1853 / 1858. Leather bound. In French. 3 books bound together. 4to. Quarter leather. 6-paneled spine with gilt lettering and decoration. Many illustrations by Bertall throughout. 96 pp.; 96 pp.; 80 pp. Front board detached. Minor wear to edges and a closed tear to leather at..... More
The Dante Club
New York: Random House, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 372 pp. Jacket edges are a bit scuffed, and there is a crease on top left corner of front jacket cover. Autograph sticker on front jacket cover. Signed by author on title page. This..... More
The Kindness of Dr. Avicenna
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 237 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon uncorrected proof of Pearson's novel. More
Glass Houses
New York: Minotaur, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 391 pp. Signed on title page. Minor shelf wear to jacket. "Signed Copy" sticker of front jacker cover. This is a signed stated first printing of Penny's 2017 thriller. More
Accordion Crimes
New York: Scribner's, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 381 pp. Signed on title page. "Autographed copy" sticker on front jacket cover and bookstore price sticker on rear jacket cover. This is a signed first printing of Proulx's bestselling novel. More
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Livet Pa Landet [Life in the Country]
Copenhagen: Baltiska Forlaget Aktiebolag, 1927. Leather bound. In Swedish. Quarter morocco over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Marbled endpapers. 316 pp. Chips to leather at top right front cover and at header of spine, which is missing a 1" strip of leather. Interior is very good, and binding is tight. This..... More
After the Storm
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 354 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon advance uncorrected proof of Richards' novel. More
Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey
New York: Penguin, 2020. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 324 pp. Signed by Rooney on title page (along with her personal stamp). "Autographed copy" sticker on front cover. This is a signed novel by Kathleen Rooney. More
The Counterlife
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 225 pp. Minor shelf wear and slight cock to spine. Underlining and pen notations throughout. A fair copy. This is a first edition of Roth's bestselling novel. More
The Ghost Writer
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1979. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 180 pp. Wear to jacket edges. Underlining and pen notations throughout. A fair copy. This is a first edition, second printing of Roth's bestselling novel. More
The Great American Novel
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Navy cloth. Navy stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. 382 pp. Minor shelf wear. Some scuffs to jacket. This is a first printing of Roth's classic novel. More
My Life as a Man
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 330 pp. Wear to jacket edges and a tear to upper left corner of front jacket cover. A very good copy. This is a first edition, third printing of Roth's bestselling novel. More
Zuckerman Unbound
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 225 pp. Minor shelf wear and slight cock to spine. A very good copy. This is a stated first edition, first printing of Roth's bestselling novel. More
That Old Cape Magic
New York: Knopf, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Orange quarter cloth over cream boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 261 pp. Minor edge wear to jacket. Inscribed by author on half title. Owner's inscription on verso of rear free endpaper. This is a signed first edition of the 2009 bestseller by the author of..... More
Windswept and Other Stories
1969. Pamphlet. This is a self-published collection of short stories from Guyanese author and playwright Sadeek. Acclaimed in his own country, very few English translations of his work are available. At the time of listing, we were able to find no other listings of this book online in any format..... More
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour, an Introduction
Little, Brown & Co., 1963. First Edition. Cloth. This is a first edition, 3rd state (dedication after copyright page, "Seymour" misspelled as "Seymore" on pg. 173) of Salinger's novella collection. Unmarked in near fine condition with very good dust jacket. Jacket has a little rubbing on cover and spine and..... More
Ortho-Para, Novel I; If you'll be my today, I'll be your tomorrow
Dorrance, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Partial sticker residue on back cover. This is a curious and lengthy novel of cosmology and astrophysics that sets out to "captivate anyone interested in the technical facts and spiritual truths of life." More
Hostiles and Friendlies; Selected short writings
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1959. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s illustrated cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. Several illustrated plates and a map. 250 pp. Signed by Sandoz on front free endpaper. A fine copy in very good jacket. Jacket has some mild scuffing and a 1/2" closed tear at footer..... More
Baltasar and Blimunda
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 303 pp. Minor shelf wear. Slight bend to block. This is an uncorrected proof of Saramago's novel of magical realism. More