Things Fall Apart
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1959. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. Several instances of underlining and highlighting, but unobtrusive. This is a nice vintage paperback of Achebe's classic novel. More
Fiction
A Death in the Family
New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Navy cloth. Dust jacket. 339 pp. Price clipped. Scuffing to jacket edges. Previous owner's name inside front cover. An excellent copy. This is a first issue ("Walking" on p. 80) of Agee's landmark final novel. More
Marjorie Daw
Houghton Mifflin, 1923. Boards. Boards are missing along spine, but binding is otherwise sound. This is a small 1923 edition of Aldrich's 1885 classic. Part of the Evergreen Series, the boards have a charming pine tree pattern, and there are some nice line illustrations on the title page and its..... More
The Man With the Golden Arm
New York: Pocket, 1956. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. Frank Sinatra movie tie-in edition. This is a nice vintage paperback of Algren's classic book. More
The Infinite Plan
New York: Harper Collins, 1994. Paperback. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. 382 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by author on half title. Previous owner's mark on rear free endpaper. This is a signed reprint edition of Allende's novel. More
Pearls Before Swine
New York: Manor, 1974. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. A vintage paperback copy of Allingham's mystery novel. More
Victories Greater Than Death
New York: Tor Teen, 2021. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Signed by Anders on bound-in page. This is a signed first edition young adult science fiction novel by Charlie Jane Anders. More
Wilderness Tips
New York: Nan A. Talese, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 227 pp. Minor shelf wear. Jacket price-clipped. This is a first edition with full number line of Atwood's story collection. More
Just Above My Head
New York: Dell, 1980. First paperback edition. Paperback. 12mo. Wraps. 559 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a first paperback edition of Baldwin's novel. More
The Reserve
New York: Harper Collins, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 287 pp. Signed on bound-in page. "Signed first edition" sticker on jacket cover. This is a signed first edition novel by Russell Banks. More
The Sot-Weed Factor
New York: Bantam, 1969. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. This is a nice vintage paperback of Barth's classic book. More
Mercy Deering; or Faith Against Infidelity
New York: John B. Alden, 1891. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Olive cloth with gilt lettering and embossed black decorations on spine and cover. 268 pp. S everal small stains on covers. Hinges overopened. Foxing to endpapers. Occasional foxing throughout. This is a first edition of Elder David Bartley's allegorical..... More
Where the Sea Used to Be
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 445 pp. "Autographed copy" sticker on front jacket cover. Signed by Bass on title page. This is a signed second printing novel by acclaimed author and environmental activist Rick Bass. More
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Garden City: Doubleday, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue quarter cloth over gray boards. Dust jacket. 280 pp. Minor jacket wear. This is a first printing of Ann Beattie's first novel. More
Malone Dies
New York: Penguin, 1962. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. This is a nice vintage paperback of Beckett's classic novel. Classic orange Penguin format. More
A Catholic Education
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 252 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon uncorrected proof of Benard's coming-out novel. More
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter
New York: Heritage Press, 1967. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 80 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Bierce's satirical novel. More
Andre Cornelis
Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1887. Leather bound. In French. 8vo. Contemporary morocco with hubbed spine, gilt top edge, and gilt borders to covers. Deckle edge. Marbled endpapers. Rainbow-colored ribbon attached. 348 pp. Wear to edges. Strip of leather chipped off at header of spine, and larger strip, about 1"x1/2", leather chipped..... More
The Underground Woman
Garden City: Doubleday, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 264 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a stated first edition novel by author and activist Boyle. More
Without a Hero; Stories
New York: Viking Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 238 pp. Review copy. Publisher's broadsheet and bookmark laid in. Signed on title page. A fine copy. This is a signed first edition of Boyle's short story collection. More
The Hawkline Monster; A Gothic Western
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 187 pp. Minor shelf wear. Remainder mark on bottom block edge. This is a first printing of Brautigan's surreal novel. More
Don't Go Near the Water
New York: Pocket, 1957. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. This is a nice vintage paperback of Brinkley's humorous book about the Navy. More
Killdeer Mountain
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 244 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon uncorrected proof of Brown's Western novel. More
Half a Heart
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. White quarter cloth over white boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 402 pp. Minor shelf wear. Creases at top right corner of front jacket cover. Inscribed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of..... More