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F336
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Mailer, Norman
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Barbary Shore
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Jonathan Cape 1952 |
First UK edition, Very Good book with light edge wear, pushed
at spines, with light dusting and soiling to page edges, very mild
page edge yellowing, in a Very Good jacket that has sun yellowing
spine, flap creases and along top edge, with edge wear and several
small closed tears, with chipping and some color loss at spine ends
and corners. Laid-in is a 3 x 5 card with inscription -- To ... with
my best wishes -- signed by Mailer and dated May 1954.
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F401 |
McCarthy,
Cormac
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Blood Meridian
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Randon House 1985
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Subtitled “The Evening Redness in the West.” Fine minus unread book
with slightly soft spine ends; in a Very Good to Near Fine jacket
that has edge and corner wear with touch of color loss, light
wrinkle at top of spine, some vertical rubbing, touch of age
yellowing and curling along flap edges. Very nice and tight copy of
McCarthy’s first novel set in the Southwest.
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F272
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McCarthy, Cormac
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Cities of the Plain
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Knopf 1998
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First edition 1st printing, book in VG condition with slight bumps
bottom edges of boards, major flaw is white splotches on the quarter
binding black cloth, it is not clear exactly what has caused these,
but probably due to a powder spill of some kind, in F dust jacket,
signed by McCarthy directly on the half title page, thus quite
scarce, digital photos available.
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F402 |
McMurtry,
Larry
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Dead Man's Walk
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Simon &
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Fine minus, apparently unread, book with slight crimp at top of
spine and couple of very slight crinkles to couple of top page
corners, in a Near Fine jacket with light edge wear and touch of
rubbing on back panel. A nice copy that has been signed by McMurtry
on a front end page.
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F341 |
McMurtry,
Larry
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When the Light Goes
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Simon & Schuster 2007 |
Fine minus, unread, book with very slight shelf wear bottom of
spine, in a Fine jacket. This is copy 92 of 100 Limited copies,
signed and numbered by McMurtry for Three Dog Books of Archer City,
Texas. The limitation is stamped on the first FEP (flyleaf) with
number and McMurtry’s signature below. Quite unusual and hard to
find.
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F385 |
McMurtry, Larry
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The Last Picture Show
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Dial Press 1966
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Very Good book with page edge dusting, pushing at spine ends,
slightly soft at corners, and with a slight ridge along center of
spine, in a Good to Very Good jacket that has light edge wear
especially at spine ends and corners, mild rubbing/soiling and sun
darkening/fade on spine. This copy signed by McMurtry on the first
front end page and enclosed in a Fine, custom-made clamshell box..
Basis for the 1971 film, with the screenplay by McMurtry and
Director Peter Bogdanovich, starring Cybil Shepherd, Ben Johnson
(Academy Award), and Cloris Leachman (Academy Award). The B/W film
was shot in Archer City, Texas, McMurtry’s hometown and where his
bookstore is now located.
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F337
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McMurtry,
Larry and Diana Ossana
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Zeke and Ned
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Simon & Schuster 1997 |
Near Fine book with slight bow to front board and touch of
edge wear in a Fine minus opaque acetate jacket over pictorial
boards that has light edge and corner wear. An unread copy signed by
both authors on the title page.
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F369 |
Millhauser, Steven
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Edwin Mullhouse
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Knopf 1972 |
Near Fine book with light shelf wear and light fade along top of
spine, in a good jacket with small chips and a couple of very small
closed tears top and bottom of spine with a bit of color loss white
portions of jacket are lightly soiled and yellowed along folds and
creases. Millhausers’ first book that is subtitled – The Life and
Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 by Jeffrey Cartwright.
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F358 |
Mitchard, Jacquelyn
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The Deep End of the Ocean
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Viking 1996 |
Fine book and jacket with slight touch of shelf wear. The jacket is
the rare 1st state translucent glassine wrapper that was quickly
replaced by the publisher. This title was made into a movie and was
also the first Oprah book club pick. Signed by Mitchard on the title
page.
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F342 |
Momaday, N. Scott
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House Made of Dawn
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Harper & Row 1968 |
Very Good book and jacket, book has mild bumps to bottom corners
with an eighth inch tear to paper at front bottom corner, light edge
wear and mild yellowing along board edges; jacket has light rubbing
and some soiling with a ½ inch closed tear in back flap fold at top.
This is the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Momaday, who is the only
Native American to win the Pulitzer.
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F359 |
Momaday, N. Scott
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The Man Made of Words
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St. Martin's 1997 |
Fine unread book in a Fine minus jacket with a bit of light soiling
on spine of white jacket. Subtitled “Essays, Stories, Passages” with
illustrations done by the Pulitzer Prize winning Momaday. Signed by
Momaday on the title page.
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F310 |
Momaday, N. Scott |
The Way to Rainy Mountain |
Univ of Arizona Press 1996 |
1st printing of this edition, F/F, unread book signed by Momaday on
the title page.
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F312 |
Morrison, Toni |
Tar Baby |
Knopf 1981 |
F unread book in VG+ jacket that has light rubbing, tiny closed tear
top front panel, mild yellowing around edges of white portions and a
light sun fade on spine.
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F325 |
Oe, Kenzaburo
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Nip the Buds
Shoot the Kids
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Marion Boyars 1995 |
Very Good plus to Near Fine book and jacket, book has page edge
yellowing due to being printed on inexpensive paper and a price
sticker ghost on the top of FFEP, jacket has a number of light
scratches and overwrite impressions, several of which penetrate the
black jacket to white underneath. This is a fragile production
printed in UK for distribution both there and in the US and has
price on front flap in both pounds and dollars. This an unread copy,
signed by the Noble Prize winning writer above his chop.
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F360 |
O'Hara, John
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A Rage to Live
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Random House 1949 |
Good to Good plus book and Good jacket. Book has offsetting to paste
downs and end papers, two light spots on front board, light edge
wear and with previous owners first name “Lloyd” printed in ink at
top corner of front end paper. Jacket has edge wear with chipping
and slight losses along edges, mildly sunned spine, a clip and a
crease to front flap, and also old internal tape reinforcements.
Looks better than it sounds. This title was made into a movie with
Suzanne Pleshette and Ben Gazzara, and is often advertised as
“signed” because of the author’s facsimile signature on the title
page.
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F314 |
Poirier, Mark
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Naked Pueblo |
Harmony Books 1999 |
F/F unread copy signed by author on the title page.
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F338 |
Poverman, C.E. |
The Black Velvet Girl |
University of Iowa Press |
Very Good book with edge wear, rubbed bottom of boards, page
edges have several small brown spots, two on top, one on front one
on bottom, several pages small crinkles at bottom edges, in a Very
Good lightly faded jacket with edge wear and several small closed
tears, with chipping and some color loss at spine ends and chipping
along top edges of flaps. Winner of the Iowa School of Letters Award
for short fiction. Signed by Poverman on the title page.
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F348 |
Proulx, E. Annie
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The Shipping News - An Excerpt
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Scribners 1993 |
Fine minus in wraps with a touch of rubbing, a promotional issue
that advertised the upcoming publication of the book; contains the
first four chapters; an unread copy; book went on to win the
National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. |
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F361
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Rand, Ayn
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Anthem
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Caxton Printers 1954 |
Second hardcover printing. Near Fine book with light edge wear and
some soiling in the gutters, light page edge yellowing. In a Good to
slightly better black jacket that has general rubbing and fading of
the back panel, with edge wear and several closed tears, one inch
triangular chip with missing material at top front corner. Although
this story was first written in 1937, it was refused publication in
the U.S. It was published in England but did not appear in the U.S.
until it appeared as a pamphlet in 1947 produced by Pamphleteers,
Inc. of Los Angeles. This work has some similarities to Huxley’s
“Brave New World.” Caxton produced at least 7 or 8 printings of this
title up through 1977. The 1953 and 1954 printings are quite
rare.
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F316 |
Rand. Ayn
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Night of January 16th A Play
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World 1968 |
1st World printing of the play written by Rand in 1933, NF book and
jacket, book has slightly bowed boards and a bit of dusting and
light foxing top page edges, jacket has light edge wear a couple of
small chips and a light crease and a closed 1/2 inch tear top front
edge, some slight yellowing along edges of white portions, very
bright and unusually nice front panel and spine.
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F349
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Richter, Stacey
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My Date with Satan - Stories
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Scribner 1999 |
Fine unread book and jacket, signed by Richter on title page |
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F398
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Robbins, Tom
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Still Life With Woodpecker
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Bantam 1980
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Fine minus book with small, light glue stain top of page block at
spine, light shelf wear, in a Near Fine jacket with edge and corner
wear with some color loss along the gold borders at top and bottom.
A nice copy that has been inscribed – To Leslie, yum! - and signed
by Robbins on the half title page.
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F403 |
Rosen,
Kenneth
(Editor)
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The Man to Send
Rain Clouds
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Viking 1974
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Subtitled “Contemporary Stories by American Indians” with
illustrations by R. C. Gorman and Aaron Yava. Near Fine unread book
with slight pushing and touch of fade at spine ends, very slight
spine slant; in a Near Fine jacket with very slight yellowing on
spine and flap edges. A very nice copy of an important anthology.
Stories by Leslie Silko, Simon J. Ortiz, Anna Lee Walters, Joseph
Little, R. C. Gorman, Opal Lee Popkes, and Larry Littlebird. There
are 19 stories, including the title story and 6 others by
Silko.
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