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F262 |
Schwarz, Christina |
Drowning Ruth |
Doubleday 2000 |
F/F unread copy, signed by Schwarz on the title page.
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F263
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Silko, Leslie Marmon |
Almanac of the Dead |
Simon & Schuster 1991 |
VG+/NF large book has slight separation of page block from spine at
top, light edge wear and some waving to top half of first few pages,
jacket has light edge and corner wear and mild rubbing back, signed
by Silko on the title page with generic "Best wishes" inscription
and dated 1991.
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F399 |
Silko, Leslie Marmon
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Ceremony
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Viking 1977
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Near Fine book with slight sun fade along edges cloth quarter
binding, light soiling page edges, front board slightly splayed,
previous owner’s name printed in ballpoint at top of front
paste-down hidden by jacket flap; in a Very Good to Near Fine second
state jacket that is very nice except for the ubiquitous sun fade on
the spine, with the title just being readable, a small circular
sticker left a ghost over part of “Viking” where the original color
was preserved. This copy signed by Silko on the title page at the
recent Tucson Festival of Books.
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F339 |
Stuart, Jesse (Intro Robert
Penn Warren)
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The Best Short Stories of Jesse Stuart |
McGraw Hill 1982 |
Fine minus book and jacket with very light shelf wear, an
unread beautiful copy. |
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F379 |
Taylor, Robert Lewis
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The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
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Doubleday 1958
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Good to Very Good book with some rubbing and soiling of boards and
page edges, with some spots of something on front board above title,
first four front pages have light crease about bottom third, and
page block bowed away from spine at top; in a Poor to Good
price-clipped jacket that is rubbed and faded and lightly creased on
spine with some soiling on back, mostly white panel, edge wear with
small chips and color loss along edges and folds and a few spots on
front panel. Taylor’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel of 1849 and the
rush to the gold fields.
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F373 |
Van Allsburg, Chris
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Bad Day at Riverbend
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Houghton Mifflin 1995 |
Near Fine children’s book with light shelf wear and one small ding
bottom of front board, in a Very Good plus jacket with light edge
wear and slight rubbing. Date on title page same as copyright date
with no additional printings indicated and no number line. Price on
front flap is 17.95. The copy is inscribed -To Julie - and signed by
Van Allsburg with date 1995.
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F288 |
Vollman,
William
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The Rainbow Stories
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Atheneum 1989
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Near Fine book and jacket, both with light edge wear and bump
top of spine, bottom corners very slightly bumped. An unread copy
signed by Vollman, in an illegible scribble, on the title page.
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F404
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Vonnegut, Kurt
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Bagombo Snuff Box
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Putnam 1999
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Subtitled “Uncollected Short Fiction.” Near Fine unread book with
crimping at the spine ends, in a Near Fine jacket with touch of
soiling on spine and very slight edge wear. A very nice copy that
has been signed by Vonnegut on the front end page (flyleaf). Copies
of this title signed directly by Vonnegut appear to be much more
scarce than are the publisher’s limited or the Easton Press limited
edition.
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F405
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Vonnegut, Kurt
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Between Time and Timbuktu
or Prometheus-5
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Delacorte 1972
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Very Good book with slight splaying to boards, soft at spine ends,
slight rubbing on bottom edges of boards, mild slant at bottom of
spine, touch of fading to end papers, some pages have light page
edge yellowing, slight eraser rub top corner 1st white end page. In
a similar jacket that has light edge and corner wear, pushed at
spine ends, mild rubbing both panels, sun fade to orange on spine,
touch of age yellowing along edges. Subtitled: A Space Fantasy based
on materials by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; includes photographs by Jill
Krementz, as well as from the Public Television “Net Playhouse
Special.” Book is a script of the play with numerous photographs.
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F406
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Vonnegut, Kurt
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Cat's Cradle
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Delacorte 1976
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The Delacorte reprint of 1976, book club edition. Near Fine book
with slight pushing at spine ends, slight rub front panel, and with
remnants of previous owner bookplate on first front end page. In a
Very good jacket with edge and corner wear, some fading, color loss
edges and corners, and wrinkling at spine ends.
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F407
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Vonnegut, Kurt
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Slaughterhouse-Five
or The Children’s Crusade
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Delacorte 1969
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Fifth Printing. Near Fine book that is apparently unread; slight
shelf wear, with softness at spine ends and light fading around the
top edges of the boards. In a price-clipped Very Good jacket with
0369 date bottom of back flap, that has light edge wear, sun
yellowed on spine and edges and flap folds, with a couple of small
dings and a small stain in the gutter of front panel near bottom. A
quite nice copy of this Vonnegut classic.
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F408
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Vonnegut, Kurt
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Timequake
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Putnam 1997
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Fine minus book with slight pushing at spine ends, in a similar
jacket. An unread copy. Vonnegut’s final novel.
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F340 |
Vreeland, Susan
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Girl in Hyacinth Blue
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MacMurray & Beck 1999 |
Fine book and jacket, an unread copy signed by Vreeland on the
title page.
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F321
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Walker, Alice
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The Color Purple
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1992 |
First printing of the Tenth Anniversary Edition, F/F unread
book that is inscribed
on the title page: "For John from" then signed by Walker and then
dated 6-28-92. Beautiful copy with rare signature.
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F400 |
Walker, Alice
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The Color Purple
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1982
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Fine, unread and tight book with just a touch of shelf wear and two
very slight, small bumps bottom edge front board; in a Fine, 1st
issue dust jacket. A very nice copy of Walker’s Pulitzer Prize
winning novel.
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F285
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Walter, Jess |
The Zero |
Reagan 2006 |
F/F new and unread copy signed by Walter on the title page;
nominated for the National Book Award. |
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F240 |
Willeford,
Charles
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Cockfighter
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Crown 1972 |
First edition 1st printing NF/NF. The unread book has a slight bump
to top corner front board, a minute brown spot on front board and
mild edge wear. The gray dust jacket exhibits slight edge and corner
wear and some rubbing bottom of spine. This is actually a very nice
and bright copy for this extremely fragile production.
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$265.00 |
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F352 |
Winton Tim
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The Riders
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Scribner 1995
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First US edition, Fine book and jacket, unread copy signed by
Australian writer Winton on title page.
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F241 |
Woiwode,
Larry |
Born Brothers |
FSG 1988 |
First Limited edition 1st printing, copy number 24 of 250 copies, F
with no jacket as issued in NF slipcase with bit of minor shelf
wear, a new and unread copy, signed on limitation page
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