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O'BRIEN, Tim THE NUCLEAR AGE
Knopf New York 1985 First Edition Review matter stapled to inside cover. Slightly soiled & cocked.
Price: USD 175.00 other currencies   order no. 002782   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
OLSON, Toby UTAH
Simon & Schuster New York 1987 First Edition Date in ink on cover. NF
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 002783   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
OLSON, Tillie SILENCES
Delacorte New York (1978) First Edition Uncorrected Proof in the second state tan wraps. Near Fine
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. 002784   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
OLSON, Tillie SILENCES
Delacorte New York (1978) First Edition First state of this Uncorrected Proof in gold wraps. An important book thatsums up this wonderful writer's clear-headed perspective on a woman writingin a man's world. Near Fine
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 002785   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
OLSON, Tillie SILENCES
Delacorte New York (1979) First softcove With Olsen's address label on inside of cover & corrections in her hand on two pages. Laid in is a color snapshot of Olsen at her desk INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the rear in her minuscule hand: "For Catherine Carver--/My first,the perfect editor-- how/profoundly I regret you are not still/so--/With indebtedness, affection, esteem, and want to mull over much/together--" Fine association between an editor and an author still waiting for her due. Fine
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 002786   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
GODWIN, Gail THE PERFECTIONISTS
Harper & Row New York (1970) First Edition Godwin's first book, briefly INSCRIBED and SIGNED by theauthor on the title page. Dustwrapper with crease on front flap and light soiling on rearpanel. About Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 002787   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
MALANGA, Gerard 10 POEMS FOR 10 POETS
Black Sparrow Los Angeles 1970 First Edition Wraps with a photo on the front cover: 1000 copies. Poets include Charles Olson and Delmore Schwartz. Rubbed. Still Very Good
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. 002788   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
KELLY, Robert FINDING THE MEASURE
Black Sparrow Los Angeles 1968 First Edition One of 770 copies in 1st issue wraps of a total edition of 1000. Head of spine a little worn as a result of type of binding. NF
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 002790   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
WAKOSKI, Diane THE MAGICIAN'S FEASTLETTERS
Black Sparrow Santa Barbara 1982 First Edition One of 750 hardcover trade copies, this a review copy with slip laid in. Fine in glassine.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 002791   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
FAAS, Ekbert TED HUGHES: THE UNACCOMMODATED UNIVERSE
Black Sparrow Santa Barbara 1980 First Edition One of 294 numbered copies SIGNED by Faas & Hughes. Fine in glassine.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 002792   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
GOODMAN, Paul NORTH PERCY
Black Sparrow Los Angeles 1968 First Edition One of 1000 copies in wraps of total ed. of 1250. Lightly sunned. F
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 002793   details     inquire
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GOODMAN, Paul THREE EARLY STORIES in SPARROW 58
Black Sparrow [Santa Barbara] July 1977 First Edition First publication of these stories. Fine
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. 002794   details     inquire
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GOODMAN, Paul TRAGEDY & COMEDY
Black Sparrow Los Angeles 1970 First Edition One of 750 copies in wraps of total ed. of 950. Fine
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 002795   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
DOCTOROW, E. L WORLD'S FAIR
Random House New York (1985) First trade ed Winner of the 1986 National Book Award. F/F
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 002797   details     inquire
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DOCTOROW, E. L LIVES OF THE POETS
Random House New York (1984) First Edition F/F
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 002798   details     inquire
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UPDIKE, John BECH IS BACK
Knopf New York 1982 First Edition Slight spotting to top edge. NF/F
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 002805   details     inquire
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HELLER, Joseph SOMETHING HAPPENED
Knopf New York 1974 First Edition Nominated for the National Book Award, this is generally considered to be a better novel than CATCH-22. Fine in lightly soiled Near Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 002806   details     inquire
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FOWLES, John DANIEL MARTIN
Cape London (1977) First Edition F in NF dw with rubbed streak on front & short tear at rear.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 002809   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
MATTHIESSEN, Peter SAL SI PUEDES
Random House New York (1969) First Edition One of his less common titles. SIGNED by Matthiessen on the first blank. Small bookstore ink stamp on front endpaper. Near Fine in dustwrapper with a short tear on the rear.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 002811   details     inquire
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THEROUX, Paul HALF MOON STREET
Houghton Mifflin Boston 1984 First Edition F/VG+
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. 002812   details     inquire
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SIMMONS, Dan SUMMER SKETCHES
Lord John Northridge, CA 1992 First Edition One of 750 SIGNED & numbered copies. Fine
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 002815   details     inquire
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MERTON, Thomas LIFE AND HOLINESS
Herder New York (1963) First Edition Near Fine in dw with light edgewear.
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. 002820   details     inquire
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HEINEMANN, Larry CLOSE QUARTERS
Farrar, Straus & Giroux New York (1977) First Edition One of the best novels about the Vietnam conflict. Fine in NF dw with crease to front flap & soiling to rear panel.
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 002822   details     inquire
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CREWS, Harry A CHILDHOOD
Harper & Row New York (1978) First Edition Dustwrapper bright and clean. Fine copy of what many believe his best & most important book.
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 002826   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
HARRISON, Jim SUNDOG
Dutton New York (1984) First Edition F/F
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 002829   details     inquire
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HARRISON, Jim SUNDOG
Dutton New York (1984) First Edition Fine in dw with small tear & crease to front panel.
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 002830   details     inquire
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MERTON, Thomas THE NEW MAN
Farrar Straus Cudahy New York (1961) First Edition Fine in lightly soiled, pc dw.
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. 002835   details     inquire
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MERTON, Thomas THE ASCENT TO TRUTH
Harcourt Brace New York (1951) First Edition Fine in pc dw with a touch of wear at head of spine.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 002836   details     inquire
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CASEY, Michael "My Brother-in-Law and Me"
Pomegranate Press Cambridge 1974 First Edition One of 180 numbered copies, this being one of the first 100 which were SIGNED by Klopp & Casey. Fine
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 002839   details     inquire
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CUNNINGHAM, J. V SAPPHO: THE SECOND ODE
Pomegranate Press Cambridge 1973 First Edition One of 250 numbered copies, this being one of the first 100 which were SIGNED by Klopp & Cunningham. Fine
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 002840   details     inquire
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DAVIE, Donald SEEING HER LEAVE
Pomegranate Press Cambridge 1974 One of 180 numbered copies, this being one of the first 100 which were SIGNED by Klopp & Davie. Fine
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. 002843   details     inquire
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RANSOM, John Crowe CLOAK MODEL
Pomegranate Press Cambridge 1973 First Edition One of only 65 numbered copies SIGNED by Klopp. Fine
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. 002846   details     inquire
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DICKEY, James HELMETS
Wesleyan CT (1964) First Edition Poet's second solo book. Covers a little soiled. VG+
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 002849   details     inquire
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KENT, Rockwell N BY E
Random House New York 1930 First Edition Bound in pictorial blue and silver buckram. One of 900 numbered copies illustrated and SIGNED by the author. Inscription, not by Kent, on front free endpaper. Near Fine
Price: USD 300.00 other currencies   order no. 002862   details     inquire
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SHAW, Renata (compiler) A CENTURY OF PHOTOGRAPHS 1846-1946. SELECTED FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Library of Congress Washington 1980 First Edition With 263 photograps from around the world chosen from the millions of images housed in the Library of Congress. Owner blindstamp on front free endpaper. Near Fine in dustwrapper with light wear.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 002865   details     inquire
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EBERHART, Richard POEMS TO POETS
Penmaen Press Lincoln (1975) First Edition One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by author & artist Michael McCurdy of a total edition of 1000. Tributes to Auden, Frost, Stevens, a.o. Fine
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. 002866   details     inquire
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O'BRIEN, Frederick WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Century New York 1920 Early Edition From Sherwood Anderson's private library with his Marion Publishing bookplate. Foxing; hinges partly cracked & repaired. Good
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 002874   details     inquire
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HOAGLAND, Edward SEVEN RIVERS WEST
Summit New York (1986) First Edition Near Fine
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 002878   details     inquire
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TYLER, Anne THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
Knopf New York 1985 First Edition A little soiled & worn. Very Good & uncommon in this 1st state.
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 002882   details     inquire
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CHABON, Michael THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH
Morrow New York (1988) First Edition Highly acclaimed first book. Fine in Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 002889   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
UNGER, Douglas LEAVING THE LAND
Harper & Row New York (1984) First Edition Author's first book with blurbs by Carver, Irving & Kittredge. This is Robert Penn Warren's copy with a letter to him about the book from editor Ted Solotaroff laid in. Fine in Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 002890   details     inquire
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WELCH, James WINTER IN THE BLOOD
Harper & Row New York (1974) First Edition Second book, first novel with blurbs by Harrison, McGuane a.o. One of the more important novels by a Native American. F/NF
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 002891   details     inquire
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BROOKS, Gwendolyn ANNIE ALLEN
Harper & Row New York (1949) First Edition The first book by an African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author in 1994. Beautiful Review Copy in dustwrapper with slip laid in.
Price: USD 1,000.00 other currencies   order no. 002893   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue African-American Literature, History, and Art)
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HORGAN, Paul CONQUISTADORS IN NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY
Farrar Strous New York (1963) First Edition Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustwrapper.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 002894   details     inquire
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BONTEMPS, Arna CHARIOT IN THE SKY
Winston Philadelphia (1951) First Edition Illustrated by Cyrus Leroy Baldridge. Story of the Jubilee Singers written for adolescents by this distinguished Fisk University librarian. Fine in bright price-clipped dustwrapper. Superb copy!
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 002896   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue African-American Literature, History, and Art)
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
DUBUS, Andre FINDING A GIRL IN AMERICA
David R. Godine Boston (1980) First Edition His fourth book, a wonderful collection of stories including "Killings," the basis for the critically acclaimed film IN THE BEDROOM. The title novella was also one of three stories that formed the basis for the film, WE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE. Small chip at the bottom front fold of the dustwrapper (not noticeable viewing from the front), minor wrinkling at thehead of the spine, and light soiling to the rear panel. Fine in Very Good dustwrapper.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 002898   details     inquire
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BUTLER, Robert Olen ON DISTANT GROUND
Knopf New York 1985 First Edition Uncorrected proof. Publisher's matter stapled to inner cover. Near Fine
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 002902   details     inquire
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FOWLES, John A MAGGOT
Little, Brown Boston 1985 First Edition This edition preceded the English. Very light soiling. NearFine
Price: USD 95.00 other currencies   order no. 002903   details     inquire
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VIDAL, Gore LINCOLN
Random House New York (1984) First Edition Uncommon, and bulky, format for this book. Light soiling& wear. Just about Near Fine.
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 002904   details     inquire
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VARGAS LLOSA, Mario THE TIME OF THE HERO
Grove New York (1966) First Edition First book. NF/NF
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 002907   details     inquire
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PRICE, Reynolds GOOD HEARTS
Atheneum New York 1988 First Edition F/F
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. 002909   details     inquire
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NABOKOV, Vladimir THE EYE
Phaedra New York (1965) First Edition Quite scarce in this advance state. The dw is identical to the trade issue but slightly different in size extending above the top of the covers & resulting in inevitable wear. Owner inscr. NF in soiled & worn oversized dw.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 002928   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
NABOKOV, Vladimir THE EYE
Phaedra New York (1965) First Edition Review slip laid in. Quite scarce in this advance state. The dw is identical to the trade issue but slightly different in size extending above the top of the covers & resulting in inevitable wear. NF in soiled & worn oversized dw lacking few chunks from spine.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 002929   details     inquire
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RUSH, Norman MATING
Knopf New York 1991 First Edition Winner of the National Book Award. F/F
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 002932   details     inquire
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NABOKOV, Vladimir KING, QUEEN, KNAVE
McGraw Hill New York (1968) First Edition Two tiny nicks on rear panel of dustwrapper. Near Fine inprice-clipped Very Good dustwrapper.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 002933   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
McLUHAN, Herbert Marshall THE MECHANICAL BRIDE
Vanguard New York (1951) First Edition Small thin folio, with numerous illustrations. His first book, INSCRIBED and SIGNED to Michael Flanders with "most cordial good wishes." Dustwrapperwith a one-inch chip at the base of the spine and another sizable chip at the bottom of the front panel. Very Good in Good dustwrapper with a few tears and chips.
Price: USD 750.00 other currencies   order no. 002939   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
KENNEDY, William LEGS
Coward-McCann & Geoghegan New York (1975) First Edition Kennedy's uncommon second book, difficult to locate in much better condition. This is a Fine copy in an intact dustwrapper that has a small external tape repair to the front panel and a slightly longer internal tape repair. There is also the shadow of a tape removal, again short, to the rear and slightly longer internally. An attractive copy overall.
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 002945   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
[AUDEN, W. H.] PATCHEN, Kenneth FIRST WILL & TESTAMENT
New Directions New York (1939) First Edition Patchen's second book, consisting of 800 copies, this copy INSCRIBED "with respect and admiration" for W. H. Auden on 10 May 1940 and SIGNED by Patchen. Patchen's first book brought him much acclaim including comparisons to Auden, unlikely as that might seem now. Among Patchen's accomplishments was the initiation of the poetry-and-jazz movement in the late 1950s. Although Auden never seems to have figured in an important way in Patchen's life, the elder poet did take part in a benefit for Patchen two decades after being presented with this book. A truly important presentation copy. Lacking dustwrapper. Backstrip darkened, a few nicks in cloth. Very Good
Price: USD 3,500.00 other currencies   order no. 002946   details     inquire
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McCULLERS, Carson REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE
Houghton Mifflin Boston 1941 First Edition INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author for George [Davis] "Who is my Best and Campiest Friend--/And who, also, is the first/person to really take to thisbook-/You have helped me and/encouraged me in all ways/that were in your power-/And you know that I love you./Carson." Davis, a magazine editor who later married Lotte Lenya, made his house in Brooklyn into something of an artists colony serving as a home at various times for McCullers, Auden, Britten, Bowles, Gypsy Rose Lee, and others. Davis discovered the manuscript for REFLECTIONS, which according to Virginia Spencer Carr in THELONELY HUNTER: A BIOGRAPHY OF CARSON MCCULLERS, lay dormant in a dresser drawer for almost a year (p. 99), and urged McCullers to let his magazine, Harper's Bazaar, publish it. The author's inscription clearly shows her gratitude to Davis for his instrumental role in getting this, the twenty-four year old's second book, published. Made into a film in 1967 starring Marlon Brando. A magnificent association copy. Soiled & worn. Good in Fine custom morocco-backed clamshell box.
Price: USD 15,000.00 other currencies   order no. 002947   details     inquire
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MOMADAY, N. Scott HOUSE MADE OF DAWN
Harper & Row New York (1968) First Edition Author's first trade book, winner of the Pulitzer Prize,and the first and so far only book by a Native American to do so. Fine in about Fine first issue dustwrapper with minor soiling.
Price: USD 450.00 other currencies   order no. 002953   details     inquire
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WHITE, Patrick RIDERS IN THE CHARIOT
Viking New York 1961 First Edition fos. 2 small holes in gutter of dw. VG/VG
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 002958   details     inquire
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MORRIS, Wright THE WORKS OF LOVE
Knopf New York 1952 First Edition Owner signature beneath dw flap. VG/VG dw with darkened spine.
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 002959   details     inquire
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MORRIS, Wright CAUSE FOR WONDER
Atheneum New York 1963 First Edition Apparent second issue with pages 50 & 119 not transposed. NF/NF
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 002960   details     inquire
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FORD, Richard THE SPORTSWRITER
Vintage New York (1986) First Edition Ford's third novel, originally issued in this softcover edition with the hardcover edition appearing much later. Red remainder stripe top edge. Near Fine
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 002961   details     inquire
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McCARTHY, Mary BIRDS OF AMERICA
Harcourt Brace New York (1971) First Edition F/NF
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 002962   details     inquire
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MICHENER, James TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Macmillan New York 1950 One of 1500 SIGNED copies produced as a special edition for the American Booksellers Association on their golden anniversary. This copy is covered in an old glassine but probably not the original unprinted glassine dustwrapper which is rarely seen. Only slight dullness to the spine which is often found with the gilt completely rubbed away. Small faded spot, less than the size of a dime, on the front cover. Still Near Fine
Price: USD 500.00 other currencies   order no. 002967   details     inquire
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WILDER, Thornton THE WOMAN OF ANDROS
Boni New York 1930 First Edition Small binding imperfection to rear board. Touch of wear to dustwrapper edges. Fine, bright copy in attractive dustwrapper.
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 002971   details     inquire
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MORRIS, Wright WILL'S BOY
Harper & Row New York (1981) First Edition F/NF
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 002977   details     inquire
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NEIDER, Charles NAKED EYE
Horizon New York (1964) First Edition Dw blurbs by Forster, Huxley, Mann, a.o. NF/VG
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. 002978   details     inquire
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CHEYNE, George AN ESSAY OF HEALTH AND LONG LIFE
G. Strahan London 1725 Second Edition Blindstamped paneled calf. Chapters on proper diet, exercise,sleeping, etc. Aimed at the lay reader, much of Cheyne's advice was based upon his own hypochondria and continual struggle with obesity--at one time he weighed over 440 pounds. In another work Cheyne described his hypochondria, which he blamed on the English weather, and estimated that a third of his patients were neurotic. Bitting (p. 86) cites only the 1727 French edition, noting it as rare. Crahan 268; Heirs of Hippocrates 761; Osler 2303; Wellcome II, p. 338. Modern bookplate of Nellie Madeleine Brown, M.D. on front endpaper; spine label partly present. Some rubbing & edgewear, short splits in joints. Nice copy.
Price: USD 750.00 other currencies   order no. 002982   details     inquire
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COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor AIDS TO REFLECTION IN THE FORMATION OF A MANLY CHARACTER ON THE SEVERAL GROUNDS OF PRUDENCE, MORALITY, AND RELIGION...
Taylor & Hessey London 1825 First Edition Bound in contemporary half polished calf with matching corners and marbled boards; vi (of xii), [4], 404, [4] pages. Lacking two leaves of the preface and with the errata leaf and two advertisement leaves at the end. Two original blanks retained, the one at the front with owners' names dated 1842 Sydney and 1855. Rubbed, corners worn. Occasional spotting, contents bright.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 002985   details     inquire
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GURGANUS, Allan OLDEST LIVING CONFEDERATE WIDOW TELLS ALL
Knopf New York 1989 First Edition First trade book. Fine in Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 002989   details     inquire
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HOAGLAND, Edward THE TUGMAN'S PASSAGE
Random House New York (1982) First Edition SIGNED on ffep. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. 002997   details     inquire
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McCARTHY, Mary WINTER VISITORS
Harcourt Brace New York (1970) First Edition Advance limited edition excerpt from BIRDS OF AMERICA published as a New Year's greeting from the publisher. Fine in torn glassine.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 003005   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
DeMARINIS, Rick UNDER THE WHEAT
University of Pitt. Pittsburgh (1988) First Edition Winner of the Drue Heinz Award. F/F
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 003006   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
MYERS, Gustavus THE ENDING OF HEREDITARY AMERICAN FORTUNES
J. Messner New York (1939) First Edition Good
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 003010   details     inquire
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CURREY, Richard FATAL LIGHT
Dutton New York (1988) First Edition Acclaimed first book about Vietnam with blurbs by Jim Harrison& Tim O'Brien who calls this "one of the best works of fiction to emerge from the Vietnam War." Fine in Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 003026   details     inquire
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HOLMES, Oliver Wendell ASTRAEA: THE BALANCE OF ILLUSIONS...
Ticknor, Reed & Fields Boston 1850 First Edition A POEM DELIVERED BEFORE THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETYOF YALE COLLEGE, AUGUST 14, 1850. BAL 8757: State A, Binding A of original glazed boards: 2500 copies. Spine, as is usually the case, partly eroded. Rubbed and edgeworn. Contents partly soiled, foxed. Good+
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[JAMES, Henry] THE WHOLE FAMILY: A NOVEL BY TWELVE AUTHORS
Harper New York 1908 First Edition BAL 10667. Among the other authors who contribute a chapter to this most curious book are W. D. Howells (BAL 9790), Mary W. Freeman (BAL 6389), & J.K. Bangs (BAL 779). Owner presentation Christmas 1908 on pastedown. Near Fine
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SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe ESSAYS, LETTERS FROM ABROAD...
Moxon London 1840 First Edition Two volumes in original brown cloth. Edited and with a 23-page preface by Mary Shelley. Signature of Francis Lassiter on endpapers and title pages. Hinges slightly cracked on the second volume and neatly repaired on the first. Some edgewear. Spines sunned, chipped--gilt still bright. About Very Good
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RUSKIN, John TWO PATHS...
Smith, Elder London 1859 First Edition 24-page catalogue dated May 1859 bound at end. A little edgewear, front hinge cracked. Very Good
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CURTIS, George William PRUE AND I
Harper New York 1858 Early Edition in the original cloth. Presentation copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED: "W. H. Burleigh/with the regards/of the Author/August 1859." A Johnson High Spot and an uncommon presentation copy. Small leather bookplate. Occasional foxing, stain. Old repairs to spine tips. Loss of cloth at two spots on spine. Still Very Good.
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LOPEZ, Barry OF WOLVES AND MEN
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1978) First Edition Review copy with insert of author's third andperhaps best known book. Crease to the inner front flap of the dustwrapper. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper.
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LOPEZ, Barry ARCTIC DREAMS
Scribner New York (1986) First Edition Co-winner of the National Book Award. Fine in Fine dustwrapper.
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LOPEZ, Barry OF WOLVES AND MEN
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1978) First Edition Top edge sunned. Contemporary owner inscription with small drawing on pastedown. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper.
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HOAGLAND, Edward THE COURAGE OF TURTLES
Random House New York (1970) First Edition The first book of essays by the writer John Updike has ranked as the best essayist of his generation. Slight shadow on front endpaper from dustwrapper flap. Near Fine in similar dustwrapper with typically sunned spine.
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KIPLING, Rudyard COLLECTED VERSE
Doubleday New York 1907 First Edition Issue with the index tipped in. Spine unevenly faded, otherwise Very Good without dustwrapper.
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JARRELL, Randall THE SEVEN-LEAGUE CRUTCHES
Harcourt Brace New York (1951) First Edition His fourth book. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Jarrell on the front free endpaperfor Basil Bass. Fine in about Fine dustwrapper with small puncture on front.
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JARRELL, Randall LITTLE FRIEND, LITTLE FRIEND
Dial Press New York 1945 First Edition His second book. INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper, clearly in Jarrell'shand though not signed by him, is the last poem of the book, perhaps his best known, "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner," with its famous last line: "When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose." Near Fine in dustwrapper with small tears and chips.
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MORRISON, Toni SULA
Knopf New York 1974 First Edition Her second, and many believe most powerful, novel. This is an uncommon review copy with slip laid in. Interestingly, the slip indicates a publication date of January 7, 1973. Owner name dated April 1974 on the front free endpaper. Binding a bit cocked. Near Fine in Fine dustwrapper.
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HOAGLAND, Edward CAT MAN
Houghton Mifflin Boston 1956 First Edition Attractive copy of the author's uncommon first book. Near Fine in typically rubbed dustwrapper with light edgewear.
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WOJCIECHOWSKA, Maia THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A BRAVE BULL
Harcourt Brace New York (1972) First Edition INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Groth in year of publication with a large, nicely executed ORIGINAL DRAWING of a bull initialed by Groth on the front free endpaper. Fine in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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LASH, Joseph A WORLD OF LOVE: ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AND HER FRIENDS
Franklin Library Franklin Center, PA 1984 First Edition Bound in gilt-decorated full red leather and illustrated with photographs. Limited and true First Edition SIGNED by Lash who won a Pulitzer Prize for ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN. Fine
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VIDAL, Gore LINCOLN
Franklin Library Franklin Center, PA 1984 First Edition Full decorated leather; illustrated with four plates. This limited edition biographical novel