Leaving Eden
Fox River Grove, IL: White Eagle Coffee Store Press, 1995. First Edition of the author's first collection of poetry. 24 pp. Cover art by Steven Obendorf. Near Fine in illustrated stapled wraps. Uncommon. More
Author's First Book
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Which Way to Mecca, Jack?
New York: Bernard Geis, 1960. Jacket design and illustrations by Gil Meret. First Printing stated on title page. 256 pp., Octavo. Near Fine (slight spine slant) in a Near Fine clipped dustjacket (although the price $3.95 remains) with small chip at the crown. INSCRIBED by Blatty on title page: "To..... More
Forged Correspondences
Binghamton, NY: New Myths Press, 1995. Uncorrected Proof. 97 pp. Near Fine in illustrated wraps. Author's first book of poetry. More
The Alleys of Eden
New York: Henry Holt, 1993. VG+ Softcover (corner crease to cover, soiling, edgewear). His first novel, republished in 1993 after Butler had won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain. SIGNED by Butler on the title page. More
Emperor of the Air
London: Picador/Pan Books Ltd., 1988. First British Edition (9-2 number line). Near Fine in a VG+ dustjacket (soiling to flaps). Canin's first book, a short story collection published at the age of 27. More
Emperor of the Air
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. First Edition. Fine in Near Fine dustjacket (sunning to spine). SIGNED by Canin on title page. Canin's first book, a short story collection published at the age of 27. Walker Percy praised these stories, writing that they are "dazzling--at times breathtaking, at other times heartbreaking." Canin..... More
Other Voices, Other Rooms
New York: Random House, 1948. First Printing. Octavo. VG+ (“The Holliday Bookshop New York” sticker affixed to lower rear board) in a VG+ unclipped dustjacket (light crease with scuffing and edgewear). Housed in a custom slipcase. A striking copy of Capote’s first book. More
The Meat Eaters
London: Jonathan Cape, 1992. Uncorrected Proof. Near Fine in wraps, with just a touch of wear. The Meat Eaters, his first short story collection, was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1993. Uncommon proof. More
Keepers of the House
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. Uncorrected Proof of De Teran's first book, a novel. The following year, Granta included her in its list of Best Young British Novelists (a list that included Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, and Salman Rushdie). VG+ in wraps (edgewear), with Cape's publication label affixed to front cover..... More
Drown
New York: Riverhead Books, 1996. Advance Reader’s Edition (Uncorrected Advance Proofs). Near Fine Softcover. Diaz’s first book, ten stories drawing on his upbringing in the Dominican Republic and New Jersey; some of these stories first appeared in The New Yorker, Story, and The Paris Review. Diaz won the Pulitzer Prize..... More
Concurring Beasts
New York: Atheneum, 1972. First Edition. Near Fine in a VG or better dustjacket (fading to spine, crease/wrinkling to front. one closed tear). Winner of The Lamont Poetry Selection for 1971. Author's first book. More
The Eyre Affair
New York: Viking, 2001. Hardcover. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in Fine dustjacket. Fforde's first book. More
Bad Behavior: Stories
New York: Poseidon Press, 1988. First Edition. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket with a touch of rubbing. Author’s first book. One story was the basis for the 2002 film Secretary starring James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal. More
The Pigfoot Rebellion
Boston: David R. Godine, 1982. First Edition. Near Fine in a VG+ dustjacket (toning to edges of flaps, small stain on front near title). 42 pp. The author's first book of poetry. More
Reasons to Live: Stories
New York: Knopf, 1985. Hardcover. First Edition of her acclaimed first book, a collection of 15 stories. Near fine in a VG+ dustjacket (common fading to flaps). More
Argument for Love
Falmouth, MA: Kendall, 1970. First Edition of Humphrey’s first collection of poems. Near Fine in pictorial wraps. One of 100 copies SIGNED and numbered by the poet, this being number 15; also INSCRIBED in the year of publication to Jim Randall, editor of the literary magazine Sumac, which launched two..... More
The Pugilist at Rest
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993. Near Fine in VG+ unclipped dustjacket. Jones’s debut collection of stories, which received wide praise (Robert Stone and John Barth blurbs on back cover). Jones would later become a National Book Award Nominee. More
Hanover Poems
New York: Harold Vinal, 1927. First Edition. Limited to 580 copies, designed by Robert S. Josephy. SIGNED by Lattimore on ffep. VG+ black cloth (no dustjacket as issued), gilt lettering and design on front board and spine. Faded spine, with a touch of sunning to top edge. Bookplate of Paul..... More
Betrayed by Rita Hayworth
New York: Vintage Books, 1981. Translated by Suzanne Jill Levine. First Edition thus. Near Fine, with sticker residue on both covers. Softcover, 222 [2] pp. SIGNED by Puig on ffep. Argentine writer Puig’s first book, first published in Spanish in 1968. The New York Times Book Review called it a...... More
Virtually Normal: An Argument about Homosexuality
New York: Knopf, 1995. Uncorrected Proof, which announces the first printing of 50,000 copies. Near Fine, with sunning to spine and a staple hole in upper right corner; the business card of Jane Garrett, Editor at Knopf and an Episcopal Priest, was stapled here and is inserted inside book. Sullivan..... More
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