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O'Farrell, Maggie

Hamnet

Tinder Press (Headline): 2020

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Tinder Press (Headline), 2020. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE, a story of the bond between twins and a marriage pushed to the brink by grief -- "inspired by the son of a famous playwright." This is the first printing -- not one of the copies produced for Waterstones or Independent Booksellers. Winner of the Women's Prize in Britain and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by O'Farrell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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Blue Nights

Didion, Joan Knopf, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The last memoir published during her lifetime by the award-winning author of SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM and THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, a work which examines her thoughts, fears and doubts about having children and growing old -- focusing on the relationship with her late daughter. Fine/Fine. Signed by Didion on the title page (from the Harvard Book Store). . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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These Foolish Things

Moggach, Deborah Chatto & Windus, 2004. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The fifteenth novel by the author of TULPI FEVER, the popular story of a retirement home in Brigade Road, Bangalore which re-creates a lost corner of England. Basis for the film, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel and a round "Signed by the Author at Waterstone's" sticker to the front panel. Signed by Moggach on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$150

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The Sympathizer

Nguyen, Viet Thanh Grove Press, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE COMMITTED, the story of a half-French half-Vietnamese communist sleeper agent living in America after the end of the Vietnam war. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Near Fine -- a tiny puncture mark to the front dust jacket panel and incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Nguyen on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$225

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Going After Cacciato

O'Brien, Tim Delacorte Press, 1978. First Edition (first printing). The third book by the celebrated author of THE THINGS THEY CARRIED, the story of an American soldier who walks out of the jungles of Vietnam towards the promise of Paris. Winner of the National Book Award. Very Good+/Near Fine -- light foxing to the top and bottom edge of the pages. Inscribed by O'Brien to Sam Cornish (later the first Poet Laureate of Boston and longtime professor at Emerson College -- where O'Brien was the writer-in-residence), as follows: "To Sam, With Thanks + Best Wishes, Tim." Includes the English Department card invitation to the recepition at Emerson where this book was signed. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

$250

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Where the Crawdads Sing

Owens, Delia Putnam, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The mega-bestselling first novel by this nature writer and wildlife scientist, the story of a North Carolina "Marsh Girl" that is part ode to the natural world, part coming-of-age story and part possible murder mystery. A Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection and basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine. A thin fold to the front dust jacket flap and slight "waviness" to some of the pages. Also, light crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Owens on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Bliss Montage: Stories

Ma, Ling Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The second book by the author of SEVERANCE, a story collection that features people making their way through our collective delusions. Winner of this year's National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ma on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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Fight Club

Palahniuk, Chuck Norton, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of CHOKE and INVISIBLE MONSTERS, the story of young men with white-collar jobs who fight each other barehanded in basements and parking lots across the country. Basis for the popular "cult classic" film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Palahniuk on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$500

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The House of Eve

Johnson, Sadeqa Simon & Schuster, 2023. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the author of YELLOW WIFE, the 1950's story of two women whose lives intersect in a most unexpected way. A selection of "Reese's Book Club" (with the club emblem on the front dust jacket panel). Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$35

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Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$600

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1963. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The eleventh James Bond book, the story of Bond's marriage and the biological weapon schemes of Ernst Blofeld. The second book in the "Blofeld Trilogy." With the jacket design by Richard Chopping. Basis for the film. Near Fine/Very Good+. A thin previous-owner's bookplate to the front end paper and some light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel and tips.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

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You Only Live Twice

Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1964. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The twellfth James Bond book, the story of Bond's final encounter with Ernst Blofeld, set in Japan. With the jacket design by Richard Chopping. Basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine - mild spine cocking and some light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Octopussy and The Living Daylights

Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1966. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). Two James Bond novellas published posthumously, set in Jamaica and Berlin. With the jacket design by Richard Chopping. Each story was loosely the basis for a film. Fine in an otherwise Fine price-clipped dust jacket. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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A Collection of Sci-Fi PBO's, Einstein Intersection, Wanderer, Myriad Ways, Neutron Star, Hole in Space, Private Cosmos, Maker of Universes, Space Merchants, Last Castle, Anti-Man, Spacemen Beware, Mind Switch, Ballad of Beta-2, Four for Tomorrow

Delany, Leiber, Niven, Farmer, Pohl, Kornbluth, Vance, Koontz, Anderson, Knight, Zelazny Various, Ace, Ballantine, Paperback Library, Berkeley Medallion First Editions (first printings). A collection of 14 volumes, each a Science Fiction paperback original (published in paperback as the first book publication -- prior to any hardcover editions). Each has been SIGNED by the author. The books are: Samuel R. Delany - The Einstein Intersection (Ace), Fritz Leiber - The Wanderer (Ballantine), Larry Niven - All the Myriad Ways (Ballantine), Larry Niven - Neutron Star (Ballantine), Larry Niven -- A Hole in Space (Ballantine), Philip Jose Farmer - A Private Cosmos (Ace), Philip Jose Farmer -- The Maker of Universes (Ace), Frederick Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth -- The Space Merchants (Ballantine), Jack Vance -- The Last Castle (Ace), Dean R. Koontz -- Anti-Man (Paperback Library), Poul Anderson -- Let the Spacemen Beware (Ace), Damon Knight -- Mind Switch (Berkeley Medallion), Samuel R. Delany -- The Ballad of Beta-2 (Ace), and Roger Zelazny -- Four for Tomorrow (Ace). Hugo and Nebula Award winners included in this group. The volumes are Fine (with a couple of Near Fine exceptions) -- uncreased spines and sharp corners. Each book has been signed by the author but for A Private Cosmos (which is signed by Farmer and artist Jack Gaughan), The Space Merchants (which is signed solely by Pohl) and Four for Tomorrow (which is signed by Zelazny and artist Jack Gaughan). Sold as a set.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

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Oblivion

Wallace, David Foster Little, Brown, 2004. First Edition (first printing). The third story collection by the celebrated author of INFINITE JEST, featuring tales that are "at once preposterously surreal and disconcertingly immediate." Fine/Fine. Signed by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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The Handmaid's Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what-was-once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Near Fine/Very Good+. A few closed tears to the top and bottom of the dust jacket panels but no fading to the panels or the spine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Less Than Zero

Ellis, Bret Easton Simon and Schuster, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of AMERICAN PSYCHO, the portrayal of a generation of young people who "have experienced sex, drugs and disaffection at too early an age." Basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for very slight wear at the top and bottom of the dust jacket folds.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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The English Patient

Ondaatje, Michael Knopf, 1992. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The fourth novel by the Canadian author of THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BILLY THE KID and WARLIGHT, the story of four people in a deserted Italian villa during the final moments of World War II. Co-winner of the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ondaatje on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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Ghostwritten

Mitchell, David Sceptre (Hodder & Stoughton), 1999. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the author of CLOUD ATLAS and number9dream, the stories of a host of characters that are interconnected in "the inescapable forces of cause and effect." Near Fine in pictorial wraps as issued -- a couple of slightly bumped corners and very light creasing to the spine. Signed by Mitchell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

$125

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Sharp Objects

Flynn, Gillian Shaye Areheart, 2006. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of GONE GIRL, the story of a woman who is trying to uncover the truth about the murder of two pre-teen girls -- and who finds herself identifying with the young victims. Basis for the award-winning HBO Limited Series. Fine/Fine but for a bit of crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Flynn on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$275

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Woman of Light

One World (Random House), 2022. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of SABRINA & CORINA, a story that spans five generations of an indigenous Chicano family in the American West. Fine/Fine. Signed by Fajardo-Anstine on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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A Game of Thrones

Martin, George R. R. Bantam, 1996. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The celebrated first novel in the "Song of Ice and Fire" series -- a saga that has brought comparisons to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, the story of the Starks family. Basis for the hugely-successful HBO television series. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Martin on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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Conversations With Friends

Rooney, Sally Faber & Faber, 2017. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel by the popular author of NORMAL PEOPLE and BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU, the story of four characters who ask each other endless questions. Near Fine/Fine -- slight ctimping at the head and foot of the spine and one very lightly tapped corner. Signed by Rooney on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

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The Spy Who Loved Me

Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1962. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The tenth James Bond book, the story of a young woman (Vivienne Michel) who is trying to escape from two hardened killers. With the dust jacket design by Richard Chopping. Near Fine/Very Good but for slight spine cocking and some rubbing/soiling to the rear dust jacket panel. One tiny chip at the head of the jacket spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

Zevin, Gabrielle Algonquin, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The third adult novel by the popular author of TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, the quirky story of a bookseller whose life has not turned out as he expected -- until a mysterious package appears. Basis for the film. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Zevin "Adele Z" -- books from earlier in her career were signed this way. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Wolf Hall

Mantel, Hilary Fourth Estate, 2009. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The tenth novel by the late author of THE MIRROR & THE LIGHT, the fictional account of Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the court of King Henry VIII. Winner of the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award and basis for the popular Masterpiece television series. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mantel on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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The Man with the Golden Gun

Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1965. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The thirteenth James Bond book, the story of Bond's efforts to track down one of the most lethal hit-men in the world, "Pistols" Scaramanga. The issue without the "golden" gun on the front board. With the dust jacket design by Richard Chopping. Basis for the film. Fine/Near Fine -- incidental toning to the very top of the dust jacket flaps.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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An Artist of the Floating World

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 1986. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and NEVER LET ME GO, the story of an aging Japanese painter whose career coincided with the rise of Japanese militarism. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. This is the (much scarcer) first issue -- printed by Butler and Tanner. Near Fine/Near Fine -- a short "ruffle" along the bottom edge of the rear dust jacket panel, incidental (very light) foxing to the fore-edge and some light "pock marks" to the front jacket panel (which slightly carry through to the front board). Signed and dated 16/8/86 by Ishiguro in an early hand on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Beloved

Morrison, Toni Knopf, 1987. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of SONG OF SOLOMON, the post-Civil-war story of an escaped slave who comes to live with her daughter and mother-in-law -- as well as a disturbing, mesmerizing intruder. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very light offsetting to the end papers and incidental edge wear to the top of the front dust jacket panel. Signed by Morrison on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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Housekeeping

Robinson, Marilynne Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1981. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the celebrated author of GILEAD and HOME, the story of a young girl who grows up under the care of her grandmother, then of two comically fumbling great-aunts. Winner of the PEN Hemingway Award. Very Good+/Near Fine -- light sunning to the top and bottom of the boards and one very light dent to the top of the front board. One small fold to the rear dust jacket flap, else a clean copy. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

$200

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This Other Eden

Harding, Paul Norton, 2023. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of TINKERS, a story set on an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast. Fine/Fine. Signed by Harding on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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The Shipping News

Proulx, E. Annie Scribners, 1993. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of POSTCARDS and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, the story of a "third-rate newspaper hack" who returns to the starkly beautiful coastal landscape of his ancestral home in Newfoundland. Winner of the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for very slight fading to the dust jacket spine (much less than is usually encountered). Signed by Proulx on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Knopf, 2005. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West

McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the celebrated author of THE ROAD and ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, the story of "the kid," a fourteen-year-old who enters the world of violence and depravity that accompanied America's westward expansion. Considered by many to be McCarthy's magnum opus. Near Fine/Near Fine. A few small nicks and light edge wear to the dust jacket extremities and very light foxing to the top edge of the pages, else a clean copy. .. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

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The Underground Railroad

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE NICKEL BOYS and JOHN HENRY DAYS, the chronicle of a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Named as an Oprah Book Club selection and winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Also, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the Prime Video television series. Fine/Fine but for light crimping at the foot of the spine, one lightly tapped corner and a short pencil thin black mark at the top of the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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A Visit From the Goon Squad

Egan, Jennifer Knopf, 2010. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE INVISIBLE CIRCUS, interlocking narratives which circle the lives of an aging former punk rocker (and record executive) and the troubled young woman he employs. Egan's novel, THE CANDY HOUSE, is termed a "sibling novel" to this one. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Egan on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Zevin, Gabrielle Knopf, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The fifth book for adults by the author of THE STORIED LIFE OF A. J. FILKRY, the popular bestselling story of two college friends ("often in love but never lovers") who become creative partners in an imagined world of video game design. Please note: the US edition preceded the UK version of this book by nine days. Fine/Fine. Signed by Zevin on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling popular second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Inscribed by Towles on the title page, as follows: "To Cricket, From a Big Fan! Amor." With his "castle/Kremlin" rubber stamp to the page facing the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Zevin, Gabrielle Knopf, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The fifth book for adults by the author of THE STORIED LIFE OF A. J. FILKRY, the popular bestselling story of two college friends ("often in love but never lovers") who become creative partners in an imagined world of video game design. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Zevin on a publisher's tipped-in page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

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The Intuitionist

Whitehead, Colson Anchor (Doubleday), 1999. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and THE NICKEL BOYS, a parallel universe story of "elevator science" pitting expiracists (who repair elevators by the book) against intuitionists (who meditate and make repairs by intuition). A finalist for the PEN Hemingway Award. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated 6/7/01 by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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Stoner

Williams, John Viking, 1965. First Edition (first printing). The celebrated third novel by the author of BUTCHER'S CROSSING and AUGUSTUS, the story of a man born into a dirt-poor farming family who discovers a love of literature and follows his passion only to encounter a succession of disappointments. The book was published to limited commercial success and remained in relative obscurity for years. Over the past decades, it has come to be regarded as one of the most important twentieth-century novels, exhibiting a "quiet perfection." Very Good/Very Good. Very light spots of soiling to the spine. As is often the case, the dust jacket spine has faded from bright yellow to a yellowish-grey color. Chipping at the head of the jacket spine and at the corner tips.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

$1,500

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$1,500

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for a light chalky white spot on the bottom of the rear board. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$500

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$500

The Achievement of Cormac McCarthy

(McCarthy, Cormac) Bell, Vereen M. Louisiana State University Press, 1988. First Edition (first printing). The "first systematic review of an important but little-studied southern writer" by a (then) English professor at Vanderbilt University. This analysis of McCarthy's early works shows how he transforms the world through language and discusses his infatuation with evil and violence. An important study that is often cited in reviews of McCarthy's early work. Fine/Near Fine -- light dust jacket shelf wear only.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$125

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$125

Sag Harbor

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2009. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the award-winning author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, the semi-autobiographical story of a young black man attending an elite Manhattan Prep school who escapes each summer to the Hamptons. Fine/Fine. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Handmaid’s Tale

Atwood, Margaret Houghton Mifflin, 1986. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what-was-once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Includes the original promotional postcard issued by Houghton Mifflin. Near Fine/Near Fine. Two flecks of foxing to the top edge of the pages and a tiny bit of the usual toning to the dust jacket panels and flaps. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$275

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$275

Eileen

Moshfegh, Ottessa Penguin (Random House), 2015. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION, the story of a young woman working in a 1960's boy's prison outside Boston who is pulled into a very strange crime. Winner of the PEN Hemingway Award and a finalist for both the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated 9.18.15 by Moshfegh on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

American Pastoral

Roth, Philip Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The twenty-second book by the author of PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT and THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA -- arguably his masterpiece -- the story of a legendary high school athelete who marries well and inherits his father's successful business, only to have his luck change during the turbulent 1960's when his daughter turns into a sullen, fanatical teenager. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for one dog-earred page. Signed by Roth on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$750

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$750

Our Missing Hearts

Ng, Celeste Penguin Press, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, the story of a young boy who has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems -- during a time when authorities are allowed to relocate children of dissidents. With the "Reese's" logo printed on the front dust jacket panel. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ng on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$50

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$50

The Rabbit Hutch

Gunty, Tess Knopf, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this NYU MFA graduate, a story set in a run-down apartment building on the edge of a midwest town that has been abandoned by the auto industry. Winner of this year's National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Gunty on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

Dr. No

Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1958. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). Lacking the dust jacket, this was the sixth James Bond novel, following his investigation into the disappearance of two fellow MI6 operatives in Jamaica. This is the variant with the "plain" boards. Near Fine but for some spots of light foxing to the fore-edge.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

$150

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$150

Life of Pi

Martel, Yann Knopf Canada, 2001. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of SELF, the celebrated story of a man on a solitary lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. Or? Winner of the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine but for a very light round sticker shadow to the front dust jacket panel and one tiny dog-earred page. Signed by Martel on the title page. He has also hand-written in the missing line on page 350, "And so it goes with God," and signed his name by this change.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

White Horse

Wurth, Erika T. Flatiron Books, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The third book by the author of CRAZY HORSE'S GIRLFRIEND, the story of an "urban Indian" who must find out what happened to her mother while being hunted by a mysterious creature. Fine/Fine. Signed by Wurth on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

Lessons

McEwan , Ian Jonathan Cape, 2022. First British Edition (first printing). The seventeenth novel by the celebrated author of ATONEMENT and AMSTERDAM, the story of a man whose wife mysteriously vanishes, leaving him alone with their baby son -- and who rides with the tide of history (but more often struggles against it). Fine/Fine. Signed by McEwan on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Book Thief

Zusak, Markus Knopf, 2006. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The fifth novel by the Australian author of I AM THE MESSENGER and BRIDGE OF CLAY, the story of a young foster girl living in Nazi Germany who begins stealing books from Nazi book-burnings and the mayor's wife's library. Basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for a number of very lightly tapped page corners at the top of the fore edge. Signed and dated 04.06 (with a small squiggle figure) by Zusak on the title page. Includes a 4" x 6" print photo of Zusak at the book signing (dated 04/08/06). . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$525

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$525

Atonement

McEwan , Ian Jonathan Cape, 2001. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The ninth novel by the author of AMSTERDAM and the upcoming LESSONS, the story of how a thirteen-year-old girl's incomplete grasp of adult motives leads to a crime that has repercussions for years. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine but for incidental spine-cocking. Signed by McEwan on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

Liberation Day

Saunders, George Random House, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The most recent story collection by the author of LINCOLN IN THE BARDO and TENTH OF DECEMBER. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated "with thanks! 9.5. '22" by Saunders on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$50

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$50

Mohawk

Russo, Richard Heinemann, 1987. First British (and first hardcover) Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the popular author of EMPIRE FALLS, the story of two families set in a leather town in upstate New York (where the tanneries have long ago begun to close down). Preceded by the U.S. paperback edition. Includes a "With the Compliments of Georgina Capel" card issued by Heinemann. With the watercolor dust jacket illustration by Darryl Warner. Fine/Fine. Signed by Russo on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

Where the Crawdads Sing

Owens, Delia Putnam, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The mega-selling first novel by this popular non-fiction author, the story of a North Carolina "marsh girl" -- an ode to the natural world, coming-of-age story and possible murder mystery. A selection of the Reese Witherspoon ("Hello Sunshine") Book Club and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$675

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$675

Rules of Civility

Towles, Amor Viking, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a 1937 chance encounter which propels a young woman from a Wall Street secretarial pool to the upper echelons of New York society. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed (along with his "Graf Zeppelin" rubber stamp) by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

The Overstory

Powers, Richard Norton, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The twelfth novel by the author of THREE FARMERS ON THEIR WAY TO A DANCE and THE ECHO MAKER, the story of strangers who are brought together in a "last and violent" stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine but for a couple of very light smudges to the fore-edge. Powers is notorious for being unwilling to sign books but this copy is signed by him on a page tipped-in by the publisher.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$600

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$600

Lincoln in the Bardo

Saunders, George Random House, 2017. First Edition (first printing). The first full-length novel by the popular author of CIVILWARLAND IN BAD DECLINE and TENTH OF DECEMBER, the unique story of the death of Abraham Lincoln's young son -- narrated by a chorus of voices. Winner of the Man Booker Prize in Britain. Fine/Fine but for very light discoloration at the bottom of the boards. Signed and dated 3-1-17 by Saunders on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$85

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$85

If I Survive You

Escoffery, Jonathan MCD (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), 2022. First Edition (first printing). The first book by this Wallace Stegner (Stanford) Fellow, the linked stories of a family from Kingston, Jamaica who flee to Miami -- told from the point of view of one of the sons. Longlisted for the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Escoffery on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

Girl With Curious Hair

Wallace, David Foster Norton, 1989. First Edition (first printing). The second book and first story collection by the author of INFINITE JEST and THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM. Fine/Fine but for the usual light rubbing to the dust jacket panels. Signed by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for very light foxing to the top edge of the pages. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

The Diamond Age or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer

Stephenson, Neal Bantam Books, 1995. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the celebrated author of SNOW CRASH, a story set in the future wherein a "nanotechnologist" has made an illicit copy of an interactive device which educates and raises a young girl to think for herself. Fine/Fine. Signed by Stephenson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

Cloud Atlas

Mitchell, David Sceptre (Hodder & Stoughton), 2004. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of NUMBER9DREAM and UTOPIA AVENUE, the stories of several characters whose voices are "echoed down the corridor of history." Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and basis for the film. With the original Guardian wrap-around band. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mitchell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

Oryx and Crake

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 2003. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The eleventh novel by the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE and THE BLIND ASSASSIN, the story of a future full of grief and scarcity as a character named Snowman tries to piece together what went wrong. Very Good+/ Fine. Rubbing along the bottom edge of the boards and a couple of small light brown spots to the fore-edge. Signed by Atwood on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine.

$150

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$150

Suttree

McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1979. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of BLOOD MERIDIAN and THE PASSENGER, the story of a fisherman who lives in a dilapidated houseboat in eastern Tennessee during the early 1950s. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light fading to the yellow letters on the dust jacket spine a a few light smudges to the outer edge of the pages. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$1,950

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$1,950

The Ancient Minstrel

Harrison, Jim Grove Press, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The last book published during his lifetime by the author of LEGENDS OF THE FALL and A GOOD DAY TO DIE, a collection of three novellas. Fine/Fine but for light crimping at the foot of the spine. Significantly, signed by Harrison on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Cartesian Sonata and Other Novellas

Gass, William H. Knopf, 1998. First Edition (first printing). A collection of interrelated novellas by the author of THE TUNNEL and OMENSETTER'S LUCK. Fine/Fine. Signed by Gass on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

Diary of a Bad Year

Coetzee, J. M. Text Publishing, 2007. First Australian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The eleventh novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of LIFE AND TIMES OF MICHAEL K and DISGRACE, the story of an aging writer, his assistant (who types his diary notes) -- and her money-making boyfriend. Fine/Fine but for incidental rubbing to the bottom of the boards. Signed by Coetzee on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

Omensetter’s Luck

Gass, William H. The New American Library (NAL), 1966. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE TUNNEL, the story of a man and his family who move into a small rural American town -- which sets off a "ground-swell of violent emotions." Near Fine/Near Fine -- a short closed tear to the head of the dust jacket spine. Signed by Gass on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$450

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$450

The Giant’s House: A Romance

McCracken, Elizabeth The Dial Press, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The second book and first novel by the author of THE SOUVENIER MUSEUM, the story of an unusual small-town romance between a librarian and an "over-tall" young man. Nominated for the National Book Award. A film in the works. Fine/Fine. Signed by McCracken on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Blind Assassin

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 2000. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The tenth novel by the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE amd THE TESTAMENTS, the "story within a story" of an old woman reflecting on the events which changed her family's once-prosperous status as the world drifted towards World War I. A finalist for the Governor Generals Award and the Orange Prize and winner of the Booker Prize in Britain. Very Good/Fine -- considrable rubbing to the boards. Signed by Atwood on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine.

$150

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$150

Infinite Jest

Wallace, David Foster Little, Brown, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The magnum-opus by the late author of THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM and THE PALE KING, the "gargantuan, mind-altering comedy" about addictive entertainment, centered around a Boston halfway-house for recovering addicts and the nearby tennis academy. With the infamous 98 pages of "Notes & Errata" which are key to an in-depth understanding of this densely-written story. This is the first issue with "Vollman" misspelled on the rear dust jacket panel. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight bumping to the bottom edge of the rear board and to the head of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$375

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$375

Invisible Monsters

Palahniuk, Chuck Norton, 1999. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the popular author of FIGHT CLUB, the story of a fashion model with "everything" who is disfigured in a sudden freeway "accident." Fine in pictorial wraps as issued but for a very lightly bumped right front bottom corner. Signed by Palahniuk on the half title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

$100

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$100

Normal People

Rooney, Sally Faber and Faber, 2018. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS, the story of two very different people who try to stay apart -- but find that they cannot. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Costa (Whitbread) Award for best novel. Basis for the Hulu/BBC television series. Fine/Fine. Signed by Rooney on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

Station Eleven

Mandel, Emily St. John Knopf, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE GLASS HOTEL and SEA OF TRANQUILITY, the story of a troupe of Shakespearian actors moving between survivor settlements in a world altered by pandemic. Nominated for the National Book Award and the PEN Faulkner Award and winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Basis for the HBO Max television series. Near Fine/Near Fine -- very light bumping to the bottom edge. Signed by Mandel on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$250

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$250

Shogun, A Novel of Japan

Clavell, James Atheneum, 1975. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the popular screenwriter and author of NOBLE HOUSE and GAI-JIN, a saga of the Orient in the year 1600 in which a westerner is altered by his exposure to Japanese culture. Basis for the highly-rated mini-series. Very Good/Very Good -- some rubbing and slight toning to the off-white dust jacket. One short closed tear to the front jacket panel and a very light circular stain to the front board. Inscribed by Clavell to former owner John Hooper on the verso of the "Other Books By" page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

$1,500

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$1,500

“A” is for Alibi

Grafton, Sue Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1982. First Edition (first printing). The first novel in the alphabetic Kinsey Millhone series. Near Fine/Fine. Very slight glue residue at the foot of the spine. Signed "Sue Grafton" under her name on the title page. Additionally, inscribed by Grafton, as follows: "To Kate -- from Sue -- 5-5-85 for someone whose passion for mysteries & support of writers must surely have saved many a career.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$950

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$950

Woman of Light

Fajardo-Anstine, Kali One World (Random House), 2022. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of SABRINA & CORINA, a story that spans five generations of an indigenous Chicano family in the American West. Fine/Fine. Signed by Fajardo-Anstine on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$60

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$60

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

The Diamond Age or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer

Stephenson, Neal Bantam Books, 1995. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the celebrated author of SNOW CRASH, a story set in the future wherein a "nanotechnologist" has made an illicit copy of an interactive device which educates and raises a young girl to think for herself. Fine/Fine. Signed by Stephenson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Ford, Jamie Atria (Simon & Schuster), 2022. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of the bestselling HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET, the story of a former poet laureate who believes that the past has come to haunt her and who intimately connects with past generations of women in her family. A "Read with Jenna" selection (with the logo on the front dust jacket panel). Fine/Fine. Signed by Ford on the title page. Includes a "Do Not Disturb (I'm Reading)" promotional card.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$65

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$65

The Last White Man

Hamid, Mohsin Riverhead (Penguin Random House), 2022. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the author of EXIT WEST and THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, the story of a man who wakes one morning to find himself transformed -- his skin has turned dark and he does not recognize himself in the mirror. Fine/Fine. Signed by Hamid on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$35

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$35

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Near Fine/Fine -- slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Inscribed by Towles on the title page, as follows: "To Amy, Amor Towles" with his castle/Kremlin rubber stamp on the opposing page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

A Game of Thrones

Martin, George R. R. Bantam, 1996. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The first book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, a story of lords, ladies, soldiers and sorcerers set in a land where seasons are out of balance. Basis for the very popular HBO television series. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light crimping at the head and foot of the spine and light rubbing with a couple of tiny scratches to the rear dust jacket panel. Inscribed by Martin on the half-title page, as follows: "To Wayne, May your winters be short. George R.R. Martin.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$650

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$650

The Remains of the Day

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 1989. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of NEVER LET ME GO and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a butler's six-day motoring trip which is interrupted by the memories of his life in service. Winner of the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$950

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$950

The Secret History

Tartt, Donna Knopf, 1992. First Edition (first printing). The popular bestselling first novel by the author of THE GOLDFINCH, the story of a young man who found the life of privilege he'd coveted at a small Vermont college, only to be drawn into a crime by his new comrades. Fine/Near Fine -- the usual slight rubbing to the acetate dust jacket (but less than is usually encountered). Signed by Tartt on the half title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$750

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$750

Sea of Tranquility

Mandel, Emily St. John Knopf, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of STATION ELEVEN, a story which links together three stories which provides a glimpse into the time line of the universe. Fine/Fine but for a small brown scuff to the bottom edge of the pages. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$15

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$15

The Glass Hotel

Mandel, Emily St. John Knopf, 2020. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the author of STATION ELEVEN, a story of the intersection of two events -- a massive Ponzi scheme collapse and the disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea. Fine/Fine but for lightly tapped corners.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$15

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$15

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72

Thompson, Hunter S., Dr. Straight Arrow Books, 1973. First Edition (first printing). The third book by the author of HELL'S ANGELS, the searing account of the battle for the 1972 presidency between George McGovern and Richard Nixon. With illustrations by Ralph Steadman. In the scarce first issue dust jacket, with a white border around the photo on the rear dust jacket panel. Near Fine/Very Good+. Slight rubbing and crimping at the head and foot of the price-clipped jacket spine and rubbing at the corner tips. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

$350

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$350

Less

Greer, Andrew Sean Lee Boudreaux (Little, Brown), 2017. First Edition (first printing). The sixth work of fiction by the author of THE CONFESSIONS OF MAX TIVOLI, the story of a fifty-year-old failed novelist who accepts a series of invitations to "half-baked literary events around the world" in order to avoid going to his ex's wedding. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. In the first issue dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Signed by Greer on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

Essays on Game Theory

Nash, Jr., John F. Edward Elgar, 1996. First Edition. A collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist and mathematician which present his range of diverse contributions to the concept of game theory. Most of these influential papers were originally written over the decade beginning in 1949 -- but were collected here following the Nobel Prize announcement. Nash was, of course, the subject of Sylvia Nasar's biography and the film, A Beautiful Mind. Near Fine hardcover without dust jacket as issued -- slight bumping at the crown. Significantly, signed by Nash on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

$1,500

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$1,500

Where the Crawdads Sing

Owens, Delia Putnam, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The mega-selling first novel by this popular non-fiction author, the story of a North Carolina "marsh girl" -- an ode to the natural world, coming-of-age story and possible murder mystery. A selection of the Reese Witherspoon ("Hello Sunshine") Book Club and basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine but for light water staining to four pages and a tiny bit of bleeding at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$375

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$375

The Queen's Gambit

Tevis, Walter Random House, 1983. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE HUSTLER and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, the story of an American girl who was born with a talent for chess that matched that of the world's greatest players. Basis for the popular Netflix miniseries. Near Fine - /Near Fine -. Incidental toning to dust jacket panels, a couple of folds to the (intact) dust jacket flaps and a tiny closed tear to the rear panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$375

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$375

The Handmaid’s Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what-was-once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight crimping at the foot of the spine and a couple of short closed tears to the jacket panel. Four tiny light brown spots to the fore-edge, else a bright, clean copy. Signed by Atwood on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$950

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$950

Cloud Atlas

Mitchell, David Sceptre (Hodder & Stoughton), 2004. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of NUMBER9DREAM and UTOPIA AVENUE, the stories of several characters whose voices are echoed "down the corridor of history." Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and basis for the film. With the original wrap-around band. Near Fine/Near Fine -- a tiny nick to the band, very slight fading to the dust jacket spine and very slight foxing to the top and bottom of the pages. One short fold to the corner of the front dust jacket flap. Signed (with his "squiggle") by Mitchell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$300

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$300

High-Rise

Ballard, J. G. Jonathan Cape, 1975. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of CRASH and EMPIRE OF THE SUN, the story of a luxury apartment building's descent into violent chaos. Basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for a few very light scratches to the rear dust jacket panel -- an exceptionally clean copy. Signed by Ballard on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$1,500

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$1,500

Trust

Diaz, Hernan Riverhead (Penguin Random House), 2022. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist, IN THE DISTANCE, the story of a 1920's Wall Street tycoon and the daughter of eccentric aristocrats who are at the center of a 1937 novel that all of New York seems to have read. Fine/Fine. Signed by Diaz on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$50

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$50

Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories

Roth, Philip Houghton Mifflin, 1959. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the celebrated author of PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT and AMERICAN PASTORAL, a short novel about a wealthy young woman and a young man who finds the opulence that surrounds her to be funny (as well as five short stories). Basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine and a spot of edgewear at the top of the rear dust jacket panel. Overall, a much cleaner copy than is usually found.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$1,500

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$1,500

Station Eleven

Mandel, Emily St. John Knopf, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE GLASS HOTEL and SEA OF TRANQUILITY, the story of a troupe of Shakespearian actors moving between survivor settlements in a world altered by pandemic. Nominated for the National Book Award and the PEN Faulkner Award and winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Basis for the HBO Max television series. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mandel on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

Underworld

DeLillo, Don Scribner, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The eleventh novel by the author of WHITE NOISE and LIBRA, a fused history of the second half of the twentieth century that begins with Bobby Thompson's home run that gave the Giants the 1951 National League pennant, told through the eyes of a man and a woman who knew each other once and who meet again in the American desert. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light bumping at the head and foot of the spine and along the top of the front board. Inscribed by DeLillo on the title page, as follows: "To Alek Douglas -- All best -- Don DeLillo." . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$100

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$100

The Sympathizer

Nguyen, Viet Thanh Grove Press, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the popular author of THE REFUGEES and THE COMMITTED, the well-received story of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist sleeper agent living in America after the end of the Vietnam War. Winner of multiple literary awards including the Pulitzer Prize. Near Fine/Near Fine but for bumping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Nguyen on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$175

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$175

Beloved

Morrison, Toni Knopf, 1987. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of SONG OF SOLOMON, the story set in post-Civil-War-Ohio of an escaped slave who comes to live with her daughter, her mother-in-law and a disturbing intruder. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light foxing to the top edge of the boards and pages. Inscribed by Morrison on the front free end paper, as follows: "For George/Regards/Toni Morrison.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$550

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$550

The Remains of the Day

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 1989. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of NEVER LET ME GO and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a butler's six-day motoring trip which is interrupted by the memories of his life in service. Winner of the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine but for incidental rubbing to the dust jacket panels. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$400

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$400

Wicked, The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Maguire, Gregory Regan (HarperCollins), 1995. First Edition (first printing). The story of the other, darker side of the rainbow -- the life of the wicked witch from THE WIZARD OF OZ. Basis for the Broadway musical. Near Fine/Near Fine -- a couple of short folds to the dust jacket flaps. Inscribed by Maguire on the half-title page, as follows: "For Christine, wickedly yours, Gregory Maguire.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$250

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$250

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Murakami, Haruki Harvill Secker, 2006. First British Edition (first printing). The third story collection published in English by the multi-award winning author of NORWEGIAN WOOD and A WILD SHEEP CHASE. Translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel and Jay Rubin. Fine/Fine. Signed "haruki" by Murakami (along with his rubber stamp name) on the title page. Includes a copy of the flyer for the signing event at the New Yorker Festival from 2008. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$400

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$400

All the Light We Cannot See

Doerr, Anthony Scribner, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The acclaimed second novel by the author of CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, the story of a young blind girl and a young boy who becomes adept at fixing radios (which wins him a place at the Hitler Youth Academy) during World War II. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine. Signed "Anthony Doerr" above his printed name and separately inscribed by Doerr on the title page, as follows: "NYC, New York November 2015. Dear Richard -- I wish you a very happy holiday season, Yours, Tony.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

City on Fire

Winslow, Don William Morrow, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The first novel in a new crime saga by the author of the CARTEL TRILOGY ("The Power of the Dog," "The Cartel" and "The Border"). Fine/Fine. Signed by Winslow on what appears to be the half-title page but is actually a page tipped-in by the publisher.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

The Cider House Rules

Irving, John Morrow, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP and A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY, the story of the director of an orphanage in a small Maine town -- and of his favorite orphan, who is never adopted. Basis for the film. Near Fine/Fine -- slight rubbing to the bottom edge of the pages. Signed by Irving on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

The Candy House

Egan, Jennifer First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD, a story (featuring some of the same characters as GOON SQUAD) where a new technology allows people to access every memory they've ever had and to exchange memories with others. Fine/Fine. Signed by Egan on the title page.

$45

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$45

American Rust

Meyer, Philipp First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE SON, the critically acclaimed story of an economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town. Fine in an otherwise-Fine price-clipped dust jacket but for one lightly bumped corner. Inscribed by Meyer on the title page, as follows: "To: Ned Horsey/Best wishes/Philipp Meyer."

$100

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$100

The Plot Against America

Roth, Philip Houghton Mifflin, 2004. First Edition (first printing). The twenty-second novel by the author of AMERICAN PASTORAL and GOODBYE, COLUMBUS, an "alternative history" story which assumes that Charles Lindbergh defeated Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 Presidential election. Basis for the HBO mini-series. Fine/Fine. Signed by Roth on the title page. Also signed by dust jacket designer Milton Glaser on the rear jacket flap.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Sparring Partners

Grisham, John Doubleday, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The first collection of novellas by the author of THE FIRM and THE PELICAN BRIEF. Fine/Fine. Signed by Grisham on what appears to be the half-title page but is actually a page tipped-in by the publisher. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

Where the Crawdads Sing

Owens, Delia Putnam, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The mega-selling first novel by this popular nonfiction author, the story of a North Carolina "marsh girl" -- an ode to the natural world, coming-of-age story and possible murder mystery. A selection of the Reese Witherspoon ("Hello Sunshine") Book Club and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Owens on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$2,000

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$2,000

Signifying Rappers, rap and race in the urban Present

Costello, Mark and Wallace, David Foster The Ecco Press, 1990. First Edition (first printing). The third book by the author of INFINITE JEST (co-written with his college roommate), the "first serious consideration of rap and its position as a vital force in our American cultural consciousness." Published as a paperback original. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued but for a few very light scratches to the rear panel. Signed by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

$750

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$750

Rules of Civility

Towles, Amor Viking, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a 1937 chance encounter which propels a young woman from a Wall Street secretarial pool to the upper echelons of New York society. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Singed (along with his "big band" rubber stamp) by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$275

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$275

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity

Wallace, David Foster Atlas Books (Norton), 2003. First Edition (first printing). Issued as part of the "Great Discoveries" series, a compact history of the nature of infinity, taking the reader through the math and ideas of our modern understanding, by the late author of INFINITE JEST and THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM. Fine/Near Fine -- light rubbing to the dust jacket panels. Signed by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$400

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$400

The Broom of the System

Wallace, David Foster Viking, 1987. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of INFINITE JEST and CONSIDER THE LOBSTER, the story of the bewildered switchboard operator at the publishing firm of Frequent and Vigorous. The book was published in both paperback and hardcover editions -- this is one of the hardcover copies issued in an edition estimated to be 1300 copies. Fine/Fine but for the usual tanning to the pages and a few tiny nicks at the head of the dust jacket spine. Incidental fading to the jacket spine. Signed by Wallace on the title page. In a custom clamshell case.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$3,000

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$3,000

The Queen’s Gambit

Tevis, Walter Random House, 1983. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE HUSTLER and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, the story of an American girl who was born with a talent for chess that matched that of the world's greatest players. Basis for the popular Netflix miniseries. Fine/Near Fine -- incidental toning to the top of the front dust jacket panel and slight rubbing to the rear panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$500

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$500

No Country for Old Men

McCarthy, Cormac Knopf, 2005. First Edition (first printing). The ninth novel by the author of ALL THE PRETTY HORSES and BLOOD MERIDIAN, the story of a drug deal gone bad and the war that society is waging on itself. Basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine but for one very lightly bumped corner. Signed by McCarthy on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$950

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$950

The Netanyahus, An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family

Cohen, Joshua New York Review Books, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of BOOK OF NUMBERS, the comic story of a Jewish historian who is added to a small college hiring committee to interview and play reluctant host to a man (and his family) who proceed to alienate everyone they meet. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Published as a paperback original. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued. . 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

$300

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$300

Beloved

Morrison, Toni Knopf, 1987. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of SONG OF SOLOMON, the post-Civil-War story of an escaped slave who comes to live in a small Ohio house with her daughter, her mother-in-law and a mesmerizing intruder. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the film. Winner of a 2006 NY Times Poll as the best American fiction book published in the previous 25 years. Fine/Fine but for light crimping at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$65

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$65

The Stonemason, A Play in Five Acts

McCarthy, Cormac Ecco Press, 1994. First Edition (first printing). The first play by the author of BLOOD MERIDIAN, THE ROAD and the upcoming THE PASSENGER, the story of several generations in a Louisville, Kentucky black family -- all of whom are stonemasons. Fine/Fine but for incidental rubbing to the front dust jacket panel. Significantly, signed by McCarthy on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

A Ballad of Love and Glory

Grande, Reyna Atria (Simon & Schuster), 2022. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, the story of a man and woman who join together to fight against the annexation of Texas from Mexico in 1846. Fine/Fine. Signed by Grande (with her "flower" sketch) on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$50

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$50

Groundskeeping

Cole, Lee Knopf, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this Iowa Writer's Workshop graduate, the story of two very different people navigating a relationship at a small local Kentucky college shortly after the 2016 election. A "ReadwithJenna" book club pick. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Signed by Cole on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$65

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$65

The Kite Runner

Hosseini, Khaled Riverhead Books, 2003. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, the popular story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Afghanistan. Basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for incidental wear to the rear board. Signed by Hosseini (in both English and Farsi) on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

Ready Player One

Cline, Ernest Crown (Random House), 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ARMADA, the story of a young man who spends his waking hours jacked into a sprawling virtual utopia -- and who dreams of finding the ultimate lottery ticket that is concealed within this virtual world. A second book in the series ("Ready Player Two") was a bestseller. Basis for the popular Steven Spielberg film. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head of the spine and one very light fold to the front dust jacket flap. Signed by Cline on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

The Sunset Limited

McCarthy, Cormac Vintage International (Random House), 2006. First Edition (first printing). The first play by the author of BLOOD MERIDIAN and the upcoming THE PASSENGER, a "novel in dramatic form" which tells the story of an encounter on a New York subway platform that leads two strangers to a life or death decision. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued. . 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

$250

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$250

The Remains of the Day

Ishiguro, Kazuo First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go, the story of a butler's six-day motoring trip which is interrupted by the memories of his life in service. Winner of the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine but for miniscule fading to the dust jacket spine.

$375

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$375

Train Dreams

Johnson, Denis Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2011. First Edition (first printing). A novella by the author of TREE OF SMOKE and JESUS'S SON, the story of a day laborer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in a year in which no fiction prize was awarded. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated 9/27/11 by Johnson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

The Handmaid’s Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what-was-once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very slight fading to the dust jacket spine and a few flecks of foxing to the fore edge of the pages. Incidental spine cocking. Signed by Atwood on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$650

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$650

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the popular author of THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Near Fine/Fine -- light rubbing to the top edge of the pages and slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Towles on the title page.

$275

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$275

Jurassic Park

Crichton, Michael Knopf, 1990. First Edition (first printing). The seventh novel published under his own name by the author of THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN and THE LOST WORLD, the story of genetically engineered dinosaurs on a jungle island. Basis for the film franchise. Near Fine/Near Fine. Light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel and light crimping at the head of the spine. Signed by Crichton on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$1,000

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$1,000

The Lost World — Review Copy

Crichton, Michael Knopf, 1995. First Edition (first printing). A REVIEW COPY (with the review slip, author photo and promotional poster from Knopf laid in) of the sequel to JURASSIC PARK. Basis for the film. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$35

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$35

The Last Thing He Wanted

Didion, Joan Knopf, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the celebrated author of THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING and THE WHITE ALBUM, the story of a woman covering the 1984 primary campaign who discovers an alternate version of history when she visits her father in Florida. Fine/Fine but for very light rubbing to the dust jacket panels. Signed by Didion on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Sea of Tranquility

Mandel, Emily St. John Knopf, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of STATION ELEVEN, a story of time, love and plague that runs from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon five hundred years later. One of the special Signed First Editions "with exclusive content": an extra chapter from a fictional novel in the text. Also includes three promotional postcards issued by the publisher for the book. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mandel on a page that has been tipped-in by the publisher.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

A Prayer for Owen Meany

Irving, John Morrow, 1989. First Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, the story of two eleven-year-old boys in a small New Hampshire town -- one of whom believes he is God's instrument. Inspiration for the film, Simon Birch. Fine/Near Fine -- a few light scratches to the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Irving on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$350

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$350

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois

Jeffers, Honoree Fanonne Harper (HarperCollins), 2021. First Edition (first printing). The epic fiction debut by this award-winning poet, a story that chronicles the journey of one American family -- from "the colonial slave trade through the civil war to our own tumultuous era." An Oprah Book Club selection (with her logo on the front dust jacket panel). Longlisted for the National Book Award and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine but for light crimping at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Blind Assassin

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 2000. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The tenth novel by the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE and CAT'S EYE, the "story within a story" of an old woman reflecting on the events which changed her family's once-prosperous status as the world drifted towards World War I. A finalist for the Governor General's Award and the Orange Prize and winner of the Booker Prize in Britain. Fine/Fine. Signed by Atwood on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

Burntcoat

Hall, Sarah Faber & Faber, 2021. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE ELECTRIC MICHELANGELO, the story of a virus which causes a celebrated sculptor and the lover she barely knows to lockdown in her immense studio. Shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Hall on the half title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity

Wallace, David Foster Atlas Books (Norton), 2003. First Edition (first printing). Issued as part of the "Great Discoveries" series, a compact history of the nature of infinity, taking the reader through the math and ideas of our modern understanding, by the author of INFINITE JEST. Fine/Fine but for a very light brown spot to the top edge of the pages. Signed by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$500

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$500

Second Place

Cusk, Rachel Faber & Faber, 2021. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The most recent novel by the author of THE OUTLINE TRILOGY and THE TEMPORARY, the story of a woman who invites a famed artist to the remote coastal landscape where she lives because she believes his vision may penetrate the mystery at the center of her life. Longlisted for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Cusk on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

The Nickel Boys

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2019. First Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and HARLEM SHUFFLE, the story of two boys sentenced to a Florida reform school during the "Jim Crow" era. Longlisted for the National Book Award, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Includes a print photo of Whitehead at the book event and a promotional bookmark with the phrase "Who spoke for the black boys? It was time someone did." Fine/Fine. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

None But the Righteous

James, Chantal Counterpoint, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this poet, essayist and reviewer, the well-received story of a young man adrift after Hurricane Katrina making his way home to New Orleans. Fine/Fine. Signed by James on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies: The Stage Adaptation

Mantel, Hilary Adapted By Poulton, Mike Picador, 2015. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The stage adaptation of the first two Thomas Cromwell novels, both of which won the Man Booker Prize. The plays were premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre in 2013. This edition also contains a substantial set of notes by author Hilary Mantel on each of the principal characters. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued. Signed by Mantel on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

$150

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$150

Between the World and Me

Coates, Ta-Nehisi Spiegel & Grau, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The second book by the author of THE WATER DANCER, a non-fiction essay that confronts the intimate concerns of a father for his son by offering a new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Coates on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

The Spirit of St. Louis

Lindbergh, Charles A. Scribners, 1953. First Edition (first printing). The story of the year leading up to the first nonstop flight between the continents of North America and Europe, including an hour-by-hour account of the triumphant flight itself. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and basis for the film. Near Fine/Very Good+. Light wear at the corner extremities and a 1/4" closed tear to the top of the front dust jacket panel. Signed and dated August, 1953 by Lindbergh on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

$1,000

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$1,000

Nemesis

Roth, Philip Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. First Edition (first printing). The last novel published during his lifetime by the award winning author of PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT and AMERICAN PASTORAL, the story of how the wartime polio epidemic impacted a family-oriented Newark community. Fine/Fine. Signed by Roth on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

Station Eleven

Mandel, Emily St. John First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE GLASS HOTEL and SEA OF TRANQUILITY, the story of a troupe of Shakespearian actors moving between survivor settlements in a world altered by pandemic. Nominated for the National Book Award and the PEN Faulkner Award and winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Basis for the HBO Max television series. Fine/Fine but for a small crimp at the head of the dust jacket spine. Signed by Mandel on the title page.

$375

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$375

Rules of Civility

Towles, Amor Viking, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a 1937 chance encounter which propels a young woman from a Wall Street secretarial pool to the upper echelons of New York society. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light crimping at the head of the spine. Signed (along with his "big band" rubber stamp) by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

The Magic Christian

Southern, Terry Andre Deutsch, 1959. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the screenwriter and author of CANDY, a satirical exploration of the corrupting effects of money. The book developed a strong "cult" following and is the basis for the popular film. Near Fine/Very Good -- some soiling to the rear dust jacket panel and light crimping at the foot of the jacket spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

$600

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$600

Memphis

Stringfellow, Tara M. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this poet and former attorney, a story that traces three generations in a Southern Black family. A "Read with Jenna" selection (with the logo on the front dust jacket panel). Fine/Fine. Signed by Stringfellow on the title page.

$60

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$60

Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West

McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the author of THE ROAD and the upcoming THE PASSENGER, the story of "the kid," a fourteen-year-old who enters the world of violence and depravity that accompanied America's westward expansion. Considered by many to be McCarthy's magnum opus. Near Fine/Fine but for a very light dampstain at the foot and head of the spine which has caused slight "bleeding" of red to the inside panels of the dust jacket -- not visible from the outside. Externally a very nice copy. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$2,200

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$2,200

Wolf Hall

Mantel, Hilary Henry Holt, 2009. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The tenth novel by the author of BRING UP THE BODIES, the story of Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the Court of King Henry VIII. Winner of the Man Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the Masterpiece television production. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Mantel on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$325

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$325

The New York Trilogy: City of Glass, Ghosts, The Locked Room

Auster, Paul Sun & Moon Press, 1994. First Edition (first combined printing). One of an edition limited to 200 copies (this is # 145) of this omnibus edition of the three novels which comprise the "New York Trilogy:" CITY OF GLASS, GHOSTS and THE LOCKED ROOM. Published in a similar format to the original printings by the Sun & Moon Press. Fine/Fine but for a very light sticker shadow over the ISBN code on the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Auster on the colophon/limitation page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

The Short-Timers

Hasford, Gustav Harper & Row, 1979. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this Marine Combat Correspondent and author of THE PHANTOM BLOOPER, a story of the descent into barbarism that occurred during the American intervention in Vietnam. Basis for the film, "Full Metal Jacket." Fine/Near Fine. Light rubbing and incidental toning to the rear dust jacket panel. A very light paper-clip indent at the top of the front panel, else very clean. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$600

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$600

Winter's Tale

Helprin, Mark Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of ELLIS ISLAND AND OTHER STORIES and A SOLDIER OF THE GREAT WAR, the magical story of a man who attempts to rob a fortress-like mansion only to fall in love with the daughter of the house. Fine/Fine but for a light fold to the front dust jacket flap and a couple of tiny closed tears to the rear panel. Signed by Helprin on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$500

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$500

McCain's Promise

Wallace, David Foster Back Bay Books (Little, Brown), 2008. First Edition (first printing). A summary of the 2000 John McCain campaign which was published (in a significantly edited format) in Rolling Stone by the author of INFINITE JEST. Subtitled "Aboard the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and a Whole Bunch of Actual Reporters, Thinking About Hope." With a forward by Jacob Weisberg. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued. Uncommon in the first printing in this condition. . 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

$275

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$275

The White Album

Didion, Joan Simon and Schuster, 1979. First Edition (first printing). The fifth book by the author of SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM and THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, an acclaimed essay collection that focuses on the vibrations and fears that began in the late 1960's. Near Fine/Fine but for a slight amount of the (seemingly inevitable) toning to the white front dust jacket panel and flaps. Signed by Didion on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$2,000

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$2,000

Omensetter's Luck

Gass, William H. The New American Library (NAL), 1966. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE TUNNEL, the story of a man and his family who move into a small rural American town -- which sets off a "ground-swell of violent emotions." Near Fine/Near Fine -- a light fold to the front free end paper and a short closed tear to the head of the dust jacket spine. A very clean copy.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$400

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$400

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

DeBernieres, Louis Secker & Warburg, 1994. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of BIRDS WITHOUT WINGS, the story of an Italian Captain who is billeted in a doctor's house on the Greek island of Cephallonia during World War II. Basis for the film, "Corelli's Mandolin." Fine/Fine but for slight toning to the pages and incidental rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for an incidental small scuff to the rear board. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$750

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$750

Burntcoat

Hall, Sarah Custom House (HarperCollins), 2021. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE ELECTRIC MICHELANGELO, the story of a virus which causes a celebrated sculptor and the lover she barely knows to lockdown in her immense studio. Shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$35

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$35

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Very Good +/Near Fine -- some light rubbing and folding to the top of the dust jacket panels and crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Towles (along with his "castle/Kremlin" stamp) on a page tipped-in by the publisher.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

$275

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$275

Early Japanese Stories — Limited to 50 Copies

Ishiguro, Kazuo Belmont Press, 2000. First Edition (first book printing). One of an edition limited to 50 (this is # 29) deluxe copies of this collection of three stories written by the author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY prior to the publication of his first novel, A PALE VIEW OF HILLS. As he writes in the introduction, "All three, as you see, are set in Japan, and concern only Japanese characters. But already, by that time, I'd ceased to be particularly Japanese." Illustrated by Eileen Hogan. This deluxe edition was bound with a leather spine and contains two extra separate prints. Fine hardcover without dust jacket in Fine slipcase as issued. Signed by both Ishiguro and Hogan on the colophon/limitation page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

$2,000

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$2,000

The Handmaid's Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what-was-once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Near Fine/Near Fine. A previous owner's name to the half-title page. Light crimping to the head and very slight fading to the dust jacket spine and a short closed tear to the bottom of the front jacket panel. Inscribed by Atwood on the title page, as follows: "For Asheley/with all best wishes -- Margaret Atwood 2021.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$950

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$950

Ender's Game

Card, Orson Scott Tor (Tom Doherty), 1985. First Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER, the story of a genetically-delevoped military genius who is playing computer games while the earth is at war with an alien enemy seeking to destroy human life. Winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula Awards and basis for the film Fine/Fine but for very light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. Inscribed by Card on the half-title page, as follows: " to Doug -- a child-rearing guide -- Orson Scott Card.' . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$3,000

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$3,000

Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West

McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the celebrated author of THE ROAD and ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, the story of "the kid," a fourteen-year-old who enters the world of violence and depravity that accompanied America's westward expansion. Considered by many to be McCarthy's magnum opus. Fine/Fine -- an exceptionally clean copy. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$6,000

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$6,000

Wicked: The Life and Times of The Wicked Witch of the West

Maguire, Gregory Regan (HarperCollins), 1995. First Edition (first printing). The story of the "other, darker side of the rainbow" -- the life of the wicked witch from The Wizard of Oz. Basis for the Broadway musical. Fine/Near Fine -- very light soiling to the rear dust jacket panel. Inscribed by Maguire on the half title page, as follows: "For Stephen/Wickedly yours, Gregory Maguire. June 2003." Includes three print photos of the author's signing event. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$250

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$250

Where the Crawdads Sing

Owens, Delia Putnam, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The mega-bestselling first novel by this popular nonfiction author, the story of a North Carolina "Marsh Girl" -- an ode to the natural world, coming of age story and possible murder mystery. A selection of the Reese Witherspoon ("Hello Sunshine") Book Club. Fine/Fine but for incidental rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Owens on a laid-in (not attached) book plate. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$500

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$500

Fight Club

Palahniuk, Chuck Norton, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of CHOKE and INVISIBLE MONSTERS, the story of young men with good white collars jobs who get together to fight barehanded. Basis for the "cult" film. Near Fine/Fine but for very slight rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

Bring Up the Bodies

Mantel, Hilary Fourth Estate, 2012. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second volume in the WOLF HALL trilogy, which follows the career of Thomas Cromwell during the last days of the life of Anne Boleyn. Winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award and the Man Booker Prize and partial basis for the "Wolf Hall" television series. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mantel on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

The Big Seven – A Faux Mystery

Harrison, Jim Grove Press, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The last published novel by the author of A GOOD DAY TO DIE and LEGENDS OF THE FALL, the second Detective Sunderson story in which he confronts his new "gun-nut" neighbors. Fine/Fine but for very slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Harrison on a special page inserted by the publisher.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

A Visit From the Goon Squad

Egan, Jennifer Knopf, 2010. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE INVISIBLE CIRCUS, interlocking narratives which circle the lives of an aging former punk rocker (and record executive) and the troubled young woman he employs. Egan's upcoming new novel, THE CANDY HOUSE, is being termed a "sibling novel" to this one. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine but for one spot of rubbing to the upper front corner of the dust jacket. Signed by Egan on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$275

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$275

About Grace

Doerr, Anthony Scribner, 2004. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE and CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, the story of a man who sometimes sees things before they happen -- and who dreams of his own infant daughter's death. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Doerr on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

Wolf

Harrison, Jim Simon and Schuster, 1971. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of LEGENDS OF THE FALL and A GOOD DAY TO DIE, the story of Northern Michigan's prodigal son "on the prowl to make his fame and fortune in the citadels of America." Near Fine/Near Fine -- almost none of the toning which usually is present on this off-white dust jacket. A clean copy. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$600

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$600

A Visit From the Goon Squad — Signed on the Title Page

Egan, Jennifer Knopf, 2010. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE INVISIBLE CIRCUS, interlocking narratives which circle the lives of an aging former punk rocker (and record executive) and the troubled young woman he employs. Egan's upcoming new novel, THE CANDY HOUSE, is being termed a "sibling novel" to this one. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Near Fine/Fine. Slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine and one small spot of rubbing at the bottom right corner of the dust jacket. Signed by Egan on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$135

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$135

Winter’s Bone

Woodrell, Daniel Little, Brown, 2006. First Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of GIVE US A KISS and TOMATO RED, the story of a young Ozark woman who is forced to find her errant father -- or have her family turned out into the cold. Basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Woodrell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

The Sentence

Erdrich, Louise Harper (HarperCollins), 2021. First Edition (first printing). The most recent novel by the author of THE NIGHT WATCHMAN and THE ROUND HOUSE, the story of a small independent bookstore which is haunted by its most annoying customer. Fine/Fine. Signed by Erdrich on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$65

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$65

The Promise — Signed & Dated First South African Printing

Galgut, Damon Umuzi (Penguin Random House), 2021. First South African Edition (first printing). The most recent novel by the author of THE GOOD DOCTOR, the story of a South African family and four funerals spread over many years, the fights over what they call their farm, all circling around a promise made long ago. Winner of the Booker Prize in Britain. Fine in pictorial wraps (with "French-flaps") as issued but for a truly incidental bump to the bottom corner. Signed by Galgut and dated "Cape Town 21 August 2021" on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

$450

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$450

Hell of a Book

Mott, Jason Dutton, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE RETURNED, the story of an African-American author on a road trip to promote his bestselling new book -- and the story of "The Kid," a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on the tour, Winner of the year's National Book Award. With the "Read with Jenna" logo on the front dust jacket panel. Fine/Fine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

No One is Talking About This — Signed on the Title Page

Lockwood, Patricia Bloomsbury Circus, 2021. First British Edition (first printing). The first novel by this poet, the story of a woman known for her social media posts who finds real life colliding with the portal. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain. The first UK and US printings of this book were published on the same date. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated "London 10/31/21" by Lockwood on the TITLE PAGE. Also separately signed by Lockwood on a another page that looks like the title page which has been tipped-in by the publisher -- so, signed twice.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

Between the World and Me

Coates, Ta-Nehisi Spiegel & Grau, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The second book by the author of THE WATER DANCER, a non-fiction essay that confronts the intimate concerns of a father for his son by offering a new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine/Fine but for a previous owner's circular blind stamp to the front free end paper. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

This is Water

Wallace, David Foster Little, Brown, 2009. First Edition (first printing). A commencement address delivered by the author of INFINITE JEST to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College, subtitled "Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life." Surprisingly uncommon. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

The Goldfinch

Tartt, Donna Little, Brown, 2013. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of THE SECRET HISTORY, the story of a boy who survives an accident that kills his mother who is drawn into the criminal underworld through a small captivating painting. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Tartt on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

The Martian

Weir, Andy Crown, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the author of ARTEMIS and HAIL MARY, the story of a botanist who is left behind on Mars when the crew evacuates during a dust storm. Basis for the popular film. Fine/Fine but for bumping at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

Brick Lane

Ali, Monica Doubleday, 2003. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the author of the upcoming LOVE MARRIAGE, the acclaimed story of a Bangladesh woman who is moved to London and discovers the complexity that comes wth free choice. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and basis for the film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ali on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

Great Circle

Shipstead, Maggie Knopf, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling first novel by the author of SEATING ARRANGEMENTS, the well-received story of a female aviator determined to chart her own course -- as any cost. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight bumping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Shipstead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$75

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$75

The Right Stuff

Wolfe, Tom Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1979. First Edition (first printing). The seventh book by the author of THE BONFIRE OF THE VANTIES, the story of the seven Mercury astronauts -- America's first men in space. Basis for the popular film. Fine/Fine but for a tiny closed tear at the head of the dust jacket spine and a hint of toning to the jacket flaps. Signed by Wolfe on the obverse of the "Also by Tom Wolfe" page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

The Sellout

Beatty, Paul Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by this poet and author of THE WHITE BOY SHUFFLE, the satirical story of a young man's isolated upbringing and the appeal of a race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court. Winner of the Man Booker Prize in Britain and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Near Fine/Near Fine -- some crimping at the head of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$200

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$200

Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West

McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the celebrated author of THE ROAD and ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, the story of "the kid," a fourteen-year-old who enters the world of violence and depravity that accompanied America's westward expansion. Considered by many to be McCarthy's magnum opus. Very Good/Very Good. Some fading to the dust jacket spine and a few small chips to the jacket extremities. A few light spots of foxing to the fore edge.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

$1,500

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$1,500

The School for Good Mothers

Chan, Jessamine Simon & Schuster, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this Chicago author and former reviews editor for Publishers Weekly, the story of a woman whose cherubic daughter is all she has, until a moment of poor judgement. The most recent "Read with Jenna" selection. Fine/Fine but for a tiny (1/8") scratch to the front dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$50

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$50

Normal People

Rooney, Sally Faber & Faber, 2018. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS, the story of "mutual fascination, friendship and love" that develops between two small town Irish people who are completely different from each other. Basis for the popular Hulu television series. Fine/Fine but for one incidental crimp at the foot of the spine. Signed by Rooney on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$600

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$600

Where the Crawdads Sing

Owens, Delia Putnam, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The mega-bestselling first novel by this popular nonfiction author, the story of a North Carolina "Marsh Girl" -- an ode to the natural world, coming of age story and possible murder mystery. A selection of the Reese Witherspoon ("Hello Sunshine") Book Club. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

The Stepford Wives

Levin, Ira Random House, 1972. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of ROSEMARY'S BABY and THIS PERFECT DAY, the story of a community of husbands who create the "perfect wife." Basis for the iconic film. Near Fine in an otherwise Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket (with the publisher's $4.95 sticker attached). Only a very slight bit of the seemingly inevitable toning to the top of the front dust jacket panel. Signed by Levin on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$300

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$300

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Greer, Andrew Sean Lee Boudreaux (Little, Brown), 2017. First Edition (first printing). The sixth book by the author of THE CONFESSIONS OF MAX TIVOLI, the story of a man who accepts a series of invitations to "half-baked literary events around the world" to avoid attending his ex-boyfriend's wedding. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. In the first issue dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Signed by Greer on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

Underworld

DeLillo, Don Scribner, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The eleventh novel by the author of WHITE NOISE, the story of two people's lives -- together and apart -- shadowed throughout by the conflict of the Cold War. A finalist for the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by DeLillo on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

Mouth to Mouth

Wilson, Antoine Avid Reader Press (Simon & Schuster), 2022. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of INTERLOPER, the well-received tale of a successful art dealer who confesses the story of his rise to a former classmate in an airport bar. Fine/Fine. Signed by Wilson on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$60

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$60

Olga Dies Dreaming

Gonzalez, Xochitl Flatiron Books, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this Brooklyn author, the story of a "status-driven wedding planner" grappling with her ambitions, a missing mother and her Puerto Rican roots, set against the backdrop of New York City during the months surrounding a devastating Puerto Rico hurricane. Fine/Fine. Signed by Gonzalez on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

Matrix — Signed on the Title Page

Groff, Lauren Riverhead (Penguin Random House), 2021. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of ARCADIA and FATES AND FURIES, the story of a seventeen-year-old woman who is cast out of courtly life to be the new prioress of an impoverished twelfth-century abbey. Shortlisted for this year's National Book Award. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Groff on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$90

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$90

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Doerr, Anthony Scribner, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, the story of how the words in a book -- the story of Aethon, who longs to be turned into a bird and fly to paradise -- impact three time periods and come together in a not-so-distant future. Shortlisted for this year's National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Doerr on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$65

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$65

Bewilderment

Powers, Richard Norton, 2021. First Edition (first U.S. printing). This thirteenth novel by the author of THE OVERSTORY and THE TIME OF OUR SINGING, the story of a young man who has found a way to search for life on other planets whose son wants an explanation for a world "in love with its own destruction." Shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize in Britain and longlisted for the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Powers on a special "Richard Powers" page which has been inserted by the publisher. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

Bewilderment

Powers, Richard Hutchinson Heinemann, 2021. First British Edition (first printing). The thirteenth novel by the author of THE OVERSTORY and THE TIME OF OUR SINGING, the story of a young man who has found a way to search for life on other planets whose son wants an explanation for a world "in love with its own destruction." Shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize and longlisted for the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Powers on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

Rules of Civility

Towles, Amor Viking, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a 1937 chance encounter which propels a young woman from a Wall Street secretarial pool to the upper echelons of New York society. Near Fine - /Fine. Crimping at the head and foot of the spine and a dog-earred front end paper. Signed (along with his "spyglass" rubber stamp) and dated 2011 by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

The Nickel Boys

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2019. First Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and HARLEM SHUFFLE, the story of two boys sentenced to a Florida reform school during the "Jim Crow" era. Longlisted for the National Book Award, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

The Handmaid’s Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, the dystopian story of a near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Where the Crawdads Sing

Owens, Delia Putnam, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The mega-bestselling first novel by this popular nonfiction author, the story of a North Carolina "Marsh Girl" -- an ode to the natural world, coming of age story and possible murder mystery. A selection of the Reese Witherspoon ("Hello Sunshine") Book Club. Near Fine/Near Fine -- bumping at the head and foot of the spine and incidental rubbing at the top of the front dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$250

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$250

The Souvenir Museum — Signed on Title Page

McCracken, Elizabeth Ecco (HarperCollins), 2021. First Edition (first printing). The most recent story collection by the author of THE GIANT'S HOUSE and THUNDERSTRUCK AND OTHER STORIES. Longlisted for the National Book Award. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by McCracken on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$60

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$60

The Queen’s Gambit

Tevis, Walter Random House, 1983. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE HUSTLER and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, the story of an orphaned American girl with a rare talent for chess who must battle addiction on her way to becoming a champion. Basis for the award-winning Netflex television mini-series. Very Good/Near Fine. Foxing along the fore-edge and the end papers, a fold to the front dust jacket flap and two tiny (1/4") closed tears to the front dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

$450

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$450

Matrix

Groff, Lauren Riverhead (Penguin Random House), 2021. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of ARCADIA and FATES AND FURIES, the story of a seventeen-year-old woman who is cast out of courtly life to be the new prioress of an impoverished twelfth-century abbey. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Signed by Groff on a publisher's tipped-in page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

Stoner

Williams, John Viking, 1965. First Edition (first printing). The celebrated third novel by the author of BUTCHER'S CROSSING and AUGUSTUS, the story of a man born into a dirt-poor farming family who discovers a love of literature and follows his passion only to encounter a succession of disappointments. The book was published to limited commercial success and remained in relative obscurity for years. Over the past decades, it has come to be regarded as one of the most important twentieth-century novels, exhibiting a "quiet perfection." Near Fine/Very Good. As is often the case, the dust jacket spine has faded from bright yellow to a yellowish-grey color. Chipping at the head of the jacket spine and closed tears to the folds. Slight foxing to the top edge. This copy is inscribed by Williams on the front free end paper, as follows: "For Gordon Weaver, who will get more than a stone -- with warm regards, John Williams/Denver, 1976." From the estate of Gordon Weaver in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Weaver received his Ph.D. from the University of Denver in 1970, where (the author) Professor John Williams was the director of the creative writing program. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

$7,500

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$7,500

Golden Hill

Spufford, Francis Faber & Faber, 2016. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of the Booker-longlisted LIGHT PERPETUAL, the very popular story of a handsome young stranger who arrives in 1746 New York with an order for a thousand pounds. Winner of the Costa Award for Best First Novel. Fine/Fine. Signed by Spufford on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine.

$250

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$250

Ready Player One

Cline, Ernest Crown (Random House), 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ARMADA, the story of a young man who spends his waking hours jacked into a sprawling virtual utopia -- and who dreams of finding the ultimate lottery ticket that is concealed within this virtual world. A second book in the series ("Ready Player Two") has been released. Basis for the popular Steven Spielberg film. Fine/Fine but for a couple of incidental nicks to the top of the dust jacket panels and slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Some very light scratches to the rear jacket panel, else a bright, clean copy.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$225

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$225

Crossroads

Franzen, Jonathan Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE CORRECTIONS and THE TWENTY-SEVENTH CITY, the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis -- the action largely unfolding on a single winter day. Fine/Fine. Signed by Franzen on a special FSG tipped-in page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Signed (along with his "castle/Kremlin"stamp on the opposing page) by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

Hell of a Book

Mott, Jason Dutton, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE RETURNED, the story of an African-American author on a road trip to promote his bestselling new book -- and the story of "The Kid," a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour. A finalist for this year's National Book Award. With the "Read with Jenna" logo on the front dust jacket panel. Fine/Fine but for light bumping at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

Rules of Civility

Towles, Amor Viking, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a 1937 chance encounter which propels a young woman from a Wall Street secretarial pool to the upper echelons of New York society. Very Good/Very Good -- very light small waterstain at the bottom of the front board and slight wrinkling/crimping along the top edge of the dust jacket. Signed (along with his "dancing couple" rubber stamp) by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

The Promise

Galgut, Damon Europa Editions, 2021. First Edition (first U.S. - and true first - printing). The most recent novel by the author of THE GOOD DOCTOR, the story of a South African family and four funerals spread over many years, the fights over what they call their farm, all circling around a promise made long ago. Winner of the Booker Prize in Britain. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$85

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$85

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

Wallace, David Foster Little, Brown, 2005. First Edition (first printing). The second essay collection by the author of INFINITE JEST and THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM, in which he "ranges far and farther in his search for the original, the curious, or the merely mystifying." Fine/Fine. Signed by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$750

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$750

No One Is Talking About This

Lockwood, Patricia Bloomsbury Circus, 2021. First British Edition (first printing). The first novel by this poet, the story of a woman known for her social media posts who finds real life colliding with the portal. Shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize. The first UK and US printings of this book were published on the same date. Fine/Fine. Signed on a page that looks like the title page which has been tipped-in by the publisher. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

Ready Player One

Cline, Ernest Crown (Random House), 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ARMADA, the story of a young man who spends his waking hours jacked into a sprawling virtual utopia -- and who dreams of finding the ultimate lottery ticket that is concealed within this virtual world. The second book in the series ("Ready Player Two") was released last year. Basis for the popular Steven Spielberg film. Fine/Fine but for incidental "waviness" at the foot of 25 pages. Signed by Cline on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$600

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$600

No One Is Talking About This

Lockwood, Patricia Riverhead (Penguin Random House), 2021. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The first novel by this poet, the story of a woman known for her social media posts who finds real life colliding with the portal. Shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize in Britain. The first US and UK printings of this book were published on the same date. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$65

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$65

Intimacies — Signed on Title Page

Kitamura, Katie Riverhead Books, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of A SEPARATION, the story of an interpreter who comes to The Hague to work at the international court. Longlisted for the National Book Award. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Signed by Kitamura on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$65

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$65

Lincoln in the Bardo

Saunders, George Random House, 2017. First Edition (first printing). The first full novel by the author of CIVILWARLAND IN BAD DECLINE and TENTH OF DECEMBER, the story of a grief-stricken President Lincoln, whose eleven-year-old son who is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery -- told in a chorus of voices. Winner of the Booker Prize in Britain. Fine/Near Fine -- light rubbing to the upper corner tips. Signed and dated 2-19-17 by Saunders on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$75

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$75

Rules of Civility

Towles, Amor Viking, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a 1937 chance encounter which propels a young woman from a Wall Street secretarial pool to the upper echelons of New York society. Fine/Fine but for a little bumping at the foot of the spine. Signed (along with his "falling man" rubber stamp) and dated "Soho - Aug 10, 2011" on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

All The Light We Cannot See — Signed on Title Page

Doerr, Anthony Scribner, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The acclaimed second novel by the author of CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, the story of a young blind girl and a young boy who becomes adept at fixing radios (which wins him a place at the Hitler Youth Academy) during World War II. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Near Fine/Fine -- a bit of separation at the title page and crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Doerr on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$225

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$225

Zorrie

Hunt, Laird Bloomsbury, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of NEVERHOME, the story of a woman who has survived on odd jobs and finds her way home to the Indiana of her youth. A finalist for this year's National Book Award. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Near Fine/Near Fine -- a little bumping at the foot of the spine and slight edgewear at the top of the front dust jacket panel. Signed (along with his "castle/Kremlin" stamp on the opposing page) by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$350

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$350

The Night Watchman

Erdrich, Louise Harper (HarperCollins), 2020. First Edition (first printing). The seventeenth novel by the acclaimed author of LOVE MEDICINE and THE ROUND HOUSE, a story based on her grandfather -- who carried the fight against Native American dispossesion from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine. Signed by Erdrich on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$850

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$850

Light Perpetual

Spufford, Francis Faber & Faber, 2021. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of GOLDEN HILL, the acclaimed story of five young lives which are snuffed out when a German rocket strikes London in 1944 -- the story imagines that the rocket never landed and that these five lives went on. Longlisted for this year's Booker Prize. Fine/Fine. Signed by Spufford on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

Underworld

DeLillo, Don Scribner, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The eleventh novel by the author of WHITE NOISE and LIBRA, the story of two people's lives -- together and apart -- shadowed throughout by the conflict of the Cold War. Shortlisted for the National Book Award. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by DeLillo on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Fine/Fine but for slight bumping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed (along with his "castle/Kremlin" stamp) by Towles on the page facing the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$350

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$350

An Artist of the Floating World

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 1986. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of an aging Japanese painter whose career coincided with the rise of Japanese militarism. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. This is the (much scarcer) first issue -- printed by Butler and Tanner. Fine/Fine but for very light rubbing to the dust jacket panels. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

Suttree

McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1979. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of BLOOD MERIDIAN and THE ROAD, the story of a man who abandons his affluent family to live with a group of vagabonds along the Tennessee River. Near Fine/Near Fine. Slight rubbing and soiling to the boards, two short folds to the front dust jacket flap and very little of the usual fading to the yellow lettering on the dust jacket spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$1,950

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$1,950

The Lincoln Highway

Towles, Amor Viking, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the popular author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOCOW, the 1950's story of a young man whose plans to start life anew are changed by two friends from a juvenile work farm. Includes the "Read with Jenna" logo on the front dust jacket panel. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

The Sweetness of Water

Harris, Nathan Little, Brown, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this Austin author, the very well-received Civil War story of two freedmen and their alliance with a Georgia farmer and his wife. Fine/Fine but for some bumping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Harris on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

All the Light We Cannot See

Doerr, Anthony First Edition (first printing). The acclaimed second novel by the author of CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, the story of a young blind girl and a young boy who becomes adept at fixing radios (which wins him a place at the Hitler Youth Academy) during World War II. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight separation at he title page and crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Doerr on the title page.

$225

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$225

A Book of Common Prayer

Didion, Joan Simon and Schuster, 1977. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM and THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, the story of a woman who is left by her husband's death a large arable piece of property in a country called Boca Grande. Near Fine/Fine but for incidental fading to the dust jacket spine. A very clean copy. Signed by Didion on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$750

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$750

A Pale View of Hills

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 1982. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a middle-aged Japanese woman living alone in England dwelling on the recent suicide of her eldest daughter. Fine/Near Fine -- incidental crimping at the head and foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$1,700

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$1,700

Apex Hides the Hurt

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2006. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and THE NICKEL BOYS, the story of a "nomenclature consultant" who is hired to find a new name for the town of Winthrop. Fine/Fine but for very slight "waviness" to the dust jacket panels. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

John Henry Days

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2001. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and HARLEM SHUFFLE, the story of a young black journalist attending a local "John Henry Days" festival juxtaposed with stories of the real folk hero. A finalist for several literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Whitehead on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

Klara and the Sun

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2021. First British Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of NEVER LET ME GO and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, the story of an Artificial Friend who (from her place in the store) watches the behavior of those who come in and those who pass in the street outside. This is one of the beautiful copies produced for Waterstones -- with the blue sky and yellow sun on the page edges. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

The Prophets

Jones, Jr., Robert Putnam, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this New York City author, the well-received story of the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Signed by Jones on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Committed

Nguyen, Viet Thanh Grove Press, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The sequel to the Pulitzer-Prize-winning THE SYMPATHIZER, the well-received story of the "man of two minds" as he arrives in 1980's Paris. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Signed by Nguyen on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Handmaid's Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what was once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hultu television series. Fine/Near Fine -- light crimping at the head and foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$350

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$350

Love Medicine

Erdrich, Louise Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1984. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the author of THE ROUND HOUSE and THE NIGHT WATCHMAN, the story of the intertwined fates of two Native American families on and around a North Dakota Reservation. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Near Fine/Near Fine -- one short closed tear and slight rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. Inscribed by Erdrich on the title page, as follows, "To Eda, Luck, Louise Erdrich.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$150

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$150

Tales of the South Pacific

Michener, James A. Macmillan, 1947. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of THE DRIFTERS and HAWAII, a story collection told by a young naval officer whose duties took him up and down the islands in the south Pacific during World War II. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the musical play and film ("South Pacific"). Very Good+/Very Good+ -- the usual browning to the pages and the front hinge just starting. Price intact -- this is the issue with the $3.00 horizontally indicated at the bottom of the front dust jacket flap. Slight crimping and miniscule chipping at the head and foot of the jacket spine but overall a relatively clean copy of a book which is notorious for turning up in ratty condition. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

$650

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$650

Altered Carbon

Morgan, Richard Gollancz, 2002. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THIN AIR, the popular story set in the twenty-fifth century when it is possible to store a person's consciousness in a cordial stack at the base of the brain -- where it can be downloaded into a new body, making death nothing more than a minor blip. Basis for the Netflix television series. Fine/Fine but for the usual light browning to the pages. Signed and dated 5/2/02 by Morgan on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$600

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$600

Great Circle

Shipstead, Maggie Knopf, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling first novel by the author of SEATING ARRANGEMENTS, the well-received story of a female aviator determined to chart her own course -- at any cost. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Shipstead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$750

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$750

Whereabouts

Lahiri, Jhumpa Knopf, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The most recent novel by the author of INTERPRETER OF MALADIES, the story of an unnamed woman in an unnamed city who traverses the streets around her house to feel less alone. Fine/Fine. Signed by Lahiri on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$85

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$85

Midnight’s Children

Rushdie, Salman Jonathan Cape, 1981. First British Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of THE SATANIC VERSES and JOSEPH ANTON, a story with epic sweep which follows twin protagonists in the evocation of a vast and complicated land and its people -- modern India. Winner of the Booker Prize and subsequently twice selected as the winner of the "Booker of Bookers." Also, winner of the James Tate Black Memorial Book Prize and the English Speaking Union Literary Award. Basis for the film. Very Good+/Near Fine. A previous owner's name to the front free end paper. Lightly bumped corners but only a slight amount of the usual fading to the blue dust jacket spine. Signed by Rushdie on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

$1,500

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$1,500

Arcadia

Groff, Lauren Voice (Hyperion), 2012. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the acclaimed author of FATES AND FURIES and the upcoming MATRIX, the acclaimed story of a commune "utopia" set in 1970's western New York State. Fine/Fine but for crimping at the head of the spine. Signed by Groff on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$50

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$50

LaRose

Erdrich, Louise HarperCollins, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The fifteenth novel by the author of THE ROUND HOUSE and THE NIGHT WATCHMAN, the story of a man who accidentally shoots his best friend's five-year-old son. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the dust jacket spine. Signed by Erdrich on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$50

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$50

The Bingo Palace

Erdrich, Louise HarperCollins, 1994. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of LOVE MEDICINE and THE NIGHT WATCHMAN, the story of a young man summoned home by his grandmother to find that he is torn between success and meaning. Fine/Fine. Signed by Erdrich on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

Shuggie Bain

Stuart, Douglas Grove Press, 2020. First Edition (first U.S. -- and true first -- printing). The debut novel by this Scottish author who now works in New York fashion design, the story of a 1980's Glasgow family with an alcoholic mother. Shortlisted for the National Book Award and winner of the Booker Prize in Britain. In the first issue dust jacket with NO mention of awards. Fine/Fine but for a tiny bit of crimping at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

The Underground Railroad

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE NICKEL BOYS and the upcoming HARLEM SHUFFLE, the chronicle of a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Named as an Oprah Book Club selection and winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Also, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the Prime Video television series. Fine/Fine but for an incidental crimp at the foot of the spine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

Asymmetry

Halliday, Lisa Simon & Schuster, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this Whiting Award winner, two seeming disparate stories that are brought together in a third section with unexpected connections. Fine/Fine. Signed by Halliday on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

The Shell Collector

Doerr, Anthony Scribner, 2002. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE and CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, a well-received story collection. Fine/Near Fine -- slight rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$35

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$35

In Persuasion Nation

Saunders, George Riverhead (Penguin Group), 2006. First Edition (first printing). The third full story collection by the author of CIVILWARLAND IN BAD DECLINE and LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, which includes "The Red Bow" -- winner of the National Magazine Award. Fine/Fine but for very slight crimping at the foot of the spine and the usual slight tanning to the pages. Signed by Saunders (with his sketch making the flower into a person and a peace symbol) on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

Mites & Other Poems in Miniature

Updike, John Lord John Press, 1990. First Edition (first printing). An edition limited to 200 signed copies (this is # 85) of this miniature poetry book by the author of RABBIT, RUN. Measures 2 15/16" x 2 1/4" across the front board. Fine without dust jacket as issued. Signed by Updike on the signature page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

$200

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$200

The Nickel Boys

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2019. First Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and HARLEM SHUFFLE, the story of two boys sentenced to a Florida reform school during the "Jim Crow" era. Longlisted for the National Book Award, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby

Wolfe, Tom Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1965. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the popular author of THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES and THE RIGHT STUFF, an essay collection that "takes a sharp-eyed look at the American scene..." Near Fine/Near Fine -- very light toning at the top and bottom of the boards and a light crease to the front dust jacket flap and the rear jacket panel. Inscribed by Wolfe on the front free end paper, as follows: " For Chuck Lawlis, with Best Wishes and Appreciation , from Tom Wolfe.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$650

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$650

The Year of Magical Thinking

Didion, Joan Knopf, 2005. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling memoir by the author of SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM and A BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, her attempt to make sense of death, illness, marriage and children during the year after her daughter's brain hematoma and her husband's fatal coronary. Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction and basis for the Broadway play. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Didion on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$550

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$550

About Grace

Doerr, Anthony Scribner, 2004. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE and the upcoming CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, the story of a man who sometimes sees things before they happen -- and who dreams of his own infant daughter's death. Fine/Fine. Signed by Doerr on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Night Watchman

Erdrich, Louise Harper (HarperCollins), 2020. First Edition (first printing). The seventeenth novel by the author of LOVE MEDICINE and LAROSE, a story based on the extraordinary life of her grandfather -- who carried the fight against Native American dispossession all the way to Washington, D. C. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine but for an incidental crimp at the head of the dust jacket spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

The Round House

Erdrich, Louise Harper (HarperCollins), 2012. First Edition (first printing). The fourteenth novel by the author of THE NIGHT WATCHMAN and LAROSE, the story of an Ojibwe woman who is attacked on a reservation in North Dakota and how her thirteen-year-old son sets out to get answers for details of the crime. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Erdrich on the title page (who has added "Birchbark" -- the name of her bookstore -- under the signature). . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$55

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$55

The Nickel Boys

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2019. First Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and HARLEM SHUFFLE, the story of two boys sentenced to a Florida reform school during the "Jim Crow" era. Longlisted for the National Book Award, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$25

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$25

Between the World and Me

Coates, Ta-Nehisi Spiegel & Grau, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The second book by the author of THE WATER DANCER, a non-fiction essay that confronts the intimate concerns of a father for his son by offering a new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Coates on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

The Orchard Keeper

McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1965. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the celebrated author of THE ROAD and BLOOD MERIDIAN, a story that takes place in an East Tennessee community which was "still off the main path of the advance of civilization and a little outside the rule of law." Includes a "compliments of the publisher" card which was sent to early reviewers. Near Fine/Very Good -- some wrinkling to the front dust jacket panel, slight fading to the red letters on the jacket spine and archival tape applied to the back of the jacket where the front flap and panel are joined together (this book is notorious for detachment of the front flap as the jacket was scorred twice during publication). A presentable copy of an important first book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

$2,500

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$2,500

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Knopf, 2005. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

The Remains of the Day

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 1989. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of NEVER LET ME GO and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of an aging butler's six-day motoring tour which is disturbed by memories of his life in service. Winner of the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Near Fine/Near Fine -- almost imperceptible fading to the dust jacket spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$275

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$275

Rules of Civility

Towles, Amor Viking, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, the 1930's story of a chance encounter which propels a young woman from the secretarial pool to the upper echelons of New York society. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Towles (together with his "big band" rubber stamp) on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

The Handmaid’s Tale

Atwood, Margaret Houghton Mifflin, 1986. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what was once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. A clean copy with only slight toning to the creamy white dust jacket. Includes the publisher's "Bookcard" issued to promote the book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

The Committed

Nguyen, Viet Thanh Grove Press, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The sequel to the Pulitzer-Prize-winning THE SYMPATHIZER, the well-received story of the "man with two minds" as he arrives in 1980's Paris. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Unlike most currently available online, this copy has been signed by Nguyen on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Prophets

Jones, Jr., Robert Putnam, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this New York City author, the well-received story of the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Unlike most available online, this copy has been signed by Jones on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

Great Circle

Shipstead, Maggie Knopf, 2021. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling first novel by the author of SEATING ARRANGEMENTS, the story of a female aviator determined to chart her own course -- at any cost. Fine/Fine. Signed by Shipstead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$85

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$85

Memoirs of a Geisha

Golden, Arthur Knopf, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this Massachusetts author, the very popular story of the life of a Japanese geisha -- "rich with detail and a vast knowledge of history." Near Fine/Near Fine -- a few flecks of foxing to the top edge of the pages and crimping at the head and foot of the spine. There is a light fold to the rear dust jacket flap. Inscribed by Golden on the title page, as follows: "For Marie, with warm regards, Arthur Golden.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$125

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$125

White Noise

DeLillo, Don Viking, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of UNDERWORLD, the story of an ominous "airborne toxic event" which threatens to engulf a small liberal arts college town. Winner of the National Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping/bumping at the foot of the spine and incidental toning to the white dust jacket. Signed by DeLillo on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

Everything is Illuminated

Foer, Jonathan Safran Houghton Mifflin, 2002. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, the very well-received story of a young man who sets out to find the woman who may or may not have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Fine/Fine. Signed by Foer on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Near Fine/Near Fine -- crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed (along with his "castle/Kremlin" and "top hat" stamps on the opposing page) by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$250

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$250

The First Four Volumes in the “World of Tiers” Series – The Maker of Universes, The Gates of Creation, A Private Cosmos and Behind the Walls of Terra

Farmer, Philip Jose Ace Books, 1965. First Editions (first printings). The first four novels in the "World of Tiers" series by the author of the RIVERWORLD books. Each of was published by Ace Books as a paperback original -- The Maker of Universes (1965), The Gates of Creation (1966), A Private Cosmos (1968) and Behind the Walls of Terra (1970). Each volume is Near Fine (with no spine creasing and only very light page browning) and each is individually SIGNED by Farmer.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

$200

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$200

Novotny’s Pain (Lettered Edition)

Roth, Philip Sylvester & Orphanos, 1980. First Edition (first book printing). One of an Edition Limited to 26 lettered copies (this is letter "C") of this story by the author of PORTNOY's COMPLAINT and AMERICAN PASTORAL, the story of a Polish-American who received a discharge from the Army due to a low back ailment. Fine hard cover in Fine slipcase as issued. Signed by Roth on the limitation/colophon page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

$350

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$350

The Sympathizer

Nguyen, Viet Thanh Grove Press, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE REFUGEES and THE COMMITTED, the well-received story of a half-French half-Vietnamese communist sleeper agent living in America after the end of the Vietnam War. Winner of multiple literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$175

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$175

The Intuitionist

Whitehead, Colson Anchor (Doubleday), 1999. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the acclaimed author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and THE NICKEL BOYS, the story of the first black female elevator inspector in a world of "Empiricists" vs "Intuitionists." Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

Emerald City — True First Edition

Egan, Jennifer Picador, 1993. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first book by the celebrated author of A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD and THE INVISIBLE CIRCUS, a story collection somewhat prematurely subtitled "The Collected Works of Jennifer Egan." A slightly different collection with the same title was published in the U.S. three years later. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

Angels

Johnson, Denis Knopf, 1983. First Edition (first printing). A Review Copy (with the review slip and promotional postcard) of the first novel by the author of JESUS'S SON and TREE OF SMOKE, the story of two desperate people who come together on a Greyhound bus. Fine/Near Fine -- a hint of toning to the dust jacket flaps. Inscribed by Johnson on the half-title page, as follows: "For Mitchell, Denis Johnson." . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$250

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$250

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed

Irving, John Bloomsbury, 1993. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first story/essay collection by the author of THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP and A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY. The British Edition preceded all others -- including the US Edition by three years -- and did not include the memoir, THE IMAGINARY GIRLFRIEND (which was published separately in Britain). Fine/Near Fine but for incidental crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Inscribed by Irving on the title page, as follows: "For Craig & Christina/with my love/John Irving.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$250

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$250

Ocean of Words

Jin, Ha Zoland Books, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The first fiction book by the author of WAITING, a collection of stories about soldiers in the People's Liberation Army set on the Chinese-Russian border in the early 1970's. Winner of the PEN Hemingway Award. Published as a paperback original -- a hardcover version was produced some time later. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued. Inscribed by Jin on the title page, as follows: "For Larry: with good wishes, Ha Jin Jan 1999.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

$75

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$75

Ship of Fools

Porter, Katherine Anne Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1962. First Edition (first printing). The only novel by the celebrated author of FLOWERING JUDAS and PALE HORSE, PALE RIDER, the story of a 1931 ocean voyage from Veracruz to Germany which is a composite portait of the world drifting towards disaster. A finalist for the National Book Award and basis for the Academy-Award-winning film. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light rubbing to isolated spots of the dust jacket. Signed by Porter on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$350

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$350

The Shell Collector

Doerr, Anthony Scribner, 2002. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE and the upcoming CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, a well-received story collection. Fine/Fine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

Daughter of the Tejas

(McMurtry, Larry) Ray, Ophelia New York Graphic Society, 1965. First Edition (first printing). A story which was ghostwritten by Larry McMurtry (according to many sources), the story of a twelve-year-old girl who sets out in pursuit of a band of Apaches who kidnaped her mother. Near Fine without the dust jacket -- a clean copy in grey cloth.. Unsigned. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

$65

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$65

Life of Pi

Martel, Yann Knopf Canada, 2001. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of SELF, the acclaimed story of a solitary man on a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger -- or it is? Winner of the Man Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

The Optimist's Daughter

Welty, Eudora Random House, 1972. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE PONDER HEART and DELTA WEDDING, the story of a young woman who returns from Chicago to spend a few days at her former Mississippi home after her father dies. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine -- an uncommonly clean copy.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

Memorial

Washington, Bryan Riverhead, 2020. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of LOT, the story of two unconventional roommates whose lives are changed when one flies to Japan to say goodbye to his father. Shortlisted for the Nationsl Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Washington on a tipped-in page -- round gold sticker indicating "Signed Copy" on the front dust jacket panel. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Tevis, Walter Gold Medal (Fawcett), 1963. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of THE HUSTLER and THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT, the story of a visitor from another planet who came on a mission of mercy. Basis for the David Bowie film. Published as a paperback original. Near Fine in pictorial wraps as issued -- the usual slight rubbing to the covers but less than is usually seen.. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

$150

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$150

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine and a small scrape to the front dust jacket panel where (apparently) a sticker was removed. Signed by Towles on the title page (with his "hat" and "castle/Kremlin" stamps on the opposing page). . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

Klara and the Sun (three volume set)

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 2021. First British Editions (first printings). All three British versions of the trade edition of the most recent novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and NEVER LET ME GO, the well-received story of an Artificial Friend. Includes (1) the "Waterstones" version with an orange dust jacket, colored end papers and page edges, (2) the "Independent Booksellers" version with a blue dust jacket, black end papers and white page edges and (3) the standard "hardback" version with an orange dust jacket, black end papers and white page edges. Each of the three Fine/Fine volumes is a first printing and each is signed by Ishiguro on the half-title page. Includes the publisher's promotional card for the book. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$500

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$500

First Love, Last Rites

McEwan , Ian Jonathan Cape, 1975. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of ATONEMENT and ENDURING LOVE, a well-received story collection. Includes "Solid Geometry" and "Disguises" -- each of which were printed in limited edition formats later. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award. Fine/Fine but for incidental "dustiness" to the top edge of the pages. Signed by McEwan on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$1,000

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$1,000

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Larsson, Stieg Maclehose Press (Quercus), 2008. First British (and first English-language) Edition (first printing). The first novel in the "Millennium" trilogy by this liberal journalist who died prior to its publication, the popular story of a man investigating a murder case who is assisted by a gifted and conscience-free computer specialist. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland. Basis for two films and winner of Sweden's Glass Key Award. Near Fine/Fine -- one lightly rubbed corner and slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

Jurassic Park

Crichton, Michael Knopf, 1990. First Edition (first trade printing). The seventh novel pubished under his own name by the author of THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, the bestselling story of a remote jungle island with genetically engineered dinosaurs. Basis for the film franchise. Fine/Fine. Signed by Crichton on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$1,000

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$1,000

The Dog Stars

Heller, Peter Knopf, 2012. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE PAINTER and THE RIVER, the postapocalyptic story of a pilot who survived a flu that killed everyone he knows. When a random transmission beams through his radio, he risks everything to follow the trail of the voice. Fine/Fine. Signed by Heller on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

Larsson, Stieg Maclehose Press (Quercus), 2009. First British (and first English-language) Edition (first printing). The third novel in the "Millennium" trilogy by the author of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, the story of the computer genius as she recovers from gunshot wounds and faces murder charges. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$25

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$25

American Rust

Meyer, Philipp Spiegel & Grau, 2009. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE SON, the well-received story of two young men in a beautiful but economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Meyer on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Queen’s Gambit

Tevis, Walter Random House, 1983. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE HUSTLER and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, the story of an American girl who was born with a talent for chess that matched that of the world's greatest players. Basis for the popular Netflix miniseries. Fine/Near Fine -- slight rubbing and a very light short scratch to the rear dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$600

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$600

The Windup Girl

Bacigalupi, Paolo Night Shade Books, 2009. First Edition (first printing). The first adult novel by the author of THE WATER KNIFE, the story of an engineered being -- creche-grown and programmed to satisfy the decadent whims of a Kyoto businessman, but now abandoned to the streets of Bangkok. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards (as well as several other Science Fiction prizes). Near Fine/Fine -- two very lightly tapped corners. Signed by Bacigalupi on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Ready Player One

Cline, Ernest Crown (Random House), 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ARMADA, the story of a young man who spends his waking hours jacked into a sprawling virtual utopia -- and who dreams of finding the ultimate lottery ticket that is concealed within this virtual world. Basis for the popular Steven Spielberg film. A second book in the series ("Ready Player Two") was released in November. In the first issue dust jacket (with NO New York Times Bestseller notation). Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine and one lightly tapped corner. Signed by Cline on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

Infinite Jest

Wallace, David Foster Little, Brown, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The magnum-opus by the author of THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM and THE PALE KING, the "gargantuan, mind-altering comedy" about addictive entertainment centered around a Boston halfway-house for recovering addicts and the nearby tennis academy. With the infamous 98 pages of "Notes & Errata" which are key to an in-depth understanding of this densely-written story. This is the first issue with "Vollman" missepelled on the rear dust jacket panel. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Very minimal amount of the usual glue residue to the end paper along the front hinge. Signed and dated 2/29/96 by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$3,000

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$3,000

Child of God

McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1973. First Edition (first printing). An exceptionally clean copy of the third novel by the author of BLOOD MERIDIAN and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, the story of a violent man falsely accused of rape who haunts the East Tennessee hill country when he is released from jail. Fine/Fine but for the front pastedown which is imperfectly aligned with the front board -- causing the text block to slightly sag.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$1,950

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$1,950

The Things They Carried

O'Brien, Tim Houghton Mifflin, 1990. First Edition (first printing). The definitive classic fifth book by the author of GOING AFTER CACCIATO, a not-quite-novel and not-quite story collection about the Vietnam War featurning "Tim O'Brien" -- foot soldier and author. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In the "first issue" dust jacket with the spine slightly off-center. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by O'Brien on the title page, as follows: "To Jim, Peace, and thanks, Tim O'Brien." . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels

Updike, John Everyman's Library (Knopf), 1995. First Edition (first printing thus). An 1500+ page omnibus volume that brings together the four RABBIT novels (RABBIT, RUN, RABBIT REDUX, RABBIT IS RICH and RABBIT AT REST) for the first time. These books taken together chronicle the major events occurring during the second half of the twentieth century -- the last two novels in the series each separately won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine but for slight wrinkling to the center of the dust jacket spine. Signed by Updike on the front free end paper. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

Rabbit, Run

Updike, John Knopf, 1960. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the prolific author of THE CENTAUR and the first novel in the RABBIT series -- the story of Harry Angstrom, a one-time high school basketball star who, on an impulse, deserts his wife. The RABBIT books taken together chronicle the major events occurring during the second half of the twentieth century -- the last two novels in the series each separately won the Pulitzer Prize. Very Good/Very Good -- a small water stain at the top of the pages and a neat one-word previous owner's name to the front free end paper. The dust jacket has folds and a couple of small chips. As usual, there is light fading to the colored bars on the jacket spine -- but less than is often encountered. Signed by Updike on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

$350

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$350

The Girl Who Played With Fire

Larsson, Stieg Maclehose Press (Quercus), 2009. First British (and first English-language) Edition (first printing). The second novel in the "Millennium" trilogy by the author of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, the story of the computer genius and woman of independent means who decides to wage war on the sex-trafficking industry. Translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland. Fine/Fine but for slight bumping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Keeland on the title page. . Signed By Translator. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

White Noise

DeLillo, Don Viking, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of UNDERWORLD, the story of an ominous "airborne toxic event" which threatens to engulf a small liberal arts college town. Winner of the National Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine but for a tiny nick near the spine -- a very clean copy. Inscribed by DeLillo on the title page, as follows: "To Joe/Don DeLillo.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

The Coup

Updike, John Knopf, 1978. First Edition (first printing). The ninth novel by the author of the RABBIT series, the story of violent events in an imaginary African nation during the last year of Richard Nixon's presidency. Fine/Near Fine but for very light foxing to the top edge of the pages. Signed by Updike on the front free end paper. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$35

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$35

"A" is for Alibi

Grafton, Sue Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1982. First Edition (first printing). The first novel in the alphabetical Kinsey Millhone mystery series, the story of an eight-year-old murder case featuring a young wife who hires Kinsey to find out who killed her late husband. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Very light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Grafton on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$500

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$500

The Handmaid’s Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what was once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light crimping at the head of the dust jacket spine and a small brown spot at the bottom edge of the pages, else a bright, clean copy. Signed by Atwood on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$1,750

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$1,750

Cloud Atlas

Mitchell, David Sceptre (Hodder & Stoughton), 2004. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of UTOPIA AVENUE and NUMBER9DREAM, the stories of several characters whose voices are echoed "down the corridor of history." Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and basis for the film. With the original wrap-around band. Fine/Fine but for two pages with slight (1/2 inch) "dents" along the fore edge. Signed by Mitchell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$400

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$400

Interpreter of Maladies

Lahiri, Jhumpa Mariner (Houghton Mifflin), 1999. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of THE LOWLAND and WHEREABOUTS, an acclaimed story collection which transcends the boundaries of nations and generations. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN Hemingway Award. This is the true first, published as a paperback original (the first hardcover was published approximately a year later following the Pulitzer win). Near Fine in pictorial wraps as issued -- the usual browning to the pages and an incidental crease to the front cover. Signed by Lahiri on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

$125

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$125

The Night Circus

Morgenstern, Erin Doubleday, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the Massachusetts author of THE STARLESS SEA, the well-received story of the fierce competition between two young illusionists who travel the world in a circus that arrives without warning. Fine/Fine. Signed by Morgenstern on the page following the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$65

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$65

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolshevicks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Near Fine/Near Fine -- crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Towles on a page preceding the half-title page (along with both his "castle/Kremlin" and top-hat stamps). . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$275

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$275

The Plot Against America

Roth, Philip Houghton Mifflin, 2004. First Edition (first printing). A novel by the author of GOODBYE, COLUMBUS and PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT, an "alternative history" story based on the premise that Charles Lindbergh defeated Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 Presidential election. A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award and basis for the HBO series. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Roth on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

The Centaur

Updike, John Knopf, 1963. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of the RABBIT series and THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, a story in which the myth of Chiron (the wisest of centaurs) is re-told set in modern day Ollinger High School. Winner of the National Book Award. Very Good/Very Good -- four pages with underlining and very slight spine cocking. The dust jacket has a few small chips and folds. Tape repair to the reverse side of the jacket. Signed by Updike on a bookplate attached to the front free end paper. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

$100

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$100

Americana and Other Poems

Updike, John Knopf, 2001. First Edition (first printing). The seventh poetry collection by the author of RABBIT, RUN and THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK. Fine/Fine but for a small red remainder dot to the top edge of the pages and incidental fading to the dust jacket spine. Signed by Updike on the front free end paper. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

Rabbit at Rest

John Updike Knopf, 1990. First Edition (first trade printing). The fourth novel in the RABBIT series, in which Harry Angstrom has acquired "heart trouble, a Florida condo, and a second grandchild." Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Near Fine/Fine. Signed by Updike on the title page. Includes a photo of Updike at a book signing event. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$65

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$65

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine -- crimping at the head and foot of the sprine. Inscribed by Ishiguro on the title page, as follows: "To Helene and Sidney, Kazuo Ishiguro.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$350

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$350

Proceedings of the First European Conference on Cormac McCarthy

(McCarthy, Cormac) David Holloway, Editor Cormac McCarthy Society, 1999. A publication that was distributed to participants of the June 1998 conference that took place at The John F. Kennedy Institute at the Free University of Berlin which contains articles, essays and photographs -- noting areas where McCarthy grew up and the influences of these on his books. Includes a letter from the Cormac McCarthy Society signed by Rick Wallach -- who was the Secretary-Treasurer of the organization at that time. Near Fine in wraps with hard plastic binding -- very slight yellowing to the front cover. A scarce item.. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

$250

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$250

Redeployment

Klay, Phil Penguin Press, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of MISSIONARIES, a story collection about the soldiers in the Iraq War. Winner of the National Book Award. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine and a couple of small faint water marks to the boards. Signed and dated 10/11/14 by Klay on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$55

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$55

Shuggie Bain

Stuart, Douglas Grove Press, 2020. First Edition (first U.S. -- and true first -- printing). The debut novel by this Scottish author who now works in New York fashion design, the story of a 1980's Glasgow family with an alcoholic mother. Shortlisted for the National Book Award and winner of the Booker Prize in Britain. Fine/Fine but for a tiny bump at the bottom of the rear board. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

Northern Lights

O'Brien, Tim Delacorte Press, 1975. First Edition (first printing). The second book (and first novel) by the author of THE THINGS THEY CARRIED and GOING AFTER CACCIATO, the story of two Minnesota brothers who are driven by a compulsion to act out the demands of their dead father. Near Fine/Near Fine -- incidental fading at the top and bottom of the front board. Inscribed by O'Brien on the front free end paper, as follows: "To David, Very Best, Tim O'Brien.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

Homecoming

Alvarez, Julia Grove Press, 1984. First Edition (first printing). The simultaneous hardcover printing of the first book by the celebrated author of HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS and IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES, a poetry collection. Fine/Near Fine -- minor edgewear to the head and foot of the dust jacket spine. Inscribed by Alvarez on the title page, as follows: "To Tomas/Felicidades!/Julia Alvarez.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$500

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$500

Marry Me – Limited Edition

Updike, John Knopf, 1976. First Edition (first limited trade printing). One of an edition limited to 300 copies (this is # 96) of the eighth novel by the author of the RABBIT books and COUPLES, the story of two people who want to get married -- though they are already married to others. Fine/Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase as issued. Signed by Updike on the colophon/limitation page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$50

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$50

Self-Consciousness: Memoirs

Updike, John Knopf, 1989. First Edition (first trade printing). The first memoir by the author of the RABBIT books, in which he writes of "his home town, his psoriasis, his stuttering, his discomfort during the Vietnam war, his ancestors and his religion and sense of self." Near Fine/Fine. Signed by Updike on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$25

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$25

Terrorist

Updike, John Knopf, 2006. First Edition (first printing). The tweny-second novel by the author of the RABBIT books, the story of an eighteen-year-old whose employment at a furniture store leads him into the threads of a terrorist plot. Fine/Fine. Signed by Updike on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$25

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$25

S.

Updike, John Knopf, 1988. First Edition (first printing). The thirteenth novel by the author of the RABBIT books, the story of a woman who leaves her husband in New England to join a religious cult commune in Arizona -- told in the form of letters and tapes that she dispatches. Fine/Fine but for light rubbing to the front dust jacket panel. Signed and dated 12/4/95 by Updike on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$20

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$20

Zone One

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the twice-Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, the post-apocalyptic story about the aftermath of a pandemic and a group of "sweepers" -- civilian volunteers who clear out infected stragglers from Manhattan. Fine/Fine but for a small red remainder dot to the bottom edge of the pages. Signed by Whitehead on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$50

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$50

Rabbit is Rich

Updike, John Knopf, 1981. First Edition (first printing). The third novel in the RABBIT series, a story set during the gold-crazy 1970's when Harry Angstrom has come to enjoy considerable prosperity as the chief sales representative of a Toyota agency. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Near Fine/Fine but for very light foxing to the fore edge. Signed by Updike on a tipped-in page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

Brazil

Updike, John Knopf, 1994. First Edition (first trade printing). The sixteenth novel by the author of COUPLES and THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, the story of a young couple set in "a stylized Brazil where almost anything is possible." Fine/Near Fine -- very light fading to the dust jacket spine. Signed by Updike on the front free end paper. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$25

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$25

Seek My Face

Updike, John Knopf, 2002. First Edition (first printing). The twentieth novel by the author of THE CENTAUR and RABBIT, RUN, the story of a seventy-eight-year-old painter which is told through questions from a New York interviewer. Fine/Fine. Signed by Updike on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$60

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$60

The Widows of Eastwick

Updike, John Knopf, 2008. First Edition (first printing). A sequel to THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK wherein the three divorcees return from world travels to the old Rhode Island seaside town to cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds. Fine/Fine. Signed by Updike on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$35

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$35

Roger’s Version

Updike, John Knopf, 1986. First Edition (first trade printing). The twelfth novel by the author of THE CENTAUR and THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, the story of a divinity school professor who is visited by a young computer hacker who believes that scientific evidence of God's existence is accumulating. Near Fine/Fine but for a small snag at the head of the dust jacket spine and incidental toning to the jacket flaps. Signed by Updike on the front free end paper. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$25

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$25

Memories of the Ford Administration

Updike, John Knopf, 1992. First Edition (first trade printing). The fifteenth novel by the author of TERORIST and THE COUP, a story of two American centuries as an author receives a request for his impressions of the Gerald Ford administration while he is writing a book on the life of James Buchanan. Near Fine/Fine -- wear to the bottom edge of the boards. Signed by Updike on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$20

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$20

Bech is Back

Updike, John Knopf, 1982. First Edition (first printing). The second book in the Henry Bech series. Considered to be Updike's alter-ego, Bech is an unproductive Jewish-American writer who returns here with seven new chapters from his life. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Updike on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$20

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$20

The Handmaid's Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, the dystopian story of a near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the popular award-winning television series. Near Fine/Near Fine -- very light soiling to the rear dust jacket panel and to the very top of the front jacket panel.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$300

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$300

White Noise

DeLillo, Don First Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of Underworld, the story of an ominous "airborne toxic event" which threatens to engulf a small liberal arts college town. Winner of the National Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine but for a tiny nick near the spine -- a very clean copy. Inscribed by DeLillo on the title page, as follows: "To Joe/Don DeLillo."

$450

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$450

An Artist of the Floating World

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 1986. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and the upcoming KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of an aging Japanese painter whose career coincided with the rise of Japanese militarism. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. This is the (much scarcer) first issue -- printed by Butler and Tanner. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

An Artist of the Floating World

Ishiguro, Kazuo Putnam, 1986. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The second novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, the story of an aging Japanese painter whose career coincided with the rise of Japanese militarism. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. Fine/Near Fine -- a slight "push" at the foot of the spine and light rubbing to the dust jacket panels. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$150

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$150

You Have Arrived at Your Destination

Towles, Amor Independent Bookstore Day, 2020. First Edition (first book printing). A near future science fiction story by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, the tale of a man who sees a fertility lab as a way to help his future child get a "leg up" in a competitive world. First book publication -- originally published in the (Kindle) Amazon Original Stories Forward Collection series. Fine pictorial hardcover without dust jacket as issued. Signed by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

$45

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$45

American Psycho

Ellis, Bret Easton Vintage (Random House), 1991. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of LESS THAN ZERO, the story of a young man who earns his fortune on Wall Street by day and expresses his true self through torture and murder by night. The book was so controversial that the hardcover edition planned by Simon and Schuster was cancelled -- so this paperbound edition by Vintage is the true first printing. Originally panned by critics, this has come to be considered a modern-day classic. Basis for the Boardway musical and the film. Near Fine in pictorial wraps as issued -- very light foxing to the top edge, else clean. Inscribed by Ellis on the title page, as follows: "For Sam Stevens/best wishes/9/11/95/Bret Easton Ellis.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

$600

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$600

The Counterlife

Roth, Philip Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. First Edition (first trade printing). The fifteenth book by the author of AMERICAN PASTORAL and GOODBYE, COLUMBUS, a story of people enacting their dreams of renewal and escape. A finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine but for slight warping of the boards (which is somewhat common for this title) and a very light writing indentation to the front dust jacket panel. Inscribed by Roth on the title page, as follows: "March 1988/To Sig Tobias -- all my best wishes -- Philip Roth.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

Where the Crawdads Sing

Owens, Delia Putnam, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The mega-bestselling first novel by this nature and non-fiction author, the story of the "Marsh Girl" who lives in a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. An "ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder." A selection of Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$600

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$600

The White Boy Shuffle

Beatty, Paul Houghton Mifflin, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the poet and author of THE SELLOUT, a satire on race issues -- a coming-of-age story about a contemporary African American who is in no way typical. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine and a small sticker scuff to the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Beatty on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$200

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$200

Fish Soup

Le Guin, Ursula K. Atheneum, 1992. First Edition (first printing). A novel for Younger Readers by the author of THE LATHE OF HEAVEN and THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, the story of two friends who imagine children -- but not in quite the same way as they expected. Fine/Fine. Signed by LeGuin on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Andromeda Strain

Crichton, Michael Knopf, 1969. First Edition (first printing). The first novel published under his own name by the author of JURASSIC PARK, the story of the "crash mobilization" of the highest scientific and medical resources when an unmanned satellite returns to earth lethally contaminated. Basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine but for light chipping/bumping along the top of the front dust jacket panel and one very light fold to the front jacket flap. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$300

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$300

Big Fish, A Novel of Mythic Proportions

Wallace, Daniel Algonquin, 1998. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of RAY IN REVERSE, the story of a young boy who re-creates his elusive father's life in a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts he knows. Basis for the popular film. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Wallace on the title page, as follows: "to Nick, Daniel Wallace." . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

Between the World and Me

Coates, Ta-Nehisi Spiegel & Grau, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The second book by the author of THE WATER DANCER, a non-fiction essay that confronts the intimate concerns of a father for his son by offering a new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Coates on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$500

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$500

Rules of Civility

Towles, Amor Viking, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, the 1930's story of a chance encounter which propels a young woman from the secretarial pool to the upper echelons of New York society. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed byTowles (together which his "big band" rubber stamp) on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West

McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the celebrated author of ALL THE PRETY HORSES and THE ROAD, a story of "the kid" that takes place along the US/Mexico border in 1849-1850. Voted runner-up in a 2006 NY Times poll for the best fiction book in the previous 25 years. Fine/Fine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$3,500

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$3,500

All the Light We Cannot See

Doerr, Anthony Scribner, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The acclaimed second novel by the author of THE SHELL COLLECTOR, the story of a young blind girl and a young boy who becomes adept at fixing radios (which wins him a place at the Hitler Youth Academy) during World War II. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Housed in a non-custom slipcase. Fine/Fine but for one slight crease at the head of the spine. Signed and dated May 6, 2014 (the publication month) by Doerr on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Girl With a Pearl Earring — First Issue

Chevalier, Tracy HarperCollins, 1999. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of THE LADY AND THE UNICORN, the story (inspired by the girl from one of Vermeer's most loved paintings) of a maid in Johannes Vermeer's household who is caught up in scandal. Winner of the B&N Discover New Writers Award and basis for the film. In the first issue dust jacket -- with Earring misspelled as "Earing" on the rear panel. Fine/Fine. Signed by Chevalier on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

The Year of Magical Thinking

Didion, Joan Knopf, 2005. First Edition (first printing). The eighth book of nonfiction by the author of SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM, the bestselling memoir of Didion's year spent mourning the loss of her husband, the author John Gregory Dunne. Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction and a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Basis for the Broadway show. Fine/Fine. Signed by Didion on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

The Shadow of the Wind

Zafon, Carlos Ruiz The Penguin Press, 2004. First Edition (first U.S.printing). The first adult novel by the late author of THE ANGEL'S GAME, the popular story of a boy's journey through the shadows of postwar Barcelona in search of a mysterious author whose book has proved to be dangerous to own. Winner of several international literary awards. Translated from the Spanish by Lucia Graves. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Zafon on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

Tinkers — Signed First Hardcover Printing

Harding, Paul Bellevue Literary Press, 2009. First Edition (first printing). One of 750 hardcover copies (this is # 131) printed as part of the Powells' Indiespensable series of the first novel by the author of ENON, the story of an old man remembering his impoverished New England youth while he lays dying. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head of the spine. Signed by Harding on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$750

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$750

Watership Down

Adams, Richard Macmillan, 1974. First Edition (first U.S printing). The debut novel by the author of THE GIRL IN A SWING, the hugely-bestselling story of a group of rabbits trying to hold on to their place in the world with the intrusion of man. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and basis for a number of feature films. Near Fine/Near Fine but for an unnecessary tape reinforcement on the verso of the dust jacket spine at the head. Slight rubbing to the rear jacket panel and a small sticker shadow to the front jacket flap. Signed and dated April 1974 by Adams on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$650

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$650

Shuggie Bain — Signed on Bookplate

Stuart, Douglas Grove Press, 2020. First Edition (first U.S - and true first - printing). The debut novel by this Scottish author who now works in New York fashion design, the story of a 1980's Glasgow family with an alcoholic mother. Shortlisted for the National Book Award and winner of the Booker Prize in Britain. Fine/Fine. Signed by Stuart on a book plate which has been laid-in (not attached) to the book.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Near Fine/Near Fine but for a 1/2" bump at the foot of the spine. Signed (along with his "castle/Kremlin" stamp on the opposing page) by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$225

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$225

Early Japanese Stories — Limited Edition

Ishiguro, Kazuo Belmont Press, 2000. First Edition (first printing). One of an Edition limited to 250 copies (this is # 209) of this collection of three stories written by Ishiguro around the time he was working on his first novel, A PALE VIEW OF HILLS. Published in three limitations -- this being the "Standard" edition of 50 copies numbered 201 to 250. With illustrations by Eileen Hogan. Fine hardcover bound with a cloth spine without dust jacket as issued. Signed by Ishiguro and Hogan on the limitation/colophon page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

$600

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$600

Ready Player One

Cline, Ernest Crown (Random House), 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ARMADA, the story of a young man who spends his waking hours jacked into a sprawling virtual utopia -- and who dreams of finding the ultimate lottery ticket that is concealed within this virtual world. Basis for the popular Steven Spielberg film. A second book in the series ("Ready Player Two") is scheduled for release later this year. In the first issue dust jacket (with no New York Times Bestseller notation). Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

Leave the World Behind

Alam, Rumaan Ecco (HarperCollins), 2020. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of RICH AND PRETTY, the well-received story of a family vacation that is interrupted when the vacation-rental owners show up saying there has been a massive blackout. Shortlisted for the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$45

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$45

Apeirogon

McCann, Colum Random House, 2020. First Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of SONGDOGS and LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN, the story of two men -- one an Israeli and one a Palestinian -- who are united in the loss of their daughters. Longlisted for this year's Booker Prize in Britain. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by McCann on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

The Underground Railroad

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE NICKEL BOYS and JOHN HENRY DAYS, the chronicle of a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Named as an Oprah Book Club selection and winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Also, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in Britain. Fine/Fine but for crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

When We Were Orphans

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 2000. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and NEVER LET ME GO, the story of a celebrated detective's return to his childhood home in Shanghai to solve the mystery of his parent's disappearance. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Fine/Fine but for one very slightly mis-aligned page. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$85

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$85

Wolf Hall

Mantel, Hilary Fourth Estate, 2009. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The tenth novel by the author of BRING UP THE BODIES and THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT, the fictional account of Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the court of King Henry VIII. Winner of the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award and basis for the popular Masterpiece television series. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very slight spine cocking and very light scratching to the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Mantel on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$950

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$950

The Eyre Affair

Fforde, Jasper Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel in the Thursday Next series, in which the "literary detective" is hot-on-the-heels of a villain who has been kidnapping characters from classic works of fiction and holding them for ransom. Fine/Fine but for the usual (incidental) browning to the pages. Signed "JASPER" in all caps by Fforde on the title page -- with later books (and later-issued copies of this book), he signed in script. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

The Help

Stockett, Kathryn Amy Einhorn (Putnam), 2009. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this Atlanta author, the story of three black women who come together in 1962 Mississippi for a "clandestine project that will put them all at risk." Basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head of the spine. Signed by Stockett on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

Utopia Avenue

Mitchell, David Sceptre (Hodder & Stoughton), 2020. First British Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of CLOUD ATLAS and NUMBER9DREAM, the story of a fictional 1960's band who produced only two albums -- but whose musical legacy lives on. A trul;y fun read. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mitchell on a publisher's "Signed Edition" page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

All the Light We Cannot See

Doerr, Anthony Scribner, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The acclaimed second novel by the author of THE SHELL COLLECTOR, the story of a young blind girl and a young boy who becomes adept at fixing radios (which wins him a place at the Hitler Youth Academy) during World War II. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This is one of the copies issued for the Powells' Indiespensable program and, as such, includes a custom slipcase and chapbook-style booklet in addition to the book. Fine/Fine. Signed by Doerr on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Ghosts

Auster, Paul Sun & Moon Press, 1986. First Edition (first printing). The second novel in the "New York Trilogy" by the author of THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS and 4 3 2 1, a fable about a private detective who is led into an intricate game of hide-and-seek. Fine/Fine. Signed by Auster on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$100

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$100

The Windup Girl

Bacigalupi, Paolo Night Shade Books, 2009. First Edition (first printing). The first adult novel by the author of THE WATER KNFE, the story of an engineered being -- creche-grown and programmed to satisfy the decadent whims of a Kyoto businessman -- but now abandoned to the streets of Bangkok. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards (as well as several other Science Fiction book prizes). Fine/Fine. Signed by Bacigalupi on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

A Game of Thrones

Martin, George R. R. Bantam, 1996. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The celebrated first volume in the "Song of Ice and Fire" series -- a saga that has brought comparisons to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, the story of the Starks family in a land where seasons are out of balance. Basis for the hugely-successful HBO television series. Fine/Fine but for a few small spots of foxing. Signed by Martin on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$850

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$850

The Humbling

Roth, Philip Houghton Mifflin, 2009. First Edition (first printing). The twenty-seventh novel by the author of PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT and AMERICAN PASTORAL, the story of a leading stage actor who has lost his magic. Fine/Fine. Signed by Roth on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

High Fidelity

Hornby, Nick Gollancz, 1995. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ABOUT A BOY and the upcoming JUST LIKE YOU, the popular story of a thirty-five year old "pop addict" and owner of a failing record shop. Basis for the Hulu television series and the film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Hornby on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$250

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$250

Never Let Me Go

Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Very Good/Fine. A couple of lightly bumped corners and slight rubbing to the boards. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

John Henry Days

Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2001. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and THE NICKEL BOYS, the story of a journalist at a "John Henry Days" festival timed to coincide with the issuance of a new postage stamp, juxtaposed with stories of the real-life John Henry. A finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Near Fine -- light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$60

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$60

Rules of Civility

Towles, Amor Viking, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, the 1930's story of a chance encounter which propels a young woman from the secretarial pool to the upper echelons of New York society. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Towles (together with his "big band" rubber stamp) on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

Booked to Die

Dunning, John Scribners, 1992. First Edition (first printing). The first detectiive-and-rare-book-collector Cliff Janeway mystery by the Denver bookman and author, the very popular story of the investigation of the murder of a small time bookscout. Fine/Fine. Signed by Dunning on the half-title page, as follows: "Dear Great Reader, "I haven't exactly led a monastic life" John Dunning 1-27-92.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Shuggie Bain

Stuart, Douglas Grove Press, 2020. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this New York fashion designer, the well-received story of a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980's childhood in run-down housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize and longlisted for this year's National Book Award. Near Fine/Near Fine -- one bumped corner and slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$65

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$65

Shadow Country

Matthiessen, Peter Modern Library (Random House), 2008. First Edition (first printing). A "revised" version of the KILLING MISTER WATSON trilogy -- condensed and re-written from scratch. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Matthiessen on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Beloved

Morrison, Toni Knopf, 1987. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the Nobel Prize winning author of SONG OF SOLOMON, the post-Civil-War story of an escaped slave who comes to live with her daughter, mother-in-law and a disturbing, mezmerizing intruder. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Morrison on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

Ready Player One

Cline, Ernest Crown (Random House), 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this Texas author, the story of a young man who spends his waking hours jacked into a sprawling virtual utopia -- and who dreams of finding the ultimate lottery ticket that is concealed within this virtual world. Basis for the popular Steven Spielberg film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Cline on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

The Shadow King

Mengiste, Maaza Norton, 2019. First Edition (first U.S. -- and true first -- printing). The second book by the author of BENEATH THE LION'S GAZE, the story of an orphan living as a maid during World War II as Haile Selassie flees Ethiopia when Italy invades. Long listed for this year's Booker Prize in Britain. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mengiste on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

The New Wilderness

Cook, Diane Oneworld, 2020. First British Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this Brooklyn author, the story of a group of volunteers who agree to live in the unpredictable Winderness -- leaving no trace on their surroundings. Longlisted for this year's Booker Prize. Fine/Fine but for very light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$35

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$35

Little Fires Everywhere

Ng, Celeste Penguin Press, 2017. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, the story of a suburban family whose carefully ordered lives are upended when a mother and daughter rent a home from them. Basis for the Hulu mini-series. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ng on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$75

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$75

Everything Inside

Danticat, Edwidge Knopf, 2019. First Edition (first printing). The sixth fiction book by the author of KRIK? KRAK! and BROTHER, I'M DYING, a well-received story collection about community, family and love. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine but for bumping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Danticat on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

A Gentleman in Moscow

Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Fine/Fine but for some bumping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed (along with his "castle" stamp) by Towles on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$450

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$450

Ready Player One

Cline, Ernest Crown (Random House), 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ARMADA, the story of a young man who spends his waking hours jacked into a sprawling virtual utopia -- and who dreams of finding the ultimate lottery ticket that is concealed within this virtual world. Basis for the popular Steven Spielberg film. A second book in the "series" (READY PLAYER TWO) is scheduled for release later this year. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the head and foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$200

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$200

The Handmaid's Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN, the dystopian story of a near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Basis for the very popular and award-winning television series. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light crimping at the head of the spine and one 1/4" closed tear to the front dust jacket panel. A bright, clean copy. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$350

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$350

The Handmaid's Tale

Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, the dystopian story of a near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the popular and award-winning television series. Near Fine/Near Fine -- a couple of light scratches to the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Atwood on the half-title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$750

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$750

Tuesdays with Morrie — an old man, a young man and life's greatest Lesson

Albom, Mitch Doubleday, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The first non-sports book by this columnist and author of THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, the bestselling stories of Albom's mentor who imparted lessons in how to live. Near Fine/Fine -- very slight cocking to the spine. Signed and dated 9/13/97 by Albom on the half title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$150

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$150

Ready Player One

Cline, Ernest Crown (Random House), 2011. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of ARMADA, the story of a young man who spends his waking hours jacked into a sprawling virtual utopia -- and who dreams of finding the ultimate lottery ticket that is concealed within this virtual world. Basis for the popular Steven Spielberg film. A second book in the series, READY PLAYER TWO, is scheduled for release later this year. In the first issue jacket (with no "New York Times Bestseller" notation). Near Fine/Near Fine -- light browning to the pages and slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. One short fold to the rear dust jacket flap. Inscribed by Cline on the title page, as follows: "To Jake, MTFBWYAI, Ernest Cline.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

American Pastoral

Roth, Philip Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The twenty-second book by the author of PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT, the story of a man who comes of age in postwar America -- only to feel severe losses when the country enters the turbulent 1960's. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Near Fine/Fine -- light rubbing to the bottom edge of the pages. Blue lettering to Roth's name on the dust jacket spine. Signed by Roth on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$650

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$650

The Mirror & the Light — Signed Edition

Mantel, Hilary Fourth Estate, 2020. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel in the WOLF HALL trilogy, the story of the last years of Thomas Cromwell's dealings in the court of King Henry VIII. Longlisted for this year's Booker Prize. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mantel on a "Limited Signed Edition" page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

Salvage the Bones

Ward, Jesmyn Bloomsbury USA, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of SING, UNBURIED, SING, the story of a pregnant teenager, her three brothers and their father during days prior to and after Hurricane Katrina. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine/Fine but for a few flecks of foxing to the top edge of the pages. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$175

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$175

Between the World and Me

Coates, Ta-Nehisi Spiegel & Grau, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The second book by the author of THE WATER DANCER, a non-fiction essay that confronts the intimate concerns of a father for his son by offering a new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine/Fine but for light crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Coates on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$300

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$300

Infinite Jest

Wallace, David Foster Little, Brown, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The magnum-opus by the late author of THE BRROM OF THE SYSTEM and THE PALE KING, the "gargantuan, mind-altering comedy" about addictive entertainment, centered around a Boston halfway-house and the nearby tennis academy. With the infamous 98 pages of "Notes & Errata" which are key to an in-depth understanding of this densely-written story. This is the first issue with "Vollman" misspelled on the rear jacket panel. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine and a very light small brown spot to the fore edge. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

Olive Kitteridge

Strout, Elizabeth Random House, 2008. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of AMY AND ISABELLE, the collected narratives about a larger-than-life, unforgettable character in the town of Crosby, Maine. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine. Signed by Strout on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$125

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$125

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

Wallace, David Foster Little, Brown, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The first collection of "essays and arguments" by the author of INFINITE JEST and THE PALE KING. Near Fine/Fine -- some rubbing to the boards. Signed by Wallace on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375

Ghostwritten

Mitchell, David Random House, 2000. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The debut novel by the author of CLOUD ATLAS and UTOPIA AVENUE, a story of the universal longing for connection that binds together nine souls from far-flung countries throughout the world. Near Fine/Near Fine -- slight rubbing to the fore edge and crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Mitchell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$75

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$75

The Time Traveler's Wife

Niffenegger, Audrey MacAdam Cage, 2003. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this Chicago visual artist and letterpress printing teacher, the bestselling story of a man with "Chrono-Displacement Disorder" -- who finds himself displaced in time and pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life. Basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine -- a bit of crimping at the head of the spine. Inscribed by Niffenegger on the title page, as follows: "To Virginia, Audrey Niffenegger.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$45

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$45

Cloud Atlas

Mitchell, David Sceptre (Hodder & Stoughton), 2004. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of UTOPIA AVENUE and NUMBER9DREAM, the stories of several characters whose voices are echoed "down through the corridor of time." Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and basis for the film. Without the wrap-around band. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mitchell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$350

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$350

Jailbird

Vonnegut, Kurt Delacorte Press, 1979. First Edition (first trade printing). The twelfth book by the author of SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE and THE SIRENS OF TITAN, the story of a bumbling bureaucrat who becomes Watergate's "least known co-conspirator." Near Fine/Near Fine -- one 1/2" closed tear near the head of the spine. Signed by Vonnegut (with his self-portrait caricature) across the two-page title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

$300

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$300

Less — Signed Third Printing

Greer, Andrew Sean Lee Boudreaux (Little, Brown), 2017. First Edition (THIRD printing). The sixth work of fiction by the author of THE CONFESSIONS OF MAX TIVOLI, the story of a fifty-year-old failed novelist who accepts a series of invitations to "half-baked literary events around the world" in order to avoid his ex's wedding. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated June 5 2018 by Greer on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$35

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$35

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Hillenbrand, Laura Random House, 2001. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of UNBROKEN, the story of a depression-era misunderstood race horse who became a champion and an American icon when discovered by three men. Basis for the popular and award-winning film. Fine/Fine but for light crimping at the foot of the spine. Significantly, signed by Hillenbrand directly on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

$375

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$375