U and I
New York: Random House, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 179pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] 1/4 tan cloth over green boards. Very good/Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. More about U and I
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U and I
New York: Random House, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 179pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] 1/4 tan cloth with light green paper covered boards. The dust jacket is in very good condition. The rear panel is very lightly soiled. Inscribed by Baker on the half title page. Nicholson Baker also wrote The... More about U and I
Tiger Roan
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Publishers. Lee Townsend. Sixteenth printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 236pp. Octavo [21 cm] Orange cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine, and a black ink stamped cowboy vignette on the front cover. Very good. The spine ends and edges of the covers... More about Tiger Roan
Go Tell It On the Mountain
Vintage International, 2013. First Vintage International Trade Paperback Edition; Later Printing. Paperback. 226pp. Octavo [20.5cm]; illustrated wraps. Baldwin's first major work, chronicling a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of himself and his place in the world. More about Go Tell It On the Mountain
Silence Once Begun
New York: Vintage Contemporaries; Vintage Books; A Division of Random House LLC, 2014. First Vintage Contemporaries Edition. Paperback. 232pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] White, black and red printed wraps. "The closest contemporary American writer we have to Italo Calvino in ear and mind." - Interview. More about Silence Once Begun
The Day of Creation
Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, Publishers, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 254pp. Large octavo [24 cm] Black paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good condition. The front cover is ever so slightly concave. In a very good dust jacket. A first edition from the author... More about The Day of Creation
The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard
New York: W.W. Norton, 2010. First edition. Paperback. 1199pp. Octavo [23.5cm] Paperback. From the publisher: A collection of 98 enthralling and pulse-quickening stories, spanning five decades, venerates the remarkable imagination of J. G. Ballard. With a body of work unparalleled in twentieth-century literature, J. G. Ballard is recognized as one of... More about The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard
Millennium People
New York: W.W. Norton, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 288 pp. [24 cm] New book, no flaws. Compelling, disturbing, and eerily prophetic, Millennium People affirms J.G. Ballard's legacy as, in the words of China Mieville, "probably the most original English writer of the last century." More about Millennium People
Incident at Sun Mountain
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo [19.5 cm] Orange cloth spine and boards. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Light bumping and rubbing at the spine ends and edges of the covers. There is a large area of rubbed discoloration on the rear... More about Incident at Sun Mountain
6 Chambers, 1 Bullet
New York: William Morrow, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 325pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/2 black paper with blue paper over boards. Mild warping to the boards; boards bumped at the spine ends and corners. In a dust jacket, with numerous light scratches to the surface. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by Barger. More about 6 Chambers, 1 Bullet
Dead in 5 Heartbeats
New York: William Morrow, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 307pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/2 black paper with red paper over boards. Slight warping to the boards. In a dust jacket, with light surface and edge wear. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by Barger. Additionally signed by the author on a.... More about Dead in 5 Heartbeats
Finding Caruso
New York: A Marian Wood Book, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 302pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 green paper with tan paper covered boards. Fine / Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. This is a novel of the American West. More about Finding Caruso
The Voyage of the Narwhal
New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 399pp. Large octavo [24 cm] Blue paper over boards. The covers are cocked, and there are a couple of small stains on the text block edges. There are numerous light scratches on the surface of the... More about The Voyage of the Narwhal
Smoke Up the Valley: An Historical Novel of Texas in the '70's
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1949. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 344pp. Octavo [21 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Good. The extremities are gently bumped and rubbed. The covers have large areas of light abrasion. Rolled spine. The dust jacket is... More about Smoke Up the Valley: An Historical Novel of Texas in the '70's
The Novels, Tales & Sketches of J. M. Barrie (12 volumes)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. Author's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo [21.5 cm]. Green cloth over boards with gilt title on spines and front boards, and gilt ruled border on front boards. Top of text block is gilt. Deckled fore-edges. The extremities are bumped and rubbed. Many of the boards have... More about The Novels, Tales & Sketches of J. M. Barrie (12 volumes
Macario: A textbook based on a filmscript by B. Traven
Riverside, CA: J. B. Blanchard Press, 1973. Paperback. SIGNED. 196pp. Quarto [28 cm] Blue and black illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are very lightly soiled and creased. The pages are age-toned. The book is sturdy. Inscribed by the co-author, Leo L. Barrow, on the dedication page. More about Macario: A textbook based on a filmscript by B. Traven
Macario: A textbook based on a filmscript by B. Traven
Riverside, CA: J. B. Blanchard Press, 1973. Paperback. SIGNED. 197pp. Quarto [28 cm] Blue and black illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are faded and very lightly soiled. The book is sturdy. Inscribed at length by the co-author, Leo L. Barrow, on the dedication page. More about Macario: A textbook based on a filmscript by B. Traven
Chimera
New York: Random House, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 308pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Mustard cloth boards. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. The dust jacket shows some mild toning to the extremites and has a small crease to the front flap's top corner. Signed by the author... More about Chimera
Coming Soon
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. Advance reading copy. Paperback. 393pp. Octavo [23 cm] Illustrated wrappers. A tale of two writers. More about Coming Soon
The Floating Opera
New York: Appleton, Century, Crofts, Inc., 1956. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 280pp. Octavo [21.5 cm]; brown cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Barth's first book. More about The Floating Opera
The Friday Book: Essays and Other Nonfiction
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 281pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] 1/4 dark red cloth over gray boards. The front cover is a bit warped, and there is a small sticker stain on the front pastedown. In a dust jacket with rubbing and light edge wear... More about The Friday Book: Essays and Other Nonfiction
Further Fridays: Essays, Lectures, and Other Nonfiction 1984-94
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 377pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 light blue over light green boards, with very minor warping to the boards. In a dust jacket, with rubbing. Signed by John Barth on the title page. More about Further Fridays: Essays, Lectures, and Other Nonfiction 1984-94
Giles Goat-boy; or, The Revised New Syllabus
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. Limited edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 710pp. Octavo [24 cm] Beige cloth boards. In slipcase. Fine in a very good plus slipcase, with light edge wear. This edition was limited to 250 copies, this is copy 186. Signed by the author on the limitation page. More about Giles Goat-boy; or, The Revised New Syllabus
Letters
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 772pp. Thick octavo [23.5 cm] 1/2 black cloth over tan boards. Very good. The front cover has a vertical crease in the board that runs from the head to the foot, and the edges of the boards are sunned. There... More about Letters
On with the Story
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 257pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 brown over gray boards. Near fine/Fine. Signed by the author. More about On with the Story