New York: Meredith Press, 1968. Fifth printing. Hardcover. 279pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 brown cloth with tan decorative paper covered boards with a bold black ink stamped title on the spine, and a brown ink stamped cattle skull on the front cover. Very good. The spine ends are gently bumped..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 219pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 dark blue cloth with lighter blue paper over boards. Publisher's magenta top stain. Very good. The edges of the covers are just a little sunned, there is a small indentation in the..... More
New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 187pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/2 tan cloth with beige paper over boards. Very good. The pages at the rear are darkened from a newspaper article having been laid in. In a very good dust jacket, with..... More
Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint, 2011. Later printing. Paperback. 240pp. Octavo [21 cm] Pictorial wraps. The author's second work, preceded by Running After Antelope. In post 9-11 America, the author delves into the issues of fanaticism and true believers with contrasting stories of Mormons and Muslims. Thoughtful, insightful stories from a master..... More
Washington DC: Counterpoint, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. [SIGNED] 130pp. Small Octavo [21.5 cm]. 1/4 brown cloth over red boards. Fine book in Fine dust jacket. Signed by the aurthor on the title page. "When I call Scott Carrier's essays sad and spooky I mean it in a good way. Running..... More
Washington DC: Counterpoint, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 130pp. Small Octavo [21.5 cm]. 1/4 brown cloth over red boards. Fine book in Fine dust jacket. Signed by the aurthor on the title page. "When I call Scott Carrier's essays sad and spooky I mean it in a good way. Running After..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 248pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 green paper with camel-colored paper covered boards, and a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good. The extremities are ever so slightly bumped, rubbed and soiled. The top edge of the text block is..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1988. First US edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 273pp. Octavo [21cm]. Quarterbound in gray cloth over dove gray boards. Title stamped in metallic green on spine. Scuffing to foot of boards and soiling to foot of textblock. Spine ends mildly bumped. In a lightly toned and soiled dust jacket..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1971. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 502pp. Quarto. [26.5cm] Full red leather over boards with title stamped in gold gilt on spine. Gold gilt decorations on covers. All edges gilt. Silk moire end pages. Satin page marker attached to spine. "The Collector's Library of Famous Editions"..... More
Tempe, AZ: Bilingual Press / Editorial Bilingue, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 312pp. Octavo [22 cm] Orange, purple and black pictorial cloth over boards. English text. Inscribed by the author on the title page. The author writes, "For____ (after you get through this version try the new and revised one..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED - Navy blue boards thirdbound in darker blue cloth spine. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Signed, inscribed, and dated by the author on the title page in black pen: "For -------- ---- /..... More
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1926. 371pp. Octavo. Beige cloth over boards with title stamped in black on spine. Some chipping and tearing to extremities. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. First trade edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 283pp. Octavo [20 cm] Orange cloth boards with blue cloth spine. Publisher's orange top stain. No dust jacket. The front board has several small ink stains, and it appears as though someone has subtly tried to rub them out..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First trade edition. Hardcover. 295pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] in green cloth with paper spine and cover labels. 1cm stain at textblock edge from title to first page of Book 1 (five pages total). Dust jacket is quite yellowed, and spine is sunned. Cather's final..... More
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1938. First American edition. Hardcover. 593 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. Black semi-glossy paper over boards. Deckled edges. Publisher's red top stain. Corners bumped, pages toned and lightly foxed. Gilt title stamped to spine, which has sustained some slight water damage on the cloth near the..... More
New York: Random House, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 639 pp. Quarto. [24 cm]. 1/4 tan cloth over tan boards with author's intials blind stamped onto front cover. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Deckled edges. Original dust jacket is without noticeable flaws. A well maintained first edition copy of Chabon's..... More
Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library, [1985]. Facsimile First edition. Hardcover. 307pp. Octavo. [21cm] 1/4 black cloth cover green paper covered boards. Title stamped in gold gilt on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Comes in a gray cloth covered slipcase with paper labels that mirror the dust jacket covers adhered to..... More
New York: Harper Collins, 2023. First edition. Hardcover. 235pp. Octavo. Blue paper over boards. "A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: Dallas Morning News * Today.com * Good Housekeeping * Time * The Rumpus * The Week * Salon * Seattle Times * Electric Literature * Bookpage * The Millions..... More
New York: One World, 2015. Later printing. Hardcover. 152 pp. 19 cm. Black paper covered boards with gold stamped title on the spine. Typographically illustrated dust jacket. "This is required reading." -Toni Morrison. More
New York: One World, 2020. First Paperback Edition. 403pp. Octavo [20cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her—but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that..... More
Columbus: A Sandstone Book / Ohio State University Press, 1986. First paperback edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 314pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Fine. The essays in this book were broadcast on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" between 1983 and 1985. An exquisite collection of rants. More
New York: W.W. Norton, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. 266 pp. [22cm] Black boards with bright yellow dust jacket. From the publisher A searing memoir about devastating illness, creativity, sex and drugs, and thirty-something life in New York. Joshua Cody, a brilliant young composer, was about to receive his PhD when..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Signed limited edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 190pp. Octavo [20.5cm]. Red boards with title stamped in gilt on spine and gilt illustration on front board. In a mildly soiled illustrated slipcase. Signed by the author in blue ink on a tipped in front flyleaf. Coelho's signature..... More