Life Full of Holes.
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 310pp. Octavo. Blue cloth with gilt stamped title on backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. A novel tape-recorded in Moghrebi and translated into English by Paul Bowles. More
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 310pp. Octavo. Blue cloth with gilt stamped title on backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. A novel tape-recorded in Moghrebi and translated into English by Paul Bowles. More
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1964. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 310pp. Octavo [21 cm] Blue cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on backstrip, and a gilt stamped ornamental design on the front cover. The spine ends are a trifle bumped, and the cloth on the covers is just..... More
Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1991. Fourth printing. Paperback. SIGNED. 190pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Minor wear to edges. Inscribed by Denise Chavez on the title page. The inscription reads "For____ con amistad & respeto- Tu comadre, Denise, Denise Chavez, Las Cruces, 1994." More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 325 pp. Octavo. 1/2 gold cloth over yellow boards. Fine/Fine. Warmly inscribed by the author to Terry Tempest Williams on the half title. Inscription reads ' 4.6.01 - For Terry - In sisterhood and friendship - to my - spirit..... More
Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1988. Advance promotional excerpt. Paperback. 23pp. Thin octavo [23 cm] Blue and orange printed wrappers with a stapled binding. Very good plus. Wrappers lightly rubbed. The bottom fore edge corner of the rear wrap is a little creased. Uncorrected proof. Advance excerpt. Label on the lower..... More
Boston: Christopher Publishing House, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. 72 pp. Original green cloth; gilt title to front cover. Missing dustjacket. Light wear. A previous owner's inscription on the front pastedown; else very good. The author's first book and only book of poetry. Preceeded by a Christmas pamphlet. More
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, [1946]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 270pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Black cloth with yellow, black and red printed paper over boards. Black endpapers with yellow decorative designs on the pastedowns. Very good. The underlying boards are peeking through at the corners. The endsheets have a...... More
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Stanton and Lee, 1948. Clare Victor Dwiggins. First edition. Hardcover. Poems by August Derleth. 107 pp. Very good+ with like dustjacket. Not price clipped. Some light wear to the edges and corners of the boards and spine ends. Dustjacket shows some general soiling with some chipping to..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 269 pp. Near fine with like dustjacket. Slight wear at spine ends; a spot of soil on the lower fore edge. Dustjacket is lightly soiled and spine is sunned. Not price clipped. Internally fine. Inscribed by the author on the ffep..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 134pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 blue cloth with brown textured paper covered boards. Very good with like dust jacket. Slight wear and fading to spine ends of book. Dust jacket shows some faint wear at edges and spine ends; spine sunned..... More
New York: Scribner, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. 369 pp. The long awaited fifth novel in mystery writer John Dunning's renowned Cliff Janeway biblio detective series. Rare books meet race horses from Idaho to California in the latest Cliff Janeway thriller. More
New York: Times Books, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 407pp. Octavo [24cm.] 1/2 brown cloth over red boards. Title gilt stamped on front board and backstrip. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there is a previous owner's bookplate on the front free endpaper (no previous owner's name on bookplate). In..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1975. Advance reading copy. Paperback. Unrevised galley proofs. 251 pp. Softcover; printed wraps. Minor soiling of outer wraps; spine slightly sunned. Internally fine. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. 221pp. Octavo [20 cm] 1/2 brown cloth with tan illustrated paper covered boards. Very good. The edges of the covers are very gently bumped. There is a previous owner's name on the front free endsheet. The dust jacket is in very..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 265pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Original tan cloth with printed design on the front board; printed design and title to the spine. Very good. Some minor soiling on the covers. The cloth covers are also foxed, and darkened along the hinges..... More
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1937. First edition. Hardcover. 206pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Light brown cloth with gilt stamped title on backstrip. Very good/Near fine. Light sunning to spine jacket. An early novel by this controversial Idaho author. Tells the fable about how a homely girl "makes poetry of..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. 382pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Orange cloth with black label on backstrip. Jacket price clipped. More
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1941. Limited first edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 382pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Orange cloth with a gilt stamped title against a black ink stamped border on the spine. Very good. The edges of the covers are gently rubbed and bumped. There is a bookseller's small label..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, [1948]. Later printing. Hardcover. 382pp. Octavo [21 cm] Tan paper over boards. The boards are a bit bowed. In a price-clipped dust jacket, with darkening to the spine, and a number of small closed and open tears along the edges and folds. "A fast-paced, crowded..... More
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1943. Limited first edition. Leather bound. 296pp. Octavo [21 cm] Black grained leather with gilt stamped title on backstrip. Top edge gilt. Fine. The De Luxe edition od Darkness and the Deep is limited to 100 signed and numbered copies. Signed by Vardis Fisher..... More
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1938. First edition. Hardcover. 347pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Very good with like dust jacket. Some wear to edges, corners and spine ends of the book. The top edge of the text block is dusty. The endsheets are darkened. Dust jacket panels are soiled with..... More
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1938. First edition, review copy. Hardcover. 347pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Yellow and blue moire cloth covered boards. Publisher's review label on the front pastedown. Very good. Mild bumping and rubbing to the extremities. The endsheets are darkened and a little discolored. The pages are..... More
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1938. First edition. Hardcover. 347pp. Octavo [23 cm] Blue and yellow moire cloth covered boards. Very good with like dust jacket. The spine and covers show light edge wear. There is a former owner's bookplate on they front pastedown. The pages are very mildly..... More
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 271pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Gray cloth with dark blue ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. Very gently rubbed and bumped at the extremities. In a very good dust jacket, with mild yellowing and rubbing, and..... More
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 271pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Gray cloth with dark blue ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. The spine ends are moderately bumped, the endsheets are subtly darkened, and the pages are tanned. In a very good..... More