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Author's first book (preceded only by a few scholarly offprints). 8vo. Winner of the National Book Award. Laid into this copy is a postcard addressed to a woman in Indiana (cancel 1988) in the author's hand, on the message side Percy writes: "This morning I got a note from my aunt asking me to come for lunch. / The Moviegoer / Walker Percy." The opening sentence of this prize winner.
THE MOVIEGOER.
Percy, Walker
New York: Knopf, 1961.
Price: $3,000.00
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Author's first book. Laid in (loose) is a bookplate that has been signed by the author (HST, early bookplate Hunter made up on his computer then signed). In 1965, Carey McWilliams, editor of The Nation, offered Thompson the opportunity to write a story based on his experience with the California-based Hells Angels motorcycle club. After The Nation published the article (May 17, 1965), Thompson received several book offers and spent the next year living and riding with the Hell's Angels. The relationship broke down when the bikers concluded that Thompson was exploiting them for his personal gain. The gang demanded a share of the profits from his writings and after an argument at a party Thompson ended up with a savage beating, or "stomping" as the Angels referred to it. When this book was published "....Mr. Thompson was twenty-nine years old and was known as an avid reader, a relentless drinker and a fine hand with a .44 Magnum."
HELL'S ANGELS. The Strange And Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
Thompson, Hunter S
New York: Random House, (1967).
Price: $2,250.00
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Author's first book. Publisher review slip laid in. Beautiful copy with two small abrasions to the rear of the dust jacket.
AMERICANA
DeLillo, Don
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971.
Price: $750.00
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BARN BLIND.
Smiley, Jane
New York: Harper & Row, 1980.
Price: $750.00
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Author's first novel. 8vo. This copy bears Robbins' full-page inscription: "To -- Most lovely woman at the garden party -- with appreciation for your charming company and invaluable help. Love & Joy! Tom Robbins." In this novel, the author uses nonlinear plot progression in the tone of a diary to express his views on religion and other topics. His humorous, scathing and insightful perceptions of those who swirl past the main characters has great comedic value. The book is a cultural icon for the "Children of the Sixties."
ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION.
Robbins, Tom
Garden City: Doubleday, 1971.
Price: $750.00
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Uncorrected bound galleys of the author's first book. With the photographic postcard laid in, as issued. Comments on this galley by Powers: "It really took me back to see the picture of this one. My first, back when I didn't even know that there was such a thing as a bound galley. I remember they were very proud of running that photo on the front; this was back before the big trend of making fancy bound readers copies that look almost like a finished paperback. Although these galleys were far and away the roughest I've ever had (not a page without errors), there are no substantial textual differences of any kind. The pagination difference resulted from the bound galley coming directly from the uncut long galley pages, so that there are endless half-pages of text, reset for the final."
THREE FARMERS ON THEIR WAY TO A DANCE.
Powers, Richard
New York: William Morrow, 1985.
Price: $750.00
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The author's first book. A nice copy with discoloring of the endpapers, as usual, in a price-clipped dust jacket. A clean copy of this noted debut.
AMERICANA.
DeLillo, Don
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971.
Price: $650.00
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AMERICANA.
DeLillo, Don
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971.
Price: $650.00
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First edition of the author's first book, signed by Smiley on the title page.
BARN BLIND.
Smiley, Jane
New York: Harper & Row, 1980.
Price: $650.00
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First edition of the author's first book. Complete with the blue '$5.00 Consumer Rebate!' wrap-around band. An important debut, of not only the writer, but also the lead character, Harry Bosch. Crisp copy.
THE BLACK ECHO.
Connelly, Michael
Boston: Little Brown, 1992.
Price: $500.00
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TRUST.
Ozick, Cynthia
New York: New American Library, 1966.
Price: $450.00
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SLEEVELESS ERRAND.
James, Norah C.
New York: William Morrow, 1929.
Price: $450.00
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Signed by Perry on the title page. The author's scarce first novel and winner of the Edgar Award. Solid clean copy.
THE BUTCHER'S BOY.
Perry, Thomas
New York: Scribner's, 1982.
Price: $400.00
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Author's first book. Proof unbound small quarto sheets with text on rectos only. Some light wear to the edges of the sheets. Rare format for this debut by the author of Geek Love.
ATTIC.
Dunn, Katherine
New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
Price: $400.00
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THE SPORTING CLUB
McGuane, Thomas
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968.
Price: $400.00
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LEAVING LAS VEGAS.
O'Brien, John
Wichita: Watermark Press, 1990.
Price: $400.00
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BOOKS OF BLOOD. Volumes 1-3
Barker, Clive
London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, (1984).
Price: $400.00
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CHRISTMAS COMES TO HJALSEN.
Clark, Walter Van Tilburg
Reno: (For the Author), 1930.
Price: $350.00
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FACING THE MUSIC. Short Stories.
Brown, Larry
Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 1988.
Price: $300.00
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CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN FICTION.
Hornby, Nick
London/New York: Vision Press/St. Martin's Press, (1992).
Price: $275.00
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