New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. 112 pp, 91 Illustrations. In this book, published in conjuction with the Museum's retrospective exhibition of her work (cc. 1920-1963), George P. Elliott, a close friend of the photographer for more than twenty years, recreates Miss Lange's career within the... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1975). First edition. Hardcover. This, the author's most famous book of fiction, concerns the use of sabotage to protest environmentally damaging activities in the Southwestern United States, and was so influential that the term "monkeywrench" has come to mean, besides sabotage and damage to machines, any sabotage, activism... More
n.p. n.p., n.d. First edition. Autographed Letter Signed. Written entirely in black ink by Barker (including his name and return address at the top) on two plain 8 1/2" x 11" sheets of paper, the letter is undated but discussion of Williamson's forthcoming anthology "Masques" which was published in 1984... More
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. One of 26 specially bound lettered copies signed by Bowden. Casebound in black cloth boards, with red paper labels pasted front and rear. Rear endsheet serves as the colophon. Cover design by Edward Bateman. Book design and letterpress printing... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, (2006). Michael P Berman. First edition. Hardcover. Small oblong 4to. This copy is signed by both Charles Bowden and photographer Michael P. Berman on the title page. "Inferno burns with Bowden's passion for the desert he calls home. "I want to eat the dirt and... More
Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Being the hardcover issue, circa 100 copies. Though not called for, this copy is signed by Bukowski. Rare red tissue jacket intact. A collection of 9 poems including the title standout: Fire Station (For Jane, with Love). Krumhansl 34b. More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. Charles Bukowski. First edition, signed deluxe edition. Hardcover. One of 100 numbered copies, #36, with an original painting by Charles Bukowski (with tissue guard). A very elegant forest like scene, abstract, with lace-like images, signed in ink by Bukowski in the bottom right corner... More
Chicago: Midwest Poetry Chapbooks, (1962). First edition. Paperback. Less than 300 copies were published in March of 1962 by R. R. Cuscaden. Consists of 20 poems, all written in 1960 or 1961. The book is dedicated to William Corrington and was printed at Quality Press Limited, Montreal, Canada. Stapled into stiff red paper wrappers. More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. Charles Bukowski. First edition, deluxe issue. Hardcover. #83/100 copies, the deluxe issue, with an original painting by Charles Bukowski. A killer painting of a bird, using many colors and thick paint, signed "Buk" bottom right on the painting (with tissue guard). Also signed on... More
New York: Ecco Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. This copy is signed in full on the title page by Raymond Carver and also is inscribed by Carver below, "For James and Norma from Ray, June 1988, Port Angeles." With photographs by Bill Burke, editged by Constance Sullivan. Preface by... More
New York: Random House, (1963). First edition. Hardcover. Pieces from A Tree of Night, Breakfast at Tiffany's (complete), and non-fiction pieces from Local Color. 460pp. Uncommon title in such nice condition. More
New York: Ecco Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. This copy is signed in full on the title page by Ray Carver and inscribed below by him: "For James and Norma from Ray. June 1988. Port Angeles" With photographs by Bill Burke; edited by Constance Sullivan; With a preface by Andy... More
n.p. Published by the Author, 1982. First edition. Paperback. A PBO (paperback original). This copy signed by the author, singer, songwriter on the title page. Coe, to get noticed in Nashville, had a long black hearse with his name printed on the sides (in huge white letters). He used to... More
London: Secker & Warburg, (1999). First edition. Hardcover. Printed by Clays. Winner of the Booker Prize for 1999. Basis for the big screen film (2008) that was directed by Steve Jacobs and stars John Malkovic, Natalie Becker and Jessica Haines. The tale of a South African professor who loses everything... More
New York: Putnam, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. This copy signed by the author on the title page. A novel concerning the sole survivor of a mine disaster who starts a religious cult. More
Carmel: The Friends of Photography, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Edited by James Aliner with an introduction by Sherry Turner. 82 illustrations after DeCarava's images of Harlem. 192pp with 82 full-page black and white plates. Still in the original shrink wrap. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1962). Second edition being a reprint of the original 1938 first edition. Hardcover. Evans, was an American photographer and photojournalist best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. This book is Walker Evans' pictorial record... More
Winston Salem: Palaemon Press Limited, (1981). First edition. Paperback. 4to. One of 140 numbered and signed copies, of which 40 were numbered I-XL (for private distribution) and 100 were numbered 1-100. This copy is #71 and is signed by Shelby Foote on the colophon page. First separate publication. Foote, famous... More
New York: Harper & Row, (1970). First American edition. Hardcover. 2nd issue jacket (w/o "!." the author's masterwork. The multi-generational story of the Buendia family (seven generations). Garcia Marquez popularized a literary style called magic realism, which uses magical elements and events in otherwise ordinary and realistic situations. This special... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, with four lines and dated 'October 19, 1976'. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, transported to North... More
New York: Targ Editions, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. First edition thus. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Mailer. A short story originally published by Esquire magazine in 1962, printed at the Grenfell Press on all-rag sheet paper. Bound in cloth and pattered boards, unprinted jacket. More
First Edition. Photograph. An original black and white photograph, signed by Bristol on the mat "Horace Bristol '4" Image measures 7 x 8.75 inches, overall approx 17.25 x 21.25 inches matted and framed under glass, wood frame painted black (with a few rubs and nicks). A stunning image, close-up head... More
New York: Knopf, (1978). Saul Steinberg. First edition. Hardcover. One of a specially bound edition limited to 300 copies signed by the artist. This copy is #287. Published in conjunction with the first major American retrospective of his work, at the Whitney Museum of America Art in New York. With... More
New York: Random House, (1969). First trade edition. Hardcover. This is the book that turned the author into a major celebrity, sparking a storm of controversy over its explicit and candid treatment of sexuality. More
Munchen: Bahia Verlag, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. Text in German. Black and white photos of the great James Dean by film studio photographer Sanford Roth with text by his wife Beulah. These shots of this famous actor and 'pretty boy' would be hard to beat. More
