New York: Harper Collins, (2006). First edition. Hardcover. This copy is signed by Albright on the half-title page. Former Secretary of State offers a thoughtful and often surprising look at the role of religion in shaping America's approach to the world. Drawing upon her experiences while in office and her..... More
New York: Knopf, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. A near-future thriller that casts new light on how we live today, and what may be in store for us tomorrow. Featuring a Los Vegas 'water knife' named Angel Velasquez,who is a detective, assassin, and spy, who "cuts" water for the boss of..... More
New York: The Dial Press, 1976. First edition. softcover. It is both a memoir of Baldwin's experiences watching movies and a critique of the racial politics of American cinema. 130pp. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. This copy is signed on the title page, "D. B. Newton / ("Dwight Bennett"). Newton was one of the six founding members of the Western Writers of America. D.B. Newton also wrote under the names Clement Hardin, Ford Logan, Hank Mitchum, Dwight Bennett..... More
Jerome: The M Kimberly Press, 1999. Mare Blocker. First edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Artists' book. Letterpress with linocut illustrations. Spiral bound photo album. This copy is #16/100 signed by Blocker. The colophon reads: "I have always loved to tell stories. This book celebrates twenty years of mining my loved ones..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Author's first book. Inscribed by Bourjaily on the front free endpaper. This novel draws heavily on Bourjaily's experience as a volunteer ambulance driver during the Second World War. Inevitably critics compared it -- mostly favourably -- to Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. Its..... More
New Orleans: B E Trice, 2001. Russell Chatham. Presentation copy. Hardcover. Russell Chatham's Copy, so printed on the colophon page: "Of this first edition of Bitterroot, one hundred fifty numbered copies, and twenty six lettered copies, specially bound, have been signed by the author." Color lithograph by Russell Chatham to..... More
Boston: Little Brown, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's first book, signed by Connelly on the title page. Lacking the blue '$5.00 Consumer Rebate!' wrap-around band. An important debut, of not only the writer, but also the lead character, Harry Bosch. Winner of the Mystery Writers' Edgar..... More
New York: Disney Press, (1996). Lane Smith, Kelly Adam Asbury. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach' is one of the most beloved children's books, and here, for the first time, is his daughter's recollection of how it all began. Lucy Dahl offers a rare..... More
New York: Knopf, (1972). Joseph Schindelman. First edition. Hardcover. Thanks to Mr. Wonka and a couple of buttons that did and did not get pushed, the Great Glass Elevator and all of its passengers find themselves orbiting in space! Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Front dust jacket flap..... More
New York: Knopf, 1996. First trade edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. This is a story that begins when Elena McMahon, estranged from her powerful husband in California and covering the 1984 primary campaign for the Washington Post, makes her way to Florida to see her..... More
New York: Scribner, (2003). First edition. Hardcover. This copy inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication." An epic saga of two former lovers sired in the pages of Ivan Doig's acclaimed Montana Trilogy. Susan Duff -- the bossy, indomitable schoolgirl with a silver voice..... More
New York: Knopf, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Twenty-five essays, which include Legs, A Hemingway Story, Mailer at the Algonquin, Good-bye to Richard Yates, A Country Road Song, First Books, Autumn Legs, and many more. The author has received the PEN/Malamud Award, the Rea Award for excellence in short fiction, the..... More
Tuscaloosa: Urban Editions, 2004. Howell Golson. First edition. Hardcover. #8 of only 50 copies produced, being the first separate edition of a portion of Duncan's novel River Teeth. Signed by Duncan and the illustrator Howell Golson (four wood engravings). Blue cloth, white illustrated dust jacket. Approx 26 pages, printed on..... More
New York: Random House, (1975). First edition. Hardcover. Author's second book (Fan's Notes was his first). The death of Edmund Wilson precipitates an odyssey through the distorted literary landscape of America in search of Wilson's essence as the pre-eminent man of letters and the author's own creative wellsprings. More
New York: Random House, (1977). First edition. Hardcover. This copy is inscribed by Foote on the front endpaper, "For / Michael Hargraves / displaced in Frisco / from / Shelby Foote / Memphis Nov 1982." In this novel, a magisterial historian of the Civil War charts its distant repercussions in..... More
New York: Knopf, 1974. Herbert L Fink. First edition. Hardcover. Magic, madness, menace and romance are all woven together in this Gardner collection. Nine tales depict ministers and college students, strange medieval countries full of demented royalty, and whaling ships. More
New York: Knopf, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. The author's final novel, that follows Peter Mickelsson, former football player and current Professor of Philosophy at Binghamton University. More
New York: Delacorte/Seymour Lawrence, 1979. First edition. Paperback. Signed by Jim Harrison on the title page. According to the Orr/Torrey Jim Harrison bibliography 1964-2008, this advance copy, A14.a. states, "This state of the proof, white pad-bound binding with black lettering. Cover of this proof is paper and is a photocopy..... More
East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, (1997). First edition. Hardcover. Introductions by Dan Gerber and Jim Harrison. Edited by Joseph Bednarik. Signed by all three, Bednarik, Gerber and Jim Harrison. Copy C of 26 lettered copies. Also includes work by Charles Simic, Ezra Pound, Jim Harrison, Adrienne Rich, Gary Snyder..... More
Seattle: Wynn Books, 1986. Russell Chatham. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Jim Harrison on the half-title page. A book of poetry. Includes 5 relief prints, measuring 14 x 18 inches, each marked; "AP 8/40" and each pencil signed by Russell Chatham. Though lacking the folder, the 5 prints are all..... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year. A new translation of an Old English heroic epic poem of unknown authorship, dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between the 8th and the early 11th century, set in Denmark and..... More
London: Viking Press, (1993). First edition. Hardcover. An English synth-pop duo, formed in London in 1981 and consisting of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness..... More
New York: Persea, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's scarce first novel. "A wonderful charivari, full of life and new news. He has appropriated the vitality of two cultures to produce, in magical synthesis, a splendid, bitter, and loving work of the imagination." More
New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2016). First edition. Hardcover. An Indiespensible selection done by Powell's Books that includes a signed first edition of the book, a chapbook interview along with a matching slipcase. Hunt's third novel concerning Nat and Ruth, young orphans, living in a crowded foster home run by..... More
