LIQUOR, GUNS & AMMO
Tucson: McMillan, 1998. Michael Kellner. Signed Limited edition. Hardcover. #8/150 numbered copies signed by the author. Still in the publisher's shrinkwrap and black slipcase. More
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HUMBOLDT'S GIFT.
New York: Viking, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Slight crimping at spine crown, the jacket has the lightest of darkening at spine. Sharp copy. More
LOS PREMIOS NOBEL DE LITERATURA. Vol. XV
Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Saul Bellow. This edition, a first edition printed March of 1979, is in Spanish. Features three Nobel winners, Harry Martinson (Swedish, 1974) features three pieces; Nettles Bloom, The Path of Freedom, and a Poetry Anthology, Eugenio Montale (Italian, 1975) three..... More
BLOOD ON BLOOD.
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
SOME OF THE DEAD ARE STILL BREATHING. Living in the Future.
Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Two stapled promo sheets laid in. The culmination of the author's "accidental trilogy." With familiar surgical precision, Bowden combines memoir, natural history, and keen reportage at breakneck speed. More
BITTERROOT.
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
NAKED LUNCH.
New York: Grove Press, (1959). First Edition. Hardcover. The author stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order. The reader follows the narration of junkie William Lee, who takes on various aliases, from the U.S. to Mexico, eventually to Tangier and the dreamlike Interzone. More
MUSIC FOR CHAMELEONS. New Writing
New York: Random House, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Uncorrected First Proof. A collection of short fiction and non-fiction pieces. Includes ‘Handcarved Coffins.” this book spent an unprecedented (for a collection of short works) 16 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Perfect bound in the original red printed wrappers..... More
PHOTOGRAPHS. With Introductions By Lincoln Kirstein and Beaumont Newhall
New York: Grossman, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Sm 8vo. Unpaginated. Features 47 exquisite black and white photographs (including frontispiece). More
AT RANDOM. The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf. Illustrated From Photographs
New York: Random House, (1977). First edition. Hardcover. An Advance Copy bound in white cloth with copper stamping to spine and front cover housed in the original publisher's cardboard slipcase. Laid in is a note on Random House stationery, A Personal Note, signed by Bob Bernstein, presenting this advance copy..... More
THE BLACK ECHO.
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
CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR. The Further Adventures of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka Chocolate Maker Extraordinary. Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman
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
THE MAGIC FINGER. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois
New York: Harper & Row, (1966). William Pene Du Bois. Later printing. Hardcover. Small 4to.When an irate eight-year-old girl puts the "magic finger" on the people who live on the neighboring farm, exciting things begin to happen. The author's third book for children. Price clipped jacket but code to bottom..... More
ABOUT GRACE. A Novel
New York: Scribner, (2004). First edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. The author's second book. Concerns a hydrologist who occasionally dreams events that later come true. The book asks questions about snowflakes, predetermination, the nature of family, and the intersections of the human and natural worlds. More
ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE. A Novel
New York: Scribner, (2014). Hardcover. A war novel. It won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. An Indiespensible book, #47, done by Powell's books. Consisting of a first edition signed copy of the book with dust jacket, housed in a...... More
JORDAN COUNTY. A Narrative of the Deep South. With Signed Offprint.
New York: The Dial Press, (1954). First edition. Hardcover and paperback. Laid into this copy is an offprint, DELTA No. 4. Published by Paul Valery University (Montpellier), in 1977. 14pp. Printed sheets, measuring 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches staple bound, which prints a review of a section of Foote's..... More
THE KING'S INDIAN. Stories and Tales. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink
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
A JOHN GRAVES READER.
Austin: University of Texas, (1996). First edition thus. Hardcover. Signed by John Graves on the half-title page. This anthology contains selections from 'Goodbye to a River and his two other major books, "Hard Scrabble (1974) and "From a Limestone Ledge" (1980). It also includes short stories and essays, some of..... More
MYSELF AND STRANGERS. A Memoir of Apprenticeship
New York: Knopf, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. This much admired author of Goodbye to a River, and other nonfiction classics recounts his long, winding journey toward becoming a writer in the years after WWII. ("Compliments of the Author" card laid in along with a letter from a friend). Drawing upon..... More
DALVA.
New York: Dutton/Seymour Lawrence, (1988). First edition. Paperback. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Perfect bound in the original illustrated brown printed wrappers. 324pp. Press release/promotional letter laid in. The story of a woman of the west, told in her voice. She shares with us her great determination to find the illegitimate son..... More
FACE IT. Creative Direction by Rob Roth. Signed by Debbie Harry
New York: Dey St, (2019). First edition. Hardcover. This signed first edition has been specially bound and produced by the publisher. Filled with never-before-seen photos and art throughout, the much-anticipated autobiography from rock icon and lead singer of Blondie, Debbie Harry BRAVE, BEAUTIFUL AND BORN TO BE PUNK Musician, actor..... More
OUR HOUSE IN THE LAST WORLD.
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
CALIFORNIANS. With An Introduction by William Everson.
n.p. Cayucos Books, 1971. A Signed Limited Edition. hardcover. A re-issue of this famous book of poetry by Robinson Jeffers with an introduction by William Everson. #30 of only 50 numbered copies specially bound and signed by Everson. From the introduction: "The justification for reissuing any immature work by a...... More
TECHNICS AND CREATIVITY. Target 1970
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1971. Jasper Johns. Box is hard white plastic. Original white plastic box, measuring 8 7/8 X 10 1/2 X 1 1/4 inches. Included in the box is a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch multiple by Jasper Johns. Target 1970, specially commissioned for this publication..... More
ANDERSONVILLE. A Novel
New York and Cleveland: World, (1955). First edition. Hardcover. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The book interweaves the stories of real and fictional characters. It is told from many points of view, including that of Henry Wirz, the camp commandant, who was later executed. It also features..... More