MY LIFE IN HEAVY METAL.
New York: Grove Press, (2002). First edition. Hardcover. Author's first book. Twelve passion-fueled stories. Signed by the author on a tipped-in page before the half-title page. 205pp. More
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THE WATER KNIFE.
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
THE BLACK FLOWER.
Baltimore: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Co of America, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Author's first book, in the first issue dust jacket (without the Southern Living quote) published by a small press in Baltimore. Tiny first printing. In this copy Bahr was written out a paragraph from the book and signed..... 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
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
A LOST LADY
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. First edition thus. Hardcover. #7 of the 'Autograph Edition' this copy marked "Publisher's Copy" on the colophon page. Not signed by Cather. Blue and beige cloth with spine label in a decorated, light green dust jacket that is taller than the book. More
THE FLY.
London: Secker & Warburg, (1965). Richard Chopping. First UK edition. Hardcover. The first novel written by this British illustrator best known for painting the dust jackets of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels starting with 'From Russia With Love'. The Fly was recommended to its publisher by Angus Wilson, where David..... More
WILLIAM CHRISTENBERRY
New York: Aperture, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Signed by William Christenberry. Foreword by Elizabeth Broun. Essays by Walter Hopps, Andy Grundberg, and Howard N. Fox. Since the early 1960s, William Christenberry has plumbed the regional identity of the American South, focusing his attention on Hale County, Alabama, from..... More
THE MUDDY FORK. A Work in Progress.
Northridge: Lord John Press, 1984. LImited signed edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 25 pages of text, bound in brown cloth and yellow patterned boards with acetate wrapper. #62/200 numbered copies signed by Crumley. The published work contained short fiction and non-fiction published by Clark City Press in 1991. More
ALL ABOUT LULU. A Novel
Brooklyn: Soft Skull Press, (2008). First edition. softcover. Prolific Pacific Northwest author's first book, a PBO (paperback original) signed by Evison on the title page with those words that are oh so true, "NO PAIN NO GAIN!" (signed) with his initials. This novel won critical acclaim, including the Washington State..... 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
MICKELSSON'S GHOSTS. A Novel.
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
DEUS EX MACHINA.
New York: Taschen, 1999. First edition. Paperback. Signed by Gibson on the title page. Text in English, German, and French. 767 pages. Loaded with black and white and color photographs. Perfect bound in the original illustrated wrappers issued sans jacket. More
COMPLETE POEMS. Uncorrected Proof Signed by the Editor
Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, 2021. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Massive 921 page uncorrected proof copy of the single volume edition of Harrison's COMPLETE POEMS. Signed by the editor Joseph Bednarik on the title page. The definitive collection from one of America's iconic writers. Introduction by activist and naturalist writer Terry..... More
LEE STRASBERG AT THE ACTOR'S STUDIO. Tape-Recorded Sessions, edited by Robert H. Hethmon. Illustrated from photographs.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition (UK). Hardcover. This special copy has been finely bound for the publisher Tom Maschler bearing his personal bookplate especially designed for him by Quentin Blake. Original quarter leather patterned paper-covered boards with gilt titles in raised bands to spine and author's initials to the..... More
GAUDETE. Uncorrected Proof
New York: Harper & Row, (1977). First edition. Paperback. Perfect bound in yellow printed wrappers, as issued. Handwritten information to front cover, title, author, publication date, etc. Also the letter "B" or "Blank" is written out in the appropriate place for the forthcoming hardbound book. 'Gaudete' is a narrative poem..... More
MOORTOWN
New York: Harper & Row, (1979). Mock-up. loose sheets. A central sequence of thirty-four poems on the ordinary life of serious farming, touching on both the brutal and the ecstatic, accompany three other sequences, different in subject, tone, and feeling. This appears to be some type of mock-up of the..... More
MR. SPLITFOOT. A Novel
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
MY LIFE IN DIRE STRAITS. With a Foreword by Mark Knopfler
London: Bantam Press, (2021). First edition. hardcover. Signed by John Illsley on the title page. Illsley, founding member, bassist and mainstay. "John's story is also a tribute to his great friend Mark Knopfler, the band's lead singer, songwriter and gifted guitarist. They were the only band members to stay the..... More
NEVER BROKEN. Songs are Only Half the Story
New York: Blue Rider Press, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Jewel on a special bound in sheet. When Jewel’s first album, 'Pieces of You', topped the charts in 1995, her emotional voice and vulnerable performance were groundbreaking. Drawing comparisons to Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, a singer-songwriter of her..... More
THE DREAM. Martin Luther King, Jr. And The Speech that Inspired a Nation by Drew D. Hansen
New York: Ecco, (2003). First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Drew D Hanson on the title page. This is the first book about Dr. King's legendary "I Have A Dream" speech. Opening with an enthralling account of the August day in 1963 that saw 250,000 Americans converge at the March on..... More
WE ARE NOT IN THIS TOGETHER. Stories by William Kittredge 1938-1988. Edited & With a Foreword by Raymond Carver.
Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, 1984. Signed limited edition. Hardcover. #49 of 50 copies signed by both Kittredge and Carver. Additionally inscribed by Kittredge to another (her signature and another to front endpaper). Eight stories; The Waterfowl Tree, Thirty-four Seasons of Winter, Flight, The Soap Bear, Blue Stone, Momentum is Always..... More
SCREENCRAFT Costume Design
Burlington (MA): Focal Press, (2003). First edition. softcover. 4to. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "For Barbara and Don / with so much admiration / DNL (who has drawn a heart next to her signature." Provenance: From the estate of Don and Barbara Rickles. An inside look at..... More
BUFFALO GALS, WON'T YOU COME OUT TONIGHT. Illustrated by Susan Seddon Boulet and Story by Ursula K. Le Guin
San Francisco: Pomegranate Art Books, (1994). Susan Seddon Boulet. First edition. hardcover. 4to. Le Guin has an uncanny understanding of the magical. In this story, she is particularly adept at exploring the magic of animals as she shows us their wisdom, follies, spirits and personalities. The illustrations, over 20, by..... More
FLOWERS. Foreword by Patti Smith
Boston: Bulfich Press/Little Brown & Co, (1990). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 50 color illustrations. A breathtaking collection of flower photographs by Mapplethorpe. All in color, some of his final work. Though his best known flower images were in black and white, this book reveals his genius in color. The photographs..... More