New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1981). First edition. Paperback. The Uncorrected Proof. Singer (1903-1991) was a Polish American writer in Yiddish, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. He was a leading figure in the Yiddish literary movement, writing and publishing only in Yiddish. He was also awarded two..... More
Seattle: Fireglass Publishing, (2013). First edition. Hardcover. Author's debut novel. Label to front endpaper states; "This is a Collector's Edition copy". Below the label (that mentions forthcoming books in the series) is signed by the author who has also wrote "Find your Stelladaur!" A sixteen-year-old Reilly finds an heirloom treasure..... More
New York / Boston: Atlantic / Little Brown, (1961). First edition. Hardcover. Yates's debut novel about 1950s suburban life on the East Coast. It was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1962, along with Catch-22 and The Moviegoer. A film adaptation of the book, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathy..... More
Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press, 1984. First edition. Single sheet, a printed Broadside. This broadside, measuring 7 x 11 inches, and printed on light tan stock, has been signed by Margaret Atwood. It was part of a suite of broadsides issued by Copper Canyon Press (Portfolio 1984) but sold separately..... More
New York: World Photo. single sheet, photograph. A black and white photograph, image measuring 6.5 x 9 3/8 inches, overall 8 x 10 inches Inscribed and signed by Kurt Vonnegut. Caption reads: "New York, Oct 21 -- PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST -- Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr., stands beside one of..... More
Hollywood: Burn Again Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. Bukowski's homage to Red Stodolsky, bookseller and close friend. Only 50 numbered copies were bound in red cloth, numbered and signed by Bukowski. This copy being #47. Nine pages. Back in the day, when one visited Red at his Baroque Bookstore..... More
London/Berlin/Prague: Divus, (2012). Mike Diana. First edition. Paperback. Two volumes, both small 4to's, perfect bound in the original illustrated wrappers with the publisher's illustrated slipcase. This special set, in the larger volume there is an inscription by the author witih two large original drawings dated 2014. The slipcase still in..... More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (2000). First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Winner of the National Book Award for fiction. It is based on the true story of Polish actress Helena Modjeska, her arrival in California in 1876, and her ascendancy to American stardom..... More
London: Bloomsbury, (1989). First edition. Hardcover. Author's fourth book. Set in 17th century London, Sexing the Cherry is about the journeys of a mother, known as The Dog Woman, and her protégé, Jordan." Every journey conceals another journey within its lines; the path not taken and the forgotten angle. These..... More
London: Bloomsbury, (2006). First edition. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. The author's debut novel for children. "Nobody knows what to do when the Time Tornadoes start. Some days are long, some are short. Time stops then jerks forward, People are getting caught in Time..... 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. Shelby Foote..... More
New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc, (1963). First printing stated. The author's first book. On a still California night in August of 1959 a Sacramento River rancher placed a .38 caliber revolver on the dock his great-great grandfather built, sat down beside it, and waited for his wife. 264 pages. More
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Ms Hanff, an American author, sometimes television script writer, a salty New Yorker, and book lover writes to Marks & Company, a London bookseller, purveyor of rare and second-handed books filled with wonderful old volumes and its over-mannered staff, she begins a...... More
Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, (1994). First edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Foreword by Lawrence Wright. This lavish spread of literary entertainment showcases nineteen stories selected from the first two seasons of "Texas Bound," part of the "Arts and Letters Live" literary series presented at the Dallas Museum of Art by..... More
Self-Published, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Signed by David Allan Coe inside the front cover. A PBO. Coe, a singer and songwriter, in 120 pages, explains his incarceration experiences beginning when he was age 9 through age 27. A singer and songwriter, Coe took up music after spending much of his..... More
New York: Walker & Co, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Harriss won the Edgar Award with his mystery novel ‘Bay Psalm Book Murder Mystery’. This copy, the sequel to his Edgar winning book is inscribed by Harriss to mystery writer Mark Schorr, who was a finalist for the same Edgar Award..... More
Avery Island, Louisiana: McIlhenny Company, (1993). First edition. Paperback. Small 4to. Measuring 9 3/4 inches by 10 inches. Features musicians and recipes of their favorite dishes using Tabasco Sauce.This special copy is inscribed by legendary blues guitarist Lonny Brooks (1933-2017) on page 8 that features his favorite “Chicken Pot Pie”..... More
London: The Aquarium, (2004). Billy Childish. First edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. This copy is briefly inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Friend of squirrels and lover of women who hate him: William Loveday is back and set to wreak his revenge on the liars and hypocrites of art..... More
New York: Avon, (1996). First edition. Hardcover. This copy is signed by B. B. King in his distinctive hand. King (1925-2015) has defined the blues for a worldwide audience. Since he started recording in the 1940s, he has released over fifty albums, many of them classics. Riley B. King, born..... More
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, (1986). First edition. Hardcover. In the 1950s a number of Afro-American artists left the United States, seeking a community where their blackness could be accepted without racial nightmares and where they could practice their art with a freedom denied them in America. This sensitive..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. This copy is signed on the title page by the author. An interplanetary loves story, of Billie and Spike, of the past and the future; a traveller's tale; a hymn to the beauty of the world. 207pp. More
London: Granta Books, (1997). First edition. Hardcover. This copy is signed on the title page by the author. Set onboard the QE2, and in New York and Liverpool, this book explores parallel lives, loves and universes. A story of The Ship of Fools, a Jew, a diamond, a dream. A...... More
New York: William Morrow, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's third book, one of 7500 copies. This copy has a terrific inscription written, apparently, on a very bad day: "To Tom Garner, the way of all flesh; we 'no' of no exceptions. Ain't life fucking grand? Fuck..... More
New York: Putnam, (1970). First edition. Paperback. Advance copy perfect bound in the original plain white wrappers of the author's first novel. Nominated for the National Book Award. Destitution, hunger, cruelty, rootlessness-all the odds stand against Jacky, the young boy at the center of this powerful, popular American classic, yet..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. First edition. Both volumes in stiff printed wrappers, comb bound as issued. 787 leaves, in two volumes, reproducing hundreds of handwritten changes to the original manuscript. This biographical novel traces the parallel lives of Voltaire, "the wittiest, most irreverent, most spectacular philosopher who ever..... More
