Mitchell David
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
Random House 2010. First printing. Signed with additional decoration on title page. Mitchell has written Cloud Atlas Ghostwritten and others and has been often nominated for various awards. This novel is set in 19th century Japan. Unread as new in like DJ. 479 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Random House Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10711 ISBN : 1400065453 9781400065455
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Hamilton Hugo
The Speckled People : A Memoir of a Half-Irish Childhood
Scarborough ON Canada: HarperCollins Publishers Canada Limited 2003. First printing. Signed on title page beneath his printed name. A child of Dublin of mixed Irish-German parentage examines the confusing postwar cultural experience. Book very good plus with owner embossed stamp to half-title aging to paper. DJ likewise very good with minor shelfwear. 298 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10714 ISBN : 0007148054 9780007148059
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Shteyngart Gary
Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel
Random House 2010. First printing. Flatsigned on title page. The author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook and Absurdistan has produced another satire of a hopelessly mismatched couple. Unread as new in like DJ. 334 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Random House Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10701 ISBN : 1400066409 9781400066407
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Means David
The Spot: Stories
Faber & Faber Inc. 2010. First printing. Flatsigned on title page. Contains 13 stories from The New Yorker Harpers Magazine McSweeney's and elsewhere. Means has won various awards for his stories. Unread as new in like DJ. 164 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Faber & Faber, Inc. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10459 ISBN : 0865479127 9780865479128
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Black Robin
If I Loved You I Would Tell You This: Stories
Random House 2010. First printing. Flatsigned on title page. Contains 10 stories published in variety of small press and university journals. Back panel blurbs by Elizabeth Berg and Amy Bloom. Unread as new in like DJ. 274 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Random House Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10460 ISBN : 1400068576 9781400068579
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Hazo Samuel
The Quiet Wars
New York New York: Sheed & Ward 1962. First printing NAP. Inscribed to another poet on ffep. Author published poetry and literary essays in various mainstream and academic journals. Very good with small stains at foreedge giveralso-inscribed ffep edgewear to cover. 95 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Sheed & Ward Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 10472
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McEwan Ian
Solar: A Novel
Doubleday & Co 2010. Black binding gilt titles. Flatsigned on second leaf tipped-in. In this novel a former Nobel Prize-winning physicist finds himself in a life decline when a freak accident offers him new vistas and potential redemption. A fine as-new copy in like DJ with an "Autographed" sticker to front. 287 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Doubleday & Co Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10426 ISBN : 0385533411 9780385533416
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Lee Chang Rae
The Surrendered
New York New York: Riverhead Books 2010. Blue boards black spine. Flatsigned on title page. By the author of Native Speaker and A Gesture Life. Unread and as new in like DJ. 469 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Riverhead Books hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10290 ISBN : 1594489769 9781594489761
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Christelow Eileen
The Great Pig Escape
Boston Massachusetts U.S.A.: Clarion Books 1994. Second printing. Illustrated glossy boards matching DJ illustrated endsheets. Signed with cat drawing and date on bookplate pasted to ffep. Book very good with scratches to lamination one small hole at spine owner embossing stamp to title page. DJ like new with price clipped. Unpaginated. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Clarion Books Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10324 ISBN : 0395669731 9780395669730
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Cramer Steven
Goodbye to the Orchard: Poems
Louisville Kentucky U.S.A.: Sarabande Books 2004. Stated first edition. Inscribed on ffep AND flatsigned on title page. Recipient of the Massachusetts Book Honor Award. A near fine copy. 75 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Sarabande Books Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 10306 ISBN : 1932511059 9781932511055
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Updike John
Picked Up Pieces
Westminster Maryland U.S.A.: Random House Inc 1975. Stated first edition. Pale yellow textured cloth gilt titles to spine and front. Pink topstain. Flatsigned on ffep. Contains literary essays and four public speeches written between 1966 and 1975 including essays on other writers golf travel and diverse topics. Book very good with watermark to cloth at heel of spine. DJ also very good with sun-darkening to spine minor rubbing. 519 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Random House Inc Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10377 ISBN : 0394498496 9780394498492
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Wieners John
God is the Organ of Novelty Poem on Broadside
Cambridge MA: Pomegranate Press 1973. Poem on 13 x 20 broadside portrait with illustration by designer/publisher Karyl Klopp. Limited edition of 250 of which this is #232. Has been stored shrinkwrapped with foam backing. Very good with soil in in a few places where shrinkwrap broke. Quite rare. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Karyl Klopp. Pomegranate Press Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 10372
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Spivack Kathleen
Greenfields Poem on Broadside
Cambridge Massachusetts U.S.A.: Pomegranate Press 1974. Poem on 13 x 20 broadside landscape with illustration by Klopp. Numbered edition 176/180. Signed by illustrator/designer/publisher Karyl Klopp. Has been stored shrinkwrapped with foam backing. Very good plus. Rare. Signed by Illustrator. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Karyl Klopp. Pomegranate Press Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 10370
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Updike John
A Month of Sundays
Alfred A Knopf 1975. Grey cloth gilt titles green topstain. Book club edition 2nd printing before publication. Signed on ffep by Updike who has also written a query and circled a sticker removal mark on the same page: 'What's this' Very good plus with fading to topstain minor edge soil. DJ also very good plus with edgewear to spine-ends a couple of creases. 228 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Alfred A Knopf Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10158
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Hoffman Richard
Gold Star Road: Poems
Barrow Street Press 2007. Stated first edition. Signed on title page. Winner of the Barrow Street Press Poetry Prize and the author of Half the House: A Memoir. Very good plus with small bump at lower foreedge. 74 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Barrow Street Press Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 10177 ISBN : 0972830278 9780972830270
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Lancaster Bruce
For Us the Living
New York New York: Frederick A Stokes Company 1940. First edition NAP/matching dates. Blue cloth stamped with gilt and dark red vignette to front board. Illustrated endsheets on coated paper. Signed by Mr. Lancaster on half-title. Book near fine with little wear. DJ also very good plus with sunning to spine minor edgewear. Price of $2.75 intact. 556 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Frederick A Stokes Company Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10184
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Updike John
The Coup: A Novel
Westminister Maryland U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc 1978. Green cloth binding gilt titles to spine and front. Stated first edition. Inscribed on ffep with 'best wishes.' Book near fine with Random House remainder stamp to bottom edge. DJ also near fine with some rubbing. 299 pp. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Alfred a Knopf Inc hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10198 ISBN : 039450268X 9780394502687
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Hoffman Richard
Interference and Other Stories
New Rivers Press 2009. First softcover printing. Signed on title page. Back cover blurbs by Tom Perrotta Andre Dubus III. Very interesting and highly recommended for connoisseurs of semi-experimental short fiction. Unread near new. 160 pp. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Book. New Rivers Press Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 10065 ISBN : 0898232473 9780898232479
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Moore Lorrie
A Gate at the Stairs: A Novel
Alfred A Knopf 2009. Full cloth binding in cream gilt titles. Flatsigned on title page. College town drama by the author of Birds of America. Unread as new in like DJ.321 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Alfred A Knopf Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10049 ISBN : 0375409289 9780375409288
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Smith Harry Ed
The Smith Poets The Smith/12
New York: Harry Smith/Horizon Press 1971. Stated first edition. Contains eight poets: Sam Conrish Gene Fowler Jonathan Morse Irene Schram Theodore Sloane Karen Swenson and Charles Wyatt. Signed at beginning of his section by Sam Cornish currently Boston Poet Laureate. Near fine copy with minor spotting to top edge. Now rare. 262 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Book. Harry Smith/Horizon Press Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 9996
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Cisneros Sandra
My Wicked Wicked Ways
New York New York U.S.A.: Alfred A Knopf 1994. First printing thus. Book was published in two other editions. Black cloth spine over black boards gilt titles. Inscribed and dated on title page. Unread fine in like DJ. 103 pp. Signed by Authors. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Alfred A Knopf Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9983 ISBN : 0679418210 9780679418214
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Komunyakaa Yusef
I Apologize for the Eyes in My Head
Middletown Connecticut U.S.A.: Wesleyan Univ Press 1986. Mustard cloth binding black titles. Inscribed to 2 people and dated with "Peace Yusef" on title page. Book fine. DJ near fine with price clipped. Now rare particularly signed. 73 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Book. Wesleyan Univ Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10034 ISBN : 0819551449 9780819551443
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Nussbaum Jay
Blue Road to Atlantis
Boston Massachusetts U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc 2002. Turquoise boards pale green binding. blue/gilt titles. Apparently inscribed with date to someone associated with the book's writing or production. A novel in which the characters are fish. A fine copy in like DJ. 140 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Warner Books Inc Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9981 ISBN : 0446528218 9780446528214
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Buechner Frederick
The Final Beast
Scranton Pennsylvania U.S.A.: HarperCollins 1982. First printing thus. Red boards white cloth binding. Inscribed on ffep. Book near fine with tiny crease to one page at bottom foreedge. DJ likewise near fine with minor rubbing and aging. Very rare signed. 276 pp. Signed by Authors. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. HarperCollins Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9985 ISBN : 0060611596 9780060611590
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Cornish Sam
Generations
Boston MA: Beacon Press 1971. Brown cloth spine over marble-textured boards gilt titles and pub's blindstamp to front board. Inscribed on ffep. Autobiographical poems with photos by former Washington Post reporter and writer Thomas Edsall Julie O'Neill and Art Cohen. The poet's first major book and still possibly his best-Cornish served as Boston Poet Laureate between 2008 and 2013. Book near fine; DJ sunned at spine. 81 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book. Beacon Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 10033
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Tenney Margot
Dark Deeds Sweet Songs: A Journal of Sorts
Durham North Carolina U.S.A.: Argonne Pub Inc 1995. First printing. Teal cloth black titles. The actress and writer's journal of her personal life. Inscribed "to Mimi" on half-title. Very good plus with some odd trimming anomaly to top and foreedge. DJ fine. 209 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book. Argonne Pub Inc Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9808 ISBN : 096401520X 9780964015203
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Musa Sabri
Seeds of Corruption
Wilmington Massachusetts U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin 1980. Stated first edition. Tan cloth gilt titles. Signed in Arabic and English on half-title. Book near fine; DJ has very minor edgewear. 169 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9813 ISBN : 0395285410 9780395285411
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Pelecanos George
The Way Home: A Novel
Little Brown 2009. Black spine over lime textured boards gilt titles. Signed on title page. Unread as new in like DJ. 323 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Little, Brown Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9845 ISBN : 0316156493 9780316156493
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Lewis David Levering
God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe 570-1215
W W Norton & Co 2008. First printing and stated first edition. Author is Pulitzer Prizewinner. Black and tan binding gilt titles. Inscribed anonymously with "best wishes" and dated on title page. Center photo supplement of artifacts in color and on coated paper. Chapter notes included. Unread as new in like DJ with an Autographed sticker to front panel. 473 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. W W Norton & Co Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9949 ISBN : 0393064727 9780393064728
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Chabon Michael
Wonder Boys
London UK: Fourth Estate 1995. First UK edition. Blue cloth gilt titles. Flatsigned on title page. Unread near new in like DJ. 368 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Fourth Estate Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9922 ISBN : 1857023153 9781857023152
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Smith Harry Ed
The Smith Poets The Smith / 12
The Smith 1971. Stated first edition. Includes eight poets: Gene Fowler Jonathan Morse Irene Schram Theodore Sloane Karen Swenson and Charles Wyatt. This copy signed on title page by Sam Cornish currently First Poet Laureate of Boston. Very good minus with cover edgewear several diagonal creases to back cover light crease at spine. In addition there are various inkmarks to a few poems some made by Cornish and others in a different hand. Rare now.262 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Book. The Smith Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 9929
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Pinsky Robert Ed
Essential Pleasures: A New Anthology of Poems to Read Aloud
W.W. Norton Inc. 2009. First printing. Maroon spine/red boards gilt titles. Signed by editor Robert Pinsky on title page. Includes CD bound in attached at rear endpaper. Poems span 16th century -- present organized by poetic form. A near unread fine copy with very light smudge not remainder mark at bottom edge. DJ fine. 508 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. W.W. Norton, Inc. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9699 ISBN : 0393066088 9780393066081
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Shreve Anita
All He Ever Wanted
Boston Massachusetts U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co 2003. First printing. Black/red binding red gilt titles. Flatsigned on title page. Unread as new in like DJ. 310 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Little Brown & Co Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9582 ISBN : 0316782262 9780316782265
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Naylor Gloria
Bailey's Cafe: A Novel
Orlando Florida U.S.A.: Harcourt 1992. Second printing. Yellow cloth spine over green boards red titles. Signed on title page. Fine in like DJ. 229 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Harcourt Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9609 ISBN : 0151104506 9780151104505
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Lehane Dennis
A Drink Before the War
Orlando Florida U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace 1994. First edition and printing. Black cloth over green boards gilt titles. Signed on title page. Near fine in like DJ with light aging to paper. 267 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book. Harcourt Brace Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9584 ISBN : 015100093X 9780151000937
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Chute Carolyn
Snow Man
Orlando Florida U.S.A.: Harcourt 1999. Black/red binding gilt titles. Flatsigned on title page. Interesting ephemera included: Photocopied sheet with presumably author's revisions to page 240 evidently inserted at signing. Unread as new in like DJ with "Signed by Author" sticker to front. 242 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Harcourt hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9618 ISBN : 0151003904 9780151003907
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Farnsworth Robert
Three or Four Hills and a Cloud
Wesleyan University Press 1982. Grey cloth binding black titles. Author's first book. Inscribed and dated on title page. Book near fine little wear. DJ very good plus with slight rubbing. 64 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book. Wesleyan University Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9456 ISBN : 0819521086 9780819521088
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Rushdie Salman
The Enchantress of Florence
Westminster Maryland U.S.A.: Random House Inc 2008. First printing. Signed on title page over printed name. Unread as new in like DJ in Mylar. 368 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Random House Inc hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9532 ISBN : 0375504338 9780375504334
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Settle Mary Lee
Celebration
Gordonsville Virginia U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1986. Black half-cloth over orange boards gilt titles blindstamped front board. Signed on title page. Fine in like DJ in Mylar. 356 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Farrar Straus & Giroux hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9534 ISBN : 0374120056 9780374120054
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Strand Mark
Reasons for Moving: Poems
Atheneum 1969. Third printing 1969. Navy cloth gilt titles. Book very good plus with a few small stains at foreedge. Inscribed on half-title to another poet with intriguing full-page inscription. DJ very good with minor soil to back panel a couple of closed tears wear to spine-ends. Price of $4.95 intact. 47 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book. Atheneum Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9500
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Spiegelman Art
Breakdowns
New York New York U.S.A.: Pantheon Books 2008. First printing. Folio. Illustrated boards no DJ as issued. Signed w/squiggle on dedication/cr page facing title page. Unread as new. Unpaginated. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Book. Pantheon Books Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9518 ISBN : 0375423958 9780375423956
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Mosley Walter
A Red Death: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
Scranton Pennsylvania U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc 1991. Black cloth spine over mustard boards red/gilt titles. Signed on title page. Includes BOTH first and second state DJs priced $18.95 and $19.95. Both book and DJs fine 284 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. W W Norton & Co Inc Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9526 ISBN : 0393029980 9780393029987
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Golden Christopher
Soul Survivor
New York New York U.S.A.: Simon Pulse 1999. First pb printing. Signed on title page. Unread as new with light aging to paper. 232 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Book. Simon Pulse paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 9105 ISBN : 0671034944 9780671034948
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Golden Christopher
Straight On 'til Morning
Baltimore Maryland U.S.A.: Cemetery Dance Publications 2001. Maroon cloth gilt titles. The Deluxe Signed Edition limited to 1000 copies. Signed on limitation page. Unread as new in like DJ in Mylar. 419 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Cemetery Dance Publications Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9041 ISBN : 1587670356 9781587670350
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Marius Richard Ed
The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry
Irvington New York U.S.A.: Columbia Univ Pr 1999. Brown cloth spine tan boards gilt titles. First printing. Inscribed by editor to another poet with date on ffep. Poems arranged by historical period. Nineteenth century B&W photos separate poems/sections. Book near fine with binding slightly warped at back board. DJ also near fine with slight rubbing. 534 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book. Columbia Univ Pr Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9324 ISBN : 0231100027 9780231100021
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Davison Peter
Half Remembered : A Personal History
Heinemann 1973. First UK edition. Inscribed on half-title and dated 03/20/79. Book near fine with small stain at top edge. DJ very good plus with shelfwear clip mark small stain at top back panel. 245 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book. Heinemann Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9316 ISBN : 0434179205 9780434179206
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Cornish Sam
Sometimes Ten Poems
Pym-Randall 1973. Sewn binding. Limited edition of 50 signed/numbered copies of which this is #26. Very good with minor spotting/soil to wraps. Cornish was appointed Poet Laureate of the City of Boston in 2008. Rare. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Book. Pym-Randall Paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 8995
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Connell Evan S.
Deus Lo Volt!: Chronicle on the Crusades
Washington D.C. U.S.A.: Counterpoint 2000. First printing. Semi-fictionalized history of the Crusades. Red cloth spine over red boards. Map endsheets. Flatsigned on title page. Book near fine in like DJ. 462 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. Counterpoint Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 8857 ISBN : 1582430659 9781582430652
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Kunstler Mort;Doherty M. Stephen;Commager Henry Steele
The American Spirit: Paintings by Mort Kunstler ; Text by Henry Steele Commager ; Essays by M. Stephen Doherty
H.N. Abrams 1986. Square folio. First edition. Black cloth gilt titles blindstamp to front board. Text by Henry Steele Commager a biography by M. Stephen Doherty and a Foreword by Dr. Armand Hammer. Printed on coated paper. Flatsigned on title page by Mort Kunstler. With over 218 illustrations and 186 color plates. A near fine copy in like DJ with slight rubbing and shelfwear. 235 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book. H.N. Abrams Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 8873 ISBN : 0810918382 9780810918382
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Allende Isabel
The Sum of Our Days: A Memoir
Scranton Pennsylvania U.S.A.: HarperCollins 2008. First printing. Signed on title page. Unread as new in like DJ in Mylar. 301 pp. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book. HarperCollins Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 8973 ISBN : 006155183X 9780061551833
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