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First Printing (full number line), in the First Issue dust jacket, with British reviews and the rabbit-and-compass motif on the back panel. Tall, thick 8vo: [12],429,[1]pp. Publisher's quarter-bound beige cloth, spine stamped gilt, with cream-colored paper-covered boards, upper board with author's signature in gilt, maroon end papers; in the original... more
Price: $265.00
First Impression. 8vo: viii,413,[1]pp, with folding map by Marilyn Hemmett colored in outline. Publisher's cinnamon-colored cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper cover stamped in gilt with rabbit device; in mustard-colored illustrated dust jacket printed in black, priced £3.50. Inscribed by Adams on the title page: To Miranda Parrish / with... more
Price: $3,865.00
First impression (no further printings noted) of Baldwin's autobiographical debut novel. Fine publisher's black cloth with undiminished gilt lettering, in a Fine, bright pictorial dust jacket with the lightest of rubbing to the head and heel of the spine and several of the flap corners. Quite collectible. ... more
Price: $365.00
First Printing (no additional printings listed) of the author's first book, a well-regarded novel. Near Fine (dusty top-edge, spine's head and tail browned) paper-covered boards with a lime-green decorative cloth spine, in a Near Fine (light edge wear, soiled rear panel) pictorial dust jacket. ... more
Price: $85.00
First UK Edition, Third Impression (first published in England, preceding the U.S. edition by a month, after Doubleday rejected Bowles's manuscript). 8vo; 304pp. Publisher's grey cloth, the spine lettered in gilt within a blue title block; in the stunning pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Fred Uhlman, priced at 10s/6d. As... more
Price: $615.00
First Edition (so stated, with full number line). As New (and unread) copy of the author's first book, a collection of stories that won the Hemingway/PEN Award. ... more
Price: $20.00
First Printing (no additional printings noted) of the author's first novel, translated into English by Archibald Colquhoun. 8vo: [6],145,[1]pp. Publisher's coarsely woven sea-green cloth, spine lettered in black, fore-edge untrimmed; in an illustrated dust jacket priced $3.50. Fine (hint of rubbing to spine ends), in a just about Fine jacket... more
Price: $365.00
First Impression; 8vo, 272pp. Fine (slightly dusty top edge) publisher's black cloth titled in gilt, in a just about Fine (very light rubbed spine tips, toned back panel) pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped). The author's debut novel, very scarce in this superlative condition. ... more
Price: $165.00
First Printing. 8vo; 252pp. Original quarter-bound beige cloth lettered in red with black cloth boards; in a bright pictorial dust jacket priced at $2.50. Fine, tight and square, in a Near Fine or better jacket with a lightly rubbed spine. The first of the author's 24 crime novels, this a... more
Price: $115.00
Introduction by Robert Graves (absent from the American edition). First Impression (no additional printings listed). Near Fine (some fading to the perimeters, light offsetting to the end papers, dusty top edge) publisher's plum-colored cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in an about Near Fine (lightly foxed spine panel, soiled... more
Price: $865.00
First Edition (full number line). Small 8vo; 144pp. Publisher's maroon paper-covered boards, the spine stamped in gilt, with photographic end papers; in a maroon, white and black pictorial dust jacket priced at $14.95. As New and unread, a pristine copy. Two Cambridge physicists trace the 150-year evolution of the knotted... more
Price: $135.00
First Impression of the author's important first novel. 8vo: 283, [1]pp. Publisher's rust-colored cloth with a matching top stain and the spine stamped in gilt; in a price-clipped first issue (without reviews) dust jacket illustrated by Tom Adams. A Fine, bright example, probably unread, with a crimp to the head... more
Price: $835.00
First UK Edition of the author's first novel. Boldly signed on the title page. About Fine publisher's olive cloth, in an About Fine (slightly soiled and rubbed) dust jacket. Appears unread. ... more
Price: $165.00
First Printing (with a full number line) of the author's debut novel, which won the 2002 National Book Award for Fiction; 8vo, 353pp. Signed by Ms. Glass, without inscription, on the title page. As New (and unread) publisher's purple paper-covered boards, the spine lettered in gilt; in an As New... more
Price: $65.00
First Impression of the first UK edition, which preceded the book's publication in the United States. As New (and unread) publisher's grey paper-covered boards, the spine lettered in silver; in an As New pictorial dust jacket still priced at £14.99. Signed by author on the title page. A spectacular copy... more
Price: $85.00
First American Edition (stated) of the author's first book, a collection of short stories. About Fine blue paper-covered boards with a purple cloth spine and pink top stain, in a Near Fine (lightly rubbed spine and a quarter-inch chip to the bottom of the rear panel not affecting lettering or... more
Price: $135.00
First Printing of the author's first book of poetry. Small 8vo, vii, 74pp. Publisher's quarter-bound cloth spine lettered in gilt (still bright) with royal blue cloth-covered boards and a decorated paper title label, all Very Fine and now protected in a mylar wrapper. ... more
Price: $65.00
First Edition, early printing (with $2.75 and No. 7718A publisher's code on the dust jacket flap). Small 8vo; 52pp. Original black cloth, with the publisher's logo stamped in gilt on the upper cover and the spine lettered in gilt; in an illustrated dust jacket. A Fine crisp, clean copy, in... more
Price: $85.00
First Edition of the author's first book in unusually collectible condition. Near Fine (light shelf ware on bottom edge; pages age-darkened, as usual; spotted edges) publisher's orange cloth, the spine lettered in white; in a bright About Fine pictorial dust jacket that retains its price. ... more
Price: $535.00
First Impression. Small 8vo: 301,[3]pp, including a glossary and recipes for Indian dishes mentioned in the text. Publisher's black cloth, the spine lettered in silver, the top edge stained black; in an illustrated dust jacket priced at 15s. A Fine copy, apparently unread, in a better than Near Fine jacket... more
Price: $285.00


