PROOF
BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY.
[New York]: Viking, (1997). First U.S. edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Advance uncorrected proofs. Small spot on title page near hinge, otherwise fine in glossy pictorial paperwraps. Basis for the successful film starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Item #34853 More
OF GREAT SPACES [Short stories by the founders of the Black Heron Press].
Seattle: Black Heron Press, (1987). First edition. Short stories by the founders of the Black Heron Press -- five by Galloway and six by Gold. Full-plate illustrations by Robin Adsit. Early proof, presumably made up specifically for the illustrations as you can see the outlines of each page and those..... Item #51399 More
A COMPLETE STATE OF DEATH; [uncorrected proof in provisional dust jacket].
London: Jonathan Cape, (1969). First edition. Uncorrected proof in olive-green paperwraps with Cape-logo design; in proof dust jacket priced "25s" (vs 6.95 pounds) on front flap and with "PROOF ONLY" on the back flap followed by the "Provisional Publication Date" which has been blacked out and has "June 26th 1969"..... Item #72261 More
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA: A Novel.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First edition. Scarce uncorrected proof; in blue, printed paperwraps. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, one of the surprise hits at the time. Made into a film in 2005. Crease to back cover extending to last several pages otherwise near fine. Item #50511 More
TOO FAR AFIELD.
New York: Helen & Kurt Wolff/Harcourt, Inc., (2000). First U.S. edition. Translated from the German by Krishna Winston. Uncorrected proof, fine in gray printed paperwraps. Item #47619 More
THE CRANE BAG: And Other Disputed Subjects.
London: Cassell, (1969). First edition, and the only edition. Proof copy. Near fine in light green slightly sunned paperwraps with spine creased. Item #35373 More
NO MORE GHOSTS: Selected Poems.
London: Faber & Faber, (1940). First edition. Uncorrected proof, about very good in lightly soiled paperwraps with soiling and creasing. Item #35370 More
PLAINSONG.
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1999. First edition. Uncorrected proof with sample of cover, publisher's "blurb" and a review half sheet (was stapled to front cover). Other than the staple holes and a touch of soiling, fine in printed paperwraps. Item #48155 More
BY-LINE: ERNEST HEMINGWAY: Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades.
London: Collins, 1968. First UK edition. Edited by William White and with commentaries by Philip Young. Uncorrected proof in slightly cocked red paperwraps with the front corners a little creased, otherwise very good or better. Item #41039 More
MANDOA, MANDOA! A Comedy of Irrelevance.
New York: Macmillan Company, 1933. First edition. Early proof. Very good in plain wraps with pictorial dust jacket attached at spine, as issued. Spine is somewhat sloped and dust jacket is lightly soiled, with some rubbing and closed tears along the edges. EARLY PROOF COPY. Item #51653 More
WOLFWATCHING.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1990). First U.S. edition. Uncorrected proof, fine in gray paperwraps with publisher's letter laid in. Item #30867 More
THE FOURTH HAND.
New York: Random House, (2001). First edition. Uncorrected proof, near fine or better in glossy white paperwraps with Random House logo patterned across. Item #50520 More
A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR
(London): Bloomsbury, (1998). True first edition, preceding all others. Uncorrected proof, the earliest noted, in gold-colored, printed paperwraps, versus pictorial. Basis for the movie "The Door in the Floor" starring Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger, which Irving co-wrote. Near fine, with just a touch of minor rubbing to tips. Item #50809 More
PICTURES FROM AN INSTITUTION.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First edition. His only novel. Uncorrected proof in blue, printed paperwraps labeled "Advance Copy" at top. About very good with covers somewhat soiled, spine slightly tanned and crease and tear to top edge rear cover. Newsclipping with notice of his death from the NY..... Item #35619 More
FLORRY OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, (1987). First edition. Uncorrected proof, fine in blue paperwraps with title handwritten on spine. Review copy, with publisher's letter to the Washington Post laid in. Scarce. Item #36872 More
DEMON BOX.
(New York): Viking, (1986). First edition. "Unrevised and unpublished" proof in green printed wraps. INSCRIBED "For Maxwell/ Further/ Ken Kesey." Fine. Item #45483 More
SAILOR SONG.
[New York]: Viking, (1992). First edition. His controversial book; i.e. either his best or his worst. Uncorrected proof, fine in pictorial paperwraps. Item #46273 More
YOUNGBLOOD.
London: Bodley Head, (1956). First UK edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. An advance proof, very good in plain brown wraps. A rare item. Item #2028 More
PENTHESILEA: A Tragic Drama.
[New York]: HarperCollins Publishers, (1998). First edition. Translated and introduced by Joel Agee. Uncorrected proof, fine in tan paperwraps. Includes glossy pictorial dust jacket, with drawings by Maurice Sendak. Item #33314 More
THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA.
[New York]: Viking, (1990). First edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Uncorrected proof, fine in light green paperwraps. Item #29674 More
THE MINT.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1955. First U.S. edition, an advance "Reviewers' Edition" with proposed publication date of February 21, 1955, stated. Original printed paperwraps with minor creases on front cover and one corner otherwise very good or better. Scarce. ADVANCE ISSUE SENT FOR REVIEW. Item #54961 More
THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL.
New York: Alfred A Knopf, (1983). First edition, preceding the British edition. Uncorrected proof. Spine and edges sunned, small (coffee?) stain near top of front cover, slight chipping along bottom edge. Otherwise, very good or better in blue paperwraps. Item #49044 More
TWO EROTIC TALES Aphrodite/The Songs of Bilitis.
Evanston, Ill: Evanston Publishing, Inc., (1995). First edition. Publisher's material laid in. Near fine pre-publication review copy, a spiral-bound uncorrected proof. Laid into a proof of the eventual trade cover. Item #40275 More