MY LEAD DOG WAS A LESBIAN: Mushing Across Alaska in the Iditarod -- the World's Most Grueling Race.
New York: Vintage Books, (1996). First edition. Uncorrected proof, fine in light blue, printed paperwraps. Item #54911 More
New York: Vintage Books, (1996). First edition. Uncorrected proof, fine in light blue, printed paperwraps. Item #54911 More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1993). First editiion. U.S. proof copy published using the first UK sheets bound in pictorial wraps with "Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday" on the spine. Rear cover notes an October 1993 publication. The Nigerian born author's sequel to his Booker Prize-winning THE FAMISHED ROAD. Very minor edge wear..... Item #29783 More
New York: Knopf, 1993. First edition. Two volumes. An uncorrected proof in gray, printed wraps with publisher's material including a photo of the author stapled inside front cover. Fine with publication information taped to front cover indicating a publication date of Jan. 15, 1993. TOGETHER WITH an advance excerpt "From..... Item #72079 More
New York: Random House, (1979). First edition. Uncorrected proof in red, printed paperwraps with slip laid in indicating a publication date of November 9, 1979. Handwritten notations on back cover note a few passages in the book as well as Pritchett's telephone number and address. Very good. NOTE: This copy..... Item #49121 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First edition. Uncorrected proof in light blue paperwraps with publisher's letter and reviewers notes laid in. Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Yardley's copy with hand-written note from Knopf's William T. Loverd (signed "Bill") that has Yardley's penciled notes on back and a promo for the..... Item #50828 More
Laguna Beach, Ca: Laguna Verde Imprenta, 1977. First edition. First separate appearance of Ritchie's tribute to Jeffers written shortly after his death. Unbound, unstitched folded proof sheets. Laid in TRIAL COVER with marbled paper design differing from that of other copies examined. With THREE DIFFERENT TITLE PAGES – one with..... Item #55842 More
New York: Bantam Books, (1990). First edition. Uncorrected proofs in cream-colored, printed paperwraps. Fine. Item #32509 More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1986). First UK edition. Uncorrected proof in dark orange-red printed paperwraps. Touch of rubbing to spine tips, light glass ring and small scrape on front cover, otherwise very good to near fine. Scarce. Item #55406 More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1986). First UK edition. Uncorrected proof in brick red printed paperwraps and the rare proof dust jacket which differs from the eventual trade one. The proof dust jacket is patterned purple and black (vs. maroon) and priced £9.95 (vs. price-clipped with £10.95 sticker added); front and spine..... Item #55422 More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., (1962). First edition. Uncorrected proof in tan, printed paperwraps. "Coming March 19, 1962" printed in black on upper front cover over-stamped in red and with "BOMC Selection Coming June 26, 1962" stamped in red beneath, as usually seen. Top corner of cover and first..... Item #51262 More
New York: Knopf, 1989. First edition. One of an undisclosed number of advance copies SIGNED by Sanchez and dated "2 June 89" on half-title page. 8vo black paperwraps printed in white; housed in fragile white card box printed in black, as issued. Near fine with touch of edge rubbing; in..... Item #72221 More
New York: Harcourt, Inc., (1999). First U.S. edition. Near fine uncorrected proof in paperwraps with a touch of soiling on page edges. Item #28980 More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, (1967). First edition. Uncorrected proof, very good in spiral-bound, teal, printed paperwraps. Biography of the 15th-century Italian noblewoman, illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Milan and a close friend's wife. Caterina later held the title of Lady and Countess, and was known as a...... Item #49101 More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1941. First edition. Advance proof issue of this Red Badge Prize Mystery in glossy pictorial paperwraps. Very good with faded and sloped spine, spine and edge rubbing, and two closed to bottom back cover. Item #51333 More
New York: Otto Penzler Books, (1994). First edition. The first meeting of Sherlock Holmes and the Phantom of the Opera. An uncorrected proof in printed white wraps. Fine. Item #37504 More
New York: Pantheon, (2003). First edition. From his "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series. Advance reading copy, as issued in slipcase and SIGNED by the author. Fine in slipcase showing an little shelf wear (otherwise near fine). Item #54651 More
New York: Mysterious Press, (1986). First edition. Uncorrected proof in white, printed paperwraps. INSCRIBED, "For Tom & Enid, With all good wishes -- Julie Smith 10/10/87." Near fine with flattened crease on rear cover and light soiling. Item #20353 More
No place: No publisher, (circa 1991). First edition. Oversize, 8 1/2 x 11 inch proofs bound with unprinted black cloth spine, clear plastic front cover and heavier black-paper back cover. First page, which serves as a front cover (visible through clear plastic) has handwritten title and author over the chapter..... Item #52883 More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. First edition. Uncorrected proof of his second book. Second issue in orange-brown printed wraps with editor's letter on front cover (first issue had a copy of the title page on front cover). Fine. Item #24928 More
New York: Random House, (1979). First edition. Uncorrected proof. Winner of the National Book Award and the basis for the Oscar award-winning movie of the same name featuring the inimitable Meryl Streep. Included in Anthony Burgess's 99 Best Novels. Touch of minor shelfwear, otherwise fine in red, printed paperwraps. Item #49037 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First edition. The author's first book under this name. Uncorrected proof in blue printed paperwraps. Light sunning to spine, few tiny stains to page fore edges, otherwise near fine to fine in printed paperwraps with copy of a photo and typed publication information taped..... Item #47177 More
(Soho: Privately Printed), [1954]. "Photostat proof" of the original edition which was published by Gawsworthy, self-proclaimed "King Juan of Redonda," in an edition of 30 numbered copies. Issued as a memorial after Thomas's death for members of the "Redonda Court." Small booklet printing Thomas's epigrams, "Upon King Juan's Return from..... Item #56089 More
London: Chatto & Windus, (1985). First UK edition. Uncorrected proof in publisher's thin, patterned paper wraps and a proof dust jacket with provisional publication date, etc. printed on rear flap edge and a higher printed price on the front flap than that of the eventual book (9.95 vs 8.95). Fine..... Item #9360 More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1998. First UK edition. Uncorrected proof noting a tentative publication date of January 1999. Gray paperwraps lettered in black. Near fine with spine lettering slightly rubbed and excess binding glue causing a slight ridge along spine. Scarce. Item #48473 More