New York: Viking Press, (1970). First edition. Quotations selected and with commentary by Auden; arranged in alphabetical sequence on topics ranging from "Accedie" to "Writing." Auden described this work as the closest he would ever come to writing an autobiography. It was, he wrote, "a map of my planet." Uncorrected..... Item #49554 More
New York: Crown Publishers, 2007. First edition. "A raging, hilarious, and profane love song to the great American redneck" --Sherman Alexie (cover blurb). Advance reading copy with "Uncorrected Proof - Not for Sale" on cover. White pictorial paperwraps. Very good. From the collection of sports writer Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman..... Item #55416 More
No-place [New York]: no-publ., no-date, (1993). First edition. Oversize, 8 1/2 x 11 inch proofs bound with unprinted white cloth spine and clear plastic front cover. First page (showing through cover) with title, author and promo. 456 pages, double spaced, no title page. We assume these were issued before any..... Item #52879 More
London: Faber & Faber, (1962). First edition. Uncorrected proof in tan, printed paperwraps. Tiny stain on back cover, otherwise fine. Item #43023 More
New York: Henry Holt & Co., (1993). First edition. Uncorrected proof in red paperwraps. Near fine. Item #29114 More
New York: Random House, (1982). First edition. SIGNED with a quote from the book, "She loved being pregnant---." Uncorrected proof, fine in red printed wraps. Item #47151 More
New York: Dial Press, 1964. First edition of his third and most famous work. Dial Prize winner, and the basis for the Dustin Hoffman movie of the same name. "UNCORRECTED GALLEYS"--sheets punched with two holes, printed on front only, string tied with cardboard covers marked as above. Small portion of..... Item #42328 More
New York: New Directions, 1984. First edition. Near fine galley proof with copy of the manuscript sheets of the introduction laid in. Black-and-white photograph (which has a small skinned spot) and publisher's slip attached to the front cover. Translated by Eliot Weinberger and introduction by Alastair Reid. Even the hardback..... Item #36435 More
New York: William Morrow, (1987). First edition. Uncorrected proof pale gray, printed paperwraps. Fine. Item #54525 More
New York: Harper & Row, (1981). First edition. Uncorrected proof in yellow printed paperwraps. The winner of the second Pen/Faulkner Award. Light soiling to covers and slight vertical indentation in spine, otherwise near fine. Scarce. Item #20148 More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Co., 1961. First edition. The author's only book. An advance copy INSCRIBED by Brammer, "For Wm. Beckman -- Friend of famous Arthurs / Pen Pay of Genius Poets / Patron of the Pataphysician. From his boon companion Wm. (B. L.) Brammer 3/21/63 (4 a. m.)." One..... Item #53157 More
New York: Random House, (1998). First edition. Oversize, 8 1/2 x 11 inch proofs bound with unprinted black cloth spine and heavier blue paper covers with just the title on front. 354 pages. We assume these were issued before any other proofs. Few "handwritten" (in the copy) changes to the..... Item #52874 More
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2001. First edition. Advance, "limited edition excerpt," SIGNED by Brown on title page. Limitation unstated. 28 pp., fine in stapled paperwraps. Item #52252 More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. First edition. Uncorrected proof in pale peach printed paperwraps. Includes the laudatory poem "Jeffers" which opens with "his blood-smeared horizons/ his hawks casting shadows of/ doom/ his stallions greater than/ men" (p.177) and lists Jeffers among other authors he holds in esteem in "nowhere"..... Item #55513 More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., (1997). First edition. Uncorrected bound galleys, fine in glossy pictorial paperwraps. Item #36739 More
(New York): HarperCollins, (1992). First edition. Uncorrected proof, fine in red paperwraps with publisher's card stapled inside front cover. Item #30858 More
New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, (1987). First edition. Advance Reader's copy with John Irving blurb on front cover. Faint crease in rear cover, otherwise near fine in tan printed paperwraps. Item #29700 More
New York: Villard Books, 1995. First edition. Basis for the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name. Chabon won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." An advance reader's edition in printed paperwraps. SIGNED by the author on the title page with quote, "The..... Item #46672 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2002). First edition. A "Sales Conference Presentation Edition" SIGNED by author on title page to "John." Fine in printed wraps. Item #46043 More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First edition of her first regularly published book. Uncorrected proof, fine in cream-colored printed wraps. Item #45234 More
London: Michael Joseph, (1952). First UK edition. Her second book. UNCORRECTED PROOF in printed, tan paperwraps. Uncommon thus. Issued in 1952 with "First published .... 1952" on copyright page; the trade edition was not issued until 1953. SIGNED BY CLARK on the title page. Includes the illustrations by Eugene Berman..... Item #47337 More
New York: Random House, (1964). First edition. Uncorrected proof in pictorial paperwraps. INSCRIBED inside front cover, "For Francisco Diabb (Frank Heller to you) with awe, respect and much fond admiration. Richard Condon New York Xmas 1903." Some minor wear on edges but still very good or better in stiff paperwraps..... Item #29564 More
Washington, D.C. Counterpoint, (2001). First edition. Bound galley proofs, fine in paperwraps. Item #30615 More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, (1986). First edion. Near fine uncorrected proof in red paperwraps, in dust jacket. INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title page, "To Goldie/ Hope you enjoy this little flying story & sell a ton of 'em/ Best wishes/ Stephen Coonts." Item #32855 More