New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. First American Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in plain orange wrappers printed in black. The uncorrected proof for Murakami's second story collection, comprised of six pieces written in the wake of Japan's 1995 earthquake in Kobe. One of the author's less common proofs..... More
Detroit: Schuman's, 1937. First, Limited Edition. Association copy of Porter's tragic short novel, set on a small South Texas dairy farm between 1896-1905, which the author described as "the history of an innocent man pursued to his death by the will to do evil of another man, a will to..... More
London: S.i., 1977. First Edition. Fourth issue of Scottish writer and musician Sandy Robertson's Patti Smith fanzine, the name being derived from lyrics to Smith's song "Ain't It Strange." Alternately billed as "a rock n roll magazine for the modern world / teen aesthetes / young existentialists / the new..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988. First Edition. Autobiographical work tracing Roth's life from his childhood in New Jersey through his rise as one of the towering figures in American letters. Limited Issue, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.66. Octavo (23.5cm); rust-colored..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First Edition. First Printing, advance issue, one of an unstated number of copies specially bound from proof sheets for booksellers. Octavo (24.25cm); slate paper-covered boards and blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to front cover; [13],14-398,[2]pp. Briefly inscribed by Roth on the title..... More
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1978. First U.K. Edition. Roth's ninth novel, centered around the life of emotionally insecure and sexually promiscuous literature professor David Kepesh. It was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1978. A significant association copy inscribed to Alison Lurie (1926-2020), winner of the 1984..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1997. First Edition. Long narrative poem chronicling a watershed year in the history of the U.S., told in Sanders's unique voice, who lived, and wrote, and screamed, and sang through it. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author..... More
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Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Edition. Long narrative poem by the former Fugs co-founder, Peace Eye Bookstore proprietor, and activist, chronicling the history of 20th century America. First Printings, cloth issue, one of 300 copies. Two octavo volumes (23.5cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and blue (Vol. I) and orange..... More
Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1961. First Edition. First Printing. A Near Fine copy of Willeford's pseudonymous novel, a dark S&M affair. The spine is faintly slanted with a few glue ridges running down the center, and the yellow edgestaining is a touch uneven at the side of the textblock. Appears unread..... More
New York: Radio Ethiopia, [1979]. First Edition. Broadside advertising the Patti Smith Group's shows at the Palladium, on May 22-23, 1979. The left half features a portrait of Jesus Christ and the Sacred Heart, next to the lyrics for Smith's song "Hymn." Her signature, illustration of a crucifix, and a...... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1893. Handsome edition of Thackeray's well-loved satirical novel of early 19th-century British society. Basis for numerous film adaptations, most recently Mira Nair's 2004 film starring Reese Witherspoon. First One-Volume Edition by Crowell. Octavo (21cm); emerald green cloth, with titling and peacock feather motif..... More
Paris: Flammarion, 1976. First Edition. Photoplay edition of Truffaut's 1976 film Small Change, richly illustrated with black and white stills throughout. A brilliant little film depicting the realistic/surrealistic world that children inhabit through a series of interconnected sequences. Uncommon signed. First Impression. Octavo (21cm); photo-illustrated card wrappers; [9],10-137,[5]pp; text is..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First Edition. "Satirical fantasy of the afterlife which mocks the follies of religious fundamentalism and the absurdities which figure in popular images of paradise" (Barron, Fantasy Literature: A Reader's Guide 3-343). Scarce in dustjacket. BAL 3511; Smith T-433. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); red cloth..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942. First Edition. The third novel in the author's 'Black' series, and the last of his books to be published by Simon and Schuster. With plot elements borrowed from earlier pulp fiction stories, Woolrich set his third mystery novel in South America, where a black..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of three copies specially designated for the printer, binder, and publisher's files, this one marked "Binder's Copy" on the colophon, where it is signed by Louis Zukofsky, and inscribed by his wife: "Earle Gray / his copy / Celia..... More