London: Peter Owen, 1985. Second UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo (22cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; grey endpapers; dustjacket; [11],5-406,[2]pp. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (£10.95), with trivial shelf wear on rear panel. Attractive copy of Bowles's third novel, set in the..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1989. First Edition. First Impression with no U.S. equivalent. Octavo (22cm); yellow cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; black endpapers; dustjacket; [8],9-176pp. Fine in a Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced £11.95). A sharp copy of the author's short stories, spanning decades of his work. More
London: Peter Owen, 1987. Second UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo (22cm); brown cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [9],10-377,[7]pp. Rough erasure on front pastedown, otherwise Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced £18.50). An autobiography by the noted expatriate author, composer and translator. More
London: Peter Owen Publishers, 1982. First Edition. First Impression, one of 1,250 copies. Octavo (22cm); brown paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; [8],9-92,[4]pp. Fine, in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (£6.95) with a hint of sunning on spine panel. A short novel by the..... More
New York: Ecco Press, 1984. First American Edition. First Printing, one of 5,000 copies. Octavo (21.5cm); beige paper and maroon cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and initials stamped in blind on front cover; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; [8],9-92,[4]pp. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped ($12.50)..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1982. Second UK Edition. First Impression, one of 1,000 copies. Octavo (19cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [10],11-223,[1]pp. Spine ends gently nudged, upper front corner is gently tapped (though still sharp), with a faint crease smoothed out on p.39; Near Fine. Dustjacket..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Trade Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 750 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [6],7-315,[5]pp. Faint, scattered foxing to lower board edges and right edge of textblock, else..... More
New York: Harmony Books, 1987. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); grey paper and cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in green on spine, and author's initials embossed onto front cover; dustjacket; [6],7-224pp. Bookplate signed by the author is loosely laid in. Small indentation at upper front joint, else a...... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); royal blue paper and goldenrod cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; red topstain; dustjacket; [2],xii,206,[4]pp. Bookplate signed by the author is loosely laid in. Gentle sunning to upper and lower board..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; orange topstain; dustjacket; xii,13-254,[2]pp. Bookplate signed by the author is loosely laid in. Rough erasure to upper front endpaper, trivial wear to base of spine, with a tiny stain to rear..... More
London: Peter Owen Limited, 1981. Second UK Edition. Bowles's first novel, following a trio of Americans who travel deep into the Sahara desert after the conclusion of World War II, who embark seeking different things, but ultimately find only deception, despair, and death. Basis for Bernardo Bertolucci's 1990 film of..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1963. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20cm); pale yellowish-green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; grey topstain; dustjacket; [11]-319,[1]pp. Tiny stain to front cover, topstain faded, faint foxing to endpapers and lower edge of textblock; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (21s net), lightly edgeworn..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1968. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20cm); brown paper-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; brown topstain; dustjacket; [6],7-350,[2]pp. Hint of offsetting to endpaper, else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 30s net), with a faint crease to upper front flap, a tiny tear to..... More
London: Chatto & Windus Ltd., 1969. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20cm); purple paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [vi],293pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, price-clipped and gently spine-sunned, with some trivial wear to extremities, and a tiny tear to lower front joint. Murdoch's twelfth..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1970. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20cm); sage green paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-402,[2]pp. Tiny, shallow indentation to upper rear board edge, else Near Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustjacket. Sharp copy of the Booker Prize-winning author's 13th novel..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First Edition Thus. Wrappered Issue, one of 600 copies. Quarto (28.5cm); screw-bound pictorial card wrappers; [126]pp; illus. Light wear to extremities, faint foxing to text edges, with rear wrapper showing some mild dust-soil, a few scuffs, and scattered foxed spots; Near Fine. The California..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. Eighth Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and multi-colored patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [12],13-313,[8]pp. Faint, scattered foxing to text edges and board extremities; Near Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. One of Bukowski's..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. Fifth Printing. Octavo (23.75cm); ppictorial paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [4],5-256,[4]pp. Hint of sunning to title label, a few faint foxed spots to text edges; Near Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. Seventh Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper and black cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-280,[4]pp. Hint of foxing to upper edge of textblock, trivial dust-soil to board extremities; Near Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. Thirteenth Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-221,[7]pp. Hint of a forward lean, trivial dust-soil to text edges and board extremities; Very Good+ to Near Fine in a lightly rubbed..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. Sixteenth Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-283,[9]pp. Faint, scattered foxing to text edges and lower edge of front board, with a small rubbed spot to upper front cover; Very..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1997. Twenty-seventh printing. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-189,[3]pp. Faint foxing and some trivial dust-soil to text edges and board extremities; Very Good+ to Near Fine, lacking the original acetate dustjacket..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 750 copies. Octavo (23.75cm); printed paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 204,[4], with [92]pp of black and white plates bound in at center. Scattered foxing to..... More
New Orleans: The Double Dealer Publishing Co., Inc., 1921. First Edition. Early issue of this important New Orleans-based little magazine, established by Julius Weis Friend, Basil Thompson, Albert Goldstein, and John McClure as a vehicle for publishing the work of burgeoning Southern modernists. Over the course of its five and..... More
New York: The Dead Language Press, 1962. First Edition. Square octavo (27.75cm); brown letterpress printed sheets stapled into pink pictorial card wrappers; [28]pp. Light wear to spine fold, some pinpoint rubs to extremities, with a touch of softening to points of rear corners; Very Good+. Early volume produced by Heliczer's..... More