![THE GENTLEMAN-CALLER [IN] ILLUMINATIONS 5. Ed Bullins](/pictures/thumb/4380.jpg?v=1582772103)
Santa Fe: Norm Moser / Illuminations, 1971. First Edition. Fifth issue of this New Mexico-based literary journal, here dedicated entirely to The Gentleman-Caller, a damatic work by African American playwright Ed Bullins, a major figure in the Black Arts Movement. Quarto (28cm); mimeographed sheets, side-stapled into photo-illustrated wrappers; [iv],15,[6]pp. Light..... More
Lawrence, KS: Tansy Publications, 1970. First Edition. Fourth issue of this Kansas-based poetry journal, with contributions by Anselm Hollo, Theodore Enslin, Don Byrd, Richard Grossinger, and others. Includes two poems by Arkansas poet Frank Stanford, "Tapsticks" and "Chimera." Quarto (27.25cm); illustrated card wrappers; 60pp; illus. Some trivial wear to extremities..... More
Lawrence, KS: Tansy Publications, 1970. First Edition. Debut issue of this Kansas-based poetry magazine, with contributions by Charles Plymell, Don Cauble, David Antin, Douglas Blazek, Ed Dorn, Walter Lowenfels, Bill Berkowitz, and others. Includes two poems by Arkansas poet Frank Stanford, "Early Times in a Mississippi Liquor Store" and "The..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1992. First Edition. The National Book Award-winning author's first collection of short stories, narrated by a troubled man identified only as "Fuckhead," exploring the lives of several addicts living in rural America. Basis for Alison Maclean's 1999 film of the same name, starring Billy..... More
New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1979. First Trade Edition. Attractive copy of Harrison's novel following the lives of one family living in the Montana wilderness in the early 20th century. Basis for Edward Zwick's Oscar-winning film adaptation, starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Aidan Quinn. First Printing. Octavo..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2005. Limited Edition. Handsome edition of Vonnegut's final collection of essays published before his death in 2007. Octavo (22.5cm); full navy blue leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; xiv,146pp; illus. Signed by the author on a preliminary leaf. A...... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2000. Limited Edition. Handsome edition of this collection of short fictional interviews written by Vonnegut and first broadcast on WNYC. Octavo (22.5cm); full navy blue leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; [ii],79,[1]pp. Signed by..... More
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. Handsome edition of Vonnegut's best-known novel, both a re-telling of his experience during the bombing of Dresden during WWII as well as a story of time travel. The Franklin Library edition was the first signed limited edition of Slaughterhouse-Five ever produced, bearing..... More
!["THREE PROTRUSIONS" [IN] GRAND STREET 42. David Foster Wallace, contributor](/pictures/thumb/4472.jpg?v=1582471144)
New York: Grand Street, 1992. First Edition. First appearance of this short story, an excerpt from his then-in-progress novel Infinite Jest, which was first collected in Pushcart Prize XVIII: 1993-1994. Octavo (22.75cm); glossy pictorial card wrappers; [10],11-240pp; illus. Trivial wear to extremities, with some light laminate lift along lower edge..... More
!["EVERYTHING IS GREEN" [IN] PUERTO DEL SOL - VOL.24, NO.1. David Foster Wallace, contributor](/pictures/thumb/4471.jpg?v=1582471144)
Las Cruces, NM: English Department of New Mexico State University, 1988. First Edition. The first appearance of Wallace's short story "Everything Is Green," which appeared subsequently in Harper's (1989), and then collected in his first short story collection, Girl With Curious Hair. An elusive and early journal appearance. Octavo (22.75cm);..... More
!["SOLOMON SILVERFISH" [IN] SONORA REVIEW - ISSUE 13 (FALL, 1987). David Foster Wallace, contributor](/pictures/thumb/4470.jpg?v=1582471144)
Tuscon, AZ: Sonora Review, 1987. First Edition. First appearance of this brilliant short story, which remains one of one of Wallace's uncollected pieces of short fiction. An elusive and early journal appearance. Octavo (22.75cm); pictorial card wrappers; [vi],146pp. Light wear to spine ends, else very Near Fine. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1997. Wallace's first collection of non-fiction writings, touching on a range of subjects ranging from personal narratives, film, tennis, and philosophy to postmodern literary theory. The book was also published in a limited issue of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. Second Printing. Octavo..... More
New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2005. First Edition. Wallace's final collection of essays published before his tragic death in 2008. Among his most beloved works, collecting 10 pieces which were originally published in "edited, heavily edited, or (in at least one instance) bowdlerized form" in various journals and literary..... More
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. First Edition. Wallace's third collection of short fiction, collecting 8 stories. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); dark green and navy blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [vi],329,[1]pp. Signed by Wallace above his crossed-out name on the title page. Security..... More
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1999. First Edition. The author's second collection of short fiction, collecting 23 stories. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in white on spine; dustjacket; [xii],273,[2]pp. Signed by Wallace above his crossed-out name on the title page. Hint of dustiness to..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1996. First Edition. Wallace's second novel and magnum opus, a lengthy and complex work which takes place in a North American dystopia, centering on a junior tennis academy and a substance-abuse recovery center. First Printing. Thick octavo (24cm); blue two-tone paper-covered boards, with titles stamped..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1989. First Edition. The author's second book, collecting ten stories which first appeared in a variety of publications. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); bluish-gray paper and black cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in metallic blue on spine; dustjacket; [x],373pp. Signed by Wallace above his crossed-out..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. A superlative copy of Hemingway's classic novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and generally considered the catalyst for Hemingway winning the Nobel Prize. Basis for the 1958 John Sturges film starring Specer Tracy. Grissom A.24.1.a; Hanneman A45a. First Printing. Octavo..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1935. First Edition. Humorous football novel centered around Brünnehilde "Pussy" Downing (aka. "Pink Pants"), the blonde-haired, blue-eyed kicker for the (fictional) Bowlby College football team, who beats the Harvard boys 14-0 during their highly-anticipated game. With 12 illustrations throughout the text by John Held, Jr...... More
New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition. Attractive advance copy of Capote's best-known book, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction, an Edgar Award, and basis for the 1967 Richard Brooks film Starring Robert Blake ad Scott Wilson. First Printing. Octavo (cm); publisher's brick red unprinted wrappers, bound into the..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First Edition. Handsome edition of the concluding volume in Updike's best-selling Rabbit Angstrom quartet, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1991, beating our Linda Hogan and Tim O'Brien for the honor. Limited Issue, one of 350 numbered copies specially bound and signed..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1977. Limited Edition. A handsome edition of Whitman's most enduring work, illustrated throughout by Rockwell Kent. Octavo (23.75cm); full hunter green leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; xliv,527,[5]pp; illus. A Fine copy. More
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1977. Limited Edition. Handsome edition of Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, with a special foreword written by the author. Basis for Robert Mulligan's Oscar-winning 1962 film starring Gregory Peck. Octavo (22.25cm); full burgundy leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk..... More
New York: Riverhead Books, 2007. First Edition. The Dominican author's first novel, winner of both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. First Printing. Octavo (cm); white paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in red on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [x],339,[1]pp. Spine ends gently nudged..... More
Stockton, CA: Wormwood Books and Magazines, 1992. First Edition. Sharp copy of this late issue of Marvin Malone's long-running little magazine. Contributions include two poems by Charles Bukowski - "Problems in the Checkout Line" and "I'm A Failure." One of 700 numbered copies, this being copy no.193. Slim octavo (21cm);..... More