Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'F'. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [ii],[8],9-162,[6]pp. Fine in a lightly..... More
Kathmandu, Nepal: Starstreams / Sharada Printing Press, 1976. First Edition. One of 500 numbered copies, this being no.472. Small quarto (24.25cm); machine-sewn pictorial wrappers, printed in hand-made Nepalese paper and brown tissue leaves; cover illustration verifaxed by Maya; 17 unpaginated leaves; photographic frontispiece collage by Dana Young. While not called..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'A'. Octavo (23.75cm); decorative paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-73,[7]pp. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 300 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.71. Octavo (23.75cm); decorative paper-covered boards and light blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-73,[7]pp. Fine in a...... More
San Francisco: Cadmus Editions, 1997. First, Limited Edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.52. Slim octavo (20.5cm); letterpress printed sheets with text printed in two colors, string-tied into black wrappers, with title label mounted to front cover; [16]pp. A Fine copy of this..... More
London: Peter Owen Limited, 1968. First Edition. First Impression, one of 2,000 copies. Octavo (19.25cm); black textured paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-156pp. Touch of wear to base of spine, else Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped, with publisher's £5.95 sticker over the..... More
New York: New Directions Books, 1949. First American 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..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. First Edition Thus. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'E'. Octavo (23.75cm); decorative paper-covered boards and floral-patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [x],[3],4-406,[4]pp. A Fine copy..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. First Edition Thus. Limited Issue, one of 350 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.343. Octavo (23.75cm); decorative paper-covered boards and teal cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [x],[3],4-406,[4]pp. Fine in a...... More
New York: Random House, 1955. First Edition. Attractive copy of Bowles's third novel, set in the Moroccan city of Fez. Miller A7a. First Printing, a review copy, with the publisher's typed slip laid in. Octavo (21cm); black cloth, with titling and author's initials blocked and titled in blue, green, and..... More
New York: Random House, 1955. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); black cloth, with titling and author's initials blocked and titled in blue, green, and gilt on spine and front cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; [viii],406,[2]pp. Signed by the author opposite the title page. A Fine copy, with the topstain bright..... More
New York: Random House, 1963. First American Edition. First Printing, one of 5,000 copies. Octavo (21cm); teal cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt and royal blue on spine and front cover; light blue topstain; dustjacket; xiv,206,[4] + [16]pp of photographic plates. Inscribed by the author to noted..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'F'. Octavo (24.25cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and orange ribbed cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-56,[4]pp. Fine in a...... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 200 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.23. Octavo (24.25cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and olive green cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-56,[4]pp. Faint..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 500 copies. Octavo (22.25cm); decorative paper-covered boards and teal cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [6],7-89,[5]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. The author's fourth collection of short..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'L'. Octavo (22.25cm); decorative paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; dustjacket; [6],7-89,[5]pp. Fine in a slightly wavy, Near Fine..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. First Edition. The author's fourth collection of short fiction, gathering nine stories set in and around Tangier. Miller A33c. Limited Issue, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.241. Octavo (22.25cm); purple cloth and illustrated paper-covered boards, with title..... More
New York: Frank Hallman, 1975. First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue, one of 1,000 copies. Slim octavo (18.5cm); original letterpressed card wrappers; [ii],[4],5-27,[3]pp. While not called for, this copy has been signed by the author on the title page. Hint of sunning to spine, else very Near Fine. A volume..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1990. First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue. Octavo (19.75cm); pictorial card wrappers; [6],7-80pp. Trivial wear to extremities, faint vertical crease toward left edge of front wrapper; Near Fine. "...Paul Bowles breaks a long silence to write about his personal life in Tangier during the period 1987-9. Dinner..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1990. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 75 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.28. Octavo (20.5cm); cream paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-80pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced £12.95), with some pinpoint wear and rubbing..... More
Bolinas, CA: Tombouctou Books, 1988. First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue. Octavo (20.25cm); pictorial card wrappers; [10],11-86,[6]pp. Trivial wear to extremities, else a Fine, unread copy. "In these seven new stories Paul Bowles ranges widely in time, in form, and in geographic space - from Massachusetts to Morocco, from 1932..... More
Bolinas, CA: Tombouctou Books, 1988. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue. Octavo (21cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; [10],11-86,[6]pp. Upper corners gently tapped (though still sharp), tiny scuff to upper front board edge, else Near Fine. "In these seven new stories Paul Bowles..... More
London: Peter Owen Limited, 1967. First U.K. Edition. First Impression, one of 2,000 copies. Octavo (18.75cm); light grayish-purple paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [10],11-223,[1]pp. Scattered foxing to upper edge of textblock, else clean internally; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 30s), with light wear to..... More
London: Peter Owen Publishers, 1994. First Edition. First Impression, cloth issue. Octavo (22.25cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [8],9-93,[3]pp; illus. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced £13.50), with some light surface wear and a hint of sunning to spine. A late novel by..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 750 copies. Octavo (23.75cm); decorative paper-covered boards and teal cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [ii],[14],15-417,[7]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Comprehensive collection of Bowles's short fiction..... More