London: Collins, 1956. Original dustjacket artwork for the First British Edition of Calvino's first novel. The Path to the Nest of Spiders is told from a child's perspective; Calvino paints the trauma of war torn Italy using a variety of impressive characters, namely a young boy and his teenage sister..... More
Paris: Julliard, 1979. First French Edition. Collection of 20 short stories, originally written in the early 1950's. Preceded by the Italian First published by Einaudi, the French edition precedes both the US and UK editions by four years. A superb inscription to Marie-Claude de Brunhoff, literary critic for L'Express, Le..... More
Paris: Gallimard, 1957. Camus' last complete work of fiction, a novel set in Amsterdam, consisting of a series of dramatic monologues telling the story of a wealthy Parisian lawyer's fall from grace. A sound, presentable copy in the original wrappers. An early reprint, approximately 9 months after the original date..... 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: Random House, 1983. First Edition. The third of Capote's well-loved holiday stories, portions of which first appeared in Ladies' Home Journal. A common book, but seldom-seen as a review copy. First Printing, a Review Copy with the publisher's slip laid in. Slim octavo; full maroon cloth, with titling..... More
New York: Random House, 1948. First Edition. Capote's first book and his debut novel, a semi-autobiographical work published when he was 23, and his reputation rested chiefly on the strength of his short fiction. Starosciak 1a; Young 404. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); beige linen, with titling and rule stamped in..... More
New York: Random House, 1967. First Edition. First Printing. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase without dustjacket, as issued. Gentle sunning to the edges of the slipcase opening, else Fine. One of Capote's best-loved holiday stories, which first appeared in the pages of McCall's Magazine. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. First American Edition. First Printing. Fine in a Fine, unclipped jacket. This copy has been inscribed by Carey on the title page. Winner of the 1988 Booker Prize and basis for the 1997 film starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett. Australian author Peter Carey..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. First Edition. First Printing. Fine in illustrated wrappers, preceding the hardcover edition by nearly six months. The novel, an improvisation on the life of Alexis de Tocqueville, was both shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and a National Book Award Finalist. More
Sydney: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First Australian Edition. First Printing (and correct First), Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Winner of the 2006 Vance Palmer Prize and the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction. More
London: Faber & Faber, 2001. First U.K. Edition. Sharp copy of the Australian author's seventh novel, a fictional variation on the story of outlaw Ned Kelly. Winner of both the Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2001. First Impression, cloth issue. Octavo (24cm); brown paper-covered boards, with titles..... More
Mexico City: Edición y Distribución Ibero Americana de Publicaciones, S.A., 1953. First Edition in Spanish. The Cuban author's fourth book, written while living in exile in Caracas, Venezuela, which was the inspiration for the unnamed South American country where much of his novel takes place. A stunning copy of this..... More
Port Angeles, WA: S.i., 1988. A late letter from Carver to Salter, full of admiration, as well as regret over a missed opportunity to meet. "Many thanks for your good letter...It was not for want of trying that I missed your reading, and with it the opportunity to meet you..... More
Concord: William B. Ewert, 1986. First Edition. A slim, elegant production, collecting two of Carver's poems - "Reaching" and "Soda Crackers." Limited Issue, one of 26 lettered copies signed by the author, this being letter 'D.' Slim octavo (22cm); single sheet of thick off-white stock, printed in two colors and..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. First Edition. Carver's breathrough book of short stories, and his first to be issued by a major publisher. A choice copy of an important title. First Printing. Octavo; beige and aquamarine cloth, with titles stamped in orange on spine and stamped in blind on front panel;..... More
Concord: William B. Ewert, 1988. First Edition. The first appearance of this short story by Carver, with a frontispiece and internal illustration after woodcuts by Mary Azarian. One of 74 copies numbered and signed by the author and illlustrator, this being copy no.21. Small quarto (26cm); letterpress printed sheets hand-sewn..... More
Des Moines: Des Moines Art Center / Black Sparrow Press, 1989. First Edition. Exhibition catalog containing selected photographs by Callis, accompanied by poems by Raymond Carver, and an essay by Buzz Spector. Cloth Issue, one of 150 numbered copies signed by the photographer, this being copy no.77. Quarto (27.5cm); photo-illustrated..... More
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[Chicago]: Fenian Head Centre Press, 1966. First Edition. The elusive "drug issue" of Casement's short-lived literary journal, with contributions by Carl Larsen, d.a. levy, Al Young, Ray and Bonnie Bremser, John Sinclair, and others. This copy contains the equally elusive Heroin Haikus insert, containing East Peoria poet Wantling's drug-inspired verse..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 185 copies numbered and signed by the author. Octavo; floral patterned paper over boards, quarterbound in textured green cloth with printed spine label in the original publisher's cardboard slipcase; 284pp. Spine is sunned a few shades, else Fine..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. First Edition. A substantial collection of poetry, some of which first appeared in the pages of Berkeley Works, City Lights Review, Clock Radio, Exquisite Corpse, and Processed World, et al. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Edition. Substantial collection of poems; earlier versions of some of these first appeared in The American Poetry Review, Big Bridge, Blue Book, Fire, Fourteen Hills, Penumbra, and Prosodia, et al. Deluxe Issue, one of 22 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the..... More
Santa Barbara: Cadmus Editions, 1981. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 copies specially bound, each with a signed holograph poem by the author and a tipped-in photographic print of one of his paintings (this being copy 'Q'). Octavo (23cm); brown patterned paper-covered boards and beige cloth backstrip, with title..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First Edition. A collection gathering 11 of the author's short stories from the 1970's. Deluxe Issue, one of 20 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'J'. Octavo (23.5cm); illustrated paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2001. First Edition Thus. Deluxe Issue, one of 22 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy 'P'. Octavo (23.5cm); photo-illustrated paper and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 356,[8]pp. Fine in a Fine..... More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1929. First American Edition. The author's best-known novel, a classic of early 20th century French literature, recounting the passionate love affair between an older courtesan and a younger man. Memorably filmed twice; the 1950 film directed by Pierre Billon, and the 2009 Stephen Frears..... More