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Book #50620] FRIDAY BLACK. Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

FRIDAY BLACK Stories

Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame.

New York: Mariner Books, 2018. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page. Strong debut story collection that takes a satirical look at what it’s..... #50620

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Book #50839] FRIDAY BLACK [signed + promo tote bag]. Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

FRIDAY BLACK [signed + promo tote bag] Stories

Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame.

London: Riverrun, 2018. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page. Strong debut story collection that takes a satirical look at what it’s like to..... #50839

Price: $125.00 save 15% $106.25

Book #12598] A MOVIE STARRING THE LATE CARY GRANT AND AN AS-YET UNSIGNED ACTRESS and VERDI'S:....

A MOVIE STARRING THE LATE CARY GRANT AND AN AS-YET UNSIGNED ACTRESS and VERDI'S: A Gorgeous Gallery of Galatial Synecdoches

Ahern, Tom.

Providence & Philadelphia: Treacle Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 1/50 numbered hardcover copies signed by Ahern. Number 1 in the Treacle Story Series. Drawings by James E. Taylor. 8vo cloth..... #12598

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EMPIRE OF THE MIND. A Journey Through Great Britain.

Ahmed, Iqbal.

London: Coldstream Publishers, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Ahmed on the front flyleaf. Extends his travels & observations from his 2004 book on London. 8vo cloth. #23215

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SORROWS OF THE MOON. A Journey Through London.

Ahmed, Iqbal.

London: Coldstream Publishers, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Ahmed on the front flyleaf. Interesting informal travels in which Ahmed compares the contemporary reality of London with the images he..... #23214

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Book #50830] NELSON ALGREN CORRESPONDENCE WITH POET AND FRIEND JOHN CIARDI. Nelson Algren

NELSON ALGREN CORRESPONDENCE WITH POET AND FRIEND JOHN CIARDI Six Typed Letters and Two Cards Signed between 1954-1963

Algren, Nelson.

1954-1963. First Edition. Softcover. Collection of typed correspondences from Nelson Algren to his friend and poet John Ciardi. Includes 6 typed letters signed "Nelson", 1 typed post card signed "Nelson"..... #50830

Price: $750.00 save 15% $637.50

ALENTEJO BLUE. A Novel

Ali, Monica.

London: Doubleday, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Ali on the title page. First edition, first printing, with full number line on copyright page. Tale of the Portuguese village of..... #23176

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MANNERS.

Aliki.

New York: Greenwillow Books, 1990. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED WITH DRAWING of elephant by Aliki on the page facing the title page. 4to, white pictorial boards. #50824

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Book #29278] FLIGHT AND PURSUIT. Dick Allen

FLIGHT AND PURSUIT. Poems.

Allen, Dick.

Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1987. Simultaneous First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Allen on front flyleaf to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "A flight and pursuit into childhood and..... #29278

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Book #29270] OVERNIGHT IN THE GUEST HOUSE OF THE MYSTIC. Dick Allen

OVERNIGHT IN THE GUEST HOUSE OF THE MYSTIC. Poems.

Allen, Dick.

Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1984. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by Allen on front flyleaf to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: "To --- for so many thanks..... #29270

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SELECTED LONGER POEMS.

Ammons, A. R.

New York: W. W. Norton Company, 1980. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by Ammons on the title page. 8vo, red cloth. 104pp. #50319

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Book #29264] SPEAKING IN HANDS. Greg Antonini

SPEAKING IN HANDS. Poems

Antonini, Greg.

West Haven, CT: Flying Horse Press, 2017. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Antonini on the title-page. A paperback original. #29264

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GEORGE GERSHWIN.

Armitage, Merle (editor).

New York: Longmans Green & Co., 1938. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Attractively produced tribute to George Gershwin edited and designed by Merle Armitage. Published the year after he..... #50524

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ACCENT ON LIFE.

Armitage, Merle.

Ames, IA: The Iowa State University Press, 1964. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Foreword by John Charles Thomas. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Armitage in 1974 on the half-title page..... #30340

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A KETTLE OF HAWKS AND OTHER WILDLIFE GROUPS.

Arnosky, Jim.

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1979. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Written and illustrated by Arnosky. Oblong 8vo. #29702

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Book #27613] WHO KNOWS WHAT CONSTITUTES A LIFE. Illustration by Elizabeth Murray. John Ashbery

WHO KNOWS WHAT CONSTITUTES A LIFE. Illustration by Elizabeth Murray. A Poem.

Ashbery, John.

Calais, Vermont: Z Press, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Of a total edition of 226, this is one of 26 lettered copies signed by Ashbery and an original bound-in color print..... #27613

Price: $600.00 save 15% $510.00

CHICAGO. A Novel

Aswany, Alaa Al.

London: Fourth Estate, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Aswany on the title-page. First edition, first printing, with full number line on copyright page. Translated from the Arabic by Farouk..... #24487

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BIRDS. Essay by Margaret Atwood. Drawings by Billy Sullivan.

Atwood, Margaret.

East Hampton, NY: Glenn Horowitz, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. One of 100 unnumbered hardcover copies signed by Atwood & Sullivan. There were also 350 unsigned softcover copies, for a total..... #29417

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MARGINALIA [signed by both].

Auden, W. H.; Scott, Laurence.

Cambridge, MA: Ibex Press, 1966. Signed Limited First Edition. Softcover. Printed and illustrated by Laurence Scott. Out of a total edition of 150 copies, this is one of 45 hors..... #30257

Price: $450.00 save 15% $382.50

Book #50873] THE DYER'S HAND. W. H. Auden

THE DYER'S HAND And Other Essays

Auden, W.H.

New York: Random House, 1962. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Auden on the front fly: "Irving Drutman may skip as he likes W.H.A." Additionally, SIGNED..... #50873

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THE DROWNED CITIES.

Bacigalupi, Paolo.

New York: Little Brown, 2012. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the half-title page. Sequel to Ship Breaker and second installment in the author's young adult..... #50440

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SHIP BREAKER.

Bacigalupi, Paolo.

New York: Little Brown, 2010. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page. Author's first novel for young adults and first in this dystopian trilogy..... #50441

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INTERVIEWS WITH FRANCIS BACON [SIGNED & INSCRIBED] With 94 Illustrations.

(Bacon, Francis) Sylvester, David.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1975. Simultaneous First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Inscribed "To John with all my best wishes/ Francis Bacon" on the front flyleaf (the half-title page). The recipient of..... #29392

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I WAS THERE: WITH THE YANKS ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1917-1919.

Baldridge; C. Leroy.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Collection of sketches and illustrations by Baldridge who was a camion driver with the French army in..... #50800

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THE TERMINAL BEACH.

Ballard, J. G.

London: Gollancz, 1964. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Collection of stories. Contains a mostly different selection of stories from the US Berkley paperback edition. Collects: "The Terminal Beach" (1964)..... #50736

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Book #50930] REGGAE OR NOT! Amiri Baraka, Leroi Jones

REGGAE OR NOT! Poems

Baraka, Amiri (Leroi Jones).

New York: Contact II Publications, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. Cover drawing by Teresa Berasi. One long poem. Original 8vo printed, stapled wrappers. #50930

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Book #50928] REPERCUSSIONS. Timothy Barcomb

REPERCUSSIONS Books. Libraries & the triumph of Human Freedom

Barcomb, Timothy

East Burke Vermont: Plowboy Press, 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Poetry chapbook. Attractive letterpress production bound by hand in Fabriano Miliani Ingres. One of 150 copies printed and signed by the..... #50928

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Book #14698] AROUND THE CLOCK. Elizabeth Bartlett

AROUND THE CLOCK. Poems

Bartlett, Elizabeth.

Laurinburg, NC: St. Andrews Press, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Review copy with publicity sheet. Inscribed to Pultizer Prizewinning poet Maxine Kumin, whose printed comments are on the back cover. These..... #14698

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THE BEST OF H. E. BATES - ADVANCE UNCORRECTED HARDCOVER PROOF.

Bates, H.E. (preface by Henry Miller).

Boston: Little Brown, 1963. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. This is a hardcover "Uncorrected Advance Proof" as indicated by the publisher's sticker affixed to the front of the dust..... #50642

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Book #29277] COME RAIN, COME SHINE. Jack B. Bedell

COME RAIN, COME SHINE. Poems

Bedell, Jack B.

Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2006. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Bedell on title-page, and inscribed to a noted Wallace Stevens scholar: "For --- with great hope..... #29277

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CALL AND RESPONSE. Conversations in Verse.

Bedell, Jack B. & Bourque, Darrell.

Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2009. First Soft Cover Edition. Softcover. Inscribed by Bedell on title-page to a noted scholar of Wallace Stevens: " For --- with much appreciation for..... #29251

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Book #29252] AT THE BONEHOUSE. Jack Bedell

AT THE BONEHOUSE. Poems

Bedell, Jack.

Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2003. Reprint. Softcover. Signed by Bedell on title-page. 2003 reprint of this 1997 book which won that year's Texas Review Poetry Prize. Trade paperback edition..... #29252

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Book #29253] WHAT PASSES FOR LOVE. Jack Bedell

WHAT PASSES FOR LOVE. Poems

Bedell, Jack.

Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2001. First Soft Cover Edition. Softcover. Signed by Bedell on title-page. First trade paperback edition. This book won the 2000 Texas Review Poetry Chapbook Prize..... #29253

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Book #8427] THE STRANGE DEATH OF MISTRESS COFFIN. Robert J. Begiebing

THE STRANGE DEATH OF MISTRESS COFFIN. A Novel

Begiebing, Robert J.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1991. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed & dated at time of publication by Begiebing. Historical whodunit set in Exeter, New Hampshire in the..... #8427

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Book #50] THE FIVE-FOLD MESH. Ben Belitt

THE FIVE-FOLD MESH. Poems

Belitt, Ben.

NY: Knopf, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Highly uncommon first book. #50

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Book #50908] FOLLOWING IS THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS OF SAUL BELLOW BEFORE THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE...

FOLLOWING IS THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS OF SAUL BELLOW BEFORE THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE XXXIV INTERNATIONAL P.E.N. CONGRESS JUNE 13, 1966 AT LOEB STUDENT CENTER, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.

Bellow, Saul.

New York: New York University, 1966. First Edition. Stapled Sheets. Copy of a keynote address by Bellow, printed on 9 xeroxed and stapled pages (8.5" x 11"), assembled and distributed..... #50908

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Book #22348] MR. NOBODY. James Bertolino

MR. NOBODY. A Poem

Bertolino, James.

Menominie, Wisconsin: Ox Head Press, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. 1/350 copies printed. A short, weird, dreamlike poem. Small format sewn wrappers. #22348

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THE INNER HOUSE.

Besant, Walter.

London: Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, 11 Quay Street, 1888. Rebound 1st Edition. Hardcover. Important Victorian-era dystopian novel exploring the consequences of artificially prolonged life. It concerns a future society where..... #50884

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Book #29445] THE BETRAYERS. David Bezmozgis

THE BETRAYERS. A novel.

Bezmozgis, David.

New York: Little Brown & Co., 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Bezmozgis on the title-page. First book by this Russian-Latvian author. First book. Blurbs by Shteyngart, Hemon, Edith Pearlman..... #29445

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Book #29446] THE BETRAYERS. David Bezmozgis

THE BETRAYERS. A novel.

Bezmozgis, David.

New York: Viking Penguin, 2014. First U.K. Edition. Softcover. Inscribed Sept 29, 2014 by Bezmozgis on the title-page. First UK edition of his first book by this Russian-Latvian author. The..... #29446

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Book #50746] PROMISES TO KEEP. Joe Biden

PROMISES TO KEEP On Life and Politics

Biden, Joe.

New York: Random House, 2007. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by President Biden on the the title page in year of publication: "Steve / Thanks for..... #50746

Price: $850.00 save 15% $722.50

Book #25926] THE SONG THAT ENDS ENDS OUR SINGING. Douglas Blazek

THE SONG THAT ENDS ENDS OUR SINGING. Poems

Blazek, Douglas.

Philadelphia, PA: 48th Street Press, 2012. First Edition. Softcover. One of 200 copies printed. Wrappers stapled into illustrated card covers, with red endpapers. #25926

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UNITED Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good

Booker, Cory.

New York: Ballantine Books, 2016. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Booker on title page. Booker signed this copy during his February 27th appearance at North Atlanta High..... #50542

Price: $45.00 save 15% $38.25

BLUE JAY. A Poem

Booth, Martin.

Concord, NH: WIlliam B. Ewert, 1981. First Edition. Broadside. One of 50 copies signed by Booth. Issued to commemorate Booth's investiture as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature..... #3728

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Book #3367] CALLING WITH OWLS. Martin Booth

CALLING WITH OWLS. Poems

Booth, Martin.

Concord, NH: Ewert, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Booth (of 126 total). Booth was the former publisher of the Sceptre Press. Original wrappers. #3367

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Book #26529] LOOKING FOR THE RAINBOW SIGN. Martin Booth

LOOKING FOR THE RAINBOW SIGN Poems of America (DEDICATION COPY)

Booth, Martin.

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Bloodaxe Books, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. A half-dedication copy. Warmly inscribed by Booth to one of the two (American) dedicatees whose names are printed on the..... #26529

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Book #27943] "On the Road to Merrivale" Martin Booth

"On the Road to Merrivale" A Poem

Booth, Martin.

Autograph poem. Fair copy of this poem written out in Booth's hand "for Bill and Mary" [Ewert] and dated in 1986. Like Booth [of Sceptre Press fame] Bill Ewert was..... #27943

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JORGE LUIS BORGES: SOURCES AND ILLUMINATION.

(Borges, Jorge Luis) de Garayalde, Professor Giovanna.

London: Octagon Press, 1978. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. #50351

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COLLECTED POEMS.

Boyle, Kay.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED & INSCRIBED to local theater critic by Boyle on the half-title page where Boyle has also crossed..... #30338

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