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JANUARY. A Poem [SPECIALLY SIGNED]

Updike, John.

Concord, NH: Ewert, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. One of 100 unnumbered copies, this one inscribed (having actually been sent to a friend) by the publisher's wife Mary Ewert, and subsequently..... #24992

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ON LITERARY BIOGRAPHY.

Updike, John.

Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. One of 500 numbered copies. This is the complete text of a lecture delivered November 13, 1998 at the..... #30377

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Book #29461] CONJUNCTIONS AND DISJUNCTIONS. Octavio Paz

CONJUNCTIONS AND DISJUNCTIONS. Essays

Paz, Octavio.

New York: Viking, 1974. First U.S. Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Paz on the second flyleaf. Translated from the Spanish by Helen R. Lane. Paz (1914-1998) was a...... #29461

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Book #27294] A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD. Anne Tyler

A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD. A Novel.

Tyler, Anne.

New York: Knopf, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Tyler on the title-page. Stated first edition, first printing, with no later printing noted on the copyright page. Twentieth novel by..... #27294

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THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH.

Dick, Philip K.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First UK Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. One Dick's most mind-bending and entertaining novels. This somewhat elusive first UK edition was published the year after the..... #50911

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KOCKROACH.

Knox, Tyler.

New York: William Morrow, 2007. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. This novel is an inverted version of Kafka's METAMORPHOSIS, with the insect becoming the man. SIGNED by Knox on..... #50909

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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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STRUCTURE OF RIME XXVII in PASTE UPS: SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, MAY 31-JUNE 30.

Duncan, Robert; Jess.

San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1968. First Edition. Unbound sheets. Illustrated by Jess [Collins]. Four broadsides in a 9.5" x 8.5" folder with rear flap, serving as title..... #50907

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HYMN.

Kerouac, Jack.

Anonymous, 1969. Reissue / First thus. Broadside. First published as PAX No. 10, 1959. Anonymous reissue which states "republished 22 October 1969." Single she et (8.5" x 11") folded in..... #50906

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KALTENBORN EDITS THE NEWS.

(McCarthy, Mary) Kaltenborn, H. V.

New York: Modern Age Books, [1937]. First Edition. Hardcover. Mary McCarthy ghostwrote this book for Kaltenborn, making it technically McCarthy's first book. This copy is SIGNED by McCarthy on the..... #50904

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GOING-TO-THE-SUN.

Lindsay, Vachel.

New York & London: D. Appleton & Co, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED "Nicholas Vachel Lindsay" on front flyleaf. First edition, first printing, with 1923 date on both title- and..... #50903

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THEATRICALS: SECOND SERIES: THE ALBUM and THE REPROBATE.

James, Henry.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895. First American Edition (from English sheets). Hardcover. The first printing consisted of 1010 copies, of which 460 copies were used for the English edition..... #50902

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COINS & COFFINS.

Wakoski, Diane.

New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1962. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Warmly signed & inscribed by Wakoski on the half-title page with her business card ("Poet in Residence") laid..... #50900

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Book #30358] THE GENTLEMAN FROM CRACOW and THE MIRROR. Isaac Bashevis Singer

THE GENTLEMAN FROM CRACOW and THE MIRROR. Two Stories

Singer, Isaac Bashevis.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1979. Limited Signed First Edition. Hardcover. One of 2,000 numbered copies signed by Soyer & Singer of which this is copy #1514. Watercolors by Raphael..... #30358

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BETRAYAL.

Pinter, Harold.

London: Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1978. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Considered one of this English playwright's notable works. 8vo black cloth. #50898

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Book #50897] A HOMEMADE WORLD. Hugh Kenner

A HOMEMADE WORLD The American Modernist Writers

Kenner, Hugh.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Laid in is slip from the publisher identifying it as a complimentary copy. The slip is SIGNED by..... #50897

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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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THE SOUND OF HIS HORN.

Sarban (pseudonym of John William Wall).

New York: Ballantine Books, 1960. First U.S. Paperback Edition. Softcover. Dystopian alternate history novel in which the Nazis won the war, involving a private compound where prisoners are hunted for..... #50883

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Book #30337] WORDS THAT MUST SOMEHOW BE SAID. Kay Boyle, Elizabeth S. Bell

WORDS THAT MUST SOMEHOW BE SAID Selected Essays

Boyle, Kay; Bell, Elizabeth S. (editor).

San Francisco: North Point Press, 1985. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Edited with an Introduction by Elizabeth S. Bell. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Boyle to a local theater critic..... #30337

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THIS IS NOT A LETTER AND OTHER POEMS.

Boyle, Kay.

Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1985. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by Boyle on the title page. Errata slip tipped in on front endpaper. Small 8vo, burnt..... #30336

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TOWER IN THE WEST.

Norris, Frank.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957. First Edition / Signed Presentation Edition. Hardcover. Number 212 of a limited edition specially made for presentation to friends of the author and publisher..... #50878

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Book #50877] MY DEAR TIMOTHY. Victor Gollancz

MY DEAR TIMOTHY An Autobiographical Letter to his Grandson

Gollancz, Victor.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1952. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Gollancz on the front fly. 8vo cloth. #50877

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Book #50875] EUDORA WELTY. Eudora Welty, Pearl Amelia McHaney

EUDORA WELTY Writer's Reflections upon First Reading Welty

(Welty, Eudora) McHaney, Pearl Amelia (editor).

Athens, GA: Hill Street Press, 1999. Signed Limited First Edition. Hardcover. One of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by the editor and all 22 contributors, this being copy #79. Collection of..... #50875

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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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