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F25 |
Alexie, Sherman
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The Summer of the Black Widows
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Hanging Loose 1996
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First trade edition poetry F/F, signed by Alexie on the title page,
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F409
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Barth, John
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The Floating Opera
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Appleton
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1956
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Near Fine book pushed or crimped at spine ends, light rubbing bottom
edges of boards, some trim problems during production with front end
page not cut to correct size (being a bit too long) and part of one
gathering cut short and a bit rough both problems at bottom of
page block, previous owner name front end page in ballpoint; in a
Very Good jacket with sun fade and yellowing spine and along folds,
small spot of whiteout near bottom of spine, edge and corner wear
with one small, closed tear back panel. This copy of authors first
book has been signed by Barth on the title page. Proper first
printing with flap price of $3.95 and (1) following final
sentence.
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F410 |
Barthelme, Donald
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Come Back, Dr. Caligari
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Little Brown 1964
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Good to Very Good book with pushed spine ends, slightly bowed along
spine, with rubbing through to boards at front, bottom corners; in a
Good to Very Good jacket with significant soiling and sun yellowing,
and light rubbing. This is a Review copy with Little Brown note to
the literary editor laid-in. Additionally, a presentation copy
signed and inscribed by the author for Burt and Nancy (?) with
best wishes. There is a note laid-in from an earlier bookseller
indicating that Burt is Burt Britton. Britton has been a literary
figure in New York for decades. He was the co-founder and manger of
the store Books & Co. This is the authors scarce first book; a
collection of short stories.
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F366
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Butler, Jeremy
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Ghost of Hollywood
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A.S.A.P. 2002 |
Limited First Edition, Fine unread book of poems by Stuart Kaminsky
writing as Butler. This collectors edition limited to 50 copies.
Contains an interview with Jeremy Butler who purportedly died in
1966. Boards covered in black silk moirι with no dust jacket as
issued. B/W glossy photo of collage of drawings of famous Hollywood
stars is mounted on the front board. Signed by Kaminsky, the author
of the Preface, Natasha Butler Pevsner, the author of the
Introduction, the author of the afterword, Seymour Robert O'Leary,
and the illustrator, Phil Parks, on the limitation page. This is
copy number 18 of a very unusual production by A.S.A.P.
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F323 |
Foer, Jonathan Safran (Editor)
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A Convergence
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Distributed Art Publishers 2001
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First limited edition, Fine book in Fine slipcase. An assemblage of
fiction and poetry, by 22 contributors, inspired by the art of
Joseph Cornell. This is Foer's first book appearance and includes an
introduction and story by him. This is copy number 26 of 225
numbered copies (there were also 75 presentation copies produced).
Contributors include: Diane Ackerman, Joyce Carol Oates, Rick Moody,
Barry Lopez, Robert Coover, Howard Norman, Paul West, Siri Hustvedt,
Dale Peck, Joanna Scott, Robert Pinsky, Lydia Davis, Mary Caponegro,
John Yau and others. Each has signed at their contribution and each
contribution features a tipped-in color photograph of one of
Cornell's works. Joseph Cornell was a New York artist and sculptor
whose most characteristic works were assemblages, or collages,
housed in glass-fronted boxes. The beautifully produced book is a
unique convergence of literature and art. Book received advanced
praise from Susan Sontag, Paul Auster, and Ann Beattie.
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