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| to select author names starting with A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z back to page 1 of full catalog (starting with NO authornames) | This selection contains 204 title(s) on 9 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| W O U K , H E R M A N . D O N ' T S T O P T H E C A R N I V A L . Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1965. First edition. Novel set in the Caribbean by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Caine Mutiny. Basis for the play of the same name. Full-color map illustrated endpapers. 391 pp. Good only in a fair dust jacket (prev owner's name, some spine slant, dust jacket is now protected by an archival cover, but is has edgewear, chipping at ends of spine, price-clipped.) USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 44907 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| ADLER, WARREN PRIVATE LIES. New York: Morrow, (1991.) First printing. Novel of infidelity and betrayal, by the author of The War of the Roses. 308 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-688-101208 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 36974 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| ALFAU, FELIPE. CHROMOS. Chicago: Dalkey Archive, (1999.) First thus- a trade paperback. Although written in the 1940's, this was left unpublished until 1990, when it was finalist for the National Book Award. It is called a true masterpiece of post World-War II fiction. Fine (a new copy) ISBN: 1-56478-2042 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 28475 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| ALVAREZ, A. HERS New York: Random House, 1974. First US printing. Novel by this English critic and poet. VG+/VG (closed tear at top of dj spine.) USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 11121 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| [KLEIN, JOE] ANONYMOUS PRIMARY COLORS: A Novel of Politics. New York: Random House, 1996. Later printing. Best selling novel, an account of the presidential campaign of a governor of a small southern state, the subject of much controversy and the basis of the movie of the same name starring John Travolta. Went quickly into many later printings, but despite a lot of speculation, the anonymity of the author was preserved for many months. Notation on title page Joe Klein, Newsweek, 7-17-96 . 366 pp. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. (previous owner's name.) ISBN: 0-679-448594 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 42959 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| ASCH, SHOLEM. A PASSAGE IN THE NIGHT. New York: Putnam, 1953. First printing. A modern novel - the story of a son of poor religious immigrants who built up great wealth, but as he grew older the fact that this wealth was partly built on the fact that he had cheated another man as a young man preys on him, and he goes back to the small town to try and find the man. Very good- in very good- dust jacket (prev owner had taped the dj to the endpapers, and the discoloration from the tape remains.) USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 20711 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| ASHBERY, JOHN AND SCHUYLER, JAMES. A NEST OF NINNIES. New York: Ecco Press, 1997. First thus. A reissue of this humorous novel about life in the American suburbs written in collaboration by two poets, and originally published in 1969. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.) ISBN: 0-88001-5233 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 18103 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| AUCHINCLOSS, LOUIS SECOND CHANCE: Tales of Two Generations. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970. First printing. Collection of short stories. Good in a good dustjacket (some edgewear to the dustjacket) USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 16967 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BAKER, ALFRED. SNOW JOB. New York: Arco Publishing, (1952.) First printing. A sexy novel following the conquests of a husky air force pilot from Missouri in Europe in the years after World War II. 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned' and Mitch outraged a dozen. An Arco Sophisticate title, considered racy at the time, mild now. 175 pp. plus an 8 page catalogue of other titles at rear of book. Very good+ in a very good- yellow dust jacket with striking good girl cover art (gga). USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 40771 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BALLARD, J. G. COCAINE NIGHTS. Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 1996. 2nd printing. Novel set on Spain's Costa Brava. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 1-887178-66x USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 18864 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BANKS, RUSSELL. CONTINENTAL DRIFT. New York: Harper & Row, (1985.) 2nd printing. A 'major novel about uprootedness and exploitation in contemporary America' by one of the best writers of our time. Set in New England, Haiti and the Caribbean and Florida. 366 pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket (chip missing at top of dj spine, affecting the B in Banks.) ISBN: 0-06-0153830 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 41661 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BANKS, RUSSELL. CONTINENTAL DRIFT. New York: Harper & Row, (1985.) First printing. A 'major novel about uprootedness and exploitation in contemporary America' by one of the best writers of our time. Set in New England, Haiti and the Caribbean and Florida.INSCRIBED on the half title page For . . . at Squaw Valley with best wishes 366 pp. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-06-0153830 USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 45266 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BANKS, RUSSELL. THE RELATION OF MY IMPRISONMENT. College Park, Maryland: Sun & Moon Press, (1983.) 2nd printing. A compact and provocative 'work of fiction utilizing a form invented in the 17th century by imprisoned Puritan divines.' 121 pp. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-940650-258 USD 31.50 [Appr.: EURO 21.25 | £UK 19 | JP¥ 2780] Book number: 31249 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BAUSCH, RICHARD GOOD EVENING MR AND MRS AMERICA AND ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA. New York: HarperCollins, 1996. 2nd printing. A novel, a bittersweet comedy, set in 1964 in the year following Kennedy's assassination. 342 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket (rem dot.) ISBN: 0-06-0173227 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 23949 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BEACH, REX. THE NE'ER-DO-WELL New York: A. L. BURT, 1911. Reprint. Novel set in Panama. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy, Near fine in a good dj (some foxing to edge of text block, and overall rubbing and wear to dj, but cover illustration - repeating that on the dj - is remarkably bright and attractive.) USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 3780 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BECKER, STEPHEN THE OUTCASTS New York: Atheneum, 1967. First printing. A beautifully written novel that is comedic and tragic. This novel, about an American engineer sent to build a bridge inthe tropics, is one of action and character, of gentle hope and brutal reality. Good in very good dj (dj slightly faded, edge wear) USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 11971 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BECKER, STEPHEN THE OUTCASTS New York: Atheneum, 1967. First printing. A beautifully written novel that is comedic and tragic. This novel, about an American engineer sent to build a bridge inthe tropics, is one of action and character, of gentle hope and brutal reality. Very good+ in very good dj (pc, light edge wear) USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 13206 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BILLING, GRAHAM. FORBUSH AND THE PENGUINS. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. Book club edition. Unusual novel written by this young New Zealander after spending 18 months with the Antartic Division. NF/NF (ink markings on front pastedown, mostly under dj flap) USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 5717 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BLY, CAROL THE TOMCAT'S WIFE AND OTHER STORIES New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First printing. Her second collection of short stories, mostly set in Minnesota. 209 pp. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. (rem dot, inked price on endpaper.) ISBN: 0-06-0165049 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 5723 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BOHJALIAN, CHRIS. MIDWIVES. New York: Vintage Books, (1998.) Trade paperback. Author's highly praised novel of a midwife in rural Vermont, who takes desperate steps to save a baby's life, and finds herself on trial for murder. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the NEBA Discover Award. 372 pp. Near fine . ISBN: 0-375-706771 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 15791 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BOSWELL, ROBERT MYSTERY RIDE. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. 2nd printing (before publication.) Author's third novel. SIGNED on the title page and very warmly and personally INSCRIBED by the author on the dedication page. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. ISBN: 0-679-412921 USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 42263 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BOTTOME, PHYLLIS. THE SECOND FIDDLE. New York: Century Co, 1917. First printing. Romantic novel set against the background of the great war. Color frontispiece and 8 black-and-whiteplates by Norman Price. Bound in light green cloth with an illustrated front cover in dark green, cream and tan. Front hinge cracked, and previous owner's name has been blacked out on front endpaper, binding rather fragile but still an appealing copy. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 13899 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BOYD, WILLIAM. THE NEW CONFESSIONS. New York: Morrow, 1988. First US printing. His 4th novel - and called his best one to date - the story of a man born in turn of the century Edinburgh, and his experiences in the first World War trenches, in Berlin in 1920's and postwar Los Angeles. Good only in near fine dust jacket (appears near fine but a binding flaw at p 387) ISBN: 0-688-077617 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 28974 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BOYLE, T. CORAGHESSAN. EAST IS EAST. New York: Viking, 1990. 3rd printing. His 4th novel, the story of a young Japanese seaman who jumps ship off the coast of Georgia and winds up on one the barrier islands. Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread but remainder line, price-clipped dj with new price sticker added.) ISBN: 0-670-832200 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 25636 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BOYLE, T. CORAGHESSAN. THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE. New York: Viking, 1993. 3rd printing. SIGNED on the title page. Novel set in 1907, in Battle Creek, Michigan, where Kellogg (the inventor of the cornflake) has built his 'Temple of Health.' Basis of the movie of the same name. Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread, but with a remainder line.) ISBN: 0-670-843342 USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 21205 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). |
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