ANDERSON, PAUL

Hunger's Brides a Novel of the Baroque

New York, NY: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0786715413. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 44021

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0786715413 Modern Fiction First Edition Paul Anderson The Baroque Mystery Mexico

ANDREWS, RAYMOND & BENNY ANDREWS

Appalachee Red a Novel

New York, NY: Dial Press, 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0803709161. Illustrated by Benny Andrews. Cover Art; This book is in Veru Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a small hole poked through the front book cover and first several pages. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has a . Small semi-circular poke to the front spine joint (possibly a slip of a fingernail) . "Andrews’s first national publication was a description in Sports Illustrated of the first time the game of football was played in the rural community of Plainview, where he grew up. In the late 1970s Dial Press began publishing his Muskhogean trilogy, which tells of Black life in the Deep South from the end of World War I (1917-18) to the beginning of the 1960s, from the days of mules and white men with bullwhips to the moment the civil rights tide began to change the Georgia Piedmont." (from the New Georgia Encyclopedia) James Baldwin award winner. Author's First Novel.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 46751

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0803709161 Modern Fiction First Edition Raymond Andrews Benny Andrews Black Life Black Studies

ANDREWS, JOHN

A Viking's Daughter

New York: Doubleday, 1989. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385249713. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40612

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Keywords: 0385249713 Modern Fiction First Edition John Andrews Historical Fiction Vikings Modern Fiction Firsts

ANONYMOUS (JULIA MACGRUDER)

Across the Chasm

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is the author's first novel. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends, corners and spine joints have noticeable rubbing and edge wear, along with small nicks and chips missing. The text pages are generally clean, but there are spots of foxing and finger marks. There is a previous owner's inked initials on the front endpaper. "Julia Magruder (September 14, 1854 – June 9, 1907) was an American novelist. Most of her novels are love stories in which the heroine must face obstacles in pursuit of her goal to find true love. Several of her novels were serialized in the Ladies' Home Journal. A week before her death she received the award from the Académie Française for which she had been nominated a year earlier." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 46263

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Anonymous Julia Macgruder Romance Relationships

ANONYMOUS (THERE IS SPECULATION THAT THIS IS ALICE MURIEL WILLIAMS)

Concerning Him (with an Introduction By the Author of to M.L. G. )

New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, 1925. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a First edition, with the Doran logo beneath the copyright information. This particular title is scarce (in this original edition, and also in the A L Burt reprint) . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a large chip from the top spine end, along with smaller nicks and chips to the spine ends and corners. There is a tiny hole to the front flap joint, and a couple of scrapes to the rear panel. The book is a "Confession of a man to the woman he loves. The author of M. L. G. Persuaded him to write it. She describes this "Jay Kay", the confessor, as dark and violent, gentle and cruel, a man who had immediate magnetism for women." (from the front blurb).. Near Fine in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 44664

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: Modern Fiction Alice Muriel Williams Romance Confessionals Relationships

ANONYMOUS

O a Presidential Novel

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1451625960. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "O: A Presidential Novel is a fiction book by an anonymous author (speculated to be John McCain's 2008 senior campaign advisor, Mark Salter) about the 2012 U. S. Presidential race. It was released on January 25, 2011. The marketing strategy for the book has been compared to the 1996 roman à clef, Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics, which was also initially ascribed to an anonymous author. Its stated objective is to "offer some resonant truths about what President Obama is really thinking". " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41708

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Keywords: 1451625960 Modern Fiction First Edition Anonymous O Presidential Campaigns

ANTRIM, DONALD

The Verificationist

New York, NY: Knopf, 2000. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0375408223. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. "Donald Antrim (born 1958) is an American novelist. His first novel, Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World, was published in 1993. In 1999, The New Yorker named him as among the 20 best writers under the age of 40. In 2013, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 48599

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0375408223 Modern Fiction First Edition Donald Antrim Signed Edition

ARCHER, JEFFREY (JEFFREY HOWARD ARCHER, BARON ARCHER OF WESTON-SUPER-MARE)

A Matter of Honor

New York: Linden Press, Simon & Schuster, 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671624342. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Archer wrote his first book, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, in the autumn of 1974, as a means of avoiding bankruptcy. The book was picked up by the literary agent Deborah Owen and published first in the U. S, then eventually in Britain in the autumn of 1976. A radio adaptation was aired on BBC Radio 4 in the early 1980s and a BBC Television adaptation of the book was broadcast in 1990. Kane and Abel (1979) proved to be his best-selling work, reaching number one on The New York Times bestsellers list. Like most of his early work it was edited by Richard Cohen, the Olympic fencing gold-medallist. It was made into a television mini-series by CBS in 1985, starring Peter Strauss and Sam Neill. The following year, Granada TV screened a 10-part adaptation of another Archer bestseller, First Among Equals, which told the story of four men and their quest to become Prime Minister. In the U. S. Edition of the novel, the character of Andrew Fraser was eliminated, reducing the number of protagonists to three. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41604

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0671624342 Modern Fiction First Edition Jeffrey Archer Espionage Spies World War II

ARENAS, REINALDO

The Palace of the White Skunks

New York: Viking Adult, 1991. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670815101. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some light generalized toning to the top spine end. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has fading to the spine. "Despite his short life and the hardships imposed during his imprisonment, Arenas produced a significant body of work. In addition to significant poetic efforts ("El Central", "Leprosorio") , his Pentagonia is a set of five novels that comprise a "secret history" of post-revolutionary Cuba. It includes Singing from the Well (in Spanish also titled "Celestino before Dawn") , Farewell to the Sea (whose literal translation is "The Sea Once More") , Palace of the White Skunks, the Rabelaisian Color of Summer, and The Assault. In these novels Arenas’ style ranges from a stark realist narrative and high modernist experimental prose to absurd, satiric humor. His second novel, Hallucinations ("El Mundo Alucinante") , rewrites the story of the colonial dissident priest Fray Servando Teresa de Mier. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 42749

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0670815101 Modern Fiction First Editions Reinaldo Arenas Latin America Homosexual Behavior Cuba

ATHERTON, GERTRUDE (GERTRUDE FRANKLIN HORN ATHERTON)

The Conqueror Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton

New York, NY: Macmillan Company, 1902. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author with an inscription on the half title page. First Edition, First Issue, with page numerals at the top left corner on page 546. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the accompanying dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The endpapers have some light but noticeable foxing and toning. There is a previous owner's book plate adhered to the front pastedown page. The inner hinges are a bit loose. "Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was a prominent and prolific American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and sometimes controversial...In London, she had the opportunity through Jane Wilde to meet Oscar Wilde, her son. She recalled in her memoir Adventures of a Novelist (1932) that she made an excuse to avoid the meeting because she thought he was physically repulsive. In an 1899 article for London's Bookman, Atherton wrote of Wilde's style and associated it with "the decadence, the loss of virility that must follow over-civilization." She returned to California in 1890 at the death of her grandfather Franklin and her mother-in-law Dominga Atherton, and she resumed taking care of Muriel. In 1891, she wrote for The San Francisco Examiner where she met Ambrose Bierce, with whom she carried on a taunting, almost love-hate friendship. When Kate Field remarked on California writers' neglect of the picturesque and romantic old Spanish life of the state, Atherton explored the history and culture of Spanish California in Monterey, San Juan Bautista, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46198

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Editions Gertrude Atherton Alexander Hamilton Biography Biographical Fiction Signed Editions

ATHERTON, GERTRUDE

Rezanov

New York: Authors and Newspaper Association, 1906. Special edition. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This is a Powers Special Edition (Minneapolis, MN) which includes a facsimile page of the manuscript from Rulers of Kings. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the accompanying dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of page 118-119 which has a small toned area where something was placed. There is an inked name and date on the reverse of the frontispiece . This book includes three full page, full color illustrations along with a full color frontispiece. "Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was a prominent and prolific American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and sometimes controversial." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46193

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Gertrude Atherton San Francisco, CA Special Edition Romance

ATHERTON, GERTRUDE

The White Morning a Novel of the Power of the German Women in Wartime

New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1918. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Arnold Genthe. B&W Illustrations; The frontispiece and front cover illustration are from a photograph by Arnold Genthe. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is missing the accompanying dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is some toning / darkening between pages 8 and 9 at the spine joint. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper. "Countess Gisela Niebuhr sat in the long dusk of Munich staring over at the beautiful park that in happier days had been famous in the world as the Englischer Garten, and deliberately recalled on what might be the last night of her life the successive causes that had led to her profound dissatisfaction with her country as a woman." "Atherton's first publication was "The Randolphs of Redwood: A Romance", serialized in The Argonaut in March 1882 under the pseudonym Asmodeus. When she revealed to her family that she was the author, it caused her to be ostracized. In 1888, she left for New York, leaving Muriel with her grandmother. She traveled to London, and eventually returned to California. Atherton's first novel, What Dreams May Come, was published in 1888 under the pseudonym Frank Lin." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46197

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Editions Gertrude Atherton War Fiction World War I Arnold Genthe

ATWOOD, MARGARET

Lady Oracle

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1976. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0671223399. Remainder. This book is in Very Good + condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is one small spot of discoloration to the front panel of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. The dust jacket has some minor bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners, and a vertical crease to the front dust jacket flap. "Atwood's works encompass a variety of themes including gender and identity, religion and myth, the power of language, climate change, and "power politics". Many of her poems are inspired by myths and fairy tales which interested her from a very early age. Atwood is a founder of the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Writers' Trust of Canada. She is also a Senior Fellow of Massey College, Toronto. She is the inventor of the LongPen device and associated technologies that facilitate remote robotic writing of documents." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 47772

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0671223399 Modern Fiction First Edition Margaret Atwood

ATWOOD, MARGARET

Life Before Man

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771008074. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The top front corner of the book cover has one small bump. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, though both flaps have some toning to the edges." Margaret Eleanor Atwood CH CC OOnt CH FRSC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor, teacher, and environmental activist. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of non-fiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children's books, and two graphic novels, as well as a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Atwood has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including the Booker Prize (twice) , Arthur C. Clarke Award, Governor General's Award, Franz Kafka Prize, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. A number of her works have been adapted for film and television, increasing her exposure." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 40261

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: 0771008074 Modern Fiction First Edition Margaret Atwood Womens Studies Marriage Modern Fiction Firsts

ATWOOD, MARGARET

The Robber Bride

New York: Doubleday / Nan Talese, 1993. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385260083. First US Trade Edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40263

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: 0385260083 Modern Fiction First Edition Margaret Atwood The Robber Bridegroom Modern Fiction Firsts