ATWOOD, MARGARET

The Robber Bride

London, England: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1993. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0747516138. 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 some light bumping and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some beginning bumping and edge wear to the spine ends and corners. The text block includes a sewn in ribbon book marker. "In her captivating new novel, Margaret Atwood reports from the farthest reaches of the sex wars. The group of women and men at the centre of this wise, unsettling, drastic, funny and wholly involving story all fall prey to a chillingly recognisable menace, which is given its power by their own fantasies and delusions." "Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC OOnt FRSC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once, and has been a finalist for the Governor General's Award several times, winning twice. In 2001, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 46216

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 0747516138 Modern Fiction First Edition Fiction Fantasy Fantastic Fiction Fairy Tales Grimms Fairy Tales The Brothers Grimm Margaret Atwood

ATWOOD, MARGARET

Wilderness Tips

New York: Doubleday / Nan Talese, 1991. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385421060. 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. "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). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 39973

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 0385421060 Modern Fiction First Edition Margaret Atwood Nature Archaelogy Modern Fiction Firsts

AUEL, JEAN M.

The Mammoth Hunters

New York: Crown Publishers, 1985. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0340349344. 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. "In 1977, Auel began extensive library research of the Ice Age for her first book. She joined a survival class to learn how to construct an ice cave, and learned primitive methods of making fire, tanning leather, and knapping stone from the aboriginal skills expert Jim Riggs. The Clan of the Cave Bear was nominated for numerous literary awards, including an American Booksellers Association nomination for best first novel. It was also later adapted into a screenplay for the film of the same name. After the sales success of her first book, Auel has been able to travel to the sites of prehistoric ruins and relics, and also to meet many of the experts with whom she had been corresponding. Her research has taken her across Europe from France to Ukraine, including most of what Marija Gimbutas called Old Europe. In 1986, she attended and co-sponsored a conference on modern human origins at the School of American Research, Santa Fe. She has developed a close friendship with Doctor Jean Clottes of France, who was responsible for the exploration of the Cosquer Cave discovered in 1985 and the Chauvet Cave discovered in 1994. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 39252

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 0340349344 Modern Fiction First Edition Jean M. Auel Earth's Children Series Prehistory Prehistoric America Modern Fiction Firsts

AUSTER, PAUL

Sunset Park a Novel

New York, NY: Henry Holt and Co, 2010. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805092862. 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. "Following his acclaimed debut work, a memoir titled The Invention of Solitude, Auster gained renown for a series of three loosely connected stories published collectively as The New York Trilogy. Although these books allude to the detective genre, they are not conventional detective stories organized around a mystery and a series of clues. Rather, he uses the detective form to address existential questions of identity, space, language, and literature creating his own distinctively postmodern (and critique of postmodernist) form in the process. According to Auster, "...the Trilogy grows directly out of The Invention of Solitude." " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45912

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0805092862 Modern Fiction First Edition Paul Auster Brooklyn , NY 2008 Economic Collapse

AUSTIN, MARY

Isidro

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1905. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Eric Pape. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light wear, rubbing and nicking to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is some beginning fraying to the spine ends and corners and some rubbing to the front and rear panels. The spine of the book cover has some darkening / toning. The text pages are clean and bright. The front and rear free pages have heavy toning. "Mary Hunter Austin (September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934) was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903) describes the fauna, flora and people – as well as evoking the mysticism and spirituality – of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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N° du livre: 42271

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Mary Austin Western Americana Californiana Spanish America

AUSTIN, MARY

Isidro

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1905. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Eric Pape. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light wear, rubbing and nicking to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is some beginning fraying to the spine ends and corners and some rubbing to the front and rear panels. The text pages are clean and bright. The front and rear free pages have heavy toning. "Mary Hunter Austin (September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934) was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903) describes the fauna, flora and people – as well as evoking the mysticism and spirituality – of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 47004

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Mary Austin Western Americana Californiana Spanish America Eric Pape

BACHELLER, IRVING

Keeping Up with Lizzie

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1911. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by W. H. D. Koerner. B&W Illustrations; THis book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a light slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are twelve full-page black and white illustrated plates by W. H. D. Koerner. "Irving Bacheller began to write fiction, publishing "The Master of Silence" in 1892 and "Still House of O'Darrow" in 1894. Although he was appointed Sunday editor of the New York World in 1898, he soon chose to pursue a full-time career as a fiction writer and two years later left journalism for a while. Writing novels primarily concerned with early American life in the North Country of New York State, in 1900 his novel Eben Holden, subtitled A Tale of the North Country, proved a major success, and was the fourth best-selling novel in the United States in 1900. In 1901 the book was still ranked fifth for the year and his next novel issued that year titled D'ri and I was tenth in annual sales. Sixteen years later, Bacheller's work The Light in the Clearing was the No.2 best-selling book in America and in 1920, A Man for the Ages was fifth." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 43892

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Ficition First Edition Irving Bacheller Humor Satire Society High Society Automobiles Love

BACHELLER, IRVING

The Light in the Clearing a Tale of the North Country in the Time of Silas Wright

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1917. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers, along with a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front pastedown page. The text has been illustrated by Arthur I. Keller with several full page black and white illustrations. The dust jacket has several edge tears, including a tear to the bottom front flap joint that's 2+" in length. "Irving Bacheller began to write fiction, publishing "The Master of Silence" in 1892 and "Still House of O'Darrow" in 1894. Although he was appointed Sunday editor of the New York World in 1898, he soon chose to pursue a full-time career as a fiction writer and two years later left journalism for a while. Writing novels primarily concerned with early American life in the North Country of New York State, in 1900 his novel Eben Holden, subtitled A Tale of the North Country, proved a major success, and was the fourth best-selling novel in the United States in 1900. In 1901 the book was still ranked fifth for the year and his next novel issued that year titled D'ri and I was tenth in annual sales. Sixteen years later, Bacheller's work The Light in the Clearing was the No.2 best-selling book in America and in 1920, A Man for the Ages was fifth. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45557

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Irving Bacheller Romance Politics Humor Books Into Film

BAER, MARTHA

As Francesca

New York, NY: Broadway Books, 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0553067540. 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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N° du livre: 48392

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0553067540 Mpdern Fiction First Edition Martha Baer Signed Edition Erotica

BAHAL, ANIRUDDHA

Bunker 13 a Novel

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0374117306. 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. "In 2003, Bahal wrote an espionage thriller Bunker 13. Its "hipster-slang-spitting antihero", states an article on Bahal in the UK-based newspaper the Independent, "shoots smack, snorts speed, runs guns, administers date-rape drugs" and a scene therein went on to win the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award. In 2005, Bahal founded and became the editor-in-chief of the online news magazine Cobrapost It is particularly known for its undercover sting operations. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 43683

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 0374117306 Modern Fiction First Edition Anirudda Bahal Special Forces Espionage Thriller

BAHR, HOWARD

The Black Flower a Novel of the CIVIL War

Belleville, IL: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 187785350X. First Issue dust jacket with unpriced dust jacket and no edition statement on copyright 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. "Bahr began his writing career in the 1970s, writing both fiction and non-fiction articles that appeared in publications such as Southern Living, Civil War Times Illustrated, as well as the short-lived regional publication, Lagniappe (1974–75) which he and Franklin Walker co-edited. His first published book, a children's story entitled "Home for Christmas," came out in 1987 and was re-published in 1997 in a different edition (with new illustrations) following the release of his first novel, The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War. This latter book, set during the Battle of Franklin in 1864, was a New York Times Notable Book." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 41140

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 187785350X Modern Fiction First Edition Howard Bahr Civil War Veterans

BAKER, TIFFANY

The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

New York, NY: Grand Central Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1607515121. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed, with a very short inscription, on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly crisp and clean, with the exception of a couple of smnall spots of rubbing to the top spine end. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 46252

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 1607515121 Modern Fiction First Edition Tiffany Baker Signed Edition Author's First Book Family Relationships

BAKER, NICHOLSON

Vox a Novel

New York: Random House, 1992. Advance Review Copy. Paperback. ISBN: 0140140573. This is an Advanced Reading / Review Copy. This is a trade paperback with its original brown paper wrapper. This book is in Near Fine condition with a Very Good+ wrapper. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The wrapper has one very beginning edge tear to the top front corner and the rear flap has a light, but noticable crease. "Nicholson Baker (born January 7, 1957) is an American novelist and essayist. His fiction generally de-emphasizes narrative in favor of careful description and characterization. His early novels such as The Mezzanine and Room Temperature were distinguished by their minute inspection of his characters' and narrators' stream of consciousness. Out of a total of ten fiction books, he also wrote three erotic novels: Vox, The Fermata and House of Holes. Among others, Baker has published articles in Harper's Magazine, the London Review of Books and The New Yorker. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 41627

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 0140140573 Modern Fiction Nicholson Baker Modern First editions Sexuality adult novels erotic fiction erotica

BALDWIN, FAITH

District Nurse

New York, NY: Triangle Books, 1943. Reprint. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean, though there is some generalized toning due to the acid content of the paper. The dust jacket has a couple of small to smallish edge tears, and there are spots of bumping and chipping to the corners and spine ends. "Baldwin's writing career began in earnest when her first novel, Mavis of Green Hill, was published in 1921 by Boston publisher Small, Maynard & Company. Six years later, in 1927, she sold her first serial to a magazine, Good Housekeeping. This led to more serials for "women's magazines" that published romance novels as six-part serials, and her popularity with the middle-class and working women audience quickly grew. Eventually she was able to command upwards of $55,000 for serialization rights to her novels, which appeared in publications such as Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and The Ladies Home Journal. In 1935, she was described as the newest of the "highly paid" women romance writers by Time magazine. Her popularity was at its peak in the 1930s, and in 1936 she earned over $300,000 (approximately equivalent to $4 million in 2005). In the 1950s, she was still going strong, with earnings over $2 million, sales over 10 million in all editions, and "one of the handful of living novelists to complete a five-foot shelf"." (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45190

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction Faith Baldwin Nurses Romance Nursing 1950's

BALDWIN, FAITH

Private Duty

New York, NY: Triangle Books, 1943. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by Meredith Law. Cover Art; This is a Triangle Books printing. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean, though the text pages have some generalized light toning. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks and a couple of small tears, along with one small chp to the top front flap corner. The reverse of the dust jacket has noticeable foxing. "Baldwin's writing career began in earnest when her first novel, Mavis of Green Hill, was published in 1921 by Boston publisher Small, Maynard & Company. Six years later, in 1927, she sold her first serial to a magazine, Good Housekeeping. This led to more serials for "women's magazines" that published romance novels as six-part serials, and her popularity with the middle-class and working women audience quickly grew. Eventually she was able to command upwards of $55,000 for serialization rights to her novels, which appeared in publications such as Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and The Ladies Home Journal. In 1935, she was described as the newest of the "highly paid" women romance writers by Time magazine. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45187

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Mots-clés: Modern Fiction Faith Baldwin Meredith Law Nurses