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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N° du livre: 41708

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 48599

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 41604

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 42749

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 46198

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 46193

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 46197

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 47772

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 40261

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 40263

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Mots-clés: 0385260083 Modern Fiction First Edition Margaret Atwood The Robber Bridegroom Modern Fiction Firsts

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