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

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

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

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

BALLARD, J. G.

The Day of Creation

London, England: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0575041528. 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. "James Graham Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, satirist, and essayist who first became associated with the New Wave of science fiction for his post-apocalyptic novels such as The Drowned World (1962). In the late 1960s, he produced a variety of experimental short stories (or "condensed novels") , such as those collected in the controversial The Atrocity Exhibition (1970). In the mid 1970s, Ballard published several novels, among them the highly controversial Crash (1973) , a story about symphorophilia and car crash fetishism, and High-Rise (1975) , a depiction of a luxury apartment building's descent into violent chaos. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 40957

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Mots-clés: 0575041528 Modern Fiction First Edition J. G. Ballard Africa Science Fiction

BARRIE, J. M. (JAMES MATTHEW)

The Greenwood Hat Being a Memoir of James Anon [1885-1887]

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 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 spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and some spots of rubbing, and a couple of small chips. "Following a job advertisement found by his sister in The Scotsman, he worked for a year and a half as a staff journalist on the Nottingham Journal. Back in Kirriemuir, he submitted a piece to the St. James's Gazette, a London newspaper, using his mother's stories about the town where she grew up (renamed "Thrums"). The editor "liked that Scotch thing" so well that Barrie ended up writing a series of these stories. They served as the basis for his first novels: Auld Licht Idylls (1888) , A Window in Thrums (1890) , and The Little Minister (1891). The stories depicted the "Auld Lichts", a strict religious sect to which his grandfather had once belonged. Modern literary criticism of these early works has been unfavourable, tending to disparage them as sentimental and nostalgic depictions of a parochial Scotland, far from the realities of the industrialised nineteenth century, seen as characteristic of what became known as the Kailyard School. Despite, or perhaps because of, this, they were popular enough at the time to establish Barrie as a successful writer. Following that success, he published Better Dead (1888) privately and at his own expense, but it failed to sell. His two "Tommy" novels, Sentimental Tommy (1896) and Tommy and Grizel (1900) , were about a boy and young man who clings to childish fantasy, with an unhappy ending. The late nineteenth century English novelist George Gissing read the former in November 1896 and wrote that he "thoroughly dislike[d it]". " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 42812

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Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition J. M. Barrie Fictional Biography Biography Autobiography

BARTH, JOHN

Chimera

New York, NY: Random House, Inc, 1972. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394481399. Illustrated by George Giusti. Cover Art; First Trade Edition. First Edition stated on copyright page. 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 text pages are clean and bright. The dust jackaet is clean and bright, but has a bit of light toning, especially to the corners and edges. The front flap of the dust jacket has two creases. This book is a National Book Award winner. Barth's work is characterized by a historical awareness of literary tradition[11] and by the practice of rewriting typical of postmodernism. He said, "I don't know what my view of history is, but insofar as it involves some allowance for repetition and recurrence, reorchestration, and reprise [...] I would always want it to be more in the form of a thing circling out and out and becoming more inclusive each time." In Barth's postmodern sensibility, parody is a central device. Around 1972, in an interview, Barth declared that "The process [of making a novel] is the content, more or less." Barth's fiction continues to maintain a precarious balance between postmodern self-consciousness and wordplay and the sympathetic characterization and "page-turning" plotting commonly associated with more traditional genres and subgenres of classic and contemporary storytelling." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 46175

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Mots-clés: 0394481399 Modern Fiction First Editions John Barth A Thousand and One Nights Scheherazade Fantasy Short Story collections George Giusti

BETTS, DORIS

The Astronomer and Other Stories

New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning fading to the black cloth on the edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. This book contains a series of short works, Including: The Spies in the Herb House, The Mandarin, Clarissa and the Depths, The Dead Mule, The Proud and Virtuous, All that Glisters Isn't Gold, Careful, Sharp Eggs Underfoot, and, The Astronomer. "After working as a newspaper reporter for a number of years, Betts joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1966. She received the UNC Putnam Book Prize in 1954 for her first book, The Gentle Insurrection, three Sir Walter Raleigh Awards (1958, 1965, and 1973) for the best fiction books by a North Carolinian, a Guggenheim Fellowship in Creative Writing (1958–1959) , the North Carolina Award and Medal (1975) , the Distinguished Service Award for Women (Chi Omega) , and the John Dos Passos Award from Longwood College. She has also written articles for professional journals, lectured at writers' conferences, and delivered speeches on major college campuses. In 1980 she was named a UNC Alumni Distinguished Professor of English. She received the Tanner Award for distinguished undergraduate teaching in 1973 and the Katherine Carmichael Teaching Award in 1980." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 46192

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Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Editions Doris Betts Short Fiction Short Stories North Carolina collections Short Story collections

BIGGERS, EARL DERR

Love Insurance

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1914. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Frank Snapp. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. Illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by Frank Snapp. "Allan, Lord Harrowby, son and heir of James Nelson Harrowby, came to Lloyds of London with a most unusual request for insurance. He knew that Lloyds took out policies on unusual risks. And what he wanted was insurance of a most unusual kind...love insurance. What follows is a comic novel of improbable dimensions, by the world-famous creator of Chinese detective Charlie Chan." "Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 – April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright. He is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, from which popular films were made in the United States and China." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 46211

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Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Earl Derr Biggers Humor Comedy Insurance Love Romance

BOYLE, T. CORAGHESSAN

The Tortilla Curtain

New York: Viking, 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670856045. 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. "Thomas Coraghessan Boyle, also known as T. C. Boyle and T. Coraghessan Boyle (born December 2, 1948) , is an American novelist and short story writer. Since the mid-1970s, he has published sixteen novels and more than 100 short stories. He won the PEN/Faulkner award in 1988, for his third novel, World's End, which recounts 300 years in upstate New York. He was previously a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 40687

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Mots-clés: 0670856045 Modern Fiction First Edition T. Coraghessan Boyle Los Angeles, CA Latino Americans Modern Fiction Firsts

BRADFIELD, SCOTT

The History of Luminous Motion

London, England: Bloomsbury London, 1989. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394578759. This book is in Very Good+ 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. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. There is some light foxing to the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Scott Michael Bradfield (born 27 April 1955) is an American essayist, critic and fiction writer who resides in London, England. He has taught at the University of California, the University of Connecticut and Kingston University and has reviewed for The Times Literary Supplement, Elle, The Observer, Vice and The Independent. He is best known, however, for his short stories, of which he has had four collections published. The 1998 film Luminous Motion, for which he wrote the screenplay, was based on his first novel, The History of Luminous Motion (1989). " ( from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 39373

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Mots-clés: 0394578759 Modern Fiction First Edition Scott Bradfield Signed Edition Modern Fiction Firsts

BRAUTIGAN, RICHARD

A Confederate General from Big Sur

New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc, 1964. True 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Larry Rivers. Cover Art; True First Edition with no statement of printing on the copyright page and the price $3.95 on the dust jacket. The book is in Very Good+ 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 clean and mostly bright, but has toning and foxing to the white portions of the front panel and spine. There is some beginning nicking / tiny chip to the bottom front flap joint and the top spine end. This is the author's first novel. "In the summer of 1961, while camping in southern Idaho with his wife and daughter, Brautigan completed the novels A Confederate General From Big Sur and Trout Fishing in America. A Confederate General from Big Sur was his first published novel and met with little critical or commercial success. But when Trout Fishing in America was published in 1967, Brautigan was catapulted to international fame. Literary critics labeled him the writer most representative of the emerging countercultural youth-movement of the late 1960s, even though he was said to be contemptuous of hippies. Trout Fishing in America has sold over 4 million copies worldwide." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45760

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Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Edition Richard Brautigan War Fiction Satire San Francisco, CA Big Sur, CA

O'BRIAN, PATRICK

The Commodore

New York, NY: W. W. Norton, 1995. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0393037606. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a very thin strip of fading to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of a vertical crease to the front dust jacket flap. "This is the seventeenth novel in the best-selling Aubrey / Maturin series of naval tales ... Much of the Commodore takes place on land, in sitting rooms and drafty castles, but the roar of the great guns is never far from our hearing. Aubrey and Maturin are sent on a bizarre decoy mission to the fever-ridden lagoons of the Gulf of Guinea to suppress the slave trade, but their ultimate destination is Ireland." "In the early 1990s the series was successfully relaunched into the American market by the interest of Starling Lawrence of W. W. Norton publishers, attracting critical acclaim and dramatically increasing O'Brian's sales and public profile in the UK and America. Paul D. Colford notes that when O'Brian "visited the United States a few weeks ago, fans waiting to meet, lunch and have tea with him included Walter Cronkite, Sen. Dirk Kempthorne (R-Idaho) and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who invited O'Brian to attend a session of the high court. Hollywood also wants a piece of the press-shy storyteller." The novels sold over 3 million copies in 20 languages. In its review of 21 (published in 2004) , Publishers Weekly says that over 6 million copies have been sold. Thus O'Brian's greatest success in writing, gaining him fame, a following and invitations to events and interviews came late in his life, when he was well into his seventies, and accustomed to his private life." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 46455

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Mots-clés: 0393037606 Modern Fiction First Editions Patrick O'Brian British Navy Series Fiction Ships & Sailing The Aubrey/Maturin Series Ships & Sailing

BURNETT, FRANCES HODGSON

T. Tembarom

New York, NY: The Century Company, 1913. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles S. Chapman. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the accompanying dust jacket. First Edition, with published, October 1913 on the copyright page. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book and some light edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper includes a previous owner's inked gift notation. The edges of the text block has some ground-in dirt and a couple of noticeable spots of dripped dirt to the foredge.. Very Good+ .

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N° du livre: 45921

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Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Editions Frances Hodgson Burnett Pre-1940's Fiction Orphans Orphanages

BUTLER, ROBERT OLEN

Countrymen of Bones

New York, NY: Horizon Press, 1983. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0818006390. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Goood+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly crisp and clean, but has some light wear to the spine ends and corners. "Robert Olen Butler is the author of 12 novels and six short story collections, including A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, which won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In a review for the Guardian newspaper, renowned author Claire Messud wrote, "The book has attracted such acclaim not simply because it is beautifully and powerfully written, but because it convincingly pulls off an immense imaginative risk. Butler has not entered the significant and ever-growing canon of Vietnam-related fiction (he has long been a member) —he has changed its composition forever." Butler began writing novels on the Long Island Rail Road while working as a publicist for Fairchild Publications. "Every word of my first four published novels was written on a legal pad, by hand, on my lap, on the Long Island Rail Road as I commuted back and forth from Sea Cliff to Manhattan," Butler has said of his early writing. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 45924

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Mots-clés: 0818006390 Modern Fiction First Editions Robert Olen Butler Signed Editions New Mexico Archeology Burial mounds Native Americans Atomic Bombs

DE CAMP, L. SPRAGUE

The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription on the title page. 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 rubbing and beginning edge wear to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. Laid-in is a copy of the corrected map . The revers of the map has a previous owner's inked math problem (covering most of one side of the blank reverse). The dust jacket has some rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners along with some generalized rubbing to the rear panel. Unfortunately, a previous owner has used a blue ink pen to "enhance" the photo on the rear panel - giving the author an inked mustache, eyebrows and eye and nostril circles. Some of the enhancements have been partly erased, leaving white patches. "The Dragon of the Ishtar Gate is a historical novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, first published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1961, and in paperback by Lancer Books in 1968. The first trade paperback edition was issued by The Donning Company in 1982. [1] The book was reissued with a new introduction by Harry Turtledove as a trade paperback and ebook by Phoenix Pick in September 2013. It is the third of de Camp's historical novels in order of writing, and earliest chronologically. It is set in 466-465 BCE, the last years of the reign of King Xerxes I of Persia." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 41031

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Mots-clés: Science Fiction L. Sprague Decamp King Xerxes Of Persia War Persia Historical Fiction Wizards Dragons

LE CARRE, JOHN (PSEUDONYM OF DAVID JOHN MOORE CORNWELL)

A Small Town in Germany

New York, NY: Coward - McCann, Inc, 1968. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Lonnie Slonevsky. Cover Art; This is a First American Trade Edition. 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 gilt lettering on the spine has darkened a bit. The text pages are clean and bright. The edges of the text block have some light toning / darkening. The top edge of the text block is stained a reddish color. The spine ends and corners of the dust jacket have a bit of very light bumping and rubbing. There is one very small semi-closed edge tear to the top spine end of the dust jacket.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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N° du livre: 46025

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Mots-clés: Modern Fiction First Editions John Le Carre Germany Bonn, Germany Espionage Spy fiction Europe Adventure