Search Results: Modern Fiction First Editions from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Dodd Mead, 1986. Hardcover First Edition (1986), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1986), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a hint of shelving wear along the bottom edges of the panels; the binding leans ever so slightly off square, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a couple of very minor flaws; not quite absolutely pristine, but remains very close to it. The DJ shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the panels; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable, but no longer quite pristine. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.45 x 6.35 x 1.2 inches). x, 319 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 7.9 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Read More

New York, NY Penguin: Viking, 1999. Paperback First Edition Thus (1999); so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition Thus (1999); so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the text pages have tanned very slightly; due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single discernible flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.1 x 0.85 inches). 310 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15 ounces. Trade Paperback. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. Hardcover First Edition USA (1990), so stated. First Edition USA (1990), so stated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no imperfections. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows just a hint of sunning to the backgrould field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); else flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Very close to"As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches). 117 pages. Translated by and Ralph Manheim. Language: English. Weight: 10 ouncse. Hardback with DJ. In… Read More

New York, NY New American Library: Plume , 1987. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1987), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1987), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: extremely slight spine lean; faint sunning has blanched the purple background field at the backstrip to a powder blue hue (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); the binding is secure; the text is clean, but the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging. Free of creases to the wrapper covers. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.65 inches).… Read More

New York, NY Harper & Row, 1984. Hardcover First Edition [1984]; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [1984]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Book shows very mild wear to lower extremities. Binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows the mildest rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. This is a REMAINDER, showing publisher's stamp at bottom edge. Not a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. 226pp. Hardcover with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. Hardcover First Edition USA (1986), so stated. First Edition USA (1986), so stated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows the slightest a hint of shelf-soiling to the bottom edge of the quarter-cloth boards; there is a production flaw: the rear board is very slightly larger than the front board; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Virtually "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.85 x 0.75 inches). 138 pages. Translated by and… Read More

New York, NY Random House, 1993. Hardcover First Edition (1993), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence beginning with '2', in accordance with Random House's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1993), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence beginning with '2', in accordance with Random House's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a hint of shelving wear along the bottom edges of the boards; a small, extremely faint soil spot at the top edge of the text block and some very faint spots of discoloration at the the bottom edge of same; the binding leans very slightly; else without discernible flaw; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions,… Read More

New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. Hardcover First Edition [1950]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1950]; First Printing indicated. ["A" on the copyright page and yellow lozenge on the backstrip of the DJ]. Very Good in Poor DJ: Book shows indications of careful use; just a hint of wear to extremities; a bit of scuffing near the titles at the backstrip; considerable spine lean. Binding remains quite secure; text clean. DJ is split along the front hinge and at the outside edge of the front panel, so that the DJ is now in three pieces held together only by the mylar cover; else in remarkably good shape: shows a couple of tears at the head of the backstrip; moderate wear to extremities and very mild rubbing; price [$3.00] has not been clipped. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 308pp. Black cloth boards with gilt signature on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Photograph of Hemingway on back of DJ by Paul Radkai. Hardback with DJ. In the fall of 1948,… Read More

Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press: Phoenix Books, 1988. Paperback First Edition Thus [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published in hardcover in 1980. First Edition Thus [1988]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to upper corner tips; the binding is ever so slightly cocked off square but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. No longer absolutely pristine, but remains very close to 'As New' with a few very minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.3 x 0.75… Read More

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books, 2007. Hardcover First Edition USA [2007], so stated. First Edition USA [2007], so stated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use: binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ price unclipped; mylar-protected. Else flawless. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches). 146 pages. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. Weight: 9.8 ounces. Hardback with DJ. French playwright and novelist Reza wryly channels the thoughts of the titular depressed, unhappily married 47-year-old writer: he has just been diagnosed by his optometrist with partial thrombosis and probable glaucoma, while his wife, Irene, an engineer, seems to no longer love or care for him. With obsessions about his mortality, marriage, and failed book crashing about his head, Adam finds himself watching the ostriches in Paris's Jardin des Plantes, periodically cell-phoning… Read More

New York, NY Soho Press, Inc. , 1991. Hardcover First Edition (1991); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1991); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.9 x 1.15 inches). 242 pages. Language: English. Weight: 17.2 ounces. Hardback with DJ. A posthumous collection of stories and a novella that reflect her experiences in Africa as well as her cleareyed but deep affection for that continent, especially Ethiopia. For Thomas's characters, Africa is a harsh, beautiful place… Read More

Brooklyn, NY Soft Skull Press, 2007. Paperback First Edition (2007), unstated, in accordance with Soft Skull Press's customary practice. First published in France in 2003. First Edition (2007), unstated, in accordance with Soft Skull Press's customary practice. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: a crease at the middle of the front panel and another parallel the lower rear hinge; the text pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor flaws. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5 x 0.5 inches). 145 pages. Language: English. Weight: 6 ounces. First published in France in 2003. Translated by Christine… Read More

New York, NY St. Martin's Press, 1996. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only small, faint scars at the upper front panel, where a sticker has been removed; price intact. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 384pp. Deckle Fore-edge. Hardback with DJ. Melvin Jules Bukiet is an author and literary critic. He has written a number of novels, including Sandman's Dust, After, While the Messiah Tarries, Signs and Wonders, Strange Fire, and A Faker's Dozen. He edited the collections Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex, Nothing Makes You Free, and Scribblers on the Roof. He won the 1992 Edward Lewis Wallant Award. Melvin Jules Bukiet has to be one of the most promising young writers around, based on the evidence of this book. He is a spectacularly talented writer. The best evidence of his talent lies in his fictional portrait of… Read More

New York, NY Fawcett: Crest, 1990. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1990); so stated. First Edition Thus (1990); so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows careful use: just a hint of wear to extremities; a couple of creases to the outside edge of the front panel; a crease at the backstrip; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging. The binding leans slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia.Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A moderately used copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing several minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.85 x 4.25 x 0.65 inches). 212 pages. Language: English. Weight: 4 ounces. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. Hardcover First Edition USA (1989), so stated. First Edition USA (1989), so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a thin line of discoloration to the cloth of the very top edge of the rear board; just a hint of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the boards are square; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections.. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows just a hint of rubbing to the panels; the price has not been clipped.. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). 87 pages. Translated by and Ralph Manheim. Language:… Read More

New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: Forge, 1999. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1999), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Published in October 1999; the hardcover edition was published in January of the same year. First Edition Thus (1999), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.75 x 4.25 x 1.25 incches). 472 pages. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Published in October 1999; the hardcover edition was published in January of the same year. Mass Market… Read More

New York, NY St. Martin's Griffin, 2000. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: flawless, but for the fact that the front panel of the wrapper covers wants to curl ever so slightly. Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 224pp. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Pocket Books: Permabooks, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus (1962); First Printing, so stated. Copyright is 1960. First Edition Thus (1962); First Printing, so stated. Good in Wraps: shows indications of considerable use: moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels, faint creasing to the backstrip and another at the lower corner of the rear panel; free of soiling; the spine leans; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Former owner's rubber stamped name and address at the top of the front panel, front endpaper, and title page. Despite noted flaws remains a sturdy reading copy with a clean text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A sturdy copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing light wear and a few minor flaws, and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.35 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches). 185pp. M4242. Copyright is 1960. Mass Market Paperback. For golden age… Read More

London, UK Macmillan Publishers: Picador, 1997. Hardcover First Ed UK (1997), First Printing indicated by a complete numeerical sequence. First Ed UK (1997), First Printing indicated by a complete numeerical sequence. Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows barely perceptible spine lean; else flawless; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean .Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price is unclipped. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 x 1.25 inches). 298 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Random House, 1998. Hardcover First Edition, so stated (1998). First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence beginning with '2', in accordance with RH's coustomary practice at the time of publication. First Edition, so stated (1998). First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence beginning with '2', in accordance with RH's coustomary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows only very minute flaws: a couple of the very faintest smudges at the top edge of the text block and the slightest shelf rubbing at the bottom edge of the boards; else flawless; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor… Read More