The 158 Pound Marriage by John Irving - 1974

Fremont, MI: The Sumac Press, 1969. Signed by Jim Harrison and Dan Gerber. First edition / First printing. (Softcover edition) Illustrated wrappers. Fine.

Hard cover no DJ. Dedication Dec......./88Worn corners. Pages discolored with age.

Winner of the Hopwood Poetry Prize 1939Slight discoloration on front board of cover at top edgeDJ does not have clipped corners, DJ faded at spine, with slight tear at top edge of about an inch. All pieces are here.Signed and inscribed.

No DJ but in otherwise good condiiton See Photos

FARTHER AWAYJONATHAN FRANZENSIGNED FIRST PRINTINGSCARCE HARDCOVERLIKE NEW CONDITION

Sausalito, Contact Editions, 1961, first edition, wrappers. Softcover.. With comment from various sources selected by Evan S. Connell, Jr.," profusely illustrated with photos by Jerry Stoll, inspired by Edward Steichen's Family of Man, most of the photos were taken during a six-month period near Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, this copy Inscribed by both Stoll and Connell, scarce. Very good.

Lowestoft, England: The Glass, 1950. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 20pp, stapled wrappers. Rare postwar literary journal published and edited by eccentric English Fortean Antony Borrow. This issue entirely devoted to Open City by Jean Paris. Unmarked copy, light wear and dusting to lap wrappers.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard Advocate, 1963. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. Rare Beat-era literary journal, includes Who Him? Dont Let Him Out Here by William Burroughs (Schottlaender C56; Shoaf III-45), plus work by Mailer, Everson, Irby, et al. Unmarked copy, light stain to covers (mainly back), back cover has some lamination-type residue (as if something was so treated on top of it).

"Sibs" by F. Paul Wilson. Published in 1991 by Dark Harvest. First Edition. Illustrated by Phil Parks.
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#259/400). SIGNED by Author & Illustrator!
Dustjacket has been covered in an archival protective BrodArt covering.
"Kara Wade arrives in New York City to claim the body of her twin sister Kelly - and find out how she died. No secret as to the cause of death - a nearly nude, twelve-story plunge from a room in the Plaza Hotel. Kara is determined to learn what led to that plunge. And why Kelly was dressed like a whore when she died."
Book and Slipcase are in Great condition! Slight scuffing on the top of the slipcase (very minor). Book is like New! Binding is super tight. Probably has never been read.

RARE BOOK! "A Finger to Her Lips" by Evelyn Berckman. Published in 1971. First Edition. (Possible a Review Copy)
Dustjacket is Illustrated by EDWARD GOREY! DJ is covered with a protective mylar cover.
"Now the young Duchess is a hunted fugitive in her own castle. Her aristocratic husband's love had become poisoned by jealousy. She knew that he and the sinister adviser who was his dark inspiration had sworn to destroy not only Sybilla but also her defenseless young son whom they held as a hostage. Disguised as the lowest of servants, exposed to the scorn of other women and the casual lusts of men, Sybilla-Marie staked her honor and her life on a desperate gamble against evil."
Book itself is in Near Fine Condition! Just a little rubbing on the edges of the cover-very minor. Top/bottom of spine is bumped a little. Interior is in Fantastic condition! Lightly penciled words on an early page (stating it is a Review copy & "First" - I am not able to confirm that it is a Review copy). Dustjacket is in Near… Read More