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Child of God by Cormac McCarthy - 1973

by Cormac McCarthy

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Child of God by Cormac McCarthy - 1973

Child of God

by Cormac McCarthy

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Stated first edition; a near fine book in a very good dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this disturbing 3rd novel by perhaps the greatest living American writer. This copy is clean, bright, and tight (apparently unread). The near fine book has a crisp, tight binding with white pages; mild rubbing to the spine ends and some sunning to the board edges, else fine. Housed in a very good plus jacket that would grade fine save for one small closed tear (approximately 3/4") to the top edge of the front cover; also present is some trivial shelf wear to the edges and corners, and some minor foxing to both flaps and the back cover. Not price clipped, not remaindered, not ex-library. Overall, a beautiful copy of one of McCarthy's early novels; protected in a mylar cover.
  • Bookseller Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Jacket Condition Very Good+
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 0394487710
  • ISBN 13 9780394487717
  • Publisher Random House
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1973
  • Keywords First Edition, Hardcover

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The Girl With All the Gifts

The Girl With All the Gifts

by M. R Carey

  • Used
  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780316278157
ISBN 10
0316278157
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Tomball, Texas, United States
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First US Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; a Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket, that shows only some faint soiling to the panels, else F/F. An outstanding copy of this novel, becoming a classic of zombie fiction, and basis for the excellent movie starring Glenn Close. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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The Known World
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The Known World

by Edward P. Jones

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060557546
ISBN 10
0060557540
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Tomball, Texas, United States
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Stated first Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; a fine volume in an equally fine dust jacket, in as new and unread condition. A pristine copy of this Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Tomball, Texas, United States
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Stated First US Edition/First Printing in a first state red jacket; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this seminal work of 20th Century Literature, a landmark of political and dystopian fiction, and named one of the great novels of the century. This copy is in very good condition with a square, tight binding, bright spine lettering, and clean pages throughout; the book does show some mild rubbing to the board edges, light age-toning to the boards, and some light soiling to the exterior text block and free papers, else near fine or better. Housed in a sharp and bright very good dust jacket that shows some mild rubbing and creasing to the edges, moderate fading to the spine (common for the title), and some light foxing to the flap edges. Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy of this important work of 20th Century Literature; Not remaindered, not price clipped ($3.00 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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The Short-Timers
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The Short-Timers

by Gustav Hasford

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060117825
ISBN 10
0060117826
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Stated First Edition with the complete number line; Fine in a likewise fine dust jacket. Author's First Book. An outstanding copy of this novel, the basis for the classic Stanley Kubrick film "Full Metal Jacket". This copy is in pristine condition with only trivial rubbing along the front hinge and slight soiling to the back panel of the dust jacket. An outstanding copy; scarce in this condition. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($8.95 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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The Lonely Silver Rain (Review Copy)
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The Lonely Silver Rain (Review Copy)

by John D. MacDonald

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780394538990
ISBN 10
0394538994
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Stated First Edition/First Printing; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, as new and unread. A Review copy with review slip laid in, also including promotional material from Knopf. A pristine copy of this Travis McGee mystery, uncommon with the review slip. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
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The Postman Always Rings Twice

by James M. Cain

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
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First UK Edition; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. Typed Letter SIGNED by the author on his stationary laid in. This is the very scarce 1st UK edition; although not the true first (the US was published shortly beforehand), the UK is super rare to find in collectible condition, particularly in the ORIGINAL jacket with no restoration or repair; a truly unique item and a must for the 20th century mystery collector! This novel is on the Modern Library list of 100 greatest novels and is the basis for many film and screen adaptations. This copy is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, clean yellow boards with bold black lettering, and crisp, off-white to white pages; age spotting is present to the exterior text block and free papers and only light shelf wear to the board edges, else fine. Housed in a near fine dust jacket that is remarkably free of any rubbing or chipping but does show minor discoloration and soiling to the back panel, spine, and flap edges (please see scans for… Read More
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The Scarlet Ruse

The Scarlet Ruse

by John D. MacDonald

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
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First UK Edition (First Hardcover Edition); A Very Good or better book in a Near Fine dust jacket. A handsome copy of this Travis McGee novel; this edition precedes the US first hardcover edition by 5 years. This copy is in very good or better condition showing some minor spotting to the top exterior text block and some mild rubbing to the board edges; housed in a clean and bright near fine dust jacket that shows only some light rubbing with a couple of tiny chips at the spine ends. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Stated First US Edition/First Printing in a first state red jacket; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this seminal work of 20th Century Literature, a landmark of political and dystopian fiction, and named one of the great novels of the century. This copy is in very good condition with a square, tight binding, bright spine lettering, and clean pages throughout; the book does show some mild rubbing to the board edges, light age-toning to the boards, and some light soiling to the exterior text block and free papers, else near fine or better. Housed in a sharp and bright very good dust jacket that shows some mild rubbing and creasing to the edges, moderate fading to the spine (common for the title), and some light foxing to the flap edges. Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy of this important work of 20th Century Literature; Not remaindered, not price clipped ($3.00 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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The Thomas Berryman Number (Signed Review Copy)
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The Thomas Berryman Number (Signed Review Copy)

by James Patterson

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780316693615
ISBN 10
0316693618
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Tomball, Texas, United States
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$1,950.00

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Stated First Edition/First Printing with the "T03/76" code to the copyright page; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. SIGNED boldly by the author to the title page without inscription. This is a review copy with the publisher's review slip laid in; also laid in is the promotional postcard for the event where the book was signed, along with a receipt for the book purchased for the event (the book was signed at a "Four Blind Mice" signing event). An outstanding copy of this author's first novel; the review copy uncommon, particularly scarce signed. This copy is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, bright spine lettering, and clean, white pages throughout; the book does show a minor crimp to the spine foot, some faint soiling to the exterior text block and boards, and a very light sunning to the board edges, else fine. Housed in a clean and bright near fine dust jacket that shows only some very light rubbing to the edges and one tiny crease to a flap corner, else fine. Overall, a… Read More
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The Short-Timers
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The Short-Timers

by Gustav Hasford

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780060117825
ISBN 10
0060117826
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Tomball, Texas, United States
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Stated First Edition with the complete number line; Fine in a likewise fine dust jacket. Author's First Book. An outstanding copy of this novel, the basis for the classic Stanley Kubrick film "Full Metal Jacket". This copy is in pristine condition with only trivial rubbing along the front hinge and slight soiling to the back panel of the dust jacket. An outstanding copy; scarce in this condition. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($8.95 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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Child of God

Child of God

by Cormac McCarthy

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Very Good in As New dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780394487717
ISBN 10
0394487710
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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New York: Random House. Very Good in As New dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394487710 . Very good hardcover in As New facsimile dust jacket, which is wrapped. Stamp of original pricing on front end sheet. Excellent copy. No visible markings or underlining inside. ; 5 7/8" x 8 3/4"; 197 pages .
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Child of God

Child of God

by Cormac McCarthy

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  • very good
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
ISBN 13
9780394487717
ISBN 10
0394487710
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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New York: Random House, 1973. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. Octavo. 197 pp. Printed dust jacket with $5.95 price intact. Red and blue boards with spine stamped in gilt. Dust jacket worn and creased along edges with toning and a few tears at edges and spine ends. Boards shelfworn and binding is sound. Spot to top edge, possibly a remainder mark, and pages otherwise unmarked. Very Good.
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CHILD OF GOD
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CHILD OF GOD

by McCarthy, Cormac

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780394487717
ISBN 10
0394487710
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 197 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black with red and yellow lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price cut. Minor shelf wear. Light creasing to edges of dust jacket. Foxing to edges of text block and rear pastedown. Interior pages clean. Sticker adhered to front pastedown. Shelved in Case 8. 1372787. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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CHILD OF GOD
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CHILD OF GOD

by McCarthy, Cormac

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  • first
Condition
Used - Near fine in near fine jacket.
Edition
First edition (stated)
ISBN 13
9780394487717
ISBN 10
0394487710
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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New York: Random House, 1973. First edition (stated). Near fine in near fine jacket.. First printing of McCarthy's third novel, a work of great vigor and depravity praised by the optimistic but anonymous jacket copywriter as "perhaps the most accessible of McCarthy's novels." Perhaps. CHILD OF GOD considers the limits of human degradation, a topic of interest to the author in his pathbreaking youth just as it would be in his illustrious and acclaimed old age. The novel was the occasion of a literary achievement against which all the hollow machinery of latter-day Hollywood could avail nothing; its ill-conceived 2013 film adaptation at the hands of a much-overmatched James Franco soon fell from the world and left no marks in its passing. Presented with a card signed by McCarthy's legendary Random House editor, Albert Erskine, a gentleman of the old school who left no recorded objections to the novel's necrophilia and merely requested from his author some elaboration of the details (Luce). 8'' x… Read More
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Bloody Sunrise
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Bloody Sunrise

by Spillane, Mickey

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1965 - First Edition stated - A Tiger Mann Mystery - "...for Tiger is told on his wedding day that he is needed for Operation Plato." - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - no previous owner markings - dj: vibrant colors with some rubbing to the black base and abstract sun - interesting black and white photo of Spillane on the back cover - a few chips repaired with archival tape - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Saint Monkey (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
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Saint Monkey (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)

by Townsend, Jacinda

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780393080049
ISBN 10
0393080048
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2014 - 1st ed stated ("1" in number line) - INSCRIBED - authors debut book - "Fourteen-year-old Audrey martin, with her Poindexter glasses and her head humming the 3/4 meter of gospel music, knows she'll never get out of Kentucky - but when her fingers touch the pion keys, the whole church trembles." - book: very good (like new) - dj: very good (like new) - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Gold
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Gold

by Eugene O'Neill

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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First edition. Spine ends lightly rubbed, spine has small nick, small reddish stain to front cover and rear cover, otherwise very good or better. Lacks dust jacket.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories

by Cohen, Leonard

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Jacket Condition
Not Issued
Edition
Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC)
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780802160478
ISBN 10
0802160476
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Quelques Optimistes.

Quelques Optimistes.

by Sempe

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  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9782207238615
ISBN 10
220723861X
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Paris Editions Denoel, 1992, First Edition. paperback. First edition, Paris 1992, one of 3443 printed. -- Text (the cartoon captions) in FRENCH. -- Softcover, 8.3x10.8 inches, stiff cover with flaps. Condition: near fine (small surface scratch rear cover). -- Nice collectible example of Sempe's classic cartoon work, familiar to New Yorker readers. ISBN 220723861X
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Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach

by Jennifer Egan

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781501184321
ISBN 10
1501184326
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Tomball, Texas, United States
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First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author on a tipped-in page. A pristine copy of this novel from the Pulitzer winning author of "A Visit From the Good Squad". Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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Two Novels by Anthony Powell. Venusberg. Agents & Patients

Two Novels by Anthony Powell. Venusberg. Agents & Patients

by POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000)

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine-
Edition
First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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New York: Periscope-Holliday, 1965. First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine-. First American Edition of two early novels. 8vo: [4],328pp. Publisher's quarter-bound black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slate grey paper-covered boards; dust jacket, priced $4.75, replicating (separately, on front and back panels) Osbert Lancaster's illustrations for the original wrappers. Near Fine (top edge soiled and stained, gilt a bit faded, gift inscription on fly-leaf); about Fine jacket. Lilley A.10. First collected in 1952 by Rinehart for the Periscope Book Shop and Holliday Bookshop in New York; the unsold stock was reissued in 1965 by Little, Brown, Powell's then American publisher (our copy), with publisher's label pasted to jacket's spine panel. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions… Read More
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Palmares

by Jones, Gayl

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  • Fine
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition.
Binding
Paperback
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Temecula, California, United States
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Beacon Press, 2021. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Galleys. Fine in illustrated wraps. By the author of Corregidora.
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Christopher Blake

by Hart, Moss

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st Edition.
Binding
Hardcover
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Temecula, California, United States
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Random House, 1947. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Book has some toning to the edges; one word previous owner's name to the front free endpaper. The unclipped jacket ($2.50) has light wear to the spine ends /corners and toning to the rear panel. A very good or better copy.
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Men Die
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Men Die

by Humes, H.L. (Harold Louis)

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition.
Binding
Hardcover
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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New York: Random House, 1959. Book. Illus. by Sam March (dust jacket design). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Small octavo. Humes's second novel, following 'The Underground City,' both of which led to his being considered by Esquire magazine as having the same promise as two obscure guys named Updike and Styron (whoever they are). Anyway, he met a guy named Leary who introduced him to a little substance known as LSD, and after seriously indulging his fondness for the hallucinogen he became a trifle paranoid and a bit delusional, which pretty much ended his writing career. Humes was co-founder (with Peter Matthiessen and George Plimpton) of The Paris Review. He died of prostate cancer in 1992. Black cloth w/gilt lettering, 184 pages. Mildly cocked, light general wear, in price-clipped dust jacket w/light rubbing, light edgewear, creases to fore-edges of both flaps..
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