Existentialists and Mystics by Murdoch, Iris - 1993

United States of America: Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1935. Signed by author on title page. (The words have been run together but appear to read: "yoursmostsincerely"). Red boards, stated first edition, 877 pages. Spine faded, front and rear mottled as from uneven fading, smudged on bottom edge, two tears (1/2 inch and 1/16 inch) at head of spine, backstrip pulled away at head of spine, previous owner's name and address in pencil on ffep, price in pencil and two 1/8 inch holes (as though something once attached) on ffep, pages darkened, thumbing on reverse of fly title page and following 3 pages, else pages clean. Overall, very good minus. Rare signed copy. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Signed on the title page by the author. Additionally inscribed: For Wes, with the pleasure of meeting you. Richard Ford 2006. First edition / First printing. First issue jacket with author photo on rear panel, on later issues the photo was replaced by reviews. Some sellers have noted typesetting errors on pages 281 and 289. These errata are also present on later printings, so they are not actually an issue point. Blue cloth spine, brown paper-covered boards. Fine in very fine dust jacket. Selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review for their 10 Best Books of 1995 List. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen Faulkner Award. Highly praised and much anticipated sequel to The Sportswriter.

The Easton Press, 1990 (1972). First Edition thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" / unread condition. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift copy!

8vo, softcover stitched in publisher's signature blue wrappers, uncut pages, 318pp. Stated fifth printing, January 1939. Wrappers creased at corners, closed tears to top and bottom edges of spine, creasing to spine and to outer edge of rear wrapper. Pages internally clean though age toned, brittle with fragile binding. A nice example of the original Paris edition of Miller's famously expurgated work, preserved in shrink wraps.

8vo, grey buckram cloth boards, purple titles, delta country map endpapers, dark purple topstain, 247pp. Stated First Edition. Unclipped dust jacket (2.75) shows minimal shelf wear to edges, quarter loss to rear panel at spine edge, light toning and rubbing to panels and folds. Binding firm with clean text. Welty's full fledged novelistic debut, and often considered her best. A storied, polyphonic novel of family generations on the Mississippi Delta. A nice copy in mylar.

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