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Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1965, hardcover, 88pp, Signed, First Edition, First Printing, Association copy, Signed, inscribed, and dated 1966 by the Author on the front endpaper to Don Hudson, popular CBC Radio, Calgary broadcaster from 1964 through 1989 and host of Wild Rose Forum. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bottom corners and edge bumped, darkening to spine and edges. Dustjacket, edge nicked, short closed edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. McCarthy's first collection of original poetry deals with "the horror and wonder of existence" in the smog-bound, virus-laden city. Dustjacket blurbs by Irving Layton and John Robert Columbo (The Tamarack Review).

Oxford, at the Clarendon Press. London.,1945. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. viii,696pp. Some light foxing to the blank endpapers otherwise near fine copy in publishers dark blue cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, with the gilt publishers emblem at the bottom of the spine. In the original dustwrapper lettered in light blue and brown. Overall a near fine bright clean copy.:

New York: Scribners, 1901. 2 vol. set in very good conditon with inscription in volume I to Melvin L. Gray who managed Field's father's estate on behalf of Field who was considered by his family and contemporaries a spendthrift. Inscription reads: "To Melvin L. Gray, In recognition of the debt, I must always owe for favors and assistance in the making of this study of his eccentric and even lovable ward. With the grateful acknowledgements of Slason Thompson, Dec. 10, 1901.). A number of the Fields-Grey correspondence are contained in the two volumes.

New York: Harold Vinal, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. [16], 75 p.; 21 cm. Light green cover with printed paper spine and cover labels. Introduction by Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff. With 2 typed letters (one laid in on the front endpapers and both signed by the author) and one telegram from the author, Ruth Little Mason Rice (1884-1927), to poet Caroline Giltinan Harlow (1884- ). Also with a handwritten letter from Mary A. Taylor, sister of Rice, to Harlow referring to the publication of this book and stating "Ruth's death has absolutely broken me." The author had committed suicide in September 1927. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: spine is sunned; upper joints are weak; pp. 6 and 7 have shadows from holding the telegram; otherwise, clean and tight.

New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1978. First edition. Octavo. Publisher's cloth in original dust jacket (not price-clipped); minor toning to dust jacket, with a small closed tear to rear top edge; faint bookseller price erasures. Ink inscription by Kristol on front free endpaper: "For Bill and Helene Safire, With love, Irving Kristol." Near-fine in near-fine dust jacket. Single-page letter, signed by Kristol, with mild toning to edges and neat fold across the middle, else fine.. Signed first edition of Irving Kristol's (1920-2009) insightful appraisal of capitalism's impact on American society. Kristol was a journalist, editor, and political commentator who is often considered a founding father of American neoconservatism, and is counted among the most consequential public intellectuals of the late twentieth century. Throughout his career Kristol edited for, contributed to, and founded several journalistic and scholarly publications. He wrote for Commentary magazine from 1947 to 1952, and from 1953 to… Read More

NY: Random House, 1991. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Mailer on the front free endpage. "To Arthur, with my respect Norman Sept'91." Spine cloth edges with beginning toning and topedge with seven tiny specks. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The inscriptee is director Arthur Penn whose films include "The Miracle Worker," "The Chase," "Bonnie & Clyde," "Little Big Man," et al.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

Caldwell: The Caxton Printers, 1934. First edition, limited deluxe issue of 75 numbered copies signed by Fisher on the limitation page. Copy #34. Full morocco with gilt title. Illustrated bookplate of religious education writer/proponent Ida S. Blick affixed to the front free endpage. Topedge gilt. Lacks the dustjacket (which Fisher did not like). Board edges and spine fold edges rubbed and worn, spine top and bottom edges with wear and some loss, especially the bottom edge, leather split on bottom half of spine fold, text pages with beginning toning. About Good conditon.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

Boston: Little, Brown. Good with no dust jacket. 1907. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by the author: "For a dear little unknown but not always to stay so friend Laura W. Backus with the best wishes for her future from Anne Warner French. Thanksgiving, 1907". Brown cloth, gilt. Outer wear and spotting, old dampstains in the gutter, affecting margins only. 4 glossy b/w plates. 2p publisher's ads.; 8" tall; 323 pages; Signed by Author .

Bangkok, Editions Duang Kamol, 1985, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Presentation Copy. Signed simply "Ben", dated 1985, and inscribed by the author to his good friend and colleague Charles F. Keyes author of many books on the region including: Finding Their Voice: Northeastern Villagers and the Thai State, and Golden Peninsula: Culture and Adaptation in Mainland Southeast Asia, referred to familiarly as "Biff" in the inscription. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light rubs and nicks to dustjacket, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 13 stories by prominent Thai authors written between 1939 and 1976 during the period generally referred to as the "American Era". Preface and lengthy introduction by Anderson covering both: The Historical Context, and Authors, Themes and Styles. Illustrations by Vasan Sitthiket. Appended biographies of the 12 Thai authors. ISBN 9789742103804

New York: Bluejay Books, 1984. A Bluejay Special Edition. Signed. Softcover. Octavo. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. 195 pp. Very Good in wraps. Association copy. Signed by author on title page, with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "As always, with love + chum-ness, to Joe." Pictorial wraps. Minor bumping to head of spine and both leading corners of front wrap. Pages unmarked and clean.