The Thomas Berryman Number by Patterson, James - 1976

NY: Knopf, 1965. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Tyler on the title page. Laid in is a typed note with ink signature on 6x7 inch 20lb stock. "Louise: here is a peculiar little book which I was suppose (sic) to review but couldn't think of anything to say about -- which is not to say I didn't like it. But it left me baffled. See what you think. It's coming out this month. Behave yourself. Either get rid of the whiskey or the scatter rugs. I know what I'd do. Love, (indecipherable first name signature - could be "Helen")." The front board has a faint rust mark left by a paperclip; otherwise it is an exceptionally clean, tight copy; the dustjacket has the upper corners just touched, mildly sunned spine and a shallow paperclip impression on the front panel upper edge - see scan. The note (which obviously does not refer to the novel)is folded in half with few shallow wrinkles. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Tyler's second… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1977. First edition, first prnt. Introduction by Asomov. Signed by Asimov on the title page. Cloth spine ends just touched; dustjacket front flap fold lightly rubbed, one corner touched and spine topedge with few tiny creases and light wear. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. An Asimov title not commonavailable signed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, Australia, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 221 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, Australia, 1941. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australiana; Inventory No: 09120299..

Near Fine, apparently unread book that has softness at spine ends, slight bow to boards, and very light touch of foxing to front page edges; in a Good to Very Good dust jacket that has front flap that is about three quarters detached with a small tape repair to reverse, small chips along edges with color loss edges and front flap fold, wear and chipping to corners, mild sun and age toning to white portions, spine, and back flap, closed tear top front panel with a 4 inch triangular crease toward spine. The gold title labels and red top-stain are bright, and the title labels have also produced white offsetting to interior of jacket. A proper first with $2.00 price front flap, both Scribners "A" and imprint on copyright page, ow instead of two at p. 159 line 20. Six of the fourteen short stories appear here for the first time. First printing was just over 20,000 copies – all as per Grissom 2011 bibliography.

Milwaukee: Casanova, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Wraps. Near fine/fair. 8vo. Publisher's wraps. Slipcase. Deckle fore edge. Tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Faulkner. 53 pp. Minor sunning to spine with title slightly faded. Several small brown specks of discoloration on rear wrapper. Slipcase is cracked and quite worn, with a large damp stain and much of the maroon paper chipped off. This is a limited edition first printing (no. 214 of 525 copies) of Faulkner's collection or poetry and prose. It features a brief poem by Hemingway on the rear wrapper. Colophon states that this was the first title printed by the press. Uncommon in slipcase.

NY: Knopf, 1965. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Tyler on the title page. Laid in is a typed note with ink signature on 6x7 inch 20lb stock. "Louise: here is a peculiar little book which I was suppose (sic) to review but couldn't think of anything to say about -- which is not to say I didn't like it. But it left me baffled. See what you think. It's coming out this month. Behave yourself. Either get rid of the whiskey or the scatter rugs. I know what I'd do. Love, (indecipherable first name signature - could be "Helen")." The front board has a faint rust mark left by a paperclip; otherwise it is an exceptionally clean, tight copy; the dustjacket has the upper corners just touched, mildly sunned spine and a shallow paperclip impression on the front panel upper edge - see scan. The note (which obviously does not refer to the novel)is folded in half with few shallow wrinkles. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Tyler's second… Read More

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, Australia, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 221 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, Australia, 1941. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australiana; Inventory No: 09120299..

NY: Doubleday & Co., 1962. First edition, first prnt. Advance copy with statement stamped on front pastedown. "A personal reading copy for our bookseller friends, whose opinions and criticism we welcome and value." This copy signed by Powers on the title page. Minimal bumping to front board topedge, spine cloth ends lightly pushed, beginning toning and light soiling on the edges and endpages, bottom corners with touch of shelfwear; dustjacket with price-clip as issued; beginning toning mostly on the spine, corners with light wear, two small chips on spine bottom edge, short closed tear on the rear flap fold. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. National Book Award for Fiction 1963.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Readers Copy.

Amsterdam: Uitgeverij De Harmonie, 2006. First edition. Limited to 500 unnumbered, unsigned copies. Perfect-bound illustrated card wraps. No hardcover edition. Contains an essay originally printed in "The Guardian" newspaper in 2001. Text appears here in both English and Dutch, printed back-to-back and inverted so that either side of the book is the front wrap.This copy has been signed by McEwan on the title page of the English version. One of an unknown number of copies donated by McEwan as a fundraiser for a UK hospice for terminally ill children. Uncommon as such. Fine condition. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

Calais: Z Press, 1999. First edition, limited to 200 copies and 26 lettered copies and an unspecified number of hors commerce copies. This is one of the hors commerce copies, marked "H.C." on the limitation page. Original seven color print by Elizabeth Murray bound-in with tissue guard laid-in as issued. Signed by Ashbery on the limitation page and by Murray on her print. Sewn wraps with French fold flaps and printed label on the front wrap. Number 3 in the publisher's series. Designed by Kenward Elmslie and C.W. Swets. Faint beginning toning on the spine edge; otherwise, in Fine condition. Ashbery is the only poet to have received the Pulitzer, the Nat'l Book Award and the Nat'l Book Critics Circle Award.. Signed By Author & Artist. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.