Modern Firsts from Brass DolphinBooks

NY: Harper Collins, 2014. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book and jacket crisp and fresh. Black remainder mark on texts bottom edge. Sharpie? seems possible ink seeable on the text proper, luckily only minimally so as dot is quite small. 1st novel by Ma, full numberline FE statement.

NY: Grand Central, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Crisp bright hardcover in jacket. Full number line, first edition statement. Likely unread. No remainder marks, newish.

NY: Knopf, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. This book has a first edition statement, priced dust jacket and no debossing mark. Jacket quite handsome, book same. The books foredge is deckle and shows a hint of long sheet crease. No remainder marks or other major flaws. Text and boards are straight, newish. Photo coming. … Read more about this item

NY: Knopf, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair-/Near Fine. X-library and book is defaced in the usual ways. It is sold here as a Reading Copy only, with an unusually handsome jacket. Jacket price clipped but jacket newish and seemingly untouched, having been long protected by wrappering, now in new mylar. The 3rd book by this well thought… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine,/Near Fine. Hardcover book has no notable flaws, inscribed title page, " For Kurt, Best Wishes cedgerton TLA '95." Jacket has hint (very mild) of micro crease back panel. Nearly invisible. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin… Read more about this item

NY: Penguin, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Book is downright newish, no notable flaws. Jacket would not look out of place in anew bookstore but has the kind of mild abrasion that is normal, no tears, in new mylar wrapper. Full number line. 16 stories. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described… Read more about this item

NY: Counterpoint, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Book quite straight and fresh, jacket has a hint of wear, no tears or notable soiling. Subtitle '4 stories'. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards.… Read more about this item

NY: Dutton. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 2002, hardcover, 1st pr. full number line. Jacket has a hint of the mildest edgewear, Book solid, sharp, likely unread. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For… Read more about this item

Wash D.C.: Counterpoint, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Splendid newish hardcover book and jacket. Carrier's 1st book, the stock photo on line seems not to be correct. This copy (full number line) will have its own photo when time permits. No notable flaws, crisp., tight, newish. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should… Read more about this item

NY: Viking, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good -/Good+. A jacketed, hardcover first trade edition with considerable charm and some notable flaws. The sequel to Cannery Row. Red topstain and redlines on the title page are present. I am not aware of any points of issue per se. Copyright correct for Viking 1st, FP. Dust jacket's price largely… Read more about this item

NY: Knopf, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Good-. X-library and heavily circulated, many XL indicators and withdrwal stamps form an army library. Book is smudged, hiinges loose, thankfully no gappiness. The jacket is the likely highlight of this roughish item. Spine sunned, spine label came off cleanly, will shoot/ship in new mylar wrapper. Unclipped jacket, $6.95 price, 12/73… Read more about this item

NY: Doubleday Canada Limited, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated First edition, 1993. Hardcover book and jacket closely approach Fine shape, straight, unbumped, crisp and likely unread. Jacket very sharp, no tears. Will be in new mylar wrapper. Domestic media mail shipping at our usual one book price, Western Canada at 16.50. Fast or other… Read more about this item

NY: Putnam, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor/Very Good-. This listing is for 2 early Tan hardcover firsts vended for their jackets only. The books, while hardcover firsts, are too rough for sale/use. I assume the purchaser will marry the jackets to better copies of the firsts. Both books will accompany the jackets as they are usable as… Read more about this item

NY: Bantam, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Handsome copy, unmarked hardcover with jacket, hint of smudge fore edge (hard to see) and 1" tear jacket back panel But for this I'd probably have graded near fine/near fine. Book quite newish, jacket will ship in new mylar wrapper. Full number line. For what it's worth, we… Read more about this item

NY: Viking, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/As New. Authors first novel, jacketed hardcover, not perfect but sharp. Jacket unclipped, no tears. full number line. Microscopic lower cornerbbump, perhaps as made, hard to see. Crisp, bright copy. Unmarked. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin… Read more about this item

NY: S&S, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Handsome 1st edition, hardcover (1st novel) by this writer. No flaws to speak of crisp. bright, seemingly unread. Jacket has traces wear, not newish but close. No tears. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good -/Good-. Many cosmetic flaws are present on this perfectly readable jacketed hardcover, which though scarce in this 1st edition (stated) is so mauled as to deserve to be thought of as a reading copy. Sticker removal residue front endsheets, price penned upper corner first end sheet. Copyright date (yes,… Read more about this item

NY: Atheneum, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good. Not a bad copy by any means. Oddly, there is a penned 'p' remainder mark? top edge, as well as some uneveness of top stain. There is also an odd lite spot on the books cloth spine. Still a handsome book in an attractive, mostly white jacket (priced).… Read more about this item

NY: Knopf, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. This rather nice jacketed hard cover falls between being in collectible shape and being a bit less so. While the book is not flawed in any outstanding way, the end sheets have traces of microfleck and the odd hard to see pale smudge (did not erase). Unbumped, no marking… Read more about this item

NY: Putnam, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. This listing is now for 2 dust jacketed Tan hardcovers, full number lines, prices, sold as a pair at the listed price with one-book price domestic media mail shipping. Fate is 2003. Books not really newish but close, no major flaws, unbumped and unmarked. Jackets very handsome, bright,… Read more about this item