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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 1974 Random House FIRST edition of Irving's 3rd novel. This book is ex-library with some of the typical markings mostly with stamps and faded tape ghosts on the outer boards. It is overall in G/VG+ condition. It is **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** on a lovely bookplate affixed to the half-title page. There is a library stamp on the ffep and a small triangle stamp on the inside boards. There is old glue residue on the inside rear endpaper and a repaired spine end. The HB has been price clipped and is mylar wrapped. There is virtually no wear at all. A very solid FIRST!

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scribner, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1996 Scribner First edition/ First printing of Proulx's book **SIGNED & INSCRIBED **which is in FINE/FINE condition with no wear at all. A beautiful copy.

NY: Ecco-HarperCollins, 2013. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 2013 Ecco-HarperCollins First/First **SIGNED** on the title page and in AN/AN unread condition. **BONUS** Receive the ARC of Little Bird of Heaven also **SIGNED** and in FINE condition.

New York: Harper & Row, 1989. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1989 Harper Collins 1st Edition/1st Printing of this early Banks novel. A gorgeous copy in Fine/Fine condition, with a .25 cm bump on the upper front corner. Adapted into an outstanding 1997 film with Paul Shrader's screenplay & direction. Starring Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, a young Wilem Dafoe with a Best Supporting Actor Oscar awarded to James Coburn. ***Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.***

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. 2006 F S & G FIRST edition Advance Reader's Copy of McDermott's first novel since Charming Billy. **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** on the title page. A NEW unread copy! **Also receive the FIRST edition of her last novel, "Child of My Heart" which is unsigned and in AN/AN condition.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006. First Edition 1st Printing. Original Wraps. Fine/Fine. 2006 FS & G of MCDermott's long awaited new novel **SIGNED** on the title page. An unread copy in FIN/FINE condition.

NY: Amistad Press, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. The Advance Reading Copy of his superb collection of short stories. Inscribed on the title page. In fine condition.

Canada: Random House Canada, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. This 2001 Random House Canada 1st Edition/1st Printing is ***SIGNED*** by the author on the title page. Condition: the hardback is near fine with 1 mm bumps on the two lower edges. The DJ is in fine condition with one 1 mm vertical crease on its lower spine edge and a minor surface scrape on the back. It received rave reviews from Tom Wolfe and other critics. The Toronto Life wrote: "...like watching teen idol take on Hamlet and pull it off." The National Post critic once wrote about his novel Miss Wyoming: "It reads like Tom Robbins on designer drugs with a fine white line of Gabriel Garcia Marquez thrown in for contrast."

U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1972 S & S First/First Printing of McMurtry's 6th book. A beautiful copy in NF/VG+ condition. The HB is very clean and tight with virtually no wear. The unclipped DJ has very minor wear at the spine ends and just a bit of lalong the edges.

New York: Scribner, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 2014 Scribner 1st Edition/1st printing of the Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction. It is ***SIGNED*** by the author on the 1st FFEP. In NearFine/Fine condition. The HB is clean without any bumps. there is a rough 1 mm upper edge indentation pattern on the upper edge of pages 85 - 155 that resembles a mechanical book printing glitch. The unclipped DJ shows no spine end wear or wear at the folds and corner flaps. The TV series premiered on November 2, 2023 on Prime Video, starring Louis Hofmann as Werner Pfennig, Lars Eidinger as Sgt. Major Rienhold von Rumpel, Luna Wedler as Jutta, Aria Mia Loberti as Marie-Laure LeBlanc, Hugh Laurie as Etienne LeBlanc, and Mark Ruffalo as Daniel LeBlanc. Adapted by Stephen Knight, and Directed by Shawn Levy. ***Bonus Book*** A 1st Edition/1st Printing of the author's followup novel "Cloud Cuckoo Land" in Fine/Fine condition.

New York, NY: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1946. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 1946 Harcourt Brace FIRST edition, 5th printing ( e.8.46) of Warren's classic book. A very solid copy in VG+/Good condition. The HB is clean & tight with some wear & rubbing on the boards. The DJ is not price-clipped, has a scotch tape repair along the left spine. The top of the spine has a chip missing that does not descend into the title, nor does the bottom chip ascend into the publishing company title. Awarded the 1947 Pulitzer Prize, rated by the Modern Library as the 36th greatest novel of the 20th century, and in 2005 one of Time magazine's100 best novels since 1923, In 1949, adapted and directed for the screen by Robbert Rossen. Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Broderick Crawford), Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge) and Actor (John Ireland). Remade as an 1958 NBC TV production directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Neville Brand.… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1997. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1997, 1998, 2000 Houghton Mifflin First Ed/First Printings of Roth's American Trilogy. Pastoral is a classic & called one of the great 25 novels of the 20th century and winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize. All 3 Firsts are in NF/NF condition or better.

New York: Random House, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. One of the great non-fiction/fiction novels of this century about the loss and friendship between a Palestinian and an Israeli father. It is ***SIGNED*** by the author on the title page. The HB is Near Fine with only a bump at the lower spine and a couple small and light stains on the back. The DJ is also near fine.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Strauss Giroux, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1992 F S & G Stated First edition of McDermott's 3rd novel which established her as one of the finest writers of her generation. A great collectible in F/F condition with no discernible wear on either the HB or DJ.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992, 1992. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 1992 FS&G First Edition of McDermott's amazing novel. **SIGNED & INSCRIBED ON THE TITLE PAGE. ** This book is in F/VG+ condition. The HB is completely clean and unmarked. The DJ is not price clipped and has very minor wear along the top edges. A very lovely copy. **Also receive the 1st printing of 2017 FSG "The Ninth Hour" in F/F condition & also **SIGNED**

London: Jonathan Cape, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This is the original UK 2001 Jonathan Cape 1st Edition/1st Printing. Shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize for fiction and named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 greatest English-language novels since 1923. The hardback is in near fine condition with square corners, no stains or marks and a very slight lean in the spine. The dustjacket is also near fine with expected small curves at the folds or edges. A beautiful hard to find copy. Adapted by Christopher Hampton into the Joe Wright film starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, and Vanessa Redgrave. Oscar for Best Original Score and 6 nominations. Best Film and Production Design at the British Academy Awards. Golden Globe for Best Drama.

New York NY: Harper & Brothers, 1899. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1899 Harper & Borthers FIRST Edition in VG condition. With deep maroon boards and bright gilt lettering on the cover and rear boards though muted on the spine end. The ffep is missing so the first page is the title page. There is minor wear at the coonres and edges with toing to the endpages as well. The last 2 pages list the works of Walter Besant and Laurence Hutton.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dutton, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1990 Dutton FIRST Edition **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** on the ffep. A NF/VG copy with only a remainder slash on the bottom page ends. the unclipped DJ has very minor wear at the corners, edges and spine ends. **BONUS**

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1971 Harcourt Brace & Janovich Stated First Edition, First printing ( letters ABCDE). A very solid collectible in VG/VG+ condition. The Hardback is very clean with black boards and gold spine with intact lettering. The book is tight with no lean.There are 1/2 cm bumps on the lower corners and a 3/4 cm long but thin vertical loss of gold cloth at the upper right spine fold (see photo) The DJ is overall bright, wrapped in mylar and not price clipped. There are two professionally repaired along the edge and spine ends, now repaired tears on the lower flap folds and wrapped in mylar. Adapted by the author and Robert C. Jones into the classic 1979 Hal Ashby film, starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart and Richard Basehart. **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1944. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1944 Knopf STATED FIRST EDITION with the author's **SIGNATURE** on an enclosed commemorative envelope postmarked June 6, 1974. Note that this postmark is the 30th anniversary of D-Day. This exceedingly RARE copy of this classic in Very Good /Very Good condition. The HB has bright yellow boards with a trace of soiling, foxing of the pages and a minute puncture in the middle of the fold along the left of the spine. There is a on the FFEP: 1) a paper square identifying the book seller "The Personal Bookshop, Boston" and 2) a dedication in pencil from one friend to another, dated March 1944. The clipped DJ has paper loss along the upper and lower spine and flap folds without loss of the lettering. of scuffing along the left side and spine. Adapted by Paul Osborn for the 1944 Broadway play and 1953 TV drama both starring Frederic March. It was then adapted to film in 1945 starring John… Read More