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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vanguard Press, Inc., 1955. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. An Irreverent Escapade,'' the novel that inspired all the movies & stage plays. Orig. published in 1955, this is the 34th printing. Hardcover octavo has matte black cloth-covered boards lettered in silver to spine & blindstamped to front board with the woman's bejeweled arm with cigarette holder; the same image is reproduced on the colorful pink/black/white DJ, which is clipped at bottom, price at top, of front flap. Book condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & unmarked, binding straight & secure. The DJ is VG+, with a noticeable small section missing at head of spine, & other tiny chips & rubbing all around; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! We are also offering a reading copy in worse condition: please seen our listing 023126. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock"… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vanguard Press, Inc., 1955. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Poor. An Irreverent Escapade,'' the novel that inspired all the movies & stage plays. A FIRST EDITION, Third printing, this hardcover has decorative pink/black/white decorative paper over boards, with a design that matches the DJ. Condition is Fair-Good: generally clean, binding straight & secure, pages off-white & completely unmarked with age-appropriate tanning. Free front endpaper has been removed; not ex-lib. Moderate rubbing to extremities, heaviest to bottom edges & both ends of spine, with some tearing at head. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $3.50 price intact is Poor: all there, but with insect damage, a long closed tear diagonally across front, & any chips & edgewear; protected in new clear mylar cover Free! We are also offering a copy in much more collectible condition; please see our listing #023389. Our photos depict the exact book you will… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1987. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A FIRST EDITION, fifth printing (1988), of the late journalist's quintessential first novel from 1987 set in contemporaneous New York City. With a half gray cloth-wrapped spine over rose gray paper-covered boards lettered in black & silver to front & spine, this hardcover large 8vo (6.25" x 9.5") hardcover is in Fine condition: clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages Only flaw is former owner's name in pen inside front cover, else unmarked. The unclipped DJ is equally Fine: bright & colorful with virtually no edgewear or fading & nicely cover in new clear mylar cover to stay that way!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1955. First English Language Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. First--and best known--work, "a novel of young love & old desires,'' from the award-winning French author & playwright, published when she was just starting out at age 18 during one August when she had dropped out of the Sorbonne. Translated from the original French by Irene Ash & first published by Dutton in this English-language edition in Feb. 1955, this is the Third Printing of that FIRST EDITION from March of that same year. This slim hardcover in red publisher's cloth over boards with blind stamping to front, git lettering & design to spine, in128 pages, is in VG+ condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages off-white with mild tanning, heavier around edges. Light foxing to endpapers & top outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is only Good: no fading, but with significant rubbing to extremities, chipping at corners &… Read More

Viking, 2021. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A brilliantly inventive novel about loss, growing-up, & our relationship with things,'' by this award-winning Zen Buddhist priest, filmmaker, & author, in 546 pages. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, 2021, this hardcover 8vo is Fine in an equally Fine DJ: just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is colorful & bright, protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1987. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wirght, Tony. A modern-day Candide, a sharply satirical autobiography,'' set in the form of a novel involving the first cannibal to become a New York celebrity. In 287 pages + 16 pages of black-and-white photos in center. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1987, this hardcover 8vo has red paper over boards with a black cloth-wrapped spine lettered in glittery red. Condition is VG+: extremely clean with an occasional spot or smudge, binding strong & straight, pages white & completely unmarked. Modest rubbing to extremities & slight bumping to corners. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: virtually flawless! Nicely protected in clear mylar cover free. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1936. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Richards, George. Charming story of two middle-aged widows who embark on a retirement cruise to Japan, & become castaways on a desert island. Also contains the sequel, "The Dusantes.'' In 290 pages, with decorative endpapers & illustrations throughout by George Richards. Orig. published in 1886 & in this format by D. Appleton in 1933, this is a 1936 printing. Hardcover with green cloth-covered boards & gilt design to front/lettering to spine. Condition is VG-: very clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white, lightly tanned around edges, but unmarked. Modest rubbing to extremities, bumped corners, slight spine fading, with a single small white spot to mid-spine. Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific… Read More

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday Anchor, 1957. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Gorey, Edward. Scarce Anchor title & another in the series that the late Edward Gorey did for this publisher, here doing both the cover art & typography! A must for Gorey completists! 1912, this is the first Anchor mass market paperback edition from 1957 A 113). in 381 pages + list of other Anchor titles in rear. Condition is VG- (minus), marred by spine creasing & a missing chip of paper at heel of spine. Else, light edgewear & soil, darkening to all exterior page edges. Beautifully protected in Free mylar collector bag! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. An unforgettable tale of violent adventure & inner discovery Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Harper/Harper Collins, 2022. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. The author's 10th novel, a powerful retelling of Dickens' tale, set in present-day Appalachia & featuring a 21st-century band of "lost boys." In 546 pages + Acknowledgments that speak to contemporary child poverty & the opioid crisis. A FIRST EDITION, later (22nd) printing, from 2022, this hardcover 8vo has cream cloth-covered boards with publisher's blind stamp to front & gilt lettering & design to spine. Condition is Near Fine: gently read once, so just lacks that brand new crispness! Completely clean & unmarked, binding strong & straight. The unclipped DJ is Fine: virtually flawless & protected in new mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders,… Read More

New York, New York: Book Find Club/Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Author's first novel, in which he starkly addresses the complexity of racial & ethnic relations & the fear of the "other" in an urban setting. "Could very well be to the virus of American anti-semitism what "Uncle Tom's Cabin' was to ...slavery." Orig. published by Reynal & Hitchcock in 1945, this is a Book Find Club Edition, a hardcover octavo in 217 pages with light red cloth-covered boards stamped with silver lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG: clean with fading to top edges, light soil & dust dulling to all outside page edges.Interior paged modestly tanned & unmarked save for former owner's name & date in pen to ffep. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $2.50 price intact to front flap, unusual for a BCE), is Good, with light chipping & rubbing to all extremities, light soil & foxing; nicely protected in new… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, Inc., 1947. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG-/G+/Good. Author's second book, a novel set in the world of prize fighting. Basis for the 1956 movie starring Humphrey Bogart & Rod Steiger. A true FIRST EDITION, First Printing (with statement) from 1947, this hardcover small octavo has black cloth-over-boards with red & light gray ruling & lettering to spine. Condition is VG-/Good+: very clean, binding strong but with a slight rightward lean, hinges Pages moderately tanned, unmarked save for former owner's name stamp inside front cover. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $3.00 price intact to front flap) is Good, with chipping & rubbing to all extremities, vertical tear to lower spine, corner chipping; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by… Read More

London, England: Paternoster Press, 1958. First Edition Later Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. Wade, Graham. Book #13 in a series of 20 books published 1940s-1970s about the famous "jungle doctor" written by Paul White (1910-1992), based largely on his own experiences 1939-1941 in Central Tanganyika as a missionary. He also turned the series into a popular radio show, with all episodes set in Africa, often with a moral. Orig. published in 1955, this is the Second Printing of that First Edition from 1958, in 121 pages with decorative map endpapers + 20 illustrations throughout the text by Graham Wade. Small hardcover 12mo (5" x 7.5") had jungle green cloth-covered boards stamped with the Jungle Doctor logo to front/lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean but heavily foxed to all outside page edges & endpapers. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white & completely unmarked, corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is VG-,… Read More

New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Author's first book, which "marks the stunning debut of the first voice of a new generation," "this decade's Catcher in the Rye." Written when he was a 20-year-old college student at Bennington, he would become a key member of the "brat pack" of young writers that included Jay McInerney. Basis for the 1987 movie starring some of the decade's "Brat Pack" of actors. 208 pages. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1985, this hardcover 8vo has black paper over boards, backed by black cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & bright & tight, marred only by light but significant foxing to top outside page edges. Bookstore sticker inside back cover from tony La Jolla, CA, right down the coast from where the action in the book takes place. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine: bright &… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2002. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Sophomore effort from the author of the highly lauded first novel, "The Secret History," written a full decade after that first success. 555 pages. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, this hardcover octavo has black paper over boards, stamped in silver with the author's name to front/name, title, publisher's logo to spine. Condition of both book & unclipped DJ is Fine: as clean & bright as new, marred only by crease to inner edge of front DJ flap. Pages white & unmarked, binding strong & straight. DJ is equally flawless & protected in new clear mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon and Schuster, 1975. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fictionalized account of the real-life "Goodbar" murders in New York City in 1973 & basis for the 1977 movie starring Diane Keaton & a then-unknown Richard Gere. Book club edition (BCE). Slim hardcover with tan boards is in VG condition: very clean, binding tight & square, pages slightly off-white but completely unmarked. Slight cocking, light foxing to top outside page edges, & faint indentation from old pencil price on ffep. The unclipped DJ is also VG: bright & colorful, no , minor edgewear. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays, very next business day. We are also offering a First Edition, first printing, of this title: please see our listing #023326.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon and Schuster, 1975. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Fictionalized account of the real-life "Goodbar" murders in New York City in 1973 & basis for the 1977 movie starring Diane Keaton & a then-unknown Richard Gere. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1975, this hardcover 8vo has dark brown cloth-covered boards lettered in bright white to spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & bright save for noticeable foxing to top outside page edges. Binding tight & square, hinges secure. Pages creamy white & unmarked except for a large stamp inside front cover from USPS. Corners crisp. The unclipped DJ, with orig. $7.50 price intact to lower corner of front flap, is VG+: bright & colorful with very mild edgewear, but a few darkened/soiled spots; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we… Read More

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Her masterpiece,'' this book is considered to have been an inspiration for Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby, documenting the decline of wealthy socialites in tandem with the decline of the American frontier. In 174 pages. Oddly, page 157-158 is missing, but not cut out: rather, it never seems to have been bound into the book. This page contains one of many points used to distinguish different states of the true first edition (but this is a much later printing anyway, so the point is moot). Originally published in 1923, this is the 18th printing from , in the second state binding & DJ. Hardcover 12mo has bright shamrock green cloth over boards stamped with a paper title & author label to front & spine lettered in black & decorated in orange. Condition is Near Fine: virtually flawless save for mild pushing to heel of spine & very mild corner… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1944. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Author's first novel, probably the most realistic & chilling account about alcoholism ever penned, made into the equally dark 1945 film starring Ray Milland & Jane Wyman, which won Best Picture & other accolades. A FIRST EDITION, Seventh Printing, this hardcover book has red cloth-covered boards with a black title box & red lettering to front cover & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, hinges intact. Pages off-white with modest tanning to edges, light foxing to endpapers. Former owner's name in pen to ffep. The unclipped DJ is just Good, with mild-moderate rubbing to extremities, light chipping at heel of spine & all corners; nicely protected in mylar cover. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Rinehart and Company, Inc., 1948. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/Fair. A FIRST EDITION, but slightly later printing (no company seal on cr page, different front flap blurb on DJ) of this classic novel about the futility & disillusionment brought about by war, partially based on the author's own experiences in WWII. A Pulitzer Prize finalist when it was published in 1948, this copy has the 2nd state DJ, still same $4.00 price. Hardcover book with flat black cloth-covered boards & white lettering to spine is in G+/VG- condition: generally very clean, binding tight & square, modestly tanned pages, heavier to endpapers. Former owner's name & date in pen on ffep, else unmarked. Slightly bumped corners & wear at both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is only Fair, with some heavily chipped & missing areas, edgewear all around; no fading though! & nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will… Read More