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The Intuitionist (Signed)
by WHITEHEAD, Colson
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385492997
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$180.00
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NY: Doubleday, 1998. Bound in black and gray boards, stamped in gold. In matching dust jacket. The first edition of the African-American author's first book -- signed (signature only) by him on the title page. 255 pp. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$180.00
Interpreter of Maladies (Signed)
by LAHIRI, Jhumpa
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$240.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Bound in black cloth, stamped in tan cloth, stamped in gold. The first hardcover edition of the author's first book and surprise winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Unread, "as new" copy. The first edition of this title is scarce. Signed on the title page by Ms. Lahiri. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize… Read more about this item Item Price
$240.00
White Teeth (Signed)
by SMITH, Zadie
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$135.00
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NY: Random House, 2000. Bound in white cloth over white boards, stamped in gold in matching white dust jacket. Beautiful as new copy, signed on the title page (signature only) by the author. The first U.S. edition of the author's first book. 448 pp. Laid in is a promo sheet from Barnes and Noble in NYC… Read more about this item Item Price
$135.00
Self - Help (Signed)
by MOORE, Lorrie
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394539218
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$140.00
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New York: Knopf, 1985. Bound in gray cloth over gray boards, stamped in silver. This is the first edition of Ms. Moore's first book -- a notable collection of nine short stories; 163pp. A light touch of yellowing to top edge. Signed by the author on the title page (signature only). . Signed by Author.… Read more about this item Item Price
$140.00
A Rap on Race
by BALDWIN, James; MEAD, Margaret
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$245.00
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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1971. Bound in red cloth over black boards, stamped in black in brilliant red, white and blue dust jacket is fine. Endpapers professionally restored. This is some type of review copy. It has a stamp dated May 18, 1971 and the number 2500 next to it. I believe this was… Read more about this item Item Price
$245.00
Twenty Questions (Review Copy)
by MCCLATCHY, J. D.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$25.00
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NY: Columbia, 1998. Bound in black cloth over black boards, stamped in silver, in matching black and silver dust jacket. A book on the mystery of poetry. Review copy with publisher's blurb sheet laid in. 200 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$25.00
Hotel Du Lac
by BROOKNER, Anita
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1984
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$35.00
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NY: Pantheon, 1984. A beautiful tight clean first edition of the first U.S. edition of this novel that won the Booker Prize in the year of publication.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$35.00
Frank Sullivan Through the Looking Glass (Signed By Sullivan)
by SULLIVAN, Frank
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$125.00
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NY: Doubleday, 1970. Bound in full blue cloth, stamped in gold. In illustrated dust jacket that shows a picture of a young Frank S. on the front panel. Only notable flaw is crinkling to lower back panel of dust jacket -- doesn't appear to have affected the book. Inscribed, signed and dated in the year of… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
Stryker (Signed 2X By the author)
by SCARBOROUGH, Chuck (William Murray)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$50.00
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NY: Macmillan, 1978. Bound in blue cloth, stamped in silver -- in red white and blue dust jacket. This book is inscribed by the ghost writer, William Murray, stating the New Yorker guy he gave it to -- is the only one besides the author himself who has a signed first by the true author. Signed… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
Bill the Conqueror
by WODEHOUSE, P.G.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1924
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$625.00
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NY: George H. Doran, 1924. Bound in bright orange cloth, stamped in green in the original dust jacket. This is the true first edition with all of the points -- colophon on copyright page and the "Q" at the bottom of the page -- and with the $2.00 price at the bottom of the spine of the dust jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
$625.00
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
by UPDIKE, John
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Ediiton
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$40.00
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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1962. Bound in sage green boards with silver lettering and a deep red orange spine with gold and silver lettering, has Knopf's tiny logo embossed to rear panel. The author's fifth book -- a bit hard to find in this protected condition. 19 short stories, including one of his notable stories… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
The Waters of Siloe
by MERTON, Thomas
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine - Price-clipped
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$77.50
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NY: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1949. Bound in light blue cloth, stamped in gold in matching illustrated dust jacket. Decorative endsheets. A little scuffing to spine ends of jacket -- but overall a beautiful copy of the true first edition (stated on copyright page) of this book that is the sequel to the author's "The Seven Storey… Read more about this item Item Price
$77.50
The Leaning Tower (Review Copy)
by PORTER, Katherine Anne
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1944
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$150.00
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NY: Horcourt, Brace and Co., 1944. This is a scarce "review copy" from the publisher with a stamp on the ffep. stating such and has a publication date of 9/14/44. Dustwrapper shows one pencil eraser size ding to back panel and shows light edgewear to extremes. It maintains the $2.50 price to front flap. A book of nine… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
The Moonflower Murder
by NICHOLS, Beverley
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$122.00
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NY: Dutton, 1955. Bound in red boards, stamped in black with matching dust jacket. A great copy of this early Nichols mystery in a bright red dust jacket that shows just a hint of scuffing to extremes. 271 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$122.00
Distortions
by BEATTIE, Ann
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385116596
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$55.00
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1976. A bit of (typical) scuffing to the extremes edges of the dust jacket. A tight, clean copy of this, the author's first novel. A bit difficult to locate in this protected condition due to the spartan materials the publisher used back in the seventies. 283 pp. … Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
Like a Bulwark (Signed)
by MOORE, Marianne
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine -- Price-Clipped
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1957
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$195.00
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NY: Viking Press, 1957. The only flaw with the book or the dustjacket is that the dust jacket is price-clipped. Other than that both are in Fine condition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper in the author's hand and dated November 29, 1959 and signed on the title page by Ms. Moore. A beautiful copy! … Read more about this item Item Price
$195.00
The Russian Debutante's Handbook (Signed)
by SHTEYNGART, Gary
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781573222136
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$85.00
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New York: Riverhead, 2002. 452pp. Tight, clean "as new" copy of the first edition/ second printing of the author's first book (highly acclaimed). Inscribed and signed on the title page by the author. . Signed by Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
$85.00
The Murderer's Companion
by ROUGHEAD, William
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1941
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$85.00
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New York: The Readers Club, 1941. Previous owner's neat name penned to ffep. The first edition of this collection of six criminous conundrums by the mystery writer. 365 pages. Introduction by Alexander Woollcott. Scarce in this protected condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Near Fine. Item Price
$85.00
Spenser's Images of Life
by LEWIS, C.S.
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$155.00
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge, 1967. Bound in full red cloth, with red leather label to spine. in near perfect dust jacket. It does have University shop sale sticker at top of front d.w. flap (not covering the price). A tight, clean, presumably unread copy of the first edition of this Literary Criticism work by Lewis. Spenser was one… Read more about this item Item Price
$155.00
A Glance Away
by WIDEMAN, John Edgar
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$95.00
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NY: Harcourt Brace & World, 1967. Dustwrapper shows one minor chip to top of spine and some rubbing to rear panel. Front panel of book (orange cloth) shows a small spot (?). Overall, though, a tight, clean copy of the African-American author's first book. Scarce in any collectible condition. 186 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+.… Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
