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Knopf, 2003. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Autobiography of the brilliant Colombian author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude," in the first book of what he had planned as a trilogy, but which never came to fruition due to his declining health & death in 2014. Orig. published in Spain as "Vivir para contaria" in… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1961. Paperback Original (PBO) 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Long before there was "fake news,'' this book, by "America's foremost critic of contemporary newspaper journalism" & an esteemed writer for the New Yorker, offered a "informed & caustic" analysis of what's wrong with contemporary journalism. The First Printing of this Paperback… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2022. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Intimate memoir by the founder & editor of Rolling Stone across its storied career until the magazine was sold & he stepped down in 2019, chronicling his own & the magazine's role in documenting "the rock and roll era in the… Read more about this item

Da Capo Press, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Unauthorized biography" of the late, great creator of "gonzo journalism,'' in 274 pages with Index +16 pages of black & white photos. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1992, this hardcover 8vo has black paper-covered boards backed with black cloth, lettered in red to spine.… Read more about this item

St. Martin's Press, 2010. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A London journalist probes the man behind Lewis Carroll/Charles Dodgson, the mysterious creator of "Alice in Wonderland,'' in 326 pages with Index, Notes, & Select Bibliography. Orig. published in Britain, this is the First US Edition, First Printing, from 2010. Hardcover small 4to has soft blue cloth-covered… Read more about this item

Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. What did you expect when you removed the gag that closed those black mouths?" asked Jean-Paul Sartre in 1948, a query made more compelling since that time as the international black community continued to find its voice. Here, the authors, "two black intellectuals,'' trace the… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. First Trade Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Written after the author went blind in 1978 as a result of complications from diabetes, dictated to his wife, & first published in 1980 by Black Sparrow. This is the Third Printing of that First Edition from 1988. Trade paperback in 147… Read more about this item

Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. One of a series of "how-to" books for writers--written by the same--of both of true-crime & fictional mystery & detective stories. This one explores the intricacies of death investigation, including the initial death scene & determination of its cause, the autopsy, executions, & much… Read more about this item

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: Writers Digest Books, 1996. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Trade Paper. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Another in the "Howdunit Series" designed for writers of mysteries & true crime, this volume covers: the history of the amateur detective novel; some contemporary amateur detectives; resume of an amateur sleuth; resources for… Read more about this item

Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1990. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. One of a series of "how-to" books for writers--written by the same--of both of true-crime & fictional mystery & detective stories. This one explores the characteristics & advantage/disadvantages of hundreds of weapons, 186 pages with Index, Glossary, Bibliography. Illustrations throughout. A FIRST EDITION,… Read more about this item

Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1993. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Fine. One of a series of "how-to" books for writers--written by the same--of both of true-crime & fictional mystery & detective stories. This one explores the world of the private investigator, from how to get into the profession in the first place, to techniques &… Read more about this item

Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1992. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Fine. One of a series of "how-to" books for writers--written by the same--of both of true-crime & fictional mystery & detective stories. This one explores the world of CSI from the perspective of seasoned investigators themselves, in 231 pages with Index, Bibliography, Appendices. A FIRST… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1989. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Peck, Beth. Capote's largely autobiographical account of the years he lived with a family of distant, elderly cousins in a small rural AL town (a setting in which he became the inspiration for Harper Lee's character Dill in "To Kill… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. The collected correspondence between the fledgling author & screenwriter John Fante & the esteemed editor, H. L. Mencken, beginning when the former was 21 years old & struggling to support his family. author (1909-1983). A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1989,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1970. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Originally issued as the author's doctoral dissertation, this book now stands as one of only a handful of definitive biographies on Zelda, exposing her many other dimensions & talents aside from her status… Read more about this item

Cedco Publishing Company, 2000. Hardcover. A unique Harry Potter collectible issued in the early days of the franchise, & one of the scarcer varieties of different covers for this blank address book, this one depicting Hermione Granger with a wand & a magic feather. Small hardcover 12mo (6" x7.25") has glossy black decorative paper over boards with a… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. First, Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Another collection of verse from this relatively unheralded screenwriter & author (1909-1983). Orig. published in 1977, this is the posthumously published Black Sparrow trade paperback edition from 1988 (First, thus). In colorful wrappers, 178 pages, this softcover 8vo (6" x 9") is in Near… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. First Thus 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Another collection of verse from this relatively unheralded screenwriter & author (1909-1983). Orig. published in 1938, this is the posthumously published Black Sparrow trade paperback edition from 1983 (this the Second Printing from 1987). In colorful wrappers, 161 pages, this softcover 8vo (6"… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1989. First Trade Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Two never-before-published novellas from this relatively unheralded screenwriter & author (1909-1983), discovered & brought to press by his wife in 1985. This is the Second Printing of the First Black Sparrow trade paperback edition from 1989, in colorful wrappers, 188 pages.… Read more about this item

Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. First Trade Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Another collection of verse from this relatively unheralded screenwriter & author (1909-1983). Orig. published in 1952, this is the posthumously published Black Sparrow trade paperback edition from 1988 (first, thus). In colorful wrappers, 161 pages, this softcover 8vo (6" x 9") is… Read more about this item