Literature from Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original black paper boards over black spine cloth lettered in silver. Near Fine with shallow strips of sunning to boards at top and bottom edge and former owner name to front free endpaper. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First American Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Haruki Murakami directly on half-title page and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's printed blue paper-covered boards. Near Fine with light rubbing to extremities, light soiling to textblock edge. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light… Read more about this item

New York: Wynwood Press, 1989. First edition. First edition. Signed by John Grisham on the half title, inscribed to former owner and dated March 5, 1994. 415 pp. Bound in publisher's orange paper-covered boards with crimson cloth backstrip, spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine, light shelf wear, in a Very Good+ dust jacket, chipped at head and tail, unclipped… Read more about this item

London: Art for All, 1974. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. Signed by George Passmore and Gilbert Proesch, copy #1727 of 2000 thus. Bound in publisher's marbled cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with faint wear at spine ends and corners with trivial foxing to textblock edges. The conceptual "living sculpture" Dada-esque early work of the artist duo… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. First edition. First edition. (Stated "First printing" on copyright page.) 215 pp. Bound in publisher's grayish blue cloth with gilt lettering and red stars on spine. A few tiny spots of foxing to fore edge, else Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, spine slightly dulled, unclipped ($4.95). A very nice copy. The… Read more about this item

London: Cassell & Company, 1883. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing, with the points indicative of earliest issue: "dead man's chest" not capitalized on page 2, line 6 nor page 7, line 19; the full stop not present following "opportunity" in line 20, and the first state advertisements coded "5R-1083." viii, 292, 8 (ads) pp.… Read more about this item

New York: Maecenas Press, 1969. Signed Limited Edition. Fine. Limited edition. Number 1792 of 2500 copies, signed by Salvador Dali on the title page. Bound in publisher's leather backed linen clam shell case with perfectly intact leather toggle straps and horn clasps, containing a brown stiff cloth cover housing unbound folded sheets. 18.5 x 12.5". Fine in a… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First edition. First edition, signed limited edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Mohammed Mrabet and Paul Bowles on the colophon. 100, [6] pp. Bound in publisher's orange cloth and boards with paper spine label. Fine in clear acetate jacket. A collection of short stories about the folk character Hadidan Aharam… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with black titles blocked in gilt on upper board and spine. Very Good with heavy fading to the spine and top edge, light scuffing and wear to cloth. Former owner bookplate to front pastedown, offsetting to patterned endsheets,… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966. First Edition. Very Good+/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper dated May 15, 2000. Bound in publisher's half brick cloth lettered in silver over black paper boards. Very Good+ with light wear and soiling to binding with… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1939. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth, lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with light lean to binding, fading to spine and edges, foxing to cloth heaviest along top edges and light soiling to spine. Former owner bookplate to front pastedown, contents tanned, endsheets… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing of this scarce Harlem Renaissance classic, signed by Nella Larsen on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original black cloth ruled in red with silver lettering, lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with cloth rubbed through at corners and spine ends with shallow… Read more about this item

[Irving, CA]: Suntup Editions, 2002. Limited Edition. Fine/Fine. Limited edition. Signed by Jess Walter, Julian De Navarez, Edith Vonnegut and Michael Russem at the colophon. Publisher's copy of the numbered issue, limited to 350 numbered books and a small group of unnumbered PC (publisher's) copies. Paul Suntup gave this particular PC copy to Michael Russem in acknowledgement of… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. First edition, first printing. [viii], 1168, [4] pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt stamping and title blocked in black on the spine; dark blue topstain. Very Good+ with toning, rubbing and light foxing to spine. Boards scuffed with light foxing to fore edge. Front gutter at… Read more about this item

New Albany, IN: Wit's End, 2003. First edition, hardcover issue. First edition, limited hardcover issue. 329, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in Fine dust jacket. A collection of short stories by the Florida author best-known for the crime novels Miami Blues and The Burnt Orange Heresy. The hardcover features nearly a hundred pages… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Hunter S. Thompson on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's black cloth spine over black paper covered boards decorated in blind, with titles in silver on the spine. Near Fine with the typical sunnign to boards at top edge, light weat… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994. Signed Limited Edition. Near Fine. A fantastic association copy of this deluxe reissue of Catch-22. This copy is inscribed to Nina Bourne, who was the advertising director at Simon and Schuster when Catch-22 was published. Signed by Heller on the limitation page, this copy is additionally inscribed on the front free endpaper… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994. Signed Limited Edition. Near Fine. The dedication copy of one of the most iconic novels of the 1960s, with a lengthy inscription from Joseph Heller on the front free endpaper to editor Robert Gotlieb, "May 24, 1995. Dear Bob, I want you to have a copy of this very expensive edition of… Read more about this item

New York: The Dial Press, 1979. First Edition, Limited Issue. First edition, copy 129 of 500 signed by James Baldwin on limitation page at rear. [x], 597 pp. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, housed in matching slipcase. Sunned spine, else Fine in a slightly sunned slipcase with a little shelf wear.A signed limited… Read more about this item

Mexico City: La Estampa Mexicana, 1944. First edition. First edition. 60, [2] pp. In Spanish. Bound in publisher's pale gray wraps. Near Fine, offsetting to endpapers and very light shelf wear, in a Very Good+ dust jacket, worn along edges. One of 1,200 copies according to the publisher's colophon at rear. Rare. An important Mexican surrealist work with great… Read more about this item