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SOPHIE'S CHOICE
by Styron, William
New York: Random House, (1979). First edition. Uncorrected proof. Winner of the National Book Award and the basis for the Oscar award-winning movie of the same name featuring the inimitable Meryl Streep. Included in Anthony Burgess's 99 Best Novels. Touch of minor shelfwear, otherwise fine in red, printed paperwraps.
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€188.92
TWO EPIGRAMS OF FEALTY BY DYLAN THOMAS DUKE OF GWENO (Cr. 1947)
by Thomas, Dylan; John Gawsworth
(Soho: Privately Printed), [1954]. Photostat proof" of the original edition which was published by Gawsworthy, self-proclaimed "King Juan of Redonda," in an edition of 30 numbered copies. Issued as a memorial after Thomas's death for members of the "Redonda Court." Small booklet printing Thomas's epigrams, "Upon King Juan's Return from Stebbing" (2 lines) and "King Juan Advocates King Felipe" (4 lines) with "Caves de France, Dean Street, Soho, January 23, 1953" beneath. Each of the thirty copies was...
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€236.15
A KEY TO THE SUITE
by MacDonald, John D
London: Robert Hale, (1968). First UK edition. Originally published in 1962 in paperback in the U.S. This is an uncorrected proof copy of the English edition which, when published, was the first hardback of this title. Very good in green printed wraps. The only early Hale proof we have ever handled. Rare.
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€330.61
Break in - Signed Copy + Unsigned Uncorrected Proof
by Dick Francis
London: Michael Joseph. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A signed copy of the 1st UK edition along with the uncorrected proof for the same. Signed copy is VG, some spotting on top and fore-edge. Toning and staining to end-papers. Signed by Francis on title page. VG or better DJ, some spotting on flaps as well, unclipped. Now with clear protective cover. Uncorrected proof copy, in very fine condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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€80.29
LAZY B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest
by O'Connor, Sandra Day, H. Alan Day
New York: Random House, (2002). First edition. Uncorrected proof. INSCRIBED "To a Fellow Texan" and SIGNED by Justice O'Connor. Filled with family photos of the Days on the ranch. Tentative publishing date of February 2002. Fine in publisher's logo-printed paperwraps.
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€165.30
MANDOA, MANDOA! A Comedy of Irrelevance
by Holtby, Winifred
New York: Macmillan Company, 1933. First edition. Early proof. Very good in plain wraps with pictorial dust jacket attached at spine, as issued. Spine is somewhat sloped and dust jacket is lightly soiled, with some rubbing and closed tears along the edges. EARLY PROOF COPY
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€141.69
NO MORE GHOSTS: Selected Poems
by Graves, Robert
London: Faber & Faber, (1940). First edition. Uncorrected proof, about very good in lightly soiled paperwraps with soiling and creasing.
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€94.46
CATHOLICS
by Moore, Brian
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (1972). First edition. "Advance Proof Copy" in light gray paperwraps printed in red on front cover. SIGNED by author on title page. Sunned on spine and edges, small stain on first leaf, otherwise near fine.
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€118.08
THE KINGFISHER
by Clampitt, Amy
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First edition of her first regularly published book. Uncorrected proof, fine in cream-colored printed wraps.
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€42.51
DEER HUNTING WITH JESUS: Dispatches from America's Class War
by Bageant, Joe
New York: Crown Publishers, 2007. First edition. "A raging, hilarious, and profane love song to the great American redneck" --Sherman Alexie (cover blurb). Advance reading copy with "Uncorrected Proof - Not for Sale" on cover. White pictorial paperwraps. Very good. From the collection of sports writer Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman with his penciled notes on rear endpaper.
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€23.62
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE SON
by Mailer, Norman
New York: Random House, (1997). First edition. Uncorrected proof, SIGNED by Mailer on the half-title page. Tentative publishing date of May 1997. Fictionalized life story chronicled by Jesus himself. Fine in blue-and-white publisher's-logo printed paperwraps. SCARCE PROOF SIGNED
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€141.69
THE BURNING HOUSE
by Beattie, Ann
New York: Random House, (1982). First edition. SIGNED with a quote from the book, "She loved being pregnant---." Uncorrected proof, fine in red printed wraps.
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€94.46
THE GREATEST GENERATION
by Brokaw, Tom
New York: Random House, (1998). First edition. Oversize, 8 1/2 x 11 inch proofs bound with unprinted black cloth spine and heavier blue paper covers with just the title on front. 354 pages. We assume these were issued before any other proofs. Few "handwritten" (in the copy) changes to the text. Near fine with front cover lightly soiled.
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€42.51
MOVING ON: A Novel
by McMurtry, Larry
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1970. First edition. Uncorrected proof in tall, narrow, yellow paperwraps as issued without paper spine. INSCRIBED, "For Sally & Charlie/ in friendship/ Larry McMurtry/ 6-9-70." McMurtry's long-standing policy against signing proofs makes this inscribed copy a rarity. Very good or better with few tiny staple holes, a touch of spotting, and some light stains to covers. Scarce in this format and rare signed.
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€1,180.75
THE COUNTERLIFE
by Roth, Philip
London: Jonathan Cape, (1986). First UK edition. Uncorrected proof in dark orange-red printed paperwraps. Touch of rubbing to spine tips, light glass ring and small scrape on front cover, otherwise very good to near fine. Scarce.
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€70.84
THE COLLECTED POEMS: 1931-1987
by Milosz, Czeslaw, (Robinson Jeffers)
New York: Ecco Press, (1988). First edition. Selections compiled by the Nobel Prize-winning Polish-American poet himself with the assistance of award-winning American poet Robert Haas (who Milosz credits in his preface with helping to finesse the English translations). Uncorrected proof in green, printed paperwraps with publisher's newsletter and TLS from managing editor Lee Ann Chearneyi laid in. Near fine.
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€70.84
THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES
by Walker, Alice
(London): The Women's Press, (1994). First edition. The title was changed to THE COMPLETE STORIES for publication. There is no comparable U.S. edition. Uncorrected proof, near fine in light blue paperwraps with "Short" x'ed out on cover and lower rear tip of cover and last few pages slightly bumped. Very scarce.
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€70.84
THE ANGEL OF THE OPERA
by Siciliano, Sam
New York: Otto Penzler Books, (1994). First edition. The first meeting of Sherlock Holmes and the Phantom of the Opera. An uncorrected proof in printed white wraps. Fine.
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€94.46
THE BEST OF HENRY MILLER
by Miller, Henry; Lawrence Durrell, edited by
London: Heinemann, (1960). First UK edition. With preface and commentary on each section by Miller; edited and with introduction by Durrell. Uncorrected proof in blue printed paperwraps; 397 pages including Miller's chronology of his life and a bibliography of his works. Very good with scattered foxing. Scarce in this format.
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€56.68
SEPTUAGENARIAN STEW: Stories & Poems
by Bukowski, Charles, (Robinson Jeffers)
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1990. First edition. Uncorrected proof in pale peach printed paperwraps. Includes the laudatory poem "Jeffers" which opens with "his blood-smeared horizons/ his hawks casting shadows of/ doom/ his stallions greater than/ men" (p.177) and lists Jeffers among other authors he holds in esteem in "nowhere" (p. 160). Lower front corner lightly bumped otherwise fine.
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€188.92
STIFF UPPER LIP
by Durrell, Lawrence
London: Faber and Faber, (1958). First edition. Proof copy in mottled green paperwraps printed in black on front and spine. Text block evidently printed on two different types of paper as the middle section of pages are stark white while the rest are tanned. Near fine.
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€37.78
DOG SOLDIERS
by Stone, Robert
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. First edition. Uncorrected proof of his second book. Second issue in orange-brown printed wraps with editor's letter on front cover (first issue had a copy of the title page on front cover). Fine.
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€236.15
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OF GREAT SPACES [Short stories by the founders of the Black Heron Press]
by Galloway, Les, and Jerome Gold
Seattle: Black Heron Press, (1987). First edition. Short stories by the founders of the Black Heron Press -- five by Galloway and six by Gold. Full-plate illustrations by Robin Adsit. Early proof, presumably made up specifically for the illustrations as you can see the outlines of each page and those with Adsit's artwork have an "Aspen Graphics Photo" ruler imprinted with "To Check Accuracy of Percent Check with Metric Ruler" along the left side. Brad bound in green vinyl covers. Galloway written in...
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€47.23
FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER
by Coonts, Stephen
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, (1986). First edion. Near fine uncorrected proof in red paperwraps, in dust jacket. INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title page, "To Goldie/ Hope you enjoy this little flying story & sell a ton of 'em/ Best wishes/ Stephen Coonts.
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€94.46
The Adventures of so HI (Rare Uncorrected Proof)
by Cynon Beaton Jones
James Barrie. Very Good+. 1951. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. A rare uncorrected proof in plain wrappers with writing on front cover - Proof Only Not for Paper. The proof supposedly send to The Times, who send it to Naomi Lewis, a British poet, essayist, literary critic, anthologist and reteller of children stories. She often did articles for various newspapers including The Times. A laid in flier from the Times requesting a 1200 word review from her. Proof has various cutout illustrations glued...
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€61.40
