The Texas Stories of Nelson Algren
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1995. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.5 in. 159 pp. Fine in original pictorial wrappers. With an introduction by Bettina Drew. More
American Literature
Gorilla, My Love
New York: Random House, 1972. Second Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.5 in. 177 pp. Very good in original brown cloth boards with a previous owner's gift inscription to front free endpaper and a lean to spine, and a very good pictorial dust jacket with some shallow chipping to corners..... More
Hangman
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.25 in. 301 pp. Very good in original cloth-backed, paper-covered boards with some mild toning and foxing to text block, and a very good pictorial dust jacket with a slightly sunned spine, a few shallow..... More
Past the Bleachers
New York: Carrol & Graf Publishers, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.25 in. 254 pp. Near fine in original cloth-backed, paper-covered boards with some faint foxing to text block, and a near fine pictorial dust jacket with a bump to rear head. Warmly inscribed by Bohjalian..... More
The Negro Caravan
New York: The Citadel Press, 1941. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 5.5 x 8 in. xviii, 1082 pp. Very good in original cloth-covered boards with toning, mild foxing to text block, a split to top inch of front hinge with webbing exposed, as well as some light toning to endpapers and..... More
Cataloochee
New York: Random House, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.5 in. xiii, 352 pp. Signed by Caldwell on the title page in year of publication. More
The Manchurian Candidate
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 6 x 8.5 in. 311 pp. Very good in original cloth-backed, paper-covered boards with moderate rubbing and some light toning to edge of text block, and a very good pictorial dust jacket with a few small chips. Additionally, Condon used..... More
The Chocolate War
Pantheon, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.5 in. 253 pp. Near fine in original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine and a hint of foxing to text block, and a very good pictorial dust jacket with mild sunning to spine. More
The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
Austin, TX: Pemberton Press, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Thin octavo. 6 x 9 in. Unpaginated. With laid in "Belated Seasons Greetings from John and Maureen Jenkins." More
The Olive of Minerva or the Comedy of a Cuckold
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.25 in. 184 pp. Very good in original cloth-covered boards with light foxing to text block and boards, and a very good pictorial dust jacket with some shelfwear and a touch of sunning to spine..... More
Aunty Dot and the Christmas Tree
New York: The Shortstop Press, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Thin tall octavo. 4.25 x 11 in. [4 pp.] Near fine in original stapled wrappers. Signed by Dawson in pen to the front cover. More
A Decade & Then Some: Contemporary Literature-1976
Buffalo: Intrepid, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Small octavo. 5.25 x 7.75 in. 369 pp. Fine in original pictorial wrappers. A nearly immaculate copy of this prolific anthology. Collecting issues 25 through 35 of Intrepid Magazine, a prominent literary journal which began in the 60s in Buffalo, New York..... More
Entre Nous
Los Angeles: Little Caesar Press, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 6 x 9 in. 109 pp. Very good in original pictorial wrappers with light wear, a few spots of soiling to covers and spine. A wonderful collection of poetry by the late Tim Dlugos, from Dennis Cooper's imprint..... More
Strong Place
New York: Amethyst Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.5 in. 84 pp. Very good in original pictorial wrappers with light shelfwear. With an introduction by the poet David Trinidad. More
Last One Home
New York: Harper & Row, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 6.5 x 9.25 in. 345 pp. Signed by Ehle on the front free endpaper. More
Poems 1911-1940
Bloomfield Hills, MI: Bruccoli Clark, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.75 in. xvii, 189 pp. Fine in original cloth boards and a near fine pictorial dust jacket with slight edgewear and one small tear and spot of soiling, still a nice, inscribed copy. Inscribed by Matthew..... More
This Side of Paradise
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1987. 1987 Easton Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.25 in. 255 pp. Near fine in original decorated leatherette boards, all gilt edges, with some faint foxing to text block. Easton bookplate has been pasted onto the front paste down endpaper. More
The Bloodworth Orphans
Chicago, IL: Another Chicago Press, 1987. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.5 in. 386 pp. Very good+ in original pictorial wrappers with light wear to corners and very faint foxing to text block. Originally published in 1977 by Random House. More
There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden
Chicago, IL: Another Chicago Press, 1988. Second Edition. Paperback. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.5 in. 212 pp. Near fine in original pictorial wrappers, faint sunning to head of spine and even fainter foxing to head of text block, as well as a previous owner signature to front free endpaper. Inscribed by..... More
Your Reason & Blake's System
Madras / New York: Hanuman Books, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Small duodecimo. 2.75 x 4.25 in. 43 pp. Occasionally illustrated with color reproductions of Blake's illuminations. Near fine in original stiff wrappers with faint edgewear and very good pictorial dust jacket with light rubbing. Hanuman Books #24. More
The Downhill Racers
New York: Charles Scribner, 1988. First Scribner Edition. Paperback. Octavo. 5.25 x 8 in. 308 pp. Very good in original pictorial wrappers with a "not for resale" stamp to head of text block, to foot of second page, and to p. 57, thus very good. Originally published in 1963. More
Artifact
Madras / New York: Hanuman Books, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Small duodecimo. 2.75 x 4 in. 172 pp. Occasionally illustrated with black & white reproductions of photographs. Very good in original stiff wrappers with light creasing to spinal extremities, and a very good pictorial dust jacket with mild..... More
The Sun Also Rises
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1929]. First Grosset & Dunlap Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 5.5 x 8 in. 259 pp. Near fine in original cloth-covered boards, paper titling affixed, which are uncommonly bright save for some very faint rubbing to board edges, and a very good pictorial dust jacket with mild..... More